Best-of from the 2024 César dinner, with Justine Triet, Marion Cotillard, Raphaël Quenard, Virginie Efira… (photos and videos)
“I have a beautiful collection of imaginary Caesars, in my water!” confided Pio Marmaï on the red carpet. His partner Yannick plans to make a giant queue at the Arc de Triomphe if he wins.
The traditional Caesar dinner took place last night at Fouquet’s in Paris. 162 nominated artists for the next ceremony were present, notably a large part of the team ofAnatomy of a fallby Justine Triet: Antoine Reinartz, Milo Machado-Graner, Sandra Hüller and Swann Arlaud surrounded the acclaimed director everywhere since her Palme d’Or last May.
The director also met her heroine from Victoria and of Sibyl, Virginie Efirawho is she in the running for her role in the drama Love and the forests.
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Raphaël Quenard, present in three different categories, also made the trip, and in great shape. If he wins, he promises to“engage in a gigantic queue, which we hope will never end!” He invites the public to join him, and promises to bring as many artists as possible with him. Knowing that he competes both among the best actors for Yannickmale revelations for Dog of the breakage and best short film for The actorhe has a good chance of leaving with at least one prize!
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As for his colleague from Quentin Dupieux’s film, Pio Marmaï, he enjoys the fact of having already “a beautiful collection of imaginary Caesars, in (his) water!” Will he win a real one soon? In any case, this is the actor’s sixth nomination since that of best male hopeful, in 2009, for The first day of the rest of your life.
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The teams of Animal Kingdomof Goldman trialof Last summer or I will always see your faces, films also nominated several times for the César, also made the trip, as well as a handful of future masters of ceremonies, such as Paul Mirabel, Ana Girardot, Golshifteh Farahan, Dali Benssalah and Jean-Pascal Zadi. “The secret of a good MC? It’s to be in a good mood and to convey the good vibe, replies the co-creator ofIn place. If you’re stressed, it’s dead!”
The 2024 Césars will be presented by Dany Boon, Paul Mirabel, Juliette Binoche…
The 49th Cesar Ceremony will take place on Friday February 23, 2024, on the Olympia stage, unencrypted, live and exclusively on Canal+. Valérie Lemercier will be president this year, and Agnès Jaoui should receive an honorary César, as will director Christopher Nolan.
For more information on the 2024 Césars, go to our special file