As Katia (Clavier) said in
Father Christmas is a junk
, we cannot accuse the French cinema academy of being
"myopic in the eyes, myopic in the heart and myopic in the heart!"
The Splendid troupe will receive their first Caesar, a “
birthday Caesar
”, at the next ceremony, which will take place on March 12, according to BFMTV.
Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot and Michel Blanc had never received a common award, despite the immense success of Les
Bronzés
and
Father Christmas is rubbish
.
"
There will be a birthday César awarded this year to members of the Splendid, just to put comedy at the center of the debate
"
,
said Marina Foïs, mistress of the 46th ceremony, during a press conference.
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The things we say, The things we do
,
Summer 85
and
Goodbye idiots
in pole position
This "
anniversary César
" therefore cancels and replaces the public César, created in 2018. Under its first version, which only survived in the 2018 and 2019 editions, the prize was awarded to the film having garnered the most entrances to the room.
Reformed in 2020, the new César of the public left the members of the Academy to choose from the five most viewed feature films.
These new methods had displeased, the Caesars being accused of despising comedies.
Christian Clavier declared in 2018 on the set of “C à Vous” that the idea of a César from the public was “
good
” but “
late
”.
He had nevertheless criticized the "
pathetic audience
" of the ceremony [
1.6 million viewers
had watched the Caesar in 2019, just over 2 million during the controversial edition of 2020, Editor's note
].
Despite these reservations of the actor towards the ceremony, Marina Foïs specified that the members of the troop would be present.
"
It's good to celebrate comedy, it's a desire we had
", rejoices the mistress of ceremony.
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With
Les Bronzés
,
Les Bronzés ski
and
Father Christmas is junk
, the Splendid has signed classics of French comedy.
Some members of the troop have already been rewarded individually.
Like the late Anémone, César for Best Actress in
Le Grand Chemin
in 1988. Michel Blanc received that of Best Supporting Actor for
The Exercise of the State
in 2012. While Josiane Balasko, that of Best Original Screenplay or adaptation for
Gazon maudit,
in 1996. Gérard Jugnot has been nominated four times and Christian Clavier twice.
Hopefully they will participate in this evening with flying colors.
With whom ?