21st César Awards (1996)
Best Film
La Haine
Happiness Is in the Field
La Cérémonie
French Twist
The Horseman on the Roof
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Best Director
Claude Sautet - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Étienne Chatiliez - Happiness Is in the Field
Claude Chabrol - La Cérémonie
Josiane Balasko - French Twist
Mathieu Kassovitz - La Haine
Jean-Paul Rappeneau - The Horseman on the Roof
Best Actor
Michel Serrault - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
François Cluzet - The Apprentices
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Fiesta
Alain Chabat - French Twist
Vincent Cassel - La Haine
Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert - La Cérémonie
Sabine Azéma - Happiness Is in the Field
Sandrine Bonnaire - La Cérémonie
Juliette Binoche - The Horseman on the Roof
Emmanuelle Béart - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Best Supporting Actor
Eddy Mitchell - Happiness Is in the Field
Jean-Pierre Cassel - La Cérémonie
Ticky Holgado - French Twist
Jean-Hugues Anglade - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Michael Lonsdale - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Best Supporting Actress
Annie Girardot - Les Misérables
Carmen Maura - Happiness Is in the Field
Jacqueline Bisset - La Cérémonie
Claire Nadeau - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Clotilde Courau - Élisa
Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation
French Twist - Telsche Boorman and Josiane Balasko
Happiness Is in the Field - Florence Quentin
La Cérémonie - Caroline Eliacheff and Claude Chabrol
La Haine - Mathieu Kassovitz
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud - Jacques Fieschi and Claude Sautet
Best Editing
Mathieu Kassovitz and Scott Stevenson - La Haine
Noëlle Boisson - The Horseman on the Roof
Jacqueline Thiédot - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Best Cinematography
Thierry Arbogast - The Horseman on the Roof
Darius Khondji - The City of Lost Children
Pierre Aïm - La Haine
Best Production Design
Jean Rabasse - The City of Lost Children
Jacques Rouxel, Ezio Frigerio and Christian Marti - The Horseman on the Roof
Michèle Abbé-Vannier - Madame Butterfly
Best Costume Design
Christian Gasc - Madame Butterfly
Jean-Paul Gaultier - The City of Lost Children
Franca Squarciapino - The Horseman on the Roof
Best Original Music
Zbigniew Preisner, Serge Gainsbourg and Michel Colombier - Élisa
Angelo Badalamenti - The City of Lost Children
Jean-Claude Petit - The Horseman on the Roof
Philippe Sarde - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Best Sound
Pierre Gamet, Jean Goudier and Dominique Hennequin - The Horseman on the Roof
Dominique Dalmasso and Vincent Tulli - La Haine
Pierre Lenoir and Jean-Paul Loublier - Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Best Producer
Christophe Rossignon
Claude Berri
René Cleitman
Charles Gassot
Alain Terzian
Best Foreign Film
Land and Freedom
The Bridges of Madison County
Smoke
Underground
The Usual Suspects
Best First Feature Film
The Three Brothers
To Have (or Not)
Pigalle
Rosine
Inner City
Most Promising Actor
Guillaume Depardieu - The Apprentices
Olivier Sitruk - The Bait
Vincent Cassel - La Haine
Hubert Koundé - La Haine
Saïd Taghmaoui - La Haine
Most Promising Actress
Sandrine Kiberlain - To Have (or Not)
Marie Gillain - The Bait
Virginie Ledoyen - A Single Girl
Isabelle Carré - The Horseman on the Roof
Clotilde Courau - Élisa
Best Short Film
The Monk and the Fish
Le Bus
Roland
Corps inflammables
Honorary César
Lauren Bacall
Henri Verneuil