It's not just “J'accuse” that is filling up on nominations for the 45th Cesar ceremony, which will take place on February 28. And, rare enough to underline it, for the first time, it is the films most seen in theaters that will have the best chance of brandishing the statuettes.
"Les Misérables" by Ladj Ly and "La Belle Epoque" by Nicolas Bedos are right behind with eleven nominations each, including those for the best film, the best director, the best actor, the best screenplay ... For Nicolas Bedos, it's a confirmation. For Ladj Ly, of which this is the first feature film, it is a recognition as unheard of as it deserves: a punch film about his district of Montfermeil, his "Misérables", already awarded in Cannes and in numerous festivals, will be also in the running for the Oscars.
Ten nominations for Céline Sciamma
Right behind, Céline Sciamma's “Portrait of the young girl on fire” has ten nominations, including best film, best director, best actress for Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant, best screenplay… Other “cumulards”: “Grâce à Dieu” by François Ozon (eight nominations) “Hors Normes” by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (also eight), “Roubaix une lumière” by Arnaud Depleschin (seven nominations)…
Others must be content with a single nomination, such as "Alice and the mayor" (Anaïs Demoustier for the best actress), or "Proxima" and "Sweet song" (Eva Green and Karin Viard, in the same category). Finally, the César du public will reward one of the five most watched French films of the year: "What have we done to God?" "," We will end up together "," Outside the norms "," In the name of the earth "and" Les Misérables "…