'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'The Past,' 'Stranger by the Lake' land César nods

Posted by · 4:00 am · January 31st, 2014

International festival sensations feature in the top categories, but the field was led by French comedy hit “Me, Myself and Mum,” with 10 nominations.

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'Amour' dominates the César Awards, 'Argo' wins Best Foreign Film

Posted by · 2:32 pm · February 22nd, 2013

The César Awards aren’t quite the final stop on the circuit for “Amour” ahead of Sunday’s Oscars. There is still the Independent Spirits Awards tomorrow. But it’s probably the last opportunity for the film to have a big final hurrah of the season, and it seized it.

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César Award noms celebrate 'Amour,' 'Holy Motors'… and 'Argo'

Posted by · 3:08 pm · January 25th, 2013

Noemie Lvovksy’s ‘Camille Rewinds’ leads with 13 nods.

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Roundup: Hopkins says 'f— off' to Oscar schmoozing

Posted by · 5:00 am · November 20th, 2012

Also: THR’s Actress Roundtable, and ‘The Hobbit’ faces a PETA problem

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'The Artist' (what else?) takes top honors at César Awards

Posted by · 3:08 pm · February 24th, 2012

“The Artist,” unsurprisingly enough, was the big winner at the César Awards, France’s answer to the Oscars — but not everything went the Oscar frontrunner’s way, as Jean Dujardin was upset in the Best Actor race.

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'The Artist' isn't top dog in César Award noms

Posted by · 6:25 am · January 27th, 2012

It may be the first French frontrunner in the history of the Academy Awards, but on home turf, “The Artist” had to settle for third place in the César Award nominations. Another Cannes prizewinner, law-enforcement drama “Polisse,” leads with 13 nods.

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