Jacques Audiard’s Oscar contender Emilia Pérez was the large winner on the fiftieth César Awards, France’s equal of the Oscars, taking finest movie and finest director amongst a number of honors.
Audiard received finest director and finest tailored screenplay for Emilia Pérez, and the movie additionally took honors for finest sound, finest cinematography, finest visible results and finest unique music.
However Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón, who walked the red carpet on the Paris gala, returning to the highlight for the primary time for the reason that eruption of the controversy surrounding her offensive resurfaced tweets, misplaced out in the perfect actress race to Hafsia Herzi, who received for her position as a feminine jail guard in Stéphane Demoustier’s drama Borgo.
Gascón, who’s Spanish, skipped Spain’s national film awards, the Goyas, earlier this month following the backlash over her previous social media posts. Netflix eliminated the actress, the primary overtly trans performer to be nominated for the perfect actress Oscar, from Emilia Pérez’s Oscar campaign in the U.S. amid the general public fallout over the posts. Gascón, nevertheless, is expected to attend the Oscars on Sunday.
Iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve, appearing because the president for the fiftieth anniversary ceremony, opened the Césars on a political observe.
“I declare the fiftieth César Awards ceremony open, and I dedicate it to Ukraine,” stated Deneuve, carrying a distinguished Ukrainian flag pin.
Abou Sangaré was the primary winner of the night time, profitable finest male revelation for his breakout position in Souleymane’s Story as an African immigrant attempting to outlive within the imply streets of Paris. Sangare received the perfect actor honor finally 12 months’s European Movie Awards for a similar position. The movie additionally received finest unique screenplay for co-writers Boris Lojkine and Delphine Agut, co-star Nina Meurisse took the prize for finest supporting actress and Xavier Sirven received finest enhancing.
Maïwène Barthèlemy received finest feminine revelation for her starring position in Louise Courvoisier’s coming-of-age drama Holy Cow, which additionally scooped the perfect debut characteristic honor for Courvoisier.
Karim Leklou received finest actor for Jim’s Story, a psychological drama a couple of rural couple whose quiet, sorted life is disrupted by the return of their son’s organic father.
Jonathan Glazer’s 2024 Oscar winner The Zone of Interest received the César for finest international movie. Latvian animated movie Stream took the prize for finest animated characteristic. Julia Roberts acquired an honorary César from the French academy for lifetime achievement. Clive Owen, who starred with Roberts in Nearer (2004) and Duplicity (2009) offered her with the award, calling Roberts “one of the vital gifted, extraordinary actresses of our era.”
Accepting her honor, Roberts thanked Catherine Deneuve “for being born and for making cinema a greater world” earlier than thanking her household.
An entire record of the 2025 César Award winners follows.
Finest Movie
The Rely of Monte Cristo
Producers: Dimitri Rassam, Jérôme Seydoux, Administrators: Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patellière
Emilia Pérez
Producers: Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Director: Jacques Audiard (WINNER)
The Marching Band
Producers: Marc Bordure, Robert Guédiguian, Director: Emmanuel Courcol
Souleymane’s Story
Producers: Bruno Nahon, Director: Boris Lojkine
Miséricorde
Producers: Charles Gillibert, Director: Alain Guiraudie
Finest Director
Gilles Lellouche for Beating Hearts
Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patellière for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
Boris Lojkine for Souleymane’s Story
Alain Guiraudie for Miséricorde
Finest Actress
Adèle Exarchopoulos for Beating Hearts
Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez
Hafsia Herzi for Borgo (WINNER)
Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez
Hélène Vincent for When Fall is Coming
Finest Actor
François Civil for Beating Hearts
Benjamin Lavernhe for The Marching Band
Karim Leklou for Jim’s Story (WINNER)
Pierre Niney for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Tahar Rahim for Monsieur Aznavour
Finest Supporting Actress
Élodie Bouchez for Beating Hearts
Anaïs Demoustier for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Catherine Frot for Miséricorde
Nina Meurisse for Souleymane’s Story (WINNER)
Sarah Suco for The Marching Band
Finest Supporting Actor
David Ayala for Miséricorde
Bastien Bouillon for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Alain Chabat for Beating Hearts (WINNER)
Jacques Develay for Miséricorde
Laurent Lafitte for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Finest Feminine Revelation
Maïwène Barthèlemy for Holy Cow (WINNER)
Malou Khebizi for Wild Diamond
Megan Northam for Rabia
Mallory Wanecque for Beating Hearts
Souheila Yacoub for Planet B
Finest Male Revelation
Abou Sangaré for Souleymane’s Story (WINNER)
Adam Bessa for Ghost Path
Malik Frikah for Beating Hearts
Félix Kysyl for Miséricorde
Pierre Lottin for The Marching Band
Finest Unique Screenplay
Stéphane Demoustier for Borgo
Emmanuel Courcol, Irène Muscari for The Marching Band
Boris Lojkine, Delphine Agut for Souleymane’s Story (WINNER)
Alain Guiraudie for Miséricorde
Louise Courvoisier, Théo Abadie for Holy Cow
Finest Tailored Screenplay
Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patellière for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
Michel Hazanavicius, Jean-Claude Grumberg for The Most Valuable of Cargoes
Finest Unique Music
Jon Brion for Beating Hearts
Jérôme Rebotier for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Clément Ducol, Camille for Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
Alexandre Desplat for The Most Valuable of Cargoes
Linda Courvoisier, Charlie Courvoisier for Holy Cow
Finest Sound
Cédric Deloche, Gwennolé Le Borgne, Jon Goc, Marc Doisne for Beating Hearts
David Rit, Gwennolé Le Borgne, Olivier Touche, Laure-Anne Darras, Marion Papinot, Marc Doisne, Samuel Delorme for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Cyril Holtz, Niels Barletta for Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
Pascal Armant, Sandy Notarianni, Niels Barletta for The Marching Band
Marc-Olivier Brullé, Pierre Bariaud, Charlotte Butrak, Samuel Aïchoun for Souleymane’s Story
Finest Cinematography
Laurent Tangy for Beating Hearts
Nicolas Bolduc for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Paul Guillaume for Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
Tristan Galand for Souleymane’s Story
Claire Mathon for Miséricorde
Finest Enhancing
Simon Jacquet for Beating Hearts
Célia Lafitedupont for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Juliette Welfling for Emilia Pérez
Guerric Catala for The Marching Band
Xavier Sirven for Souleymane’s Story (WINNER)
Finest Costume Design
Isabelle Pannetier for Beating Hearts
Thierry Delettre for The Rely of Monte Cristo (WINNER)
Virginie Montel for Emilia Pérez
Isabelle Mathieu for Monsieur Aznavour
Anaïs Romand for Sarah Bernhardt, la divine
Finest Set Design
Jean-Philippe Moreaux for Beating Hearts
Stéphane Taillasson for The Rely of Monte Cristo (WINNER)
Emmanuelle Duplay for Emilia Pérez
Stéphane Rozenbaum for Monsieur Aznavour
Olivier Radot for Sarah Bernhardt, la divine
Finest Visible Results
Cédric Fayolle, Hugues Namur, Émilien Lazaron for The Beast
Olivier Cauwet for The Rely of Monte Cristo
Cédric Fayolle for Emilia Pérez (WINNER)
Stéphane Dittoo for Monsieur Aznavour
Finest Animated Movie
Stream – Director: Gints Zilbalodis, French Co-Producer: Ron Dyens (WINNER)
The Most Valuable of Cargoes – Director: Michel Hazanavicius, Producers: Patrick Sobelman, Florence Gastaud, Michel Hazanavicius
Savages – Director: Claude Barras, French Co-Producers: France Laurence Petit, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta
Finest Documentary
The Belle from Gaza – Director: Yolande Zauberman, Producers: Bruno Nahon, Yolande Zauberman
Bye Bye Tiberias – Director: Lina Soualem, Producer: Jean-Marie Nizan
Dahomey – Director: Mati Diop, Producers: Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy
Ernest Cole: Misplaced and Discovered – Director: Raoul Peck, Producer: Raoul Peck
La Ferme des Bertrand – Director: Gilles Perret, Producers: Denis Carot, Ulysse Payet (WINNER)
Madame Hofmann – Director: Sébastien Lifshitz, Producer: Muriel Meynard
Finest Debut Movie
Wild Diamond – Director: Agathe Riedinger, Producers: Priscilla Bertin, Judith Nora
Ghost Path – Director: Jonathan Millet, Producer: Pauline Seigland
The Kingdom – Director: Julien Colonna, Producers: Hugo Sélignac, Antoine Lafon
A Little One thing Additional – Director: Artus, Producers: Pierre Forette, Thierry Wong
Holy Cow – Director: Louise Courvoisier, Producer: Muriel Meynard (WINNER)
Finest International Movie
Anora – Director: Sean Baker
The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
The Apprentice – Director: Ali Abbasi
The Substance – Director: Coralie Fargeat
The Zone of Curiosity – Director: Jonathan Glazer (WINNER)
Finest Brief Fiction Movie
Noise – Director: Salomé Da Souza, Producers: Jean-Etienne Brat, Lou Chicoteau
What Belongs to Caesar – Director: Violette Gitton, Producers: Jules Reinartz
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Director: Nebojša Slijepčević, Producers: Noëlle Levenez (WINNER) Queen Measurement – Director: Avril Besson, Producers: Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset, Robin Robles, Christophe Audeguis
Finest Animated Brief
Yuck! – Director: Loïc Espuche, Producers: Juliette Marquet, Manon Messiant (WINNER)
Gigi – Director: Cynthia Calvi, Producer: Luc Camilli
Butterfly – Director: Florence Miailhe, Producers: Ron Dyens, Luc Camilli
Finest Documentary Brief
Les Fiancées du Sud – Director: Elena López Riera, Producers: Sylvie Pialat, Alejandro Arenas Azorín (WINNER)
Petit Spartacus – Director: Sara Ganem, Producer: Anne Luthaud
Un cœur perdu et autres rêves de Beyrouth – Director: Maya Abdul-Malak, Producer: Anne-Catherine Witt
Honorary César
Julia Roberts
