Every year, the César ceremony celebrates the best of French cinema, rewarding the artists, directors and technicians who have made their mark over the year. Created in 1976, this prestigious event is the French equivalent of the American Oscars, and honors the diversity and excellence of the seventh art. With over a dozen categories, the César awards spotlight works that have won over both critics and audiences alike.
The César nominations are unveiled a few weeks before the ceremony, and are always the subject of lively debate. Among the most eagerly awaited awards, the César for Best Film honors a work that has marked the year by its originality and impact. The César for Best Actor and Best Actress reward outstanding performances, while Best Director highlights the vision and talent behind the camera. Other categories, such as Best Screenplay, Best Music and Best Animated Film, testify to the richness of French cinema.
The evening is also an opportunity to celebrate up-and-coming talent, with the César awards for Best Actress and Best Actor, showcasing promising young actors. Whether poignant dramas, irresistible comedies or gripping thrillers, the award-winning films reflect the diversity and creativity of French cinema.
Beyond the awards themselves, the César Awards are a time for celebration, bringing together industry professionals and offering viewers a glimpse of the year's must-see works. Each year, the ceremony confirms its essential role in showcasing France's cinematic heritage and promoting the talents of today and tomorrow.
César, Oscars 2025: Discover our reviews of the nominated films
The nominations for the most important ceremonies in the world of French and American cinema have been announced. Whether it's for the Césars or the Oscars, most of the films mentioned have been reviewed on Sortiraparis. Check out our reviews! [Read more]
Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez wins two Oscars!
Emilia Pérez continues to win awards. After winning 7 Césars on Friday (Best Film, Best Director, Best Adaptation, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Photography and Best Visual Effects), Jacques Audiard's film has just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña and the Oscar for Best Original Song. Rediscover our review of the film when we discovered it at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. [Read more]
Boris Lojkine's L'Histoire de Souleymane leaves the 2025 Césars with 4 awards!
Boris Lojkine's deeply moving film, L'Histoire de Souleymane, walked away from the 2025 Césars with 4 awards: the César for Best Male Newcomer for Abou Sangaré, the César for Best Supporting Actress, the César for Best Original Screenplay and the César for Best Editing. Read our review again! [Read more]
Miséricorde by Alain Guiraudie, starring Catherine Frot: Our opinion and the trailer
Alain Guiraudie returns to cinemas on October 16, 2024 with Miséricorde. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
The Count of Monte Cristo with Pierre Niney: a successful gamble
Pierre Niney takes on the title role in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière's new film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. (Re)discover this epic tale of revenge on VOD for purchase on October 26 and for rental on November 6, 2024. [Read more]
En Fanfare by Emmanuel Courcol, starring Benjamin Lavernhe : trailer
After Un Triomphe in 2020, Emmanuel Courcol returns to the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with En Fanfare, in the Cannes Première selection. The film is expected on VOD from March 28, and on rental from April 1, 2025. [Read more]
Hafsia Herzi wins César for Best Actress for her role in Borgo by Stéphane Demoustier
Based on a true story, Stéphane Demoustier's Borgo left the 2025 César Awards with the César for Best Actress for Hafsia Herzi. She plays a young matron involved in a double murder case in Corsica. Read our review again! [Read more]
Louise Courvoisier's Vingt Dieux wins César for Best First Film
Vingt Dieux, Louise Courvoisier's first feature film, won the Prix de la Jeunesse in the Un Certain Regard selection at the recent Cannes Film Festival. It also won the César for Best First Film and the César for Best Actress for Maïwène Barthèlemy. Read our review again! [Read more]
La plus précieuse des marchandises animated film by Michel Hazanavicius: review and trailer
Michel Hazanavicius was back at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with La plus précieuse des marchandises, his first animated film in official competition. The film will be available for purchase on VOD from March 20, and for rental from March 26, 2025. [Read more]
L'Amour ouf by Gilles Lellouche, with François Civil & Adèle Exarchopoulos : Our opinion
Gilles Lellouche unveils his long-awaited film, L'Amour Ouf, starring François Civil and Adèle Exarchopoulos. Available to buy on VOD on February 13, and to rent on February 26, 2025. In the meantime, check out our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Monsieur Aznavour : Tahar Rahim embodies the icon of French chanson - Our opinion
Monsieur Aznavour, on VOD from February 20, 2025 and on rental from February 26, 2025, explores the life of Charles Aznavour through a vibrant musical biopic starring Tahar Rahim and directed by Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade. [Read more]
Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine: Sandrine Kiberlain brings the legendary French actress to the silver screen
Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine, Guillaume Nicloux's romantic drama starring Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte and Amira Casar, retraces the life of the world's first star. In theaters December 18, 2024. [Read more]
Flow, the cat who wasn't afraid of water, César and Oscar for Best Animated Film
Flow, the cat who was no longer afraid of water by Gints Zilbalodis, plunges us into a world where water has submerged all human life. The film has just won the César and then the Oscar for Best Animated Film, all in one weekend! [Read more]
Sauvages by Claude Barras: the new animated film from the director of My Life as a Courgette
Sauvages, an animated film by Claude Barras, features a touching adventure in the heart of Borneo to raise young people's awareness of the need to protect the rainforest. [Read more]
Dahomey by Mati Diop, Golden Bear 2024 in Berlin: Our opinion and the trailer
Winner of the Golden Bear at last year's Berlinale, Mati Diop's Dahomey hits cinemas on September 11, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Madame Hofmann by Sébastien Lifshitz: Our opinion and the documentary trailer
With Madame Hofmann, Sébastien Lifshitz paints a funny, tender portrait of Sylvie Hofmann, a nurse for 40 years at Marseille's Hôpital Nord hospital. In cinemas April 10, 2024. [Read more]
La Belle de Gaza by Yolande Zauberman, special screening at Cannes 2024 Festival
La Belle de Gaza by Yolande Zauberman, a documentary about Palestinian transsexuals fleeing Gaza for Tel Aviv. A special screening at the Cannes Film Festival, the film is due in cinemas on May 29, 2024. [Read more]
Raoul Peck's 'Ernest Cole, photographe' in special screening at Cannes Festival 2024
'Ernest Cole, photographe', Raoul Peck's new documentary, will be unveiled in a special screening at the Cannes 2024 Festival. [Read more]
Diamant Brut by Agathe Riedinger: Our opinion and the trailer
Diamant Brut, Agathe Riedinger's first film, presented at last year's Cannes Film Festival, opens in cinemas on November 20, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Jonathan Millet's Ghosts: Our opinion and the trailer
Jonathan Millet's exciting debut feature, Les Fantômes will be released in cinemas on July 3, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Le Royaume de Julien Colonna: Our opinion and the trailer
Corsican director Julien Colonna releases his first film, Le Royaume, in cinemas on November 13, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Un p'tit truc en plus: a tender, offbeat comedy starring Artus and Clovis Cornillac
In Un p'tit truc en plus, Artus creates an irresistible comedy that blends humor and emotion. A wild ride through a summer camp unlike any other. [Read more]
Sean Baker's Anora wins Best Picture Oscar (and many other Oscars!)
Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Sean Baker's Anora has just swept the 2025 Oscars, winning the Best Picture Oscar, as well as the Best Director Oscar, the Best Actress Oscar for Mikey Madison, the Best Original Screenplay Oscar and the Best Editing Oscar. Read our review again! [Read more]
The Substance by Coralie Fargeat, Prix du Scénario at Cannes: Our opinion and the trailer
French director Coralie Fargeat arrives in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with a genre film that has turned the Croisette upside down. The film was awarded the 77th edition's Prix du Scénario, and is expected on VOD from March 6, and on rental from March 20, 2025. Check out our review and the trailer! [Read more]
Jonathan Glazer's Zone of Interest wins César for Best Foreign Film
Ten years after Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer returned to the Cannes Film Festival with The Zone of Interest. A deeply moving work that has since won numerous awards. The 2025 Césars have just awarded it the Best Foreign Film prize. Read our review again! [Read more]
The Apprentice by Ali Abbasi, with Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong: Our review and trailer
In The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi explores Donald Trump's early years and his relationship with mentor Roy Cohn in the 1970s. Find out what we think! [Read more]
The Seeds of the Wild Fig Tree by Mohammad Rasoulof, Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Festival 2024
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof returns with The Seed of the Sacred Fig, a moving drama about social and personal struggles in Iran that won an award at Cannes 2024. [Read more]
Dates and Opening Time
On February 28, 2025
Location
L'Olympia
28 Boulevard des Capucines
75009 Paris 9
Official website
www.academie-cinema.org
César, Oscars 2025: Discover our reviews of the nominated films
