Best first film
from the France of the forgotten which no one spoke about until Christophe Guilluy wrote excellent essays about it:
Junkyard Dog
.
Best documentary
that ultimately turns into fiction:
Les Filles d’Olfa.
Best animated film
on a theme that has been well explored in cinema for a century (human life on Mars):
Mars Express
.
Best visual effects
saving a film from total ridicule but having benefited from strong support due to its militant environmentalism to which the world of the seventh art is very sensitive:
Acid
.
Best sets
and
best costumes
for a film (or rather: two films) shot in the France of castles, inspired by a classic novel of literature and featuring the Ancien Régime (three handicaps which prevent it from aiming highest in the charts):
The Three Musketeers
and
The Three Musketeers.
Milady
.
Also read Jean-Christophe Buisson: “Olivier Py’s imaginary film”
Best editing
for a trial film almost behind closed doors which can therefore only escape boredom if it is admirably edited, which is the case here:
The Goldman Trial
.
Best cinematography
for the film that everyone hates because it was selected to represent France in the Oscar race instead of the brilliant
Anatomy of a Fall
:
The Passion of Dodin Bouffant.
Best sound
for a film dealing with a subject of which almost no one until then knew neither the title nor its meaning (“restorative justice”):
I will always see your faces.
Also read: Anatomy of a fall: the path clears for the Oscars
Best original music
in the rare absence of Alexandre Desplat: the delicate Gabriel Yared.
Best adaptation
of another film (Danish):
Last Summer.
Best original screenplay
at an incredible point:
The Animal Kingdom.
Best male revelation
eclipsing the excellent Kircher brothers: Raphaël Quenard.
Best female revelation
after an aborted attempt last year: Rebecca Marder.
But the clock is ticking, it's already close to midnight, we leave you with the six most prestigious Caesars who will share
Anatomy of a Fall
and
The Animal Kingdom
.