40th César Awards


The 40th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2014 in France and took place on 20 February 2015 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by actor-director Dany Boon, with actor Édouard Baer acting as master of ceremonies for the second time.
The nominations were announced on 28 January 2015 by Édouard Baer and Academy President Alain Terzian. Saint Laurent received the most nominations with ten, followed by Love at First Fight with nine nominations.
In related events, the Médaille d'Or was awarded for the first time at a ceremony held at Monnaie de Paris on 19 January 2015. Luc Besson was honoured by the Academy for his outstanding artistic and entrepreneurial contribution to the French cinema for the past 3 decades. On 16 February 2015, in a ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Sylvie Pialat, who produced Timbuktu via Les Films du Worso, was awarded the Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier for producer of the year for the second consecutive year.
Timbuktu won seven awards including Best Film and Best Director for Abderrahmane Sissako. Other winners included Love at First Fight with three awards, and Yves Saint Laurent, Hippocrate, Clouds of Sils Maria, La Famille Bélier, Diplomacy, Saint Laurent, Beauty and the Beast, The Salt of the Earth, , Les Petits Cailloux, La Femme de Rio and Mommy with one.

Winners and nominees

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations:
NominationsFilm
10Saint Laurent
9
Love at First Fight
8Timbuktu
7Hippocrate
7Yves Saint Laurent
6La Famille Bélier
6Clouds of Sils Maria
4Girlhood
3Eastern Boys
3Beauty and the Beast
2Diplomacy
2Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart
2The New Girlfriend
2Two Days, One Night
2Not My Type
2Elle l'adore
2Lulu femme nue
2Respire
2Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice
2May Allah Bless France!
2Party Girl
2Bird People
2The Connection

The following films received multiple awards:
AwardsFilm
7Timbuktu
3Love at First Fight

Presenters

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards at the ceremony.
NameRole
Cécile de France and Cédric KlapischPresenters of the award for Most Promising Actress
Alex Lutz and Stéphane De GroodtPresenters of the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound
Zabou Breitman and Pierre DeladonchampsPresenters of the award for Best First Feature Film
Leïla Bekhti and Géraldine NakachePresenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Cécile Cassel and Étienne DahoPresenters of the award for Best Music Written for a Film
Laura Smet and Joann SfarPresenters of the awards for Best Animated Feature Film & Best Animated Short Film
Julie Gayet and Denis PodalydèsPresenters of the award for Most Promising Actor
Marilou Berry and Jean-Paul GaultierPresenters of the award for Best Costume Design
Pascal ElbéPresenter of the award for Best Original Screenplay
Franck Gastambide and Léa DruckerPresenters of the awards for Best Production Design and Best Editing
Charlotte Le Bon and Jalil LespertPresenters of the award for Best Documentary Film
Marion CotillardPresenter of the Honorary César
Sabrina Ouazani and Félix MoatiPresenters of the award for Best Short Film
Céline Sallette and Joey StarrPresenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Nathalie Baye and Guillaume CanetPresenters of the award for Best Director
Emilie Dequenne and Lambert WilsonPresenters of the award for Best Foreign Film
Juliette Binoche and Kristen StewartPresenters of the award for Best Actor
Sylvie Testud and Abd al MalikPresenters of the award for Best Adaptation
Guillaume GalliennePresenter of the award for Best Actress
Dany BoonPresenter of the award for Best Film

Viewers

The show was followed by 2.3 million viewers. This corresponds to 13.6% of the audience.