The 34th César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to honour its selection of the best films of 2008 on 27 February 2009. Canal+ broadcast the event, which took place again at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The nominations for the Awards were announced on 23 January. The ceremony was chaired by Charlotte Gainsbourg and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Séraphine won the award for Best Film.
34th César Awards | |
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Date | 27 February 2009 |
Site | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France |
Hosted by | Antoine de Caunes |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Séraphine |
Best Actor | Vincent Cassel Mesrine |
Best Actress | Yolande Moreau Séraphine |
Most awards | Séraphine |
Most nominations | Mesrine |
Television coverage | |
Network | Canal+ |
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Best Film |
Best Director |
Best Actor |
Best Actress |
Best Supporting Actor |
Best Supporting Actress |
Most Promising Actor |
Most Promising Actress |
Best Original Screenplay |
Best Adaptation The Class – François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo and Laurent Cantet |
Best First Feature Film |
Best Cinematography |
Best Editing |
Best Sound Jean Minondo, Gérard Hardy, Alexandre Widmer, Loïc Prian, François Groult and Hervé Buirette – Mesrine
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Best Original Music |
Best Costume Design
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Best Production Design Thierry François – Séraphine
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Best Short Film Les Miettes
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Best Documentary Film |
Best Foreign Film |
Honorary César |
The show was followed by 2.1 millions of viewers. This corresponds to 11.4% of the audience.[1]