Golden Globe winner Isabelle Huppert and noted Oscar absentee Xavier Dolan were among the nominees at France’s 42nd César Awards in 2017. The Golden Globe–winning film for Best Foreign Language Film, Elle, led the nominations with eleven, while François Ozon’s Frantz earned ten nominations and Bruno Dumont’s Slack Bay received nine. The Palme d’Or winner and five-time BAFTA nominee I, Daniel Blake was nominated for Best Foreign Film alongside Manchester by the Sea and the European Film Award winner Toni Erdmann.
The appointment of Roman Polanski as President of that year’s ceremony—despite his legal status in the United States—was addressed by Academy President Alain Terzian, who stated that the academy was focusing on an artist’s body of work. It was later announced that Polanski would not be accepting the role.
Below is the full list of nominees for the 42nd César Awards.
Best Film
Divines
Elle
Frantz
The Innocents
Slack Bay
From the Land of the Moon
Victoria
Best Director
Houda Benyamina for Divines
Paul Verhoeven for Elle
François Ozon for Frantz
Anne Fontaine for The Innocents
Xavier Dolan for It’s Only the End of the World
Bruno Dumont for Slack Bay
Nicole Garcia for From the Land of the Moon
Best Actress
Judith Chemla for A Woman’s Life
Marion Cotillard for From the Land of the Moon
Virginie Efira for Victoria
Marina Foïs for Faultless
Isabelle Huppert for Elle
Sidse Babett Knudsen for 150 Milligrams
Best Actor
François Cluzet for Irreplaceable
Pierre Deladonchamps for The Son of John
Nicolas Duvauchelle for A Decent Man
Fabrice Luchini for Slack Bay
Omar Sy for Chocolat
Gaspard Ulliel for It’s Only the End of the World
Best Supporting Actress
Nathalie Baye for It’s Only the End of the World
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for Slack Bay
Anne Consigny for Elle
Débora Lukumuena for Divines
Mélanie Thierry for The Dancer
Best Supporting Actor
Gabriel Arcand for The Son of John
Vincent Cassel for It’s Only the End of the World
Vincent Lacoste for Victoria
Laurent Lafitte for Elle
Melvil Poupaud for Victoria
James Thiérrée for Chocolat
Best New Actress
Oulaya Amamra for Divines
Paula Beer for Frantz
Lily-Rose Depp for The Dancer
Noémie Merlant for Heaven Will Wait
Raph for Slack Bay
Best New Actor
Jonas Bloquet for Elle
Damien Bonnard for Staying Vertical
Corentin Fila for Being 17
Kacey Mottet Klein for Being 17
Niels Schneider for Dark Inclusion
Best Foreign Film
Aquarius by Kleber Mendonça Filho (Portugal)
Graduation by Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
The Unknown Girl by the Dardenne Brothers (Belgium)
Manchester by the Sea by Kenneth Lonergan (United States)
I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach (United Kingdom)
Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade (Germany)
Best Original Screenplay
Romain Compingt, Houda Benyamina and Malik Rumeau for Divines
Solveig Anspach and Jean-Luc Gaget for The Aquatic Effect
Sabrina Karine, Alice Vial, Pascal Bonitzer and Anne Fontaine for The Innocents
Bruno Dumont for Slack Bay
Justine Triet for Victoria
Best Adapted Screenplay
David Birke for Elle
Severine Bosschem and Emmanuelle Bercot for 150 Milligrams
François Ozon for Frantz
Céline Sciamma for My Life as a Zucchini
Nicole Garcia and Jacques Fieschi for From the Land of the Moon
Katell Quillévéré and Gilles Taurand for Heal the Living
Best Documentary Film
Dernières nouvelles du Cosmos by Julie Bertuccelli
Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi
Thanks Boss! by François Ruffin
Swagger by Olivier Babinet
Journey Through French Cinema by Bertrand Tavernier
Best First Film
The Fabulous Patars by Sophie Reine
The Dancer by Stéphanie Di Giusto
Dark Inclusion by Arthur Harari
Divines by Houda Benyamina
Rosalie Blum by Julien Rappeneau
Best Original Score
Gabriel Yared for Chocolat
Ibrahim Maalouf for In the Forests of Siberia
Anne Dudley for Elle
Philippe Romi for Frantz
Sophie Hunger for My Life as a Zucchini
Best Sound
Brigitte Taillandier, Vincent Guillon and Stéphane Thiébaut for Chocolat
Jean-Paul Mugel, Alexis Place, Cyril Holtz and Damien Lazzerini for Elle
Martin Boissau, Benoît Gargonne and Jean-Paul Hurier for Frantz
Jean-Pierre Duret, Sylvain Malbrant and Jean-Pierre Laforce for From the Land of the Moon
Marc Engels, Fred Demolder, Sylvain Réty and Jean-Paul Hurier for The Odyssey
Best Editing
Loïc Lallemand and Vincent Tricon for Divines
Job Ter Burg for Elle
Laure Gardette for Frantz
Xavier Dolan for It’s Only the End of the World
Simon Jacquet for From the Land of the Moon
Best Cinematography
Stéphane Fontaine for Elle
Pascal Marti for Frantz
Caroline Champetier for The Innocents
Guillaume Deffontaines for Slack Bay
Christophe Beaucarne for From the Land of the Moon
Best Costumes
Anaïs Romand for The Dancer
Pascaline Chavanne for Frantz
Catherine Leterrier for From the Land of the Moon
Alexander Charles for Slack Bay
Madeleine Fontaine for A Woman’s Life
Best Animated Film
The Girl Without Hands
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Best Animated Short Film
Café Froid
Celui Qui a Deux Âmes
Journal Animé
Peripheria
Best Short Film
After Suzanne
Au Bruit des Clochettes
Chasse Royale
Mamans
Vers la Tendresse