# 28th César Awards

The 28th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2002 in France and took place on 22 February 2003 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was hosted by Géraldine Pailhas. The Pianist won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Film The Pianist 8 Women Amen. L'Auberge Espagnole To Be and to Have | Best Director Roman Polanski – The Pianist François Ozon – 8 Women Costa-Gavras – Amen. Cédric Klapisch – L'Auberge Espagnole Nicolas Philibert – To Be and to Have |
| Best Actor Adrien Brody – The Pianist Daniel Auteuil – The Adversary François Berléand – Whatever You Say Bernard Campan – Beautiful Memories Mathieu Kassovitz – Amen. | Best Actress Isabelle Carré – Beautiful Memories Fanny Ardant – 8 Women Ariane Ascaride – Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers Juliette Binoche – Jet Lag Isabelle Huppert – 8 Women |
| Best Supporting Actor Bernard Le Coq – Beautiful Memories François Cluzet – The Adversary Gérard Darmon – Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Jamel Debbouze – Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Denis Podalydès – Summer Things | Best Supporting Actress Karin Viard – Summer Things Dominique Blanc – Special Delivery Danielle Darrieux – 8 Women Emmanuelle Devos – The Adversary Judith Godrèche – L'Auberge Espagnole |
| Most Promising Actor Jean-Paul Rouve – Monsieur Batignole Lorànt Deutsch – Shooting Stars Morgan Marinne – The Son Gaspard Ulliel – Summer Things Malik Zidi – Un moment de bonheur | Most Promising Actress Cécile de France – L'Auberge Espagnole Émilie Dequenne – A Housekeeper Mélanie Doutey – The Warrior's Brother Marina Foïs – Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted) Ludivine Sagnier – 8 Women |
| Best Writing Amen. – Costa Gavras and Jean-Claude Grumberg 8 Women – François Ozon and Marina de Van L'Auberge Espagnole – Cédric Klapisch Summer Things – Michel Blanc The Pianist – Ronald Harwood | Best Film from the European Union Talk to Her 11'09"01 September 11 Gosford Park The Man Without a Past Sweet Sixteen |
| Best First Feature Film Beautiful Memories Carnage Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted) Irène Whatever You Say | Best Cinematography Paweł Edelman – The Pianist Jeanne Lapoirie – 8 Women Patrick Blossier – Amen. |
| Best Editing Nicolas Philibert – To Be and to Have Francine Sandberg – L'Auberge Espagnole Hervé de Luze – The Pianist | Best Sound Gérard Hardy, Jean-Marie Blondel and Dean Humphreys – The Pianist Pierre Gamet, Jean-Pierre Laforce and Benoît Hillebrant – 8 Women Dominique Gaborieau, Francis Wargnier and Pierre Gamet – Amen. |
| Best Original Music Wojciech Kilar – The Pianist Krishna Levy – 8 Women Armand Amar – Amen. Antoine Duhamel – Safe Conduct | Best Costume Design Tanino Liberatore, Philippe Guillotel and Florence Sadaune – Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Pascaline Chavanne – 8 Women Anna B. Sheppard – The Pianist |
| Best Production Design Allan Starski – The Pianist Arnaud de Moleron – 8 Women Hoang Thanh At – Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Emile Ghigo – Safe Conduct | Best Short Film Peau de vache Candidature Ce vieux rêve qui bouge Squash |
| Best Foreign Film Bowling for Columbine Chi-hwa-seon Minority Report Ocean's Eleven Spirited Away |
| Honorary César Bernadette Lafont Spike Lee Meryl Streep ||