17th César Awards (1991)

Best Film:

	Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
	Le Mari de la coiffeuse, directed by Patrice Leconte
	Nikita, directed by Luc Besson
	Le Petit criminel, directed by Jacques Doillon
	Uranus, directed by Claude Berri

Best Director:

	Jean-Paul Rappeneau, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Patrice Leconte, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
	Luc Besson, for Nikita
	Jacques Doillon, for Le Petit criminel
	Claude Berri, for Uranus

Best Actor:

	Gérard Depardieu, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Fabrice Luchini, for La Discrète
	Michel Serrault, for Docteur Petiot
	Daniel Auteuil, for Lacenaire
	Jean Rochefort, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
	Michel Piccoli, for Milou en Mai

Best Actress:

	Anne Parillaud, for Nikita
	Anne Brochet, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Miou-Miou, for Milou en mai
	Tsilla Chelton, for Tatie Danielle
	Nathalie Baye, for Un week-end sur deux

Best Supporting Actor:

	Jacques Weber, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Maurice Garrel, for La Discrète
	Michel Duchaussoy, for Milou en mai
	Michel Galabru, for Uranus
	Daniel Prévost, for Uranus

Best Supporting Actress:

	Dominique Blanc, for Milou en mai
	Thérèse Liotard, for La Gloire de mon père and Le Château de ma mère
	Odette Laure, for Daddy Nostalgie
	Catherine Jacob, for Tatie Danielle
	Danièle Lebrun, for Uranus

Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation:

	Christian Vincent, Jean-Pierre Ronssin, for La Discrète
	Jean-Claude Carrière, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Claude Klotz, Patrice Leconte, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
	Jacques Doillon, for Le Petit criminel

Best Editing:

	Noëlle Boisson, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Joëlle Hache, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
	Olivier Mauffroy, for Nikita

Best Cinematography:

	Pierre Lhomme, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Eduardo Serra, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
	Thierry Arbogast, for Nikita

Best Production Design:

	Ezio Frigerio, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Ivan Maussion, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
	Dan Weil, for Nikita

Best Costume Design:

	Franca Squarciapino, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Agnès Nègre, for La Gloire de mon père and Le Château de ma mère
	Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle, for Lacenaire

Best Music:

	Jean-Claude Petit, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Vladimir Cosma, for La Gloire de mon père and Le Château de ma mère
	Éric Serra, for Nikita

Best Sound:

	Pierre Gamet, Dominique Hennequin, for Cyrano de Bergerac
	Michel Barlier, Pierre Befve, Gérard Lamps, for Nikita
	Henri Morelle, Pierre-Alain Besse, François Musy, for Nouvelle vague

Best Foreign Film:

	Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir
	Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese
	Pretty Woman, directed by Garry Marshall
	Taksi-Blyuz, directed by Pavel Lungin
	¡Átame!, directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Best First Work:

	La Discrète, directed by Christian Vincent
	Asfour Stah, directed by Férid Boughedir
	L'Autre, directed by Bernard Giraudeau
	Mado, poste restante, directed by Aleksandr Adabashyan
	Outremer, directed by Brigitte Roüan
	Un week-end sur deux, directed by Nicole Garcia

Best Newcomer (Male)

	Gérald Thomassin - (Le Petit criminel)
	Alex Descas - (S'en fout la mort)
	Marc Duret - Nikita
	Vincent Pérez - (Cyrano de Bergerac)
	Philippe Uchan - (Le Château de ma mère)

Best Newcomer (Female)

	Judith Henry - (La Discrète)
	Clotilde Courau - (Le Petit criminel)
	lorence Darel - Uranus
	Judith Godrèche - (La Désenchantée)
	Isabelle Nanty -(Tatie Danielle)

Best Documentary Short Film:

	La Valise, directed by François Amado
	Tai ti chan, directed by Chi Yan Wong

Best Fiction Short Film:

	Things I Like, Things I Don't Like (Foutaises), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
	Deux pièces/cuisine, directed by Philippe Harel
	Final, directed by Irène Jouannet
	Uhloz, directed by Guy Jacques

Honorary César:

	Jean-Pierre Aumont
	Sophia Loren