Awards - César Awards - 1976-1984
National Awards
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- Academy Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards
- European Film Awards
- César Awards
- Goya Awards
- German Film Awards
- Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- Jussi Awards
- Czech Lion Awards
- Sun in a Net Awards
- Polish Film Awards
- Hungarian Motion Picture Awards (Hungarian Film Awards)
- Filmfare Awards
- Guldbagge Awards
- Amanda Awards
- AACTA International Awards
- Hong Kong Film Awards
Film Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival
- Venice Film Festival
- Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Tribeca Film Festival
- Sundance Film Festival
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF)
- Zurich Film Festival
- San Sebastián International Film Festival
- Sitges Film Festival
- Shanghai International Film Festival
- Warsaw International Film Festival
- Miami Film Festival
- Montreal World Film Festival
- Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF)
- Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
- Zlín Film Festival
- FAMUfest
- Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
Critics Awards
- Golden Globes
- Critics Choice Awards
- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- Czech Film Critics Awards
Genre / Special Awards
Anti-awards
1984 - 9th César Awards
Best Film
Best Director
- Ettore Scola (Le Bal)
- Maurice Pialat (To Our Loves)
- Jean Becker (One Deadly Summer)
- Claude Berri (So Long, Stooge)
- François Truffaut (Finally, Sunday)
Best Actor
- Coluche (So Long, Stooge)
- Gérard Depardieu (The ComDads)
- Yves Montand (Waiter!)
- Michel Serrault (Mortelle randonnée)
- Alain Souchon (One Deadly Summer)
Best Actress
- Isabelle Adjani (One Deadly Summer)
- Fanny Ardant (Finally, Sunday)
- Nathalie Baye (I Married a Dead Man)
- Nicole Garcia (Les Mots pour le dire)
- Miou-Miou (Entre Nous)
Best Supporting Actor
- Richard Anconina (So Long, Stooge)
- François Cluzet (One Deadly Summer)
- Bernard Fresson (Waiter!)
- Guy Marchand (Entre Nous)
- Jacques Villeret (Waiter!)
Best Supporting Actress
- Suzanne Flon (One Deadly Summer)
- Victoria Abril (The Moon in the Gutter)
- Stéphane Audran (Mortelle randonnée)
- Sabine Azéma (Life Is a Bed of Roses)
- Agnès Soral (So Long, Stooge)
Most Promising Actor
- Richard Anconina (So Long, Stooge)
- Jean-Hugues Anglade (The Wounded Man)
- François Cluzet (Vive la sociale !)
- Jacques Penot (For Those I Loved)
Most Promising Actress
- Sandrine Bonnaire (To Our Loves)
- Élisabeth Bourgine (Vive la sociale !)
- Laure Duthilleul (Le Destin de Juliette)
- Agnès Soral (So Long, Stooge)
Best Original Screenplay
- Patrice Chéreau, Hervé Guibert (The Wounded Man)
- Francis Veber (The ComDads)
- Diane Kurys, Alain Le Henry (Entre Nous)
Best Adaptation
- Sébastien Japrisot (One Deadly Summer)
- Robert Enrico (For Those I Loved)
- Claude Berri, Alain Page (So Long, Stooge)
Best Original Music
- Vladimir Cosma (Le Bal)
- Serge Gainsbourg (Équateur)
- Georges Delerue (One Deadly Summer)
- Charlélie Couture (So Long, Stooge)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Bruno Nuytten (So Long, Stooge)
- Ricardo Aronovich (Le Bal)
- Philippe Rousselot (The Moon in the Gutter)
- Pierre Lhomme (Mortelle randonnée)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best French Language Film
- In the White City (Alain Tanner)
- L'allégement (Marcel Schüpbach)
- Benvenuta (André Delvaux)
- Bonheur d'occasion (Claude Fournier)
- Le Lit (Marion Hänsel)
- Rien qu'un jeu (Brigitte Sauriol)
Best Foreign Film
Best First Film
- Sugar Cane Alley (Euzhan Palcy)
- The Last Battle (Luc Besson)
- Le Destin de Juliette (Aline Issermann)
- La Trace (Bernard Favre)
Best Short Film
- Star suburb : La banlieue des étoiles (Stéphane Drouot)
- Coup de feu (Magali Clément)
- Panique au montage (Olivier Esmein)
- Toro Moreno (Gérard Krawczyk)
Best Animated Film – Short
Best Short Film - Documentary
- Ulysse (Agnès Varda)
- Je sais que j'ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chose (Pierre-Oscar Lévy)
- La Vie au bout des doigts (Jean-Paul Janssen)
Honorary César
1983 - 8th César Awards
Best Film
La Balance
Best Film
Best Director
- Andrzej Wajda (Danton)
- Bob Swaim (La Balance)
- Jean-Luc Godard (Passion)
- Jacques Demy (A Room in Town)
Best Actor
- Philippe Léotard (La Balance)
- Gérard Depardieu (Danton)
- Gérard Lanvin (Shot Pattern)
- Lino Ventura (Les Misérables)
Best Actress
- Nathalie Baye (La Balance)
- Miou-Miou (Josepha)
- Romy Schneider (The Passerby)
- Simone Signoret (The North Star)
Best Supporting Actor
- Jean Carmet (Les Misérables)
- Michel Jonasz (Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ?)
- Gérard Klein (The Passerby)
- Jean-François Stévenin (A Room in Town)
Best Supporting Actress
- Fanny Cottençon (The North Star)
- Stéphane Audran (Paradise for All)
- Danielle Darrieux (A Room in Town)
- Denise Grey (La Boum 2)
Most Promising Actor
- Christophe Malavoy (Family rock)
- Jean-Paul Comart (La Balance)
- Tchéky Karyo (La Balance)
- Dominique Pinon (The Return of Martin Guerre)
Most Promising Actress
- Sophie Marceau (La Boum 2)
- Souad Amidou (Le Grand Frère)
- Fabienne Guyon (A Room in Town)
- Julie Jézéquel (The North Star)
Best Original Screenplay
- Jean-Claude Carrière, Daniel Vigne (The Return of Martin Guerre)
- Mathieu Fabiani, Bob Swaim (La Balance)
- Eric Rohmer (A Good Marriage)
- Elie Chouraqui (Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ?)
Best Adaptation
- Jean Aurenche, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Michel Grisolia (The North Star)
- Jean-Claude Carrière (Danton)
- Pascal Jardin, Daniel Schmid (Hécate)
- Alain Decaux, Robert Hossein (Les Misérables)
Best Original Music
- Michel Portal (The Return of Martin Guerre)
- Vladimir Cosma, Francis Lai (La Boum 2)
- Georges Delerue (The Passerby)
- Michel Colombier (A Room in Town)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Henri Alekan (The Trout)
- Edmond Richard (Les Misérables)
- Raoul Coutard (Passion)
- Jean Penzer (A Room in Town)
Best Editing
- Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ?
- La Balance
- The North Star
- Les Quarantièmes Rugissants
- Shot Pattern
Best Production Design
Best Foreign Film
Best First Film
- Half a Life (Romain Goupil)
- Josepha (Christopher Frank)
- From Somalia with Love (Frédéric Mitterrand)
- Shot Pattern (Jean-Claude Missiaen)
Best Short Film
- Bluff (Philippe Bensoussan)
- Canta Gitano (Tony Gatlif)
- Merlin ou le cours de l'or (Arthur Joffé)
- La Saisie (Yves-Noël François)
Best Animated Film – Short
- The Legend of the Poor Hunchback (Michel Ocelot)
- Chronique 1909 (Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi)
- Sans préavis (Michel Gauthier)
Best Short Film - Documentary
- Junkopia (Chris Marker)
- L'ange de l'abîme (Annie Tresgot)
- Los Montes (José María Martín Sarmiento)
- Sculptures sonores (Jacques Barsac)
Honorary César
1982 - 7th César Awards
Best Film
Quest for Fire
Best Film
Best Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud (Quest for Fire)
- Bertrand Tavernier (Clean Slate)
- Claude Miller (The Inquisitor)
- Pierre Granier-Deferre (Une étrange affaire)
Best Actor
- Michel Serrault (The Inquisitor)
- Patrick Dewaere (Stepfather)
- Philippe Noiret (Clean Slate)
- Michel Piccoli (Une étrange affaire)
Best Actress
- Isabelle Adjani (Possession)
- Fanny Ardant (The Woman Next Door)
- Catherine Deneuve (Hôtel des Amériques)
- Isabelle Huppert (Clean Slate)
Best Supporting Actor
- Guy Marchand (The Inquisitor)
- Gérard Lanvin (Une étrange affaire)
- Jean-Pierre Marielle (Clean Slate)
- Eddy Mitchell (Clean Slate)
Best Supporting Actress
- Nathalie Baye (Une étrange affaire)
- Stéphane Audran (Clean Slate)
- Sabine Haudepin (Hôtel des Amériques)
- Véronique Silver (The Woman Next Door)
Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation
- Michel Audiard, Jean Herman, Claude Miller (The Inquisitor)
- Jean Aurenche, Bertrand Tavernier (Clean Slate)
- Gérard Brach (Quest for Fire)
- Christopher Frank, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean-Marc Roberts (Une étrange affaire)
Best Original Music
- Vladimir Cosma (Diva)
- Philippe Sarde (Quest for Fire)
- Ennio Morricone (The Professional)
- Francis Lai, Michel Legrand (Bolero)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Philippe Rousselot (Diva)
- Bruno Nuytten (The Inquisitor)
- Claude Agostini (Quest for Fire)
- Jean Penzer (Malevil)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Foreign Film
Best First Film
- Diva (Jean-Jacques Beineix)
- Le Jardinier (Jean-Pierre Sentier)
- Snow (Juliet Berto, Jean-Henri Roger)
- Dead Certain (Nicolas Ribowski)
Best Short Film
- Les Photos d'Alix (Jean Eustache)
- Cher Alexandre (Ann Le Monnier)
- Le Rat noir d'amérique (Jérôme Enrico)
- Subtil Concept, The (Gérard Krawczyk)
Best Animated Film – Short
- La Tendresse du maudit (Jean-Manuel Costa)
- L'échelle (Alain Ughetto)
- Three Moods (Alexander Alexeïeff)
Best Short Film - Documentary
Honorary César
1981 - 6th César Awards
Best Film
The Last Metro
Best Film
Best Director
- François Truffaut (The Last Metro)
- Alain Resnais (My American Uncle)
- Jean-Luc Godard (Slow Motion)
- Claude Sautet (A Bad Son)
Best Actor
- Gérard Depardieu (The Last Metro)
- Patrick Dewaere (A Bad Son)
- Philippe Noiret (Heads or Tails)
- Michel Serrault (La Cage aux folles II)
Best Actress
- Catherine Deneuve (The Last Metro)
- Nathalie Baye (A Week's Holiday)
- Nicole Garcia (My American Uncle)
- Isabelle Huppert (Loulou)
Best Supporting Actor
- Jacques Dufilho (A Bad Son)
- Heinz Bennent (The Last Metro)
- Guy Marchand (Loulou)
- Alain Souchon (I Love You All)
Best Supporting Actress
- Nathalie Baye (Slow Motion)
- Andréa Ferréol (The Last Metro)
- Claire Maurier (A Bad Son)
- Delphine Seyrig (I Sent a Letter to My Love)
Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation
- Suzanne Schiffman, François Truffaut (The Last Metro)
- John Guare (Atlantic City)
- Jean Gruault (My American Uncle)
- David Rayfiel, Bertrand Tavernier (Death Watch)
Best Original Music
- Georges Delerue (The Last Metro)
- Michel Legrand (Atlantic City)
- Serge Gainsbourg (I Love You All)
- Antoine Duhamel (Death Watch)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Néstor Almendros (The Last Metro)
- Bernard Zitzermann (The Woman Banker)
- Pierre-William Glenn (Death Watch)
- Sacha Vierny (My American Uncle)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Foreign Film
Best Short Film
- Toine (Edmond Séchan)
- Le Bruit des jambes de Lucie (Anne Quesemand)
- La Découverte (Arthur Joffé)
- Vive la mariée (Patrice Noïa)
Best Animated Film – Short
- Le Manège (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
- Le Réveil (Jean-Christophe Villard)
- The Three Inventors (Michel Ocelot)
Best Short Film - Documentary
- Le Miroir de la terre (Daniel Absil, Paul de Roubaix)
- Abel Gance, une mémoire de l'avenir (Laurent Drancourt, Thierry Filliard)
- Dorothea Tanning - Insomnia (Peter Schamoni)
Honorary César
1980 - 5th César Awards
Best Film
Tess
Best Film
Best Director
- Roman Polański (Tess)
- Costa-Gavras (Womanlight)
- Joseph Losey (Don Giovanni)
- Jacques Doillon (The Hussy)
Best Actor
- Claude Brasseur (The Police War)
- Patrick Dewaere (Série noire)
- Yves Montand (I... For Icarus)
- Jean Rochefort (Courage, fuyons)
Best Actress
- Miou-Miou (Memoirs of a French Whore)
- Nastassja Kinski (Tess)
- Dominique Laffin (The Crying Woman)
- Romy Schneider (Womanlight)
Best Supporting Actor
- Jean Bouise (Hothead)
- Michel Aumont (Courage, fuyons)
- Bernard Blier (Série noire)
- Bernard Giraudeau (Prelude to Apocalypse)
Best Supporting Actress
- Nicole Garcia (Practice Makes Perfect)
- Myriam Boyer (Série noire)
- Dominique Lavanant (Courage, fuyons)
- Maria Schneider (Memoirs of a French Whore)
Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation
- Bertrand Blier (Buffet Froid)
- Jacques Doillon (The Hussy)
- Didier Decoin, Henri Verneuil (I... For Icarus)
- Alain Corneau, Georges Perec (Série noire)
Best Original Music
- Georges Delerue (Love on the Run)
- Vladimir Cosma (Memoirs of a French Whore)
- Ennio Morricone (I... For Icarus)
- Philippe Sarde (Tess)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Ghislain Cloquet (Tess)
- Jean Penzer (Buffet Froid)
- Néstor Almendros (Perceval)
- Bruno Nuytten (The Brontë Sisters)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Foreign Film
Best Short Film
Best Animated Film – Short
- Demain la petite sera en retard à l'école (Michel Boschet)
- Barbe bleue (Olivier Gillon)
- Les Troubles fête (Bernard Palacios)
Best Short Film - Documentary
- Petit Pierre (Emmanuel Clot)
- Georges Demeny (Joël Farges)
- Panoplie (Philippe Gaucherand)
- Le Sculpteur parfait (Rafi Toumayan)
Honorary César
1979 - 4th César Awards
Best Film
Other People's Money
Best Film
Best Director
- Christian de Chalonge (Other People's Money)
- Michel Deville (Dossier 51)
- Ariane Mnouchkine (Molière)
- Claude Sautet (Une histoire simple)
Best Actor
- Michel Serrault (La Cage aux folles)
- Claude Brasseur (Une histoire simple)
- Jean Carmet (Le Sucre)
- Gérard Depardieu (Le Sucre)
Best Actress
- Romy Schneider (Une histoire simple)
- Anouk Aimée (Mon premier amour)
- Annie Girardot (La Clé sur la porte)
- Isabelle Huppert (Violette)
Best Supporting Actor
- Jacques Villeret (Robert et Robert)
- Claude Brasseur (Une histoire simple)
- Jean Carmet (Le Sucre)
- Michel Serrault (Other People's Money)
Best Supporting Actress
- Stéphane Audran (Violette)
- Arlette Bonnard (Une histoire simple)
- Nelly Borgeaud (Le Sucre)
- Eva Darlan (Une histoire simple)
Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation
- Michel Deville, Gilles Perrault (Dossier 51)
- Christian de Chalonge, Pierre Dumayet (Other People's Money)
- Georges Conchon, Jacques Rouffio (Le Sucre)
- Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Sautet (Une histoire simple)
Best Original Music
- Georges Delerue (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs)
- Antoine Duhamel (La Chanson de Roland)
- Philippe Sarde (Une histoire simple)
- Pierre Jansen (Violette)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Bernard Zitzermann (Molière)
- Néstor Almendros (The Green Room)
- Pierre Lhomme (Judith Therpauve)
- Jean Boffety (Une histoire simple)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Foreign Film
Best Short Film
- Dégustation maison (Sophie Tatischeff)
- Le Chien de Monsieur Michel (Jean-Jacques Beineix)
- Jeudi 7 avril (Peter Kassovitz)
- L'Ornière (François Dupeyron)
Best Animated Film – Short
- La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame (Jean-François Laguionie)
- L'anatomiste (Yves Brangolo)
- Le Phénomène (Paul Dopff)
Best Short Film - Documentary
Honorary César
1978 - 3rd César Awards
Best Film
Providence
Best Film
Best Director
- Alain Resnais (Providence)
- Luis Buñuel (That Obscure Object of Desire)
- Pierre Schoendoerffer (Drummer-Crab)
- Claude Miller (This Sweet Sickness)
Best Actor
- Jean Rochefort (Drummer-Crab)
- Alain Delon (The Twisted Detective)
- Charles Denner (The Man Who Loved Women)
- Gérard Depardieu (This Sweet Sickness)
- Patrick Dewaere (Le Sheriff)
Best Actress
- Simone Signoret (Madame Rosa)
- Brigitte Fossey (Les Enfants du placard)
- Isabelle Huppert (The Lacemaker)
- Miou-Miou (This Sweet Sickness)
- Delphine Seyrig (Faces of Love)
Best Supporting Actor
- Jacques Dufilho (Drummer-Crab)
- Michel Aumont (Spoiled Children)
- Jean-François Balmer (The Threat)
- Jean Bouise (Le Sheriff)
- Philippe Léotard (Le Sheriff)
Best Supporting Actress
- Marie Dubois (The Threat)
- Nelly Borgeaud (The Man Who Loved Women)
- Geneviève Fontanel (The Man Who Loved Women)
- Florence Giorgetti (The Lacemaker)
- Valérie Mairesse (Faces of Love)
Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation
- David Mercer (Providence)
- Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière (That Obscure Object of Desire)
- Michel Audiard (The Twisted Detective)
- Jean-Loup Dabadie, Yves Robert (Nous irons tous au paradis)
Best Original Music
- Miklós Rózsa (Providence)
- Vladimir Cosma (Animal)
- Francis Lai (Bilitis)
- Philippe Sarde (Drummer-Crab)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Raoul Coutard (Drummer-Crab)
- Pierre Lhomme (This Sweet Sickness)
- Andréas Winding (The Accuser)
- Ricardo Aronovich (Providence)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Foreign Film
Best Short Film
- 500 grammes de foie de veau (Henri Glaeser)
- Le Blanc des yeux (Henri Colombier)
- Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre (Mosco Boucault, Jean-Paul Sartre)
- Sauf dimanches et fêtes (François Ode)
- Temps souterrain (David Andras)
Best Animated Film – Short
- Rêve (Peter Foldes)
- Fracture (Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi)
- Kubrik à brac (Dominique Rocher)
- Mordillissimo (Roger Beaurin)
- La Nichée
Best Short Film - Documentary
- Le Maréchal-Ferrant (Georges Rouquier)
- Ben Chavis (Jean-Daniel Simon)
- La Loterie de la vie (Guy Gilles)
- Naissance (Frédéric Le Boyer)
- Samarang (Rafi Toumayan)
Honorary César
1977 - 2nd César Awards
Best Film
Mr. Klein
Best Film
Best Director
- Joseph Losey (Mr. Klein)
- André Téchiné (Barocco)
- Bertrand Tavernier (Le Juge et l'assassin)
- Claude Miller (The Best Way to Walk)
Best Actor
- Michel Galabru (Le Juge et l'assassin)
- Alain Delon (Mr. Klein)
- Gérard Depardieu (Last Woman, The)
- Patrick Dewaere (The Best Way to Walk)
Best Actress
- Annie Girardot (No Time for Breakfast)
- Isabelle Adjani (Barocco)
- Miou-Miou (F... comme Fairbanks)
- Romy Schneider (A Woman at Her Window)
Best Supporting Actor
- Claude Brasseur (Pardon Mon Affaire)
- Jean-Claude Brialy (Le Juge et l'assassin)
- Charles Denner (Si c'était à refaire)
- Jacques Dutronc (Mado)
Best Supporting Actress
- Marie-France Pisier (Barocco)
- Anny Duperey (Pardon Mon Affaire)
- Brigitte Fossey (The Good Guys and the Bad Guys)
- Francine Racette (Lumière)
Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation
- Jean Aurenche, Bertrand Tavernier (Le Juge et l'assassin)
- Francis Veber (The Toy)
- Luc Béraud, Claude Miller (The Best Way to Walk)
- Jean-Loup Dabadie (Pardon Mon Affaire)
Best Original Music
- Philippe Sarde (Barocco)
- Philippe Sarde (Le Juge et l'assassin)
- Mort Shuman (Let's Get Those English Girls)
- Georges Delerue (Le Grand Escogriffe)
- Serge Gainsbourg (I Love You, I Don't)
- Georges Delerue (The Case Against Ferro)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Bruno Nuytten (Barocco)
- Bruno Nuytten (The Best Way to Walk)
- Claude Renoir (No Time for Breakfast)
- Étienne Becker (The Toy)
- Gerry Fisher (Mr. Klein)
- Étienne Becker (The Case Against Ferro)
- Claude Renoir (Game of Seduction)
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Foreign Film
Best Short Film
- Comment ça va je m'en fous (François de Roubaix)
- Chaleur d'été (Jean-Louis Leconte)
- Le Destin de Jean-Noël (Gabriel Auer)
- L'enfant prisonnier (Jean-Michel Carré)
- L'hiver approche (Georges Bensoussan)
- La Nuit du beau marin peut-être (Frank Verpillat)
Best Animated Film – Short
- Un comédien sans paradoxe (Robert Lapoujade)
- Bactéries nos amies (Michel Boschet)
- Déjeuner du matin (Patrick Bokanowski)
- L'empreinte (Jacques Cardon)
- Oiseau de nuit (Bernard Palacios)
- La Rosette arrosée (Paul Dopff)
Best Short Film - Documentary
- Une histoire de ballon (Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan Ivens)
- L'atelier de Louis (Didier Pourcel)
- L'éruption de la montagne pelée (Manolo Otero)
- Hongrie vers quel socialisme ? (Claude Weisz)
- Les Murs d'une révolution (Jean-Paul Dekiss)
- Women Reply: Our Bodies Our Sex (Agnès Varda)
Honorary César
1976 - 1st César Awards
Best Film
The Old Gun
Best Film
Best Director
- Bertrand Tavernier (Let Joy Reign Supreme)
- François Truffaut (The Story of Adele H)
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau (Call Me Savage)
- Robert Enrico (The Old Gun)
Best Actor
- Philippe Noiret (The Old Gun)
- Gérard Depardieu (Seven Deaths by Prescription)
- Victor Lanoux (Cousin, cousine)
- Jean-Pierre Marielle (Cookies)
Best Actress
- Romy Schneider (That Most Important Thing: Love)
- Isabelle Adjani (The Story of Adele H)
- Catherine Deneuve (Call Me Savage)
- Delphine Seyrig (India Song)
Best Supporting Actor
- Jean Rochefort (Let Joy Reign Supreme)
- Jean Bouise (The Old Gun)
- Patrick Dewaere (The French Detective)
- Victor Lanoux (The French Detective)
Best Supporting Actress
- Marie-France Pisier (Cousin, cousine)
- Marie-France Pisier (French Provincial)
- Andréa Ferréol (Cookies)
- Isabelle Huppert (Aloïse)
- Christine Pascal (Let Joy Reign Supreme)
Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation
- Jean Aurenche, Bertrand Tavernier (Let Joy Reign Supreme)
- Jean-Charles Tacchella (Cousin, cousine)
- Georges Conchon, Jacques Rouffio (Seven Deaths by Prescription)
- Robert Enrico, Pascal Jardin (The Old Gun)
Best Original Music
- François de Roubaix (The Old Gun)
- Carlos D'Alessio (India Song)
- Philippe d'Orléans, Antoine Duhamel (Let Joy Reign Supreme)
- Paul De Senneville, Olivier Toussaint (No Pockets in a Shroud)
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
- Sven Nykvist (Black Moon)
- Pierre Lhomme (Flesh of the Orchid)
- Pierre Lhomme (Call Me Savage)
- Étienne Becker (The Old Gun)
Best Editing
- Seven Deaths by Prescription
- The French Detective
- That Most Important Thing: Love
- Call Me Savage
- The Old Gun