# 47th César Awards

The 47th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 25 February 2022 honouring the best French films of 2021. Screenwriter and director Danièle Thompson presided the ceremony that was hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Australian actress and producer Cate Blanchett received the Honorary César. The ceremony was dedicated to actor Gaspard Ulliel, who died on 19 January 2022. In September 2021, the governing association of the César Awards voted to create two new awards that were introduced in the 47th ceremony: Best Visual Effects and Best Documentary Short Film.
Drama film Lost Illusions led all nominees with 15 nominations, followed by Annette and Aline with eleven and ten nominations, respectively. Lost Illusions went on to win seven awards, more than any other film in the ceremony, including Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 47th César Awards were announced on 26 January 2022. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Best Film Lost Illusions – Produced by Olivier Delbosc and Sidonie Dumas; Directed by Xavier Giannoli Annette – Produced by Charles Gillibert and Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu; Directed by Leos Carax Aline – Produced by Edouard Weil, Alice Girard, and Sidonie Dumas; Directed by Valérie Lemercier BAC Nord – Produced by Hugo Sélignac and Vincent Mazel; Directed by Cédric Jimenez The Divide – Produced by Elisabeth Perez; Directed by Catherine Corsini Happening – Produced by Edouard Weil and Alice Girard; Directed by Audrey Diwan Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle – Produced by Nicolas Anthomé; Directed by Arthur Harari | Best Director Leos Carax – Annette Audrey Diwan – Happening Julia Ducournau – Titane Xavier Giannoli – Lost Illusions Arthur Harari – Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Cédric Jimenez – BAC Nord Valérie Lemercier – Aline |
| Best Actor Benoît Magimel – Peaceful as Benjamin Damien Bonnard – The Restless as Damien Adam Driver – Annette as Henry McHenry Gilles Lellouche – BAC Nord as Greg Cerva Vincent Macaigne – The Night Doctor as Mikael Pio Marmaï – The Divide as Yann Pierre Niney – Black Box as Matthieu Vasseur | Best Actress Valérie Lemercier – Aline as Aline Dieu Leïla Bekhti – The Restless as Leïla Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – The Divide as Raf Laure Calamy – Her Way as Marie Virginie Efira – Benedetta as Benedetta Carlini Vicky Krieps – Hold Me Tight as Clarisse Léa Seydoux – France as France de Meurs |
| Best Supporting Actor Vincent Lacoste – Lost Illusions as Etienne Lousteau François Civil – BAC Nord as Antoine Xavier Dolan – Lost Illusions as Nathan d'Anastazio Karim Leklou – BAC Nord as Yass Sylvain Marcel – Aline as Guy-Claude Camard | Best Supporting Actress Aïssatou Diallo Sagna – The Divide as Kim Jeanne Balibar – Lost Illusions as Marquise d'Espard Cécile de France – Lost Illusions as Louise de Bargeton Adèle Exarchopoulos – Mandibles as Agnès Danielle Fichaud – Aline as Sylvette Dieu |
| Most Promising Actor Benjamin Voisin – Lost Illusions as Lucien de Rubempré Sandor Funtek – Suprêmes as Kool Shen Sami Outalbali – A Tale of Love and Desire as Ahmed Thimotée Robart – Magnetic Beats as Philippe Makita Samba – Paris, 13th District as Camille | Most Promising Actress Anamaria Vartolomei – Happening as Anne Duchesne Noée Abita – Slalom as Lyz Salomé Dewaels – Lost Illusions as Coralie Agathe Rousselle – Titane as Alexia/Adrien Lucie Zhang – Paris, 13th District as Émilie |
| Best Original Screenplay Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle – Arthur Harari and Vincent Poymiro Aline – Valérie Lemercier and Brigitte Buc Annette – Leos Carax, Ron Mael, and Russell Mael Black Box – Yann Gozlan, Simon Moutaïrou, and Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard The Divide – Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss, and Agnès Feuvre | Best Adaptation Lost Illusions – Xavier Giannoli and Jacques Fieschi; based on a serial novel Illusions perdues by Honoré de Balzac The Accusation – Yaël Langmann and Yvan Attal; based on the book of the same name by Karine Tuil Happening – Audrey Diwan and Marcia Romano; based on the book of the same name by Annie Ernaux Hold Me Tight – Mathieu Amalric; based on the play Je reviens de loin by Claudine Galea Paris, 13th District – Jacques Audiard, Céline Sciamma, and Léa Mysius; based on the short comic stories "Amber Sweet", "Hawaiian Getaway" and "Killing and Dying" from the book of the latter's name by Adrian Tomine |
| Best First Film Magnetic Beats – Vincent Maël Cardona Gagarine – Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh Slalom – Charlène Favier The Swarm – Just Philippot The Velvet Queen – Marie Amiguet [fr] and Vincent Munier | Best Cinematography Lost Illusions – Christophe Beaucarne Annette – Caroline Champetier Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle – Tom Harar Paris, 13th District – Paul Guilhaume Titane – Ruben Impens |
| Best Editing Annette – Nelly Quettier BAC Nord – Simon Jacquet Black Box – Valentin Féron The Divide – Frédéric Baillehaiche Lost Illusions – Cyril Nakache | Best Sound Annette – Erwan Kerzanet, Katia Boutin, Maxence Dussère, Paul Heymans, and Thomas Gauder Aline – Olivier Mauvezin, Arnaud Rolland, Edouard Morin, and Daniel Sobrino Black Box – Nicolas Provost, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, and Marc Doisne Lost Illusions – François Musy, Renaud Musy, and Didier Lozahic Magnetic Beats – Mathieu Descamps, Pierre Bariaud, and Samuel Aïchoun |
| Best Original Music Annette – Ron Mael and Russell Mael BAC Nord – Guillaume Roussel Black Box – Philippe Rombi Paris, 13th District – Rone The Velvet Queen – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis | Best Costume Design Lost Illusions – Pierre-Jean Laroque Aline – Catherine Leterrier Annette – Pascaline Chavanne Delicious – Madeline Fontaine Eiffel – Thierry Delettre |
| Best Production Design Lost Illusions – Riton Dupire-Clémént Aline – Emmanuelle Duplay Annette – Florian Sanson Delicious – Bertrand Seitz Eiffel – Stéphane Taillasson | Best Documentary Film The Velvet Queen – Marie Amiguet [fr] and Vincent Munier Animal – Cyril Dion Bigger Than Us – Flore Vasseur Gallant Indies – Philippe Béziat Those Who Care – Gilles Perret and François Ruffin |
| Best Animated Feature Film The Summit of the Gods – Patrick Imbert The Crossing – Florence Miailhe Even Mice Belong in Heaven – Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubeníček | Best Animated Short Film Mild Madness, Lasting Lunacy – Marine Laclotte Empty Places – Geoffroy De Crécy The World Within – Sandrine Stoïanov and Jean-Charles Finck Precious – Paul Mas |
| Best Fiction Short Film One and Thousand Nights – Elie Girard Black Soldier – Jimmy Laporal-Trésor Decent People – Maxime Roy The Departure – Saïd Hamich Benlarbi Tender Age – Julien Gaspar-Oliveri | Best Documentary Short Film Maalbeek – Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis America – Giacomo Abbruzzese Antelopes – Maxime Martinot La fin des rois – Rémi Brachet |
| Best Foreign Film The Father (United Kingdom/France) – Directed by Florian Zeller Compartment No. 6 (Finland/Estonia/Germany/Russia) – Directed by Juho Kuosmanen Drive My Car (Japan) – Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi First Cow (United States) – Directed by Kelly Reichardt Just 6.5 (Iran) – Directed by Saeed Roustayi Parallel Mothers (Spain) – Directed by Pedro Almodóvar The Worst Person in the World (Norway/France/Denmark/Sweden) – Directed by Joachim Trier | Best Visual Effects Annette – Guillaume Pondard Aline – Sébastien Rame Eiffel – Olivier Cauwet Lost Illusions – Arnaud Fouquet and Julien Meesters Titane – Martial Vallanchon |
| Honorary César Cate Blanchett ||

### Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
| 15 | Lost Illusions |
| 11 | Annette |
| 10 | Aline |
| 7 | BAC Nord |
| 6 | The Divide |
| 5 | Black Box |
| 5 | Paris, 13th District |
| 4 | Happening |
| 4 | Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle |
| 4 | Titane |
| 3 | Eiffel |
| 3 | Magnetic Beats |
| 3 | The Velvet Queen |
| 2 | Delicious |
| 2 | Hold Me Tight |
| 2 | The Restless |
| 2 | Slalom |

### Films with multiple wins

The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Films |
| 7 | Lost Illusions |
| 5 | Annette |