# 25th César Awards

The 25th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 1999 in France and took place on 19 February 2000 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Alain Delon and hosted by Alain Chabat. Venus Beauty Institute won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Film Venus Beauty Institute The Children of the Marshland East/West Girl on the Bridge The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Best Director Tonie Marshall – Venus Beauty Institute Jean Becker – The Children of the Marshland Luc Besson – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Michel Deville – Sachs' Disease Patrice Leconte – Girl on the Bridge Régis Wargnier – East/West |
| Best Actor Daniel Auteuil – Girl on the Bridge Jean-Pierre Bacri – Kennedy et moi Albert Dupontel – Sachs' Disease Vincent Lindon – My Little Business Philippe Torreton – It All Starts Today | Best Actress Karin Viard – Haut les cœurs! Nathalie Baye – Venus Beauty Institute Sandrine Bonnaire – East/West Catherine Frot – The Dilettante Vanessa Paradis – Girl on the Bridge |
| Best Supporting Actor François Berléand – My Little Business Jacques Dufilho – C'est quoi la vie? André Dussollier – The Children of the Marshland Claude Rich – Season's Beatings Roschdy Zem – My Little Business | Best Supporting Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg – Season's Beatings Catherine Mouchet – My Little Business Bulle Ogier – Venus Beauty Institute Line Renaud – Belle maman Mathilde Seigner – Venus Beauty Institute |
| Most Promising Actor Eric Caravaca – C'est quoi la vie? Clovis Cornillac – Karnaval Romain Duris – Peut-être Laurent Lucas – Haut les cœurs! Robinson Stévenin – Bad Company | Most Promising Actress Audrey Tautou – Venus Beauty Institute Barbara Schulz – The Dilettante Valentina Cervi – Rien sur Robert Émilie Dequenne – Rosetta Sylvie Testud – Karnaval |
| Best Writing Venus Beauty Institute – Tonie Marshall Girl on the Bridge – Serge Frydman My Little Business – Pierre Jolivet and Simon Michaël Sachs' Disease – Michel Deville Season's Beatings – Christopher and Danièle Thompson | Best First Feature Film Voyages Haut les cœurs! Les Convoyeurs attendent Karnaval Season's Beatings |
| Best Cinematography Éric Guichard – Himalaya Jean-Marie Dreujou – Girl on the Bridge Thierry Arbogast – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Best Editing Emmanuelle Castro – Voyages Joëlle Hache – Girl on the Bridge Sylvie Landra – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc |
| Best Sound François Groult, Bruno Tarrière and Vincent Tulli – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc William Flageollet and Guillaume Sciama – The Children of the Marshland Dominique Hennequin and Paul Lainé – Girl on the Bridge | Best Original Music Bruno Coulais – Himalaya Pierre Bachelet – The Children of the Marshland Patrick Doyle – East/West Éric Serra – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc |
| Best Costume Design Catherine Leterrier – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Eve-Marie Arnault – Rembrandt Gabriella Pescucci and Caroline de Vivaise – Time Regained | Best Production Design Philippe_Chiffre – Rembrandt Jean Rabasse – Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar Hugues Tissandier – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc François Emmanuelli – Peut-être |
| Best Short Film Dirtie Basterdz À l'ombre des grands baobabs Anna's Trip Camping sauvage 17, rue Bleue | Best Foreign Film All About My Mother Being John Malkovich Eyes Wide Shut Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai The Thin Red Line |
| Honorary César Josiane Balasko Georges Cravenne Jean-Pierre Léaud Martin Scorsese ||