Winners and nominees

• Best Film:Three Men and a Cradle, directed by Coline SerreauL’Effrontée, directed by Claude MillerPéril en la demeure, directed by Michel DevilleSans toit ni loi, directed by Agnès VardaSubway, directed by Luc Besson

• Best Foreign Film:The Purple Rose of Cairo, directed byWoody AllenDesperately Seeking Susan, directed by Susan SeidelmanThe Killing Fields, directed by Roland JofféRan, directed by Akira KurosawaYear of the Dragon, directed by Michael Cimino

• Best First Work:Le Thé au harem d’Archimède, directed by Mehdi CharefHarem, directed by Arthur JofféLa Nuit porte-jarretelles, directed by Virginie ThévenetStrictement personnel, directed by Pierre Jolivet

• Best Actor:Christopher Lambert, forSubwayRobin Renucci, forEscalier CMichel Serrault, forOn ne meurt que 2 foisGérard Depardieu, forPoliceLambert Wilson, forRendez-vous

• Best Actress:Sandrine Bonnaire, forSans toit ni loiCharlotte Rampling, forOn ne meurt que 2 foisNicole Garcia, forPéril en la demeureJuliette Binoche, forRendez-vousIsabelle Adjani, forSubway

• Best Supporting Actor:Michel Boujenah, for3 hommes et un couffinXavier Deluc, forOn ne meurt que 2 foisJean-Hugues Anglade, forSubwayJean-Pierre Bacri, forSubwayMichel Galabru, forSubway

• Best Supporting Actress:Bernadette Lafont, forL’EffrontéeDominique Lavanant, for3 hommes et un couffinCatherine Frot, forEscalier CAnémone, forPéril en la demeureMacha Méril, forSans toit ni loi

• Most Promising Actor:Wadeck Stanczak, forRendez-vousJean-Philippe Écoffey, forL’EffrontéeLucas Belvaux, forPoulet au vinaigreJacques Bonnaffé, forLa Tentation d’IsabelleKader Boukhanef, forLe Thé au harem d’Archimède

• Most Promising Actress:Charlotte Gainsbourg, forL’EffrontéePhilippine Leroy-Beaulieu, for3 hommes et un couffinEmmanuelle Béart, forL’Amour en douceZabou Breitman, forBilly Ze KickCharlotte Valandrey, forRouge baiser

• Best Director:Michel Deville, forPéril en la demeureColine Serreau, for3 hommes et un couffinClaude Miller, forL’EffrontéeAgnès Varda, forSans toit ni loiLuc Besson, forSubway

• Best Writing:Coline Serreau, for3 hommes et un couffinAnnie Miller, Luc Béraud, Bernard Stora, Claude Miller, forL’EffrontéeJacques Deray, Michel Audiard, forOn ne meurt que 2 foisMichel Deville, forPéril en la demeureAndré Téchiné, Olivier Assayas, forRendez-vous

• Best Cinematography:Jean Penzer, forOn ne meurt que 2 foisPasqualino De Santis, forHaremRenato Berta, forRendez-vousCarlo Varini, forSubway

• Best Costume Design:Olga Berluti, Catherine Gorne-Achdjian, forHaremChristian Dior, Elisabeth Tavernier, forBras de ferJacqueline Bouchard, forL’EffrontéeChristian Gasc, forRendez-vous

• Best Sound:Gérard Lamps, Luc Perini, Harrik Maury, Harald Maury, forSubwayPaul Lainé, Gérard Lamps, forL’EffrontéeDominique Hennequin, Pierre Gamet, forHaremJean-Louis Ughetto, Dominique Hennequin, forRendez-vous

• Best Editing:Raymonde Guyot, forPéril en la demeureHenri Lanoë, forOn ne meurt que 2 foisYann Dedet, forPoliceSophie Schmit, forSubway

• Best Music:Ástor Piazzolla, José Luis Castiñeira de Dios, forTangos, l’exil de GardelMichel Portal, forBras de ferClaude Bolling, forOn ne meurt que 2 foisÉric Serra, forSubway

• Best Production Design:Alexandre Trauner, forSubwayJean-Jacques Caziot, forBras de ferFrançois de Lamothe, forOn ne meurt que 2 foisPhilippe Combastel, forPéril en la demeure

• Best Animated Short:L’Enfant de la haute mer, directed by Patrick DeniauLa Campagne est si belle, directed by Michel GauthierContes crépusculaires, directed by Yves Charnay

• Best Fiction Short:Grosse, directed by Brigitte RoüanLa Consultation, directed by Radovan TadicDialogue de sourds, directed by Bernard NauerJuste avant le mariage, directed by Jacques DeschampsLe Livre de Marie, directed by Anne-Marie Miéville

• Best Documentary Short:New York, N.Y., directed by Raymond DepardonLa Boucane, directed by Jean GaumyC’était la dernière année de ma vie, directed by Claude Weisz

• Best French Language Film:Derborence, directed by Francis Reusser

• Honorary César:Cinémathèque FrançaiseBette DavisJean DelannoyRené FerracciShoah, directed by Claude Lanzmann

See also

• 58th Academy Awards

• 39th British Academy Film Awards