The revenge of a blonde: Virginie Efira (finally) wins the César for best actress

His name was on everyone's lips.

Nominated in the best actress category for her role in

, Virginie Efira leaves (finally) with the César, Holy Grail of French cinema.

A trophy, for which she had already been nominated four times, and which comes after two intense years, where she captured all the light.

“At the same time I made 63 films this year”, joked the Franco-Belgian actress, Friday February 24 in front of the assembly of the Olympia.

Then to continue: "This film is fair, beautiful, comforting, cathartic, thank you for having paid tribute to the victims"

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Dedicating her prize to the director of the film Alice Winocour and to all "the other directors" who accompanied her, she regretted their absence in the nominations of the flagship categories.

Faithful to the work of Anthony Vaccarello for the house of Saint Laurent, Virginie Efira had for the occasion opted for a long dress made of black velvet studded with rhinestones.

Behind the apparent austerity of the long sleeves and the high collar, all the same jostled by a wide slit, hid a masterful bare back.

A dress as glamorous as it is subtle that easily places itself in the list of her best outfits.

Virginie Efira on the red carpet of the 48th Cesar ceremony.

(Paris, February 24, 2023.) Getty Images

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The cinema tears it away

At 45, Virginie Efira has become essential, demonstrating through hard work that she is capable of playing anything.

Gone are the days when the solar actress was referred to her period of pure comedy, ten years ago, or even to her debut as a TV host, for the "New Star" in particular.

This Friday, the one who acquired French nationality a few years ago reminded once again (if some still doubted it) that she had to be counted on, winning the César for best actress against big names in cinema. French.

We think in particular of Juliette Binoche or Fanny Ardant.

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In

, the film for which she is crowned, Virginie Efira plays Mia, a Parisian who cannot overcome the trauma of an attack, in a Parisian brasserie.

Signed Alice Winocour, the film was one of the first to evoke in an almost direct way the attacks of November 13, 2015 in Paris, and offers her a role on the wire, while restraint.

And that is precisely the strength of Virginie Efira: this ability to immerse herself in characters as diverse as they are striking.

A few months ago, she distinguished herself opposite Tahar Rahim in

, and Roschdy Zem in

by Rebecca Zlotowski, where she plays a stepmother trying to find her place in a blended family.

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