| 16th César Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 March 1991 | 
| Site | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France | 
| Hosted by | Richard Bohringer | 
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Cyrano de Bergerac | 
| Best Actor | Gérard Depardieu | 
| Best Actress | Anne Parillaud | 
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Antenne 2 | 
The 16th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1990 and took place on 9 March 1991 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Sophia Loren and hosted by Richard Bohringer. Cyrano de Bergerac won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees
The winners are highlighted in bold:
- 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 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 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 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 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 Writing:
 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 Cinematography:
 Pierre Lhomme, for Cyrano de Bergerac
 Eduardo Serra, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
 Thierry Arbogast, 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 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 Editing:
 Noëlle Boisson, for Cyrano de Bergerac
 Joëlle Hache, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
 Olivier Mauffroy, for Nikita
- 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 Production Design:
 Ezio Frigerio, for Cyrano de Bergerac
 Ivan Maussion, for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
 Dan Weil, for Nikita
- Best Fiction Short:
 Foutaises, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
 Deux pièces/cuisine, directed by Philippe Harel
 Final, directed by Irène Jouannet
 Uhloz, directed by Guy Jacques
- Best Documentary Short:
 La Valise, directed by François Amado
 Tai ti chan, directed by Chi Yan Wong
- Honorary César:
 Jean-Pierre Aumont
 Sophia Loren
See also
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