# 29th César Awards

The 29th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2003 in France and took place on 21 February 2004 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Fanny Ardant and hosted by Gad Elmaleh. The Barbarian Invasions won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Film The Barbarian Invasions Bon Voyage Not on the Lips Feelings The Triplets of Belleville | Best Director Denys Arcand – The Barbarian Invasions Jean-Paul Rappeneau – Bon Voyage Alain Resnais – Not on the Lips Claude Miller – Little Lili Lucas Belvaux – Un couple épatant, Cavale and Après la vie |
| Best Actor Omar Sharif – Monsieur Ibrahim Daniel Auteuil – After You... Jean-Pierre Bacri – Feelings Gad Elmaleh – Chouchou Bruno Todeschini – His Brother | Best Actress Sylvie Testud – Fear and Trembling Josiane Balasko – That Woman Nathalie Baye – Feelings Isabelle Carré – Feelings Charlotte Rampling – Swimming Pool |
| Best Supporting Actor Darry Cowl – Not on the Lips Yvan Attal – Bon Voyage Clovis Cornillac – Nickel and Dime Marc Lavoine – Le Cœur des hommes Jean-Pierre Marielle – Little Lili | Best Supporting Actress Julie Depardieu – Little Lili Judith Godrèche – France Boutique Isabelle Nanty – Not on the Lips Géraldine Pailhas – The Cost of Living Ludivine Sagnier – Swimming Pool |
| Most Promising Actor Grégori Derangère– Bon Voyage Nicolas Duvauchelle – Eager Bodies Pascal Elbé – Father and Sons Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet – Strayed Gaspard Ulliel – Strayed | Most Promising Actress Julie Depardieu – Little Lili Marie-Josée Croze – The Barbarian Invasions Dinara Drukarova – Since Otar Left Sophie Quinton – Who Killed Bambi? Laura Smet – Eager Bodies |
| Best Writing The Barbarian Invasions – Denys Arcand Bon Voyage – Jean-Paul Rappeneau and Patrick Modiano Since Otar Left – Julie Bertuccelli, Roger Bohbot and Bernard Renucci Fear and Trembling – Alain Corneau Un couple épatant, Cavale and Après la vie – Lucas Belvaux | Best Film from the European Union Good Bye, Lenin! Dogville The Best of Youth Respiro The Magdalene Sisters |
| Best First Feature Film Since Otar Left It's Easier for a Camel... Father and Sons Who Killed Bambi? The Triplets of Belleville | Best Cinematography Thierry Arbogast – Bon Voyage Agnès Godard – Strayed Pierre Aïm – Monsieur N. |
| Best Editing Danielle Anezin, Valérie Loiseleux and Ludo Troch – Un couple épatant, Cavale and Après la vie Maryline Monthieux – Bon Voyage Hervé de Luze – Not on the Lips | Best Sound Jean-Marie Blondel, Gérard Hardy and Gérard Lamps – Not on the Lips Pierre Gamet, Jean Goudier and Dominique Hennequin – Bon Voyage Olivier Goinard, Jean-Pierre Laforce and Jean-Paul Mugel – Strayed |
| Best Original Music Benoît Charest – The Triplets of Belleville Gabriel Yared – Bon Voyage Stephan Eicher – Monsieur N. Bruno Fontaine – Not on the Lips | Best Costume Design Jackie Stephens Budin – Not on the Lips Catherine Leterrier – Bon Voyage Carine Sarfati – Monsieur N. |
| Best Production Design Catherine Leterrier and Jacques Rouxel – Bon Voyage Patrick Durand – Monsieur N. Jacques Saulnier – Not on the Lips | Best Short Film L'Homme sans tête La Chatte andalouse J'attendrai le suivant Pacotille |
| Best Foreign Film Mystic River Elephant Gangs of New York The Return The Hours |
| Honorary César Micheline Presle ||