Illusions lost, Annette and Aline dominate the nominations for the Césars

As every year, the nominations of the Césars allow you to look a little in the rear view mirror and to make a small assessment (again) of the productions of the past year. However, as we all know, 2021 offered us an extraordinary cinephile vintage – partly thanks to delays due to the Covid, and a particularly succulent Cannes Film Festival. And when we look closely at the nominations for these 2022 Césars, force is to note that the choices will be difficult. Of course there are films that dominate the selection, in particular Lost Illusions (15 nominations), Annette (11) or Aline (10). In the same way, obviously there are incomprehensible absences (Marion Cotillard to begin with, but also Teddy…), presences that cannot be explained, or appointments and somewhat strange choices. The fact is that this edition has a nice selection. The 4,363 film professionals who are members of the Academy now have one month to vote and decide between these films, in 24 categories, before the ceremony on February 25. Here are all the nominations:Best FilmAline, directed by Valérie Lemercier Annette, directed by Leos Carax Bac Nord, directed by Cédric Jimenez L’Événement, directed by Audrey Diwan La Fracture, directed by Catherine Corsini Lost Illusions, directed by Xavier Giannoli Onoda, 10 000 Nights in the Jungle, directed by Arthur Harrari Best DirectorValérie Lemercier for Aline Leos Carax for Annette Cédric Jimenez for Bac Nord Audrey Diwan for L’Événement Xavier Giannoli for Lost Illusions Arthur Harari for Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Julia Ducournau for Titane Best actressLeïla Bekhti in Les Intranquilles Valéria Bruni Tedeschi in La Fracture Laure Calamy in A woman of the world Virginie Efira in Benedetta Vicky Krieps in Serre-moi fort Valérie Lemercier in Aline Léa Seydoux in France Best actorDamien Bonnard in Les Intranquilles Adam Driver in Annette Gilles Lellouche in Bac Nord Vincent Macaigne in Night doctor Benoît Magime l in In His Lifetime Pio Marmaï in The Fracture Pierre Niney in Black Box Best Supporting ActressJeanne Balibar in Lost Illusions Cécile de France in Lost Illusions Aissatou Diallou Sagna in The Fracture Adèle Exarchopoulos in Mandibles Danielle Fichaud in Aline Best Actor in a Second roleFrançois Civil in Bac Nord Xavier Dolan in Lost Illusions Vincent Lacoste in Lost Illusions Karim Leklou in Bac Nord Sylvain Marcel in Aline Best Female Hope Noée Abita in Slalom Salomé Dewaels in Lost Illusions Agathe Rousselle in Titane Anamaria Vartolomei in L’Événement Lucie Zhang in Les Olympiades Best Male Newcomer Sandor Funtek in Suprêmes Sami Outalbali in A Story of Love and Desire Thimotée Robart in Les Magnétiques Makita Samba in Les Olympiades Benjamin Voisin in Lost Illusions Best First FilmGagarine, directed by Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh Les Magnétiques, directed by Vincent MaëlCardona La Nuée, directed by Just Philippot The Snow Panther, directed by Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier Slalom, directed by Charlène Favier Best Original ScreenplayValérie Lemercier, Brigitte Buc for Aline Leos Carax, Ron Mael, Russel Mael for Annette Yann Gozlan, Simon Moutaïrou , Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard for Black Box Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss, Agnès Feuvre for La Fracture Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro for Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Best AdaptationYaël Langmann, Yvan Attal for Human Things Audrey Diwan, Marcia Romano for L Event Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi for Lost Illusions Céline Sciamma, Léa Mysius, Jacques Audiard for Les Olympiades Mathieu Amalric for Serre-moi fort Best animated film Even the mice go to heaven, directed by Denisa Grimmova, Jan Bubenicek Le Sommet des dieux , directed by Patrick Imbert La Traversée, directed by Florence Miailhe Best documentary filmAnimal, directed by Cyril Dion Bigger Than Us, directed by Flore Vasseur Debout les femmes!, directed by Gilles Perret, François Ruffin Indes galantes, directed by Philippe Béziat The Snow Panther, directed by Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier Best foreign film Compartment n° 6, directed by Juho Kuosmanen Drive My Car, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi First Cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt Julie (in 12 chapters), directed by Joachim Trier La Loi de Tehran, directed by Saeed Roustayi Madres paralelas, directed by Pedro Almodovar The Father, directed by Florian Zeller Best EditingNelly Quettier for Annette Simon Jacquet for Bac Nord Valentin Féron for Black Box Frédéric Baillehaiche for La Fracture Cyril Nakache for Lost Illusions Best costumesCatherine Leterrier for Aline Pascaline Chavanne for Annette Madeline Fontaine for Délicieux Thierry Delettre for Eiffel Pierre-Jean Larroque for Lost Illusions Best set designEmmanuelle Duplay for Aline Florian Sanson for Annette Bertrand Seitz for r Delicious Stéphane Taillasson for Eiffel Riton Dupire-Clement for Lost Illusions Best SoundOlivier Mauvezin, Arnaud Rolland, Edouard Morin, Daniel Sobrino for Aline Erwan Kerzanet, Katia Boutin, Maxence Dussère, Paul Heymans, Thomas Gauder for Annette Nicolas Provost, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard , Marc Doisne for Black Box François Musy, Renaud Musy, Didier Lohazic for Lost Illusions Mathieu Descamps, Pierre Bariaud, Samuel Aïchou for Les Magnétiques Best Original MusicRon Mael, Russel Mael for Annette Guillaume Roussel for Bac Nord Philippe Rombi for Black Box Rone for Les Olympiades Warren Ellis, Nick Cave for The Snow Panther Best CinematographyCaroline Champetier for Annette Christophe Beaucarne for Lost Illusions Paul Guilhaume for The Olympiades Tom Harari for Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Ruben Impens, for Titane Best Visual EffectsSébastien Rame for Aline Guillaume Pondard for Annette Olivier Cauwet for Eiffel Arnaud Fouquet, J ulien Meesters for Lost Illusions Martial Vallanchon for Titane Best animated short filmEmpty Places, directed by Geoffroy de Crécy Madness, madness hard, directed by Marine Laclotte Le Monde en soi, directed by Sandrine Stoïanov, Jean-Charles Finck Précieux , directed by Paul Mas Best documentary short filmAmerica, directed by Giacomo Abbruzzese Les Antilopes, directed by Maxime Martinot La Fin des rois, directed by Rémi Brachet Maalbek, directed by Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis Best short fiction filmThe Age tender, directed by Julien Gaspar-Oliveri Le Départ, directed by Saïd Hamich Benlarbi Good people, directed by Elie Girard Black soldier, directed by Jimmy Laporal-Trésor