# 26th César Awards

The 26th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2000 in France and took place on 24 February 2001 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Daniel Auteuil and hosted by Édouard Baer. The Taste of Others won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Film The Taste of Others Harry, He's Here to Help Murderous Maids A Question of Taste The King's Daughters | Best Director Dominik Moll – Harry, He's Here to Help Jean-Pierre Denis – Murderous Maids Agnès Jaoui – The Taste of Others Mathieu Kassovitz – The Crimson Rivers Patricia Mazuy – The King's Daughters |
| Best Actor Sergi López – Harry, He's Here to Help Jean-Pierre Bacri – The Taste of Others Charles Berling – Sentimental Destinies Bernard Giraudeau – A Question of Taste Pascal Greggory – Confusion of Genders | Best Actress Dominique Blanc – Stand-by Emmanuelle Béart – Sentimental Destinies Muriel Robin – Marie-Line Isabelle Huppert – The King's Daughters Juliette Binoche – The Widow of Saint-Pierre |
| Best Supporting Actor Gérard Lanvin – The Taste of Others Alain Chabat – The Taste of Others Jean-Pierre Kalfon – The King's Daughters Emir Kusturica – The Widow of Saint-Pierre Lambert Wilson – Jet Set | Best Supporting Actress Anne Alvaro – The Taste of Others Jeanne Balibar – Tomorrow's Another Day Agnès Jaoui – The Taste of Others Mathilde Seigner – Harry, He's Here to Help Florence Thomassin – A Question of Taste |
| Most Promising Actor Jalil Lespert – Human Resources Jean-Pierre Lorit – A Question of Taste Boris Terral – The King Is Dancing Cyrille Thouvenin – Confusion of Genders Malik Zidi – Water Drops on Burning Rocks | Most Promising Actress Sylvie Testud – Murderous Maids Bérénice Bejo – Most Promising Young Actress Sophie Guillemin – Harry, He's Here to Help Isild Le Besco – Sade Julie-Marie Parmentier – Murderous Maids |
| Best Writing The Taste of Others – Jean-Pierre Bacri and Agnès Jaoui Harry, He's Here to Help – Gilles Marchand and Dominik Moll Human Resources – Laurent Cantet and Gilles Marchand A Question of Taste – Gilles Taurand and Bernard Rapp The King's Daughters – Patricia Mazuy and Yves Thomas | Best First Feature Film Human Resources Nationale 7 Crime Scenes The Squale Stand-by |
| Best Cinematography Agnès Godard – Beau Travail Thierry Arbogast – The Crimson Rivers Eric Gautier – Sentimental Destinies | Best Editing Yannick Kergoat – Harry, He's Here to Help Hervé de Luze – The Taste of Others Maryline Monthieux – The Crimson Rivers |
| Best Sound François Maurel, Gérard Lamps and Gérard Hardy – Harry, He's Here to Help Vincent Tulli and Cyril Holtz – The Crimson Rivers Henri Morelle and Dominique Dalmasso – The King Is Dancing | Best Original Music Tomatito, Sheikh Ahmad Al Tuni, La Caita and Tony Gatlif – Vengo David Whitaker – Harry, He's Here to Help Bruno Coulais – The Crimson Rivers John Cale – The King's Daughters |
| Best Costume Design Édith Vesperini and Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz – The King's Daughters Olivier Bériot – The King Is Dancing Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle – Vatel | Best Production Design Jean Rabasse – Vatel Katia Wyszkop – Sentimental Destinies Thierry François – The King's Daughters |
| Best Short Film (Tie) Salam & Un petit air de fête Au bout du monde Le Puits | Best Foreign Film In the Mood for Love American Beauty Billy Elliot Dancer in the Dark Yi Yi |
| Honorary César Darry Cowl Charlotte Rampling Agnès Varda ||