# 42nd César Awards

The 42nd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, was held on 24 February 2017, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris to honour the best French films of 2016. Jérôme Commandeur hosted the César Awards ceremony for the first time.
The nominations were announced on 25 January 2017 by Academy president Alain Terzian and awards ceremony host Jérôme Commandeur.
Divines and It's Only the End of the World won three awards each. Other films with multiple awards include Chocolat, My Life as a Courgette and Elle with two, with the latter film winning the Best Film honour.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Film (presented by Pedro Almodóvar) Elle – produced by Saïd Ben Saïd and Michel Merkt, directed by Paul Verhoeven Divines – produced by Marc-Benoît Créancier, directed by Houda Benyamina Frantz – produced by Eric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer, directed by François Ozon The Innocents – produced by Eric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer, directed by Anne Fontaine Slack Bay – produced by Jean Bréhat, Rachid Bouchareb and Muriel Merlin, directed by Bruno Dumont From the Land of the Moon – produced by Alain Attal, directed by Nicole Garcia In Bed with Victoria – produced by Emmanuel Chaumet, directed by Justine Triet | Best Director (presented by Sylvie Testud and Mathieu Amalric) Xavier Dolan – It's Only the End of the World Houda Benyamina – Divines Paul Verhoeven – Elle François Ozon – Frantz Anne Fontaine – The Innocents Bruno Dumont – Slack Bay Nicole Garcia – From the Land of the Moon |
| Best Actor (presented by Valérie Lemercier) Gaspard Ulliel – It's Only the End of the World François Cluzet – Irreplaceable Pierre Deladonchamps – A Kid Nicolas Duvauchelle – A Decent Man Fabrice Luchini – Slack Bay Pierre Niney – Frantz Omar Sy – Chocolat | Best Actress (presented by Pierre Richard) Isabelle Huppert – Elle Judith Chemla – A Woman's Life Marion Cotillard – From the Land of the Moon Virginie Efira – In Bed with Victoria Marina Foïs – Faultless (Irréprochable) Sidse Babett Knudsen – 150 Milligrams Soko – The Dancer |
| Best Supporting Actor (presented by Alice Taglioni and Valeria Golino) James Thierrée – Chocolat Gabriel Arcand – A Kid Vincent Cassel – It's Only the End of the World Vincent Lacoste – In Bed with Victoria Laurent Lafitte – Elle Melvil Poupaud – In Bed with Victoria | Best Supporting Actress (presented by JoeyStarr and Anna Mouglalis) Déborah Lukumuena – Divines Nathalie Baye – It's Only the End of the World Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – Slack Bay Anne Consigny – Elle Mélanie Thierry – The Dancer |
| Most Promising Actor (presented by Alice Isaaz and Rod Paradot) Niels Schneider – Dark Inclusion Jonas Bloquet – Elle Damien Bonnard – Staying Vertical Corentin Fila – Being 17 Kacey Mottet Klein – Being 17 | Most Promising Actress (presented by Nicole Garcia) Oulaya Amamra – Divines Paula Beer – Frantz Lily-Rose Depp – The Dancer Noémie Merlant – Heaven Will Wait Raph – Slack Bay |
| Best Original Screenplay (presented by André Dussolier) The Aquatic Effect – Sólveig Anspach and Jean-Luc Gaget Divines – Romain Compingt, Houda Benyamina and Malik Rumeau The Innocents – Sabrina B. Karine, Alice Vial, Pascal Bonitzer and Anne Fontaine Slack Bay – Bruno Dumont In Bed with Victoria – Justine Triet | Best Adaptation (presented by François Cluzet) My Life as a Courgette – Céline Sciamma Elle – David Birke 150 Milligrams – Séverine Bosschem and Emmanuelle Bercot Frantz – François Ozon From the Land of the Moon – Nicole Garcia and Jacques Fieschi Heal the Living – Katell Quillévéré and Gilles Taurand |
| Best First Feature Film (presented by Nathalie Baye) Divines – Houda Benyamina Cigarettes et chocolat chaud – Sophie Reine The Dancer – Stéphanie Di Giusto Dark Inclusion – Arthur Harari Rosalie Blum – Julien Rappeneau | Best Cinematography (presented by Julie Ferrier) Pascal Marti – Frantz Stéphane Fontaine – Elle Caroline Champetier – The Innocents Guillaume Deffontaines – Slack Bay Christophe Beaucarne – From the Land of the Moon |
| Best Editing (presented by Stéfi Celma and Alice Belaïdi) Xavier Dolan – It's Only the End of the World Loïc Lallemand and Vincent Tricon – Divines Job ter Burg – Elle Laure Gardette – Frantz Simon Jacquet – From the Land of the Moon | Best Sound (presented by Gérard Jugnot) Marc Engels, Fred Demolder, Sylvain Réty and Jean-Paul Hurier – The Odyssey Brigitte Taillandier, Vincent Guillon and Stéphane Thiébaut – Chocolat Jean-Paul Mugel, Alexis Place, Cyril Holtz and Damien Lazzerini – Elle Martin Boissau, Benoît Gargonne and Jean-Paul Hurier – Frantz Jean-Pierre Duret, Sylvain Malbrant and Jean-Pierre Laforce – From the Land of the Moon |
| Best Original Music (presented by Grand Corps Malade) Ibrahim Maalouf – In the Forests of Siberia Gabriel Yared – Chocolat Anne Dudley – Elle Philippe Rombi – Frantz Sophie Hunger – My Life as a Courgette | Best Costume Design (presented by Aïssa Maïga and Franck Gastambide) Anaïs Romand – The Dancer Pascaline Chavanne – Frantz Alexandra Charles – Slack Bay Catherine Leterrier – From the Land of the Moon Madeline Fontaine – A Woman's Life |
| Best Production Design (presented by Franck Dubosc) Jérémie D. Lignol – Chocolat Carlos Conti – The Dancer Michel Barthélémy – Frantz Riton Dupire-Clément – Slack Bay Katia Wyszkop – Planetarium | Best Documentary Film (presented by Ana Girardot and Cédric Klapisch) Merci patron! – François Ruffin Latest News From the Cosmos – Julie Bertucelli Fire at Sea – Gianfranco Rosi Swagger – Olivier Babinet Journey Through French Cinema – Bertrand Tavernier |
| Best Animated Feature Film (presented by Marthe Villalonga) My Life as a Courgette – Claude Barras The Girl Without Hands – Sébastien Laudenbach The Red Turtle – Michaël Dudok de Wit | Best Animated Short Film (presented by Marthe Villalonga) Celui qui a deux âmes – Fabrice Luang-Vija Café froid – Stéphanie Lansaque and François Leroy Journal animé – Donato Sansone Peripheria – David Coquard-Dassault |
| Best Short Film (presented by Arnaud Ducret and Alice Pol) Maman(s) – Maïmouna Doucouré Vers la tendresse – Alice Diop Après Suzanne – Félix Moati Au bruit des clochettes – Chabname Zariab Chasse Royale – Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret | Best Foreign Film (presented by Rossy de Palma) I, Daniel Blake – Ken Loach Aquarius – Kleber Mendonça Filho Graduation – Cristian Mungiu The Unknown Girl – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne It's Only the End of the World – Xavier Dolan Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan Toni Erdmann – Maren Ade |
| Honorary César (presented by Jean Dujardin) George Clooney ||

## Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Film |
| 11 | Elle |
| 11 | Frantz |
| 9 | Slack Bay |
| 8 | From the Land of the Moon |
| 7 | Divines |
| 6 | It's Only the End of the World |
| 6 | The Dancer |
| 5 | Chocolat |
| 5 | In Bed with Victoria |
| 4 | The Innocents |
| 3 | My Life as a Courgette |
| 2 | Dark Inclusion |
| 2 | Being 17 |
| 2 | 150 Milligrams |
| 2 | A Kid |
| 2 | A Woman's Life |
The following films received multiple awards:
| Awards | Film |
| 3 | Divines |
| 3 | It's Only the End of the World |
| 2 | Elle |
| 2 | Chocolat |
| 2 | My Life as a Courgette |

## Viewers

The show was followed by 1.9 million viewers. This corresponds to 10.5% of the audience.