The film lost illusions, adaptation of Balzac’s novel by Xavier Giannoli, is at the top of the nominations for the Césars 2022, which will be awarded on February 25. This film, which attracted 850,000 spectators in theaters despite the pandemic, is clearly in the lead, with 15 nominations, notably in the “best film” and “best direction” categories, according to the list published Wednesday, January 26. The main actor, Benjamin Voisin, is named in the category “best male hope”, where he was already competing last year for Summer 85by Francois Ozon.
The 4,363 film professionals who are members of the Academy now have one month to vote and decide between these films. In 2021, Goodbye idiotsby Albert Dupontel, had won the César for best film.
No female director nominated
rock opera Annetteby Leos Carax, won 11 nominations – notably in the “best actor” category, for the American Adam Driver – and Aline, the biopic by Valérie Lemercier dedicated to Celine Dion, 10 nominations – including one for “best actress”. Laure Calamy, who won the title last year, also gets a nomination for A woman of the world.
In addition to the three films placed at the top, the members of the Academy have acclaimed BAC Northby Cédric Jimenez, who deals with police excesses in the northern districts of Marseille; The event, Audrey Diwan, on abortion, which won the Golden Lion in Venice; The divide, by Catherine Corsini, on the France of the “yellow vests”; as well as’Onoda, 10,000 nights in the jungleby Arthur Harari.
As for the best director, awarded only once in the history of the Césars to a director, the Academy selected four men – Leos Carax, Cédric Jimenez, Xavier Giannoli and Arthur Harari – and three women – Valérie Lemercier, Audrey Diwan and Julia Ducournau, who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for Titanium.