11 César nominations for Marguerite and My Golden Days

by Fabien Lemercier

27/01/2016 - The films by Xavier Giannoli and Arnaud Desplechin have outpaced Dheepan, Mustang, Mon roi and Standing Tall

11 César nominations for Marguerite and My Golden Days

Marguerite by Xavier Giannoli

With 11 nominations, Marguerite [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Xavier Giannoli
film profile] by Xavier Giannoli (unveiled in competition at Venice) and My Golden Days [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Arnaud Desplechin (which was premiered in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight) dominate the list of films selected for the 2016 César Awards, which will be handed out on 26 February. They are followed by four movies that were also revealed on the Croisette: Palme d'Or winner Dheepan [+see also:
film review
trailer
Q&A: Jacques Audiard
film profile] by Jacques Audiard and Mustang [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
film profile] by Deniz Gamze Ergüven (currently in the running for the Oscar for Best Foreign-language Film), which racked up nine nods each, ahead of Mon roi [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Maïwenn and Standing Tall [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Emmanuelle Bercot
film profile] by Emmanuelle Bercot, which each have eight nominations.

(The article continues below - Commercial information)

These six features will duke it out for the title of Best French Film of the Year, alongside The Measure of a Man [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Stéphane Brizé
film profile] by Stéphane Brizé (three nominations) and Fatima [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Philippe Faucon
film profile] by Philippe Faucon (four nominations). Interestingly, Arnaud Desplechin already took home the trophy in 2006 with The Beat That My Heart Skipped [+see also:
trailer
film profile], and Jacques Audiard in 2010 with A Prophet [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Jacques Audiard
interview: Jacques Audiard and Tahar R…
film profile]; furthermore, we should note that three female directors are vying for the top prize this year.

Two former winners are among the seven hopefuls for the Best Actress Award: Catherine Deneuve (crowned in 1981 and 1992, and nominated for the 13th time) has a nod for Standing Tall, while Isabelle Huppert (who won in 1996 and is now nominated for the 15th time) has been selected for Valley of Love [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]. Five actresses will attempt to be triumphant for the first time in this category: the Cannes-awarded Emmanuelle Bercot (Mon roi), Belgium’s Cécile de France (Summertime [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]), Catherine Frot (Marguerite), and the two revelations Loubna Abidar (Much Loved [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]) and Soria Zeroual (Fatima).

Meanwhile, the Best Actor Award will be fought over by two former winners: Gérard Depardieu (who has won it twice, in 1981 and 1991, and who has been nominated for the 17th time) is in the running with Valley of Love, and Vincent Cassel (who won in 2009) is being considered for Mon roi. Five actors who have not yet pocketed the trophy will go head to head with Depardieu and Cassel: Jean-Pierre Bacri (The Very Private Life of Mister Sim [+see also:
trailer
film profile]), François Damiens (Cowboys [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]), Sri Lanka’s Anthonythasan Jesuthasan (Dheepan) and the Cannes- and Venice-awarded Vincent Lindon (The Measure of a Man) and Fabrice Luchini (Courted [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]).

It is also worth highlighting the presence of five European films among the seven nominees for the César for Best Foreign Film: Son of Saul [+see also:
film review
trailer
Q&A: László Nemes
interview: László Rajk
film profile] by Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes, Je suis mort mais j'ai des amis [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Guillaume and Stéphane Mala…
film profile] by Belgium’s Guillaume and Stéphane Malandrin, The Brand New Testament [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Jaco van Dormael
film profile] by their fellow countryman Jaco van Dormael, and Italian titles My Mother [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Nanni Moretti
film profile] by Nanni Moretti and Youth [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paolo Sorrentino
film profile] by Paolo Sorrentino.

Here are the nominations in full:

Best Director
Jacques Audiard – Dheepan
Stéphane Brizé – The Measure of a Man
Emmanuelle Bercot – Standing Tall
Xavier Giannoli – Marguerite
Arnaud Desplechin - My Golden Days
Deniz Gamze Ergüven - Mustang
Maïwenn - Mon roi

Best Actress
Loubna Abidar – Much Loved [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]
Emmanuelle Bercot - Mon roi
Cécile de France - Summertime
Catherine Deneuve – Standing Tall
Catherine Frot – Marguerite
Isabelle Huppert - Valley of Love
Soria Zeroual – Fatima

Best Actor
Jean-Pierre Bacri – The Very Private Life of Mister Sim [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Vincent Cassel – Mon roi
François Damiens - Cowboys [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]
Gérard Depardieu – Valley of Love
Anthonythasan Jesuthasan – Dheepan
Vincent Lindon – The Measure of a Man
Fabrice Luchini - Courted [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]

Best Supporting Actress
Sara Forestier – Standing Tall
Agnès Jaoui – The Sweet Escape [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Sidse Babett Knudsen – Courted
Noémie Lvovsky - Summertime
Karin Viard – 21 Nights with Pattie [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]

Best Supporting Actor
Miche Fau – Marguerite
Louis Garrel - Mon roi
Benoît Magimel – Standing Tall
André Marcon – Marguerite
Vincent Rottiers – Dheepan

Most Promising Actress
Camille Cottin – The Parisian Bitch [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Sara Giraudeau - Les bêtises [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Zita Hanrot – Fatima
Diane Rouxel – Standing Tall
Lou Roy-Lecollinet – My Golden Days

Most Promising Actor
Swann Arlaud - Les Anarchistes [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Quentin Dolmaire – My Golden Days
Félix Moati – All About Them [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Finnegan Oldfield - Cowboys
Rod Paradot – Standing Tall

Best Original Screenplay
Noé Debré, Thomas Bidegain and Jacques Audiard - Dheepan
Xavier Giannoli – Marguerite
Deniz Gamze Ergüven and Alice Winocour – Mustang
Emmanuelle Bercot and Marcia Romano – Standing Tall
Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr - My Golden Days

Best Adaptation
David Oelhoffen and Frétéric Tellier - SK1 [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Samuel Benchetrit – Macadam Stories [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]
Vincent Garenq and Stéphane Cabel – The Clearstream Affair [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Philippe Faucon – Fatima
Hélène Zimmer and Benoît Jacquot – Diary of a Chambermaid [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]

Best Debut Film
SK1 - Frédéric Tellier
Cowboys – Thomas Bidegain
Mustang – Deniz Gamze Ergüven
The Wakhan Front [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Clément Cogitore
All Three of Us [+see also:
trailer
film profile] – Kheiron

Best Documentary Film
The Pearl Button [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Patricio Guzmán
Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai - Denis and Nina Robert
Tomorrow [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent
The Missing Picture [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Rithy Panh
A German Youth [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Jean-Gabriel Périot

Best Cinematography
Eponine Momenceau – Dheepan
Glynn Speeckaert – Marguerite
David Chizallet – Mustang
Irina Lubtchansky - Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse
Christophe Offenstein - Valley of Love

Best Editing
Juliette Welfling – Dheepan
Cyril Nakache - Marguerite
Simon Jacquet - Mon roi
Mathilde Van de Moortel – Mustang
Laurence Briaud – My Golden Days

Best Original Score
Raphaël - Cowboys
Ennio Morricone - En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît [+see also:
trailer
making of
film profile]
Stephen Warbek - Mon roi
Warren Ellis – Mustang
Grégoire Hetzel – My Golden Days

Best Sound
Daniel Sorbino, Valérie Deloof and Cyril Holtz - Dheepan
François Musy and Gabriel Hafner – Marguerite
Nicolas Provost, Agnès Ravez and Emmanuel Croset - Mon roi
Ibrahim Gök, Damien Guillaume and Olivier Goinard - Mustang
Nicolas Cantin, Sylvie Malbrant and Stéphane Thiébaut – My Golden Days

Best Costumes
Anaïs Romand – Diary of a Chambermaid
Pierre-Jean Laroque – Marguerite
Selin Sözen – Mustang
Catherine Leterrier – The Scent of Mandarine [+see also:
trailer
film profile]
Nathalie Raoul – My Golden Days

Best Production Design
Michel Barthélémy – Dheepan
Katia Wyszkop – Diary of a Chambermaid
Martin Kurel – Marguerite
Jean Rabasse – The Scent of Mandarine
Toma Baqueni – My Golden Days

Best Animated Feature
Adama [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Simon Rouby
April and the Extraordinary World [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christian Desmares and Fran…
film profile] - Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci
The Little Prince [+see also:
trailer
making of
film profile] - Mark Osborne

Best Animated Short
La nuit américaine d'Angélique - Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet and Joris Clerté
Sunday Lunch - Céline Devaux
Sous tes doigts - Marie-Christine Courtès
Tigres à la queue leu leu - Benoît Chieux

Best Short Film
Back Alley - Cécile Ducrocq
The Last of the Frenchmen - Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun
Essaie de mourir jeune - Morgan Simon
Guy Moquet - Demis Herenger
Mon héros - Sylvain Desclous

Best Foreign Film
Birdman - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Son of Saul [+see also:
film review
trailer
Q&A: László Nemes
interview: László Rajk
film profile] - Laszlo Nemes
Je suis mort mais j'ai des amis [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Guillaume and Stéphane Mala…
film profile] - Guillaume and Stéphane Malandrin
My Mother [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Nanni Moretti
film profile] - Nanni Moretti
Taxi - Jafar Panahi
The Brand New Testament [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Jaco van Dormael
film profile] - Jaco van Dormael
Youth [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paolo Sorrentino
film profile] - Paolo Sorrentino