It was a highly unique César ceremony which unfolded on Friday night in Paris. Rewarding the best of French film, in a year which lost several months of activity to the health crisis and its subsequent closure of French cinemas (whose curtains have been drawn, again, since 30 October) - a fact which many of those receiving or presenting awards didn’t hesitate to denounce, blasting the government with a tide of verbal cannonballs over its current handling of national culture - the event was nonetheless allowed to unspool in person (with reduced capacity and amidst strict safety protocols).

Somewhat symbolically, it was an intense, slapstick tragedy dripping in dark humour and casting a scathing look at the evils of modern-day society which triumphed on the night: Albert Dupontel’s Bye Bye Morons [+lee también:
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The other winners, for their part, made no secret of their happiness, especially Laure Calamy and Sami Bouajila who were both named best actors for the very first time, thanks to My Donkey, My Lover and I [+lee también:
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The full list of winners is as follows:

Best Film
Bye Bye Morons [+lee también:
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Best Director
Albert Dupontel – Bye Bye Morons

Best Actress
Laure Calamy – My Donkey, My Lover and I [+lee también:
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Best Actor
Sami Bouajila – A Son [+lee también:
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Best Documentary
Adolescentes [+lee también:
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Best Animated Feature Film
Josep [+lee también:
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Best First Film
Two of Us [+lee también:
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Best Original Screenplay
Albert Dupontel – Bye Bye Morons

Best Adaptation
Stéphane Demoustier – The Girl with a Bracelet [+lee también:
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Best Supporting Actress
Émilie Dequenne – Love Affair(s) [+lee también:
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Best Supporting Actor
Nicolas Marié – Bye Bye Morons

Best New Female Hope
Fathia Youssouf – Cuties [+lee también:
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Best New Male Hope
Jean-Pascal Zadi - Tout simplement noir [+lee también:
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Best Original Score
Rone – Night Ride [+lee también:
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Best Sound
Yolande Decarsin, Jeanne Delplancq, Fanny Martin and Olivier Goinard - Adolescentes

Best Photography
Alexis Kavyrchine – Bye Bye Morons

Best Editing
Tina Baz - Adolescentes

Best Costume Design
Madeline Fontaine – How To Be A Good Wife

Best Set Design
Carlos Conti - Adieu les cons

Best Short Film
Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent - Sofia Alaoui

Best Animated Short
L'heure de l'ours - Agnès Patron

Best Foreign Film
Drunk [+lee también:
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High School César
Bye Bye Morons [+lee también:
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