# 8th César Awards

The 8th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1982 and took place on 26 February 1983 at Le Grand Rex in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Catherine Deneuve and hosted by Jean-Claude Brialy. La Balance won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:
* Best Film: La Balance, directed by Bob Swaim Danton, directed by Andrzej Wajda Passion, directed by Jean-Luc Godard Une chambre en ville, directed by Jacques Demy
* Best Foreign Film: Victor Victoria, directed by Blake Edwards E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg The French Lieutenant's Woman, directed by Karel Reisz Yol, directed by Serif Gören, Yılmaz Güney
* Best First Work: Mourir à trente ans, directed by Romain Goupil Josepha, directed by Christopher Frank Lettres d'amour en Somalie, directed by Frédéric Mitterrand Tir groupé, directed by Jean-Claude Missiaen
* Best Actor: Philippe Léotard, for La Balance Gérard Depardieu, for Danton Lino Ventura, for Les Misérables Gérard Lanvin, for Tir groupé
* Best Actress: Nathalie Baye, for La Balance Miou-Miou, for Josepha Romy Schneider, for La Passante du Sans-Souci Simone Signoret, for L'Étoile du Nord
* Best Supporting Actor: Jean Carmet, for Les Misérables Gérard Klein, for La Passante du Sans-Souci Michel Jonasz, for Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David? Jean-François Stévenin, for Une chambre en ville
* Best Supporting Actress: Fanny Cottençon, for L'Étoile du Nord Denise Grey, for La Boum 2 Stéphane Audran, for Paradis pour tous Danielle Darrieux, for Une chambre en ville
* Most Promising Actor: Christophe Malavoy, for Family Rock Jean-Paul Comart, for La Balance Tchéky Karyo, for La Balance Dominique Pinon, for The Return of Martin Guerre
* Most Promising Actress: Sophie Marceau, for La Boum 2 Souad Amidou, for Le Grand frère Fabienne Guyon, for Une chambre en ville Julie Jézéquel, for L'Étoile du Nord
* Best Director: Andrzej Wajda, for Danton Bob Swaim, for La Balance Jean-Luc Godard, for Passion Jacques Demy, for Une chambre en ville
* Best Writing - Original: Jean-Claude Carrière, Daniel Vigne, for The Return of Martin Guerre Mathieu Fabiani, Bob Swaim, for La Balance Éric Rohmer, for Le Beau Mariage Élie Chouraqui, for Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?
* Best Writing - Adaptation: Jean Aurenche, Michel Grisolia, Pierre Granier-Deferre, for L'Étoile du Nord Jean-Claude Carrière, for Danton Daniel Schmid, Pascal Jardin, for Hécate Robert Hossein, Alain Decaux, for Les Misérables
* Best Cinematography: Henri Alekan, for La Truite Edmond Richard, for Les Misérables Raoul Coutard, for Passion Jean Penzer, for Une chambre en ville
* Best Sound: William Robert Sivel, Claude Villand, for La Passante du Sans-Souci Piotr Zawadzki, Dominique Hennequin, Jean-Pierre Ruh, for Danton Pierre Gamet, Jacques Maumont, for Les Quarantièmes rugissants Gérard Lamps, André Hervée, for Une chambre en ville
* Best Editing: Noëlle Boisson, for Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David? Françoise Javet, for La Balance Henri Lanoë, for Les Quarantièmes rugissants Armand Psenny, for Tir groupé Jean Ravel, for L'Étoile du Nord
* Best Music: Michel Portal, for The Return of Martin Guerre Vladimir Cosma, for La Boum 2 Georges Delerue, for La Passante du Sans-Souci Michel Colombier, for Une chambre en ville
* Best Production Design: Alain Nègre, for The Return of Martin Guerre François de Lamothe, for Les Misérables Alexandre Trauner, for La Truite Bernard Evein, for Une chambre en ville
* Best Animated Short: La Légende du pauvre bossu, directed by Michel Ocelot Chronique 1909, directed by Paul Brizzi, Gaëtan Brizzi Sans préavis, directed by Michel Gauthier
* Best Fiction Short Film: Bluff, directed by Philippe Bensoussan Corre, gitano, directed by Tony Gatlif Merlin ou le cours de l'or, directed by Arthur Joffé La Saisie, directed by Yves-Noël François
* Best Documentary Short Film: Junkopia, directed by Chris Marker L'Ange de l'abîme, directed by Annie Tresgot Los Montes, directed by José Martin Sarmiento Sculptures sonores, directed by Jacques Barsac