César Nomination Predictions
The Artist Poliss Declaration of War The Kid with a Bike Pater Poulet aux prunes Service Entrance
Picture (7 nominees)
The Artist
Declaration of War
House of Tolerance
The Kid with a Bike
The Minister
Poliss
Untouchable
Alts: Le Havre, Tomboy
Director (7 nominees)
Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance)
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne (The Kid with a Bike)
Valérie Donzelli (Declaration of War)
Aki Kaurismaki (Le Havre)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Maiwenn (Poliss)
Roman Polanski (Carnage)
Alts: Pierre Schoeller (The Minister), Céline Sciamma (Tomboy)
Actress (7 nominees)
Bérénice Bejo (The Artist)
Marina Fois (Poliss)
Isabelle Huppert (My little princess)
Yolande Moreau (Où va la nuit)
Sylvie Testud (Lourdes)
Karin Viard (Poliss)
Michelle Yeoh (The Lady)
Alt: Chiara Mastroianni (Beloved), Valérie Donzelli (Declaration of War)
Actor (7 nominees)
Sami Bouajila (Omar m'a tuer)
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Olivier Gourmet (The Minister)
Denis Podalydès (The Conquest)
Omar Sy (Untouchable)
Philippe Torreton (Présumé coupable)
André Wilms (Le Havre)
Alt: Francois Cluzet (Untouchable), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (De bon matin)
Supporting Actress
Biyouna (The Source)
Emmanuelle Devos (Bachelor Days are over)
Francois Fabian (Je n'ai rien oublié)
Sandrine Kiberlain (Service Entrance)
Noémie Lvovsky (House of Tolerance)
Alts: Zabou Breitman (The Minister), Florence Pernel (The Conquest)
Supporting Actor
Edouard Baer (Chicken with Plums)
Bernard Lecoq (The Conquest)
Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Le Havre)
Denis Podalydès (Omar m'a tuer)
Joey Starr (Poliss)
Alts: Frédéric Pierrot (Poliss), Charles Berling (Propriété interdite).
Promising Actress
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey (La fille du puisatier)
Lola Créton (Un amour de jeunesse)
Adèle Haenel (L’Apollonide, souvenirs de la maison close)
Clotilde Hesme (Angèle et Tony)
Céline Sallette (L’Apollonide, souvenirs de la maison close)
Alts: Anne Azoulay (Léa), Golshifteh Farahani (Si tu meurs, je te tue)
Promising Actor
Grégory Gadebois (Angèle et Tony)
Guillaume Gouix (Jimmy Rivière)
Nicolas Maury (Let my people go !)
Pierre Niney (J’aime regarder les filles)
Mahmud Shalaby (Les Hommes libres)
Alts: Nicolas Bridet (Tu seras mon fils), François Civil (Nos résistances)
Original Screenplay
The Artist
The Kid with a Bike
The Minister
Poliss
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Alts: Declaration of War, House of Tolerance
Adapted Screenplay
Carnage
Chicken with Plums
Omar m'a tuer
Toutes nos envies
Untouchable
Alts: Rebellion, Impardonnables
Directorial Debut Feature
Angèle & Tony
Bachelor Days are over
La Délicatesse
La Fille du Puisatier
Jimmy Rivière
Alts: Donoma, Nous, princesses de Clèves
Animated Feature
Les Contes de la Nuit
A Monster in Paris
The Rabbi's Cat
Titeuf, le film
-
Alts: -
Foreign Language Film (7 nominees, including 2 French-speaking films)
Black Swan
Incendies
The King's Speech
Midnight in Paris
A Separation
The Tree of Life
Where Do We Go Now ?
Alt: Les Géants, La Fée, Drive.
Documentary Feature
Mafrouza
Michel Petrucciani
Tous au Larzac
-
-
Alts: -
Art Direction
The Artist
House of Tolerance
The Lady
Philibert
War of the Buttons
Alts: Largo Winch II, Black Gold.
Costume Design
The Artist
House of Tolerance
Philibert
The Monk
Service Entrance
Alts: The Lady, The Source
Editing
The Artist
The Assault
Declaration of War
Poliss
Largo Winch II
Alts: War of the Buttons, Black Gold
Cinematography
The Artist
Declaration of War
House of Tolerance
Philibert
Tomboy
Alts: The Source, The Lady
Original Score
The Artist
The Assault
Beloved
A Monster in Paris
Philibert
Alts: The Rabbi's Cat, The Lady
Sound (Editing/Mixing)
The Artist
Declaration of War
House of Tolerance
Largo Winch II
Poliss
Alt: Nicostratos le pélican, Black Gold.
The Artist
Declaration of War
House of Tolerance
The Kid with a Bike
The Minister
Poliss
Untouchable
Alts: Le Havre, Tomboy
Director (7 nominees)
Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance)
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne (The Kid with a Bike)
Valérie Donzelli (Declaration of War)
Aki Kaurismaki (Le Havre)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Maiwenn (Poliss)
Roman Polanski (Carnage)
Alts: Pierre Schoeller (The Minister), Céline Sciamma (Tomboy)
Actress (7 nominees)
Bérénice Bejo (The Artist)
Marina Fois (Poliss)
Isabelle Huppert (My little princess)
Yolande Moreau (Où va la nuit)
Sylvie Testud (Lourdes)
Karin Viard (Poliss)
Michelle Yeoh (The Lady)
Alt: Chiara Mastroianni (Beloved), Valérie Donzelli (Declaration of War)
Actor (7 nominees)
Sami Bouajila (Omar m'a tuer)
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Olivier Gourmet (The Minister)
Denis Podalydès (The Conquest)
Omar Sy (Untouchable)
Philippe Torreton (Présumé coupable)
André Wilms (Le Havre)
Alt: Francois Cluzet (Untouchable), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (De bon matin)
Supporting Actress
Biyouna (The Source)
Emmanuelle Devos (Bachelor Days are over)
Francois Fabian (Je n'ai rien oublié)
Sandrine Kiberlain (Service Entrance)
Noémie Lvovsky (House of Tolerance)
Alts: Zabou Breitman (The Minister), Florence Pernel (The Conquest)
Supporting Actor
Edouard Baer (Chicken with Plums)
Bernard Lecoq (The Conquest)
Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Le Havre)
Denis Podalydès (Omar m'a tuer)
Joey Starr (Poliss)
Alts: Frédéric Pierrot (Poliss), Charles Berling (Propriété interdite).
Promising Actress
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey (La fille du puisatier)
Lola Créton (Un amour de jeunesse)
Adèle Haenel (L’Apollonide, souvenirs de la maison close)
Clotilde Hesme (Angèle et Tony)
Céline Sallette (L’Apollonide, souvenirs de la maison close)
Alts: Anne Azoulay (Léa), Golshifteh Farahani (Si tu meurs, je te tue)
Promising Actor
Grégory Gadebois (Angèle et Tony)
Guillaume Gouix (Jimmy Rivière)
Nicolas Maury (Let my people go !)
Pierre Niney (J’aime regarder les filles)
Mahmud Shalaby (Les Hommes libres)
Alts: Nicolas Bridet (Tu seras mon fils), François Civil (Nos résistances)
Original Screenplay
The Artist
The Kid with a Bike
The Minister
Poliss
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Alts: Declaration of War, House of Tolerance
Adapted Screenplay
Carnage
Chicken with Plums
Omar m'a tuer
Toutes nos envies
Untouchable
Alts: Rebellion, Impardonnables
Directorial Debut Feature
Angèle & Tony
Bachelor Days are over
La Délicatesse
La Fille du Puisatier
Jimmy Rivière
Alts: Donoma, Nous, princesses de Clèves
Animated Feature
Les Contes de la Nuit
A Monster in Paris
The Rabbi's Cat
Titeuf, le film
-
Alts: -
Foreign Language Film (7 nominees, including 2 French-speaking films)
Black Swan
Incendies
The King's Speech
Midnight in Paris
A Separation
The Tree of Life
Where Do We Go Now ?
Alt: Les Géants, La Fée, Drive.
Documentary Feature
Mafrouza
Michel Petrucciani
Tous au Larzac
-
-
Alts: -
Art Direction
The Artist
House of Tolerance
The Lady
Philibert
War of the Buttons
Alts: Largo Winch II, Black Gold.
Costume Design
The Artist
House of Tolerance
Philibert
The Monk
Service Entrance
Alts: The Lady, The Source
Editing
The Artist
The Assault
Declaration of War
Poliss
Largo Winch II
Alts: War of the Buttons, Black Gold
Cinematography
The Artist
Declaration of War
House of Tolerance
Philibert
Tomboy
Alts: The Source, The Lady
Original Score
The Artist
The Assault
Beloved
A Monster in Paris
Philibert
Alts: The Rabbi's Cat, The Lady
Sound (Editing/Mixing)
The Artist
Declaration of War
House of Tolerance
Largo Winch II
Poliss
Alt: Nicostratos le pélican, Black Gold.
Awards Tally
Film
The Artist - Cannes (Actor), San Sebastien (Audience Award), EFA (N), LD (N) - 4.05 (4.1/4.0)
Declaration of War - Cannes (CW N), Paris, Angoulême, Cabourg, FC, LD (N), CC #24 - 4.05 (4.4/3.7)
The Kid with a Bike - Cannes (Grand Prix), EFA (N), CC #20, S&S #3, Spirit (N) - 3.8 (4.2/3.4)
Le Havre - Cannes (FIPRESCI), EFA (N), LD
Poliss - Cannes (Jury Prize) - 3.9 (3.6/4.2)
House of Tolerance - Cannes (N), LD (N), CC #4 - 3.35 (3.6/3.1)
Pater - Cannes (N), LD (N), CC #23 - 3.6 (4.3/2.9)
The Minister - Cannes (UCR N), LD (N) - 3.8 (4.0/3.6)
Tomboy - Berlin (Teddy), LD (N), CC #9 - 3.9 (4.2/3.6)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Cannes (UCR N), LD (N) - 3.55 (4.1/3.0)
Outside Satan - Cannes (UCR N), LD (N) - 3.1 (3.4/2.8)
Untouchables - Tokyo - 3.9 (3.8/4.0)
Les Géants - Cannes (DF) - 3.3 (3.2/3.4)
Goodbye, first love - Locarno (Runner-up), CC #21 - 3.3 (3.8/2.8)
Rebellion - Sarlat - 3.3 (3.2/3.4)
Actress
Déborah Francois (Les Tribulations d'une caissière) - Sarlat
Actor
Jean Dujardin (The Artist) - Cannes, EFA (N)
Francois Cluzet (Untouchables) - Tokyo
Omar Sy (Untouchables) - Tokyo
Francois Damiens (La Délicatesse) - Sarlat
Directorial Debut Feature
Donoma - LD
17 filles - LD (N)
Jimmy Rivière - LD (N)
Mafrouza - LD (N)
Nous, princesses de Clèves - LD (N)
Allociné Score: Average (Press/Audience) (max: 5.0)
CC: Caen Ciné-Club
CW: Critics' Week
DF: Directors' Fortnight
EFA: European Film Awards
FC: French Committee selection for the Oscars
FIPRESCI: International Federation of Film Critics
LD: Louis Delluc
S&S: Sight And Sound
UCR: Un Certain Regard
(N): nominee
The Artist - Cannes (Actor), San Sebastien (Audience Award), EFA (N), LD (N) - 4.05 (4.1/4.0)
Declaration of War - Cannes (CW N), Paris, Angoulême, Cabourg, FC, LD (N), CC #24 - 4.05 (4.4/3.7)
The Kid with a Bike - Cannes (Grand Prix), EFA (N), CC #20, S&S #3, Spirit (N) - 3.8 (4.2/3.4)
Le Havre - Cannes (FIPRESCI), EFA (N), LD
Poliss - Cannes (Jury Prize) - 3.9 (3.6/4.2)
House of Tolerance - Cannes (N), LD (N), CC #4 - 3.35 (3.6/3.1)
Pater - Cannes (N), LD (N), CC #23 - 3.6 (4.3/2.9)
The Minister - Cannes (UCR N), LD (N) - 3.8 (4.0/3.6)
Tomboy - Berlin (Teddy), LD (N), CC #9 - 3.9 (4.2/3.6)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Cannes (UCR N), LD (N) - 3.55 (4.1/3.0)
Outside Satan - Cannes (UCR N), LD (N) - 3.1 (3.4/2.8)
Untouchables - Tokyo - 3.9 (3.8/4.0)
Les Géants - Cannes (DF) - 3.3 (3.2/3.4)
Goodbye, first love - Locarno (Runner-up), CC #21 - 3.3 (3.8/2.8)
Rebellion - Sarlat - 3.3 (3.2/3.4)
Actress
Déborah Francois (Les Tribulations d'une caissière) - Sarlat
Actor
Jean Dujardin (The Artist) - Cannes, EFA (N)
Francois Cluzet (Untouchables) - Tokyo
Omar Sy (Untouchables) - Tokyo
Francois Damiens (La Délicatesse) - Sarlat
Directorial Debut Feature
Donoma - LD
17 filles - LD (N)
Jimmy Rivière - LD (N)
Mafrouza - LD (N)
Nous, princesses de Clèves - LD (N)
Allociné Score: Average (Press/Audience) (max: 5.0)
CC: Caen Ciné-Club
CW: Critics' Week
DF: Directors' Fortnight
EFA: European Film Awards
FC: French Committee selection for the Oscars
FIPRESCI: International Federation of Film Critics
LD: Louis Delluc
S&S: Sight And Sound
UCR: Un Certain Regard
(N): nominee