17th César Awards
# 17th César Awards

The 17th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1991 and took place on 22 February 1992 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Michèle Morgan and hosted by Frédéric Mitterrand. Tous les matins du monde won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:

* Best Film: Tous les matins du monde, directed by Alain Corneau Merci la vie, directed by Bertrand Blier La Belle Noiseuse, directed by Jacques Rivette Van Gogh, directed by Maurice Pialat
* Best Foreign Film: Toto le Héros, directed by Jaco Van Dormael Alice, directed by Woody Allen Dances with Wolves, directed by Kevin Costner The Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Demme Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott Urga, directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
* Best Debut: Delicatessen, directed by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet Les Arcandiers, directed by Manuel Sanchez L'Autre, directed by Bernard Giraudeau Fortune Express, directed by Olivier Schatzky Lune froide, directed by Patrick Bouchitey
* Best Actor: Jacques Dutronc, for Van Gogh Michel Piccoli, for La Belle Noiseuse Hippolyte Girardot, for Hors la vie Jean-Pierre Marielle, for Tous les matins du monde Gérard Jugnot, for Une époque formidable...
* Best Actress: Jeanne Moreau, for La vieille qui marchait dans la mer Anouk Grinberg, for Merci la vie Juliette Binoche, for Les Amants du Pont-Neuf Emmanuelle Béart, for La Belle Noiseuse Irène Jacob, for La Double vie de Véronique
* Best Supporting Actor: Jean Carmet, for Merci la vie Jean-Claude Dreyfus, for Delicatessen Ticky Holgado, for Une époque formidable... Bernard Le Coq, for Van Gogh Gérard Séty, for Van Gogh
* Best Supporting Actress: Anne Brochet, for Tous les matins du monde Catherine Jacob, for Merci la vie Jane Birkin, for La Belle Noiseuse Hélène Vincent, for J'embrasse pas Valérie Lemercier, for L'Opération Corned-Beef
* Most Promising Actor: Manuel Blanc, for J'embrasse pas Laurent Grévill, for L'Année de l'éveil Thomas Langmann, for Paris s'éveille Guillaume Depardieu, for Tous les matins du monde Chick Ortega, for Une époque formidable...
* Most Promising Actress: Géraldine Pailhas, for La Neige et le feu Marie-Laure Dougnac, for Delicatessen Marie Gillain, for Mon père, ce héros Alexandra London, for Van Gogh Elsa Zylberstein, for Van Gogh
* Best Director: Alain Corneau, for Tous les matins du monde Bertrand Blier, for Merci la vie Jacques Rivette, for La Belle Noiseuse André Téchiné, for J'embrasse pas Maurice Pialat, for Van Gogh
* Best Writing: Gilles Adrien, Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, for Delicatessen Bertrand Blier, for Merci la vie Alain Corneau, Pascal Quignard, for Tous les matins du monde Maurice Pialat, for Van Gogh
* Best Cinematography: Yves Angelo, for Tous les matins du monde Darius Khondji, for Delicatessen Gilles Henry, Emmanuel Machuel, for Van Gogh
* Best Costume Design: Corinne Jorry, for Tous les matins du monde Valérie Pozzo di Borgo, for Delicatessen Édith Vesperini, for Van Gogh
* Best Sound: Anne Le Campion, Pierre Gamet, Gérard Lamps, Pierre Verany, for Tous les matins du monde Vincent Arnardi, Jérôme Thiault, for Delicatessen Jean-Pierre Duret, François Groult, for Van Gogh
* Best Editing: Hervé Schneid, for Delicatessen Claudine Merlin, for Merci la vie Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, for Tous les matins du monde
* Best Music: Jordi Savall, for Tous les matins du monde Carlos D'Alessio, for Delicatessen Zbigniew Preisner, for La Double vie de Véronique Jean-Claude Petit, for Mayrig
* Best Production Design: Jean-Philippe Carp, Miljen Kreka Kljakovic, for Delicatessen Michel Vandestien, for Les Amants du Pont-Neuf Philippe Pallut, Katia Wyszkop, for Van Gogh
* Best Animated Short: J'entends plus la guitare, directed by Bernard Palacios La Saga des glaises, directed by David Ferre, Olivier Théry-Lapiney
* Best Fiction Short: 25 décembre 58, 10h36, directed by Diane Bertrand
* Best Documentary Short: Hermann Heinzel, ornithologue, directed by Jacques Mitsch
* Honorary César: Michèle Morgan Sylvester Stallone
