17th César Awards

The 17th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1991 and took place on 22 February 1992 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Michèle Morgan and hosted by Frédéric Mitterrand. Tous les matins du monde won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees[]

The winners are highlighted in bold:

• Best Film:
  Tous les matins du monde, directed by Alain Corneau
  Merci la vie, directed by Bertrand Blier
  La Belle Noiseuse, directed by Jacques Rivette
  Van Gogh, directed by Maurice Pialat
• Best Foreign Film:
  Toto le Héros, directed by Jaco Van Dormael
  Alice, directed by Woody Allen
  Dances with Wolves, directed by Kevin Costner
  The Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Demme
  Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott
  Urga, directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
• Best Debut:
  Delicatessen, directed by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  , directed by
  , directed by Bernard Giraudeau
  Fortune Express, directed by Olivier Schatzky
  Lune froide, directed by Patrick Bouchitey
• Best Actor:
  Jacques Dutronc, for Van Gogh
  Michel Piccoli, for La Belle Noiseuse
  Hippolyte Girardot, for Hors la vie
  Jean-Pierre Marielle, for Tous les matins du monde
  Gérard Jugnot, for Une époque formidable...
• Best Actress:
  Jeanne Moreau, for
  Anouk Grinberg, for Merci la vie
  Juliette Binoche, for Les Amants du Pont-Neuf
  Emmanuelle Béart, for La Belle Noiseuse
  Irène Jacob, for La Double vie de Véronique
• Best Supporting Actor:
  Jean Carmet, for Merci la vie
  Jean-Claude Dreyfus, for Delicatessen
  Ticky Holgado, for Une époque formidable...
  Bernard Le Coq, for Van Gogh
  Gérard Séty, for Van Gogh
• Best Supporting Actress:
  Anne Brochet, for Tous les matins du monde
  Catherine Jacob, for Merci la vie
  Jane Birkin, for La Belle Noiseuse
  Hélène Vincent, for J'embrasse pas
  Valérie Lemercier, for L'Opération Corned-Beef
• Most Promising Actor:
  Manuel Blanc, for J'embrasse pas
  , for
  Thomas Langmann, for
  Guillaume Depardieu, for Tous les matins du monde
  , for Une époque formidable...
• Most Promising Actress:
  Géraldine Pailhas, for
  Marie-Laure Dougnac, for Delicatessen
  Marie Gillain, for Mon père, ce héros
  Alexandra London, for Van Gogh
  Elsa Zylberstein, for Van Gogh
• Best Director:
  Alain Corneau, for Tous les matins du monde
  Bertrand Blier, for Merci la vie
  Jacques Rivette, for La Belle Noiseuse
  André Téchiné, for J'embrasse pas
  Maurice Pialat, for Van Gogh
• Best Writing:
  , Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, for Delicatessen
  Bertrand Blier, for Merci la vie
  Alain Corneau, Pascal Quignard, for Tous les matins du monde
  Maurice Pialat, for Van Gogh
• Best Cinematography:
  Yves Angelo, for Tous les matins du monde
  Darius Khondji, for Delicatessen
  , , for Van Gogh
• Best Costume Design:
  Corinne Jorry, for Tous les matins du monde
  , for Delicatessen
  , for Van Gogh
• Best Sound:
  , , , Pierre Verany, for Tous les matins du monde
  Vincent Arnardi, , for Delicatessen
  , , for Van Gogh
• Best Editing:
  Hervé Schneid, for Delicatessen
  , for Merci la vie
  Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, for Tous les matins du monde
• Best Music:
  Jordi Savall, for Tous les matins du monde
  , for Delicatessen
  Zbigniew Preisner, for La Double vie de Véronique
  Jean-Claude Petit, for Mayrig
• Best Production Design:
  , , for Delicatessen
  , for Les Amants du Pont-Neuf
  , , for Van Gogh
• Best Animated Short:
  J'entends plus la guitare, directed by
  , directed by ,
• Best Fiction Short:
  , directed by Diane Bertrand
• Best Documentary Short:
  , directed by
• Honorary César:
  Michèle Morgan
  Sylvester Stallone

See also[]

• 64th Academy Awards
• 45th British Academy Film Awards

External links[]

• Official website
• 17th César Awards at IMDb
• 17th César Awards at AlloCiné