The 39th Annual César Awards ceremony, presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, was held on 28 February 2014, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Me, Myself and Mum received ten nominations, Stranger by the Lake and Blue Is the Warmest Colour both received eight nominations each.
The official César Award poster features French actress Isabelle Adjani, in the 1994 film La Reine Margot.
Guillaume Gallienne, director and star of Me, Myself and Mum, won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Actor.
Sandrine Kiberlain, star of 9 Month Stretch, won the César Award for Best Actress.
Adèle Exarchopoulos (left), won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and Léa Seydoux was nominated for the Best Actress award, both for Blue Is the Warmest Colour
The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the Nuit des César ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The nationally televised award ceremony is held in Paris each year in February. The exact location has changed over the years. It is an initiative of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, which was founded in 1975.
Josiane Balasko, Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve, and Karin Viard at the 2000 César Award Ceremony
The César Award trophy