César 2024: Anatomy of a Fall crowned best film. The complete list of winners of the 49th ceremony

After the Palme d’Or, before the Oscars, the triumph at the César. There's no stopping Justine Triet. The filmmaker of “Anatomy of a Fall” became Friday evening at the age of 45 the second woman in history to win the César for best director. And she achieves a double by winning the prize for best film. At the end of the ceremony, Justine Triet dedicated her victory to “all women”, including “those who have been hurt”, a discreet tribute to Judith Godrèche who had preceded her on stage.

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Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Justine Triet, won the César for best film and thus becomes the most awarded production this evening. Released in theaters on August 23, 2023, the fourth feature film by director Justine Triet, with 1.5 million admissions, tells the story of a family drama. Following the death of Samuel, who fell from the chalet balcony in questionable conditions, his wife Sandra finds herself in the dock. Her blind son Daniel will be present during his mother's trial, which will turn into a real dissection of the couple.

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Sandra Hüller won the César for best actress for her role in Anatomy of a Fall. The 45-year-old actress, who plays a woman accused of murdering her husband in the feature film, is also selected for the Oscars in the “best actress” category for her performance in Justine Triet's film.

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Arieh Worthalter wins the César for best actor for his performance in The Goldman Trial, directed by Cédric Kahn. Arieh Worthalter is rewarded for playing Pierre Goldman, far-left activist, sentenced at first instance to criminal imprisonment. In April 1976, his second trial began. Goldman, who in a few weeks became the icon of the intellectual left, proclaimed his innocence in a court that took on the appearance of an arena.

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Justine Triet won the César for best director for her eighth film Anatomy of a Fall and thus becomes the second woman to receive this title in 49 years. The 45-year-old filmmaker notably won the 2023 Palme d'Or at Cannes for this feature film.

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Laurent Sénéchal wins the César for best editing for Anatomy of a Fall.

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David Cailley wins the César for best photo for The Animal Kingdom.

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Simple as Sylvain directed by Monia Chokri wins the César for best foreign film. The Quebec feature film traces the story of Sophia, a university professor who leads a comfortable but unexciting life with Xavier. Her destiny is turned upside down when she crosses paths with Sylvain, a worker hired to renovate their summer house.

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Les Filles d'Olfa directed by Kaouther Ben Hania wins the César for best documentary film. The feature film tells the story of a Tunisian mother whose two of her four daughters suddenly disappear.

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Fluid Mechanics directed by Gala Hernández López wins the César for best documentary short film. This documentary traces the story behind the suicide letter titled America is to blame for my death published on Reddit in 2018 by the incel Anathematic Anarchist.

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Justine Triet and Arthur Harari won the César for best original screenplay for Anatomy of a Fall. This is the second collaboration of the duo, who already worked on Sibyl in 2019. Anatomy of a Fall notably received the Golden Globe for best screenplay.

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Italian Andrea Laszlo De Simone wins the César for best original music for The Animal Kingdom.

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Swann Arlaud won the César for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet. In the feature film, his character plays a key role in the plot since he is Sandra's lawyer, accused of the murder of her husband. This is the 42-year-old actor’s second César, after that for best actor in 2018 for his role in Petit Paysan.

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Cyrille Bonjean, Bruno Sommier and Jean-Louis Autret won the César for best visual effects for The Animal Kingdom by Thomas Cailley. The feature film depicts a father-son relationship in a world where humans mutate into animals.

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L'Attente, directed by Alice Douard, won the César for best fiction short film. The film traces the story of Céline who is waiting in the maternity ward for the arrival of her first child, as well as Jeanne, her partner, who will give birth to him.

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Raphaël Quenard won the César for Best Male Newcomer for his role in Junkyard Dog, the first feature film by Jean-Baptiste Durand. The 32-year-old actor is also selected in the best actor category for his role in Yannick.

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Ella Rumpf won the César for best female revelation for her performance in Marguerite's Theorem, a film by Anna Novion which retraces the journey of a brilliant mathematics student whose future seems clear-cut... Until the day where a calculation error upsets all his plans. The 29-year-old actress Ella Rumpf was notably revealed in Grave by Julia Ducournau.

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Linda wants chicken! directed by Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach wins the César for best animated film. In this feature film, Linda demands her mother, who punished her unfairly following a misunderstanding, to prepare chicken with peppers for her, the dish her father cooked for her when she was little. Paulette then accepts, before realizing that the next day is a day of general strike... The chicken hunt turns out to be more complicated than ever.

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Summer 96, directed by Mathilde Bédouet, won the César for best animated short film. This film traces the adventures of a family and their friends, who during an ordinary lunch find themselves trapped by the tide. The little boy Paul, then stuck between the world of adults and children, becomes aware of his individuality.

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Junkyard Dog directed by Jean-Baptiste Durand wins the César for best first film. The dramatic comedy features Dog and Mirales, two childhood friends living in a small village in Hérault. While Dog kills time playing the Playstation, Mirales deals cannabis bars. But their friendship will be jeopardized when a young girl arrives in the village.

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Fabrice Osinski, Raphaël Sohier, Matthieu Fichet and Niels Barletta won the César for best sound for The Animal Kingdom.

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Stéphane Taillasson wins the César for best design for The Three Musketeers (Part 1: D'Artagnan / Part 2: Milady).

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Ariane Daurat wins the César for best costumes for the film The Animal Kingdom. She notably designed the costumes for Thomas Cailley's feature film Les Combattants.

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Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan won the César for best adaptation for the film Love and the Forests, a feature film adapted from the eponymous novel by Éric Reinhardt which depicts the influence of a narcissistic pervert in a romantic relationship .

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Adèle Exarchopoulos won the César for best actress in a supporting role for her performance in I will always see your faces, ten years after having won the César for best female revelation for her role in La Vie d'Adèle.

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