CAESAR. The Césars take place this Friday, February 24, 2023 and are broadcast live and unencrypted on Canal+. We take stock of the key information before the 48th ceremony.
The essential
- The 48th Cesar ceremony takes place tonight, Friday, February 24. It is broadcast on Canal+ unencrypted from 8:45 p.m.
- Tahar Rahim was chosen as honorary presidentwhile the presentation will be provided by several stars during the evening, such as Leïla Bekhti, Jérôme Commandeur, Jamel Debbouze, Emmanuelle Devos, Léa Drucker, Eye Haïdara, Alex Lutz, Raphaël Personnaz or Ahmed Sylla.
- Films already stand out as big favorites : this is the case of L’innocent (11 nominations), La Nuit du 12 (10 nominations), Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles (9 nominations) and En Corps (9 nominations). Virginie Efira is expected for the César for Best Actress, while Benoît Magimel could get the male award. Below, we detail all the information you need to know before following the ceremony live.
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7:20 p.m. – An honorary Caesar awarded to David Fincher
Each year, the César awards an honorary prize to an international personality, often from Hollywood cinema. For the 48th ceremony, director David Fincher will be honoured. He will be awarded a César by Virginie Efira to reward his entire career, Fight Club To Social Network Passing by Seven, Zodiac or Gone Girl.
19:05 – The highlights that will punctuate the César 2023
What to expect during the Cesar evening? Le Parisien informs us about the course of the ceremony. We thus learn that a tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant, who died on June 17, will be given by Marina Foïs, while Charlotte Gainsbourg will be present during the evening to sing, in French, during a musical time of the ceremony. . But the Academy also intends to keep a few surprises in store, so no photos or videos should be posted on social networks during rehearsals.
6:44 p.m. – 2023, the year of the César for Virginie Efira?
Virginie Efira has been nominated six times for the Césars during her career. But the actress adored by the French has never won the famous statuette. However, this could be the case tonight, since the actress is a big favorite for the César for Best Actress. She would win the statuette for her role as a victim of an attack under reconstruction in the film See Paris again d’Alice Winocour.
18:20 – Will Benoît Magimel get a historic victory?
If observers and specialists are to be believed, Benoît Magimel could win a historic victory tonight: by obtaining the César for Best Actor for his role in Pacifiction – Torment on the Islands, the 48-year-old comedian would become the first to win the award two years in a row. He was awarded the César for Best Actor last year for his score in In his lifetime. Unless his past victory puts him at a disadvantage compared to other actors, like Roschdy Zem, since voters could favor an actor who did not have a prize last year.
18:02 – Who can win the César for Best Film?
Difficult to know in advance which film will be the big winner of this 48th Cesar ceremony. What seems certain is that the match promises to be played between two films: the comedy of Louis Garrel L’innocent or crime drama The Night of 12. They are indeed favorites of the nominations but also observers and film specialists, to win several statuettes this evening. It therefore seems that the match will be played between these two films for the César for Best Film.
17:43 – What are the favorite films of the nominations?
If last year, it was not difficult to predict the coronation of the film Lost Illusions, the match promises to be tighter for the César 2023. L’innocent by Louis Garrel and The Night of 12 by Dominik Moll seem on track to win prizes, the first accumulating 11 nominations, the second 10 citations. In Body et Pacifiction – Torment on the Isles close behind, with 9 nominations each. November by Cédric Jimenez is also a serious competitor.
17:31 – What to expect for the Cesar ceremony?
The pandemic has put a real brake on the Caesars. Not only were cinemas shut down, but the ceremony faced criticism and suffered in terms of viewership. In 2022, there were only 1.3 million viewers to follow the coronation of Lost Illusions. The objective for this 48th ceremony is therefore clear: to revitalize and modernize the event. For this, the organizers have chosen Tahar Rahim as president and a collegiate group of stars to host the evening. Among them are Leïla Bekhti, Jérôme Commandeur, Jamel Debbouze, Emmanuelle Devos, Léa Drucker, Eye Haïdara, Alex Lutz, Raphaël Personnaz and Ahmed Sylla.
17:14 – How to follow the Caesars?
The César ceremony is, as every year, broadcast live and unencrypted on Canal++. All you have to do is tune into channel 4 of TNT from 8:45 p.m. to follow the event, or go to the mycanal site to see the evening in streaming. The ceremony will be visible on the replay streaming platform the next day.
5:00 p.m. – The Caesars are tonight!
It’s the big day for moviegoers: the 48th César ceremony takes place this Friday, and should crown the films and professionals who have marked the past year. The high mass of French cinema is broadcast on Canal+ from 8:45 p.m. The encrypted channel offers to follow the event live from the Olympia, but also in clear for all viewers.
The Césars take place this Friday, February 24, 2023. It is from 8:45 p.m. that Canal+, historical partner of the event, broadcast the evening live from the Olympia. Above all, the ceremony is to be followed in the clear for those who are not subscribed to the encrypted channel. It is therefore possible to follow the winners on channel 4 of the TNT or in streaming on the mycanal site, tab “live”.
Making predictions for the award ceremonies is a perilous exercise, all the more so when the César 2023 nominations do not give clear favorites. However, we lent ourselves to this very subjective game, trying to imagine the rewards that the voters of the Academy would like to give on Friday evening. One thus imagines perfectly a victory of The Night of 12 at the César for Best Film, the feature film being both very successful and based on the very strong theme, that of the murder of the young girl who was burned alive. For us, it will be the big winner of the evening, its main actor Bastien Bouillon also being able to win the César for Best Male Hope. In our opinion, Virginie Efira should also be awarded the César for Best Actress for See Paris again, welcoming an exceptional year for the actress and, above all, a career that does not deserve. Benoît Magimel could also walk away with the César for Best Actor for his role in Pacifictionwhich would be historic since the actor would be the first actor to be Caesarized for two consecutive years.
On the production side, it is more difficult to decide. Novembera nervous thriller on the attacks of November 13, could offer Cédric Jimenez his first César, but In Body by Cédric Klapish is also a serious competitor, as is Albert Serra (Pacifiction). We also expect to see Saint-Omer win the César for Best First Film. Its main actress, Guslagie Malanda, could also be crowned Female revelation of the year, even if Nadia Tereszkiewicz (The Almond Trees) and Rebecca Marder (A young girl who is well) are also favorites. We also imagine the beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen win the César for Best Foreign Film, even though Close of Lukas Dhont can win the reward.
Conversely, in other categories, favorites clearly stand out to win a César this year. This is the case of Benoît Magimel who could very well win, for the second consecutive year, the César for Best Actor for Pacifiction – torment on the islands. Among actresses, Virginie Efira, snubbed for Other people’s children but named for See Paris againcould be justly rewarded, even if she is racing against Adèle Exarchopoulos (I don’t give a fuck), Fanny Ardant (Young lovers) or Juliette Binoche (Ouistreham). Bastien Bouillon, of The Night of 12, also seems on track to win the César for Male Revelation. Finally, it is hard to imagine that the César for Best First Film does not go to Saint-Omeralready awarded at the Venice Film Festival and unfairly snubbed in the Best Film and Best Direction category.
The number of nominations can also be an indicator for determining the César favorites. For this 48th ceremony, it is L’innocent who is racing in the lead, with no less than 11 citations, especially in the queen categories. But The night of 12, a dramatic thriller by Dominik Moll, is not to be outdone with 10 nominations. The two films promise to compete in particular for the César for best film or best director. Not far, In body et Pacifiction – Torment on the Isles are also serious competitors, since they each have 9 nominations.