CRS, vaccination pass and black masks.
Along the Boulevard des Capucines, in Paris (9th), a section of which is cut off from traffic, CRS coaches are stationed.
The guests of the Césars ceremony must pass a first dam thanks to their invitation, a second thanks to their vaccination pass.
The bags are then checked and, once through the cloakroom, guests who are not wearing a black mask are offered one.
7:45 p.m.
Posted in front of the red carpet, an elegant woman in a black dress awaits Adam Driver, nominated in the “Best Actor” category.
“He came to Paris specially, because the film (“Annette”, by Leos Carax) is close to his heart, she explains to us.
He is also the producer.
This Friday morning, the American comedian visited the Center Pompidou.
“He will arrive at the last moment”, we are told.
7:50 p.m.
In the queue, Yann Gozlan, the director of "Black Box", patiently waits.
“I am already very happy that the film has five nominations.
It's very rare for a thriller, he smiles.
I did not expect this film to know such a fate.
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20 hours.
On the steps that separate the lobby of the Olympia from the room, hosts and hostesses distribute small boxes containing two Ladurée macaroons, one with pistachio, the other with raspberry.
Others offer plastic cups, which guests can have filled with champagne, wine, orange juice or water at the bar.
Sanitary restrictions still prevent the organization of standing cocktails.
8:30 p.m.
"I'm very bad at speech, so if I have the César, there's a chance that it will turn into a fiasco," laughs Vincent Lacoste, nominated in the best supporting role category for "Lost Illusions" by Xavier Giannoli.
8:45 p.m.
Aïssatou Diallo Sagna, nominated in the category best actress in a supporting role, arrives accompanied by her mother.
“I had the right to a guest.
It was the fight between my husband, my three children, my brothers… But I chose to take my mother, because without her, I wouldn't be there”, explains the one who, since the filming of “La Fracture “, has returned to her job as a caregiver.
Aïssatou wears a magnificent colorful dress.
"It was made by a Senegalese stylist," she says.
I had been offered designer dresses, but I don't have a standard size and there was nothing above 38 or above 41 for shoes.
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8:50 p.m.
On stage, the hall driver jokes: “The temperature in the hall is currently 21 degrees, although there is a peak of 55 degrees around Adam Driver.
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8:55 p.m.
When the face of Gaspard Ulliel, to whom the ceremony is dedicated, appears on the screen, the Olympia applauds with one man.
9:28 p.m.
A César for “Annette”.
Leos Carax's musical receives the statuette for best visual effects.
When the award is announced on stage by the Palmashow duo, the American comedian Adam Driver turns to his neighbor on the right, who confirms that it is indeed the name of "his" film that has just been pronounced.
9:40 p.m.
William Lebghil and Félix Moati present the César for best costumes.
“I almost came disguised as a fly, but the costume was no longer available,” William Lebghil told us an hour earlier.
9:50 p.m.
Where is Dominique Boutonnat?
In the ranks of the Olympia, one wonders: where is the president of the National Center of Cinema?
Not at the Olympia in any case … This Thursday, the Society of Film Directors had published a press release assuring: “A year ago, Dominique Boutonnat was indicted and placed under judicial control.
The president of the CNC has still not been suspended from his duties until the work of justice is completed.
A year later, we are therefore still wondering about the principle that our institutions intend to observe in this matter.
“In 2021, Dominique Boutonnat did not come to the ceremony either, but due to the health context, only the 150 named were present in the room.
