# 10th César Awards

The 10th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1984 and took place on 3 February 1985 at the Théâtre de l'Empire in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Simone Signoret and hosted by Pierre Tchernia. My New Partner won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:
* Best Film: My New Partner, directed by Claude Zidi L'amour à mort, directed by Alain Resnais Carmen, directed by Francesco Rosi Les Nuits de la pleine lune, directed by Éric Rohmer Un dimanche à la campagne, directed by Bertrand Tavernier
* Best Foreign Film: Amadeus, directed by Miloš Forman Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, directed by Hugh Hudson Maria's Lovers, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky Paris, Texas, directed by Wim Wenders
* Best First Work: La Diagonale du fou, directed by Richard Dembo Boy Meets Girl, directed by Leos Carax Marche à l'ombre, directed by Michel Blanc Souvenirs souvenirs, directed by Ariel Zeitoun
* Best Actor: Alain Delon, for Notre histoire Michel Piccoli, for La Diagonale du fou Gérard Depardieu, for Fort Saganne Philippe Noiret, for Les Ripoux Louis Ducreux, for Un dimanche à la campagne
* Best Actress: Sabine Azéma, for Un dimanche à la campagne Julia Migenes, for Carmen Valérie Kaprisky, for La femme publique Pascale Ogier, for Les Nuits de la pleine lune Jane Birkin, for La Pirate
* Best Supporting Actor: Richard Bohringer, for L'Addition Lambert Wilson, for La femme publique Fabrice Luchini, for Les Nuits de la pleine lune Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, for Rue barbare Michel Aumont, for Un dimanche à la campagne
* Best Supporting Actress: Caroline Cellier, for L'Année des méduses Élisabeth Bourgine, for La 7ème cible Victoria Abril, for L'Addition Maruschka Detmers, for La Pirate Carole Bouquet, for Rive droite, rive gauche
* Most Promising Actor: Pierre-Loup Rajot, for Souvenirs souvenirs Hippolyte Girardot, for Le Bon plaisir Benoît Régent, for La Diagonale du fou Xavier Deluc, for La Triche
* Most Promising Actress: Laure Marsac, for La Pirate Sophie Duez, for Marche à l'ombre Fanny Bastien, for Pinot simple flic Emmanuelle Béart, for Un amour interdit
* Best Director: Claude Zidi, for Les Ripoux Alain Resnais, for L'amour à mort Francesco Rosi, for Carmen Éric Rohmer, for Les Nuits de la pleine lune Bertrand Tavernier, for Un dimanche à la campagne
* Best Writing – Original: Bertrand Blier, for Notre histoire Éric Rohmer, for Les Nuits de la pleine lune Claude Zidi, for Les Ripoux
* Best Writing – Adaptation: Bertrand Tavernier, Colo Tavernier, for Un dimanche à la campagne Françoise Giroud, Francis Girod, for Le Bon plaisir Andrzej Żuławski, Dominique Garnier, for La femme publique
* Best Cinematography: Bruno de Keyzer, for Un dimanche à la campagne Sacha Vierny, for L'amour à mort Pasqualino De Santis, for Carmen Bruno Nuytten, for Fort Saganne
* Best Costume Design: Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle, for Un amour de Swann Enrico Job, for Carmen Rosine Delamare, Corinne Jorry, for Fort Saganne
* Best Sound: Dominique Hennequin, Guy Level, Harald Maury, for Carmen Pierre Gamet, Jacques Maumont, for L'amour à mort Jean-Paul Loublier, Claude Villand, Pierre Gamet, for Fort Saganne Claude Villand, Bernard Leroux, Guillaume Sciama, for Souvenirs souvenirs
* Best Editing: Nicole Saunier, for Les Ripoux Claudine Merlin, for Notre histoire Geneviève Winding, for Souvenirs souvenirs Armand Psen, for Un dimanche à la campagne
* Best Music: Michel Portal, for Les Cavaliers de l'orage Hans Werner Henze, for L'amour à mort Michel Legrand, for Paroles et musique Bernard Lavilliers, for Rue barbare
* Best Production Design: Jacques Saulnier, for Un amour de Swann Enrico Job, for Carmen Jean-Jacques Caziot, for Les Cavaliers de l'orage Bernard Evein, for Notre histoire
* Best Animated Short: La Boule, directed by Alain Ughetto L'Invité, directed by Guy Jacques Ra, directed by Pierre Jamin, Thierry Barthes
* Best Fiction Short Film: Première classe, directed by Mehdi El Glaoui La Combine de la girafe, directed by Thomas Gilou Homicide by Night directed by Gérard Krawczyk Oiseau de sang directed by Frédéric Ripert Premiers mètres directed by Pierre Levy
* Best Documentary Short Film: La Nuit du hibou, directed by François Dupeyron Hommage à Dürer directed by Gérard Samson L'Écuelle et l'assiette, directed by Raoul Rossi
* Best French Language Film: Wend Kuuni, directed by Gaston Kaboré
* Honorary César: Christian-Jaque Danielle Darrieux Christine Gouze-Rénal Alain Poiré