19th César Awards
# 19th César Awards

The 19th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1993 and took place on 26 February 1994 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Gérard Depardieu and hosted by Fabrice Luchini and Clémentine Célarié. Smoking / No Smoking won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:

* Best Film: Smoking/No Smoking, directed by Alain Resnais Germinal, directed by Claude Berri Ma saison préférée, directed by André Téchiné Trois Couleurs: Bleu, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski Les Visiteurs, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
* Best Foreign Film: The Piano, directed by Jane Campion Ba wang bie ji, directed by Chen Kaige Manhattan Murder Mystery, directed by Woody Allen Raining Stones, directed by Ken Loach The Snapper, directed by Stephen Frears
* Best Debut: Mùi đu đủ xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte, directed by Tran Anh Hung Cible émouvante, directed by Pierre Salvadori Le Fils du requin, directed by Agnès Merlet Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel, directed by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa Métisse, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
* Best Actor: Pierre Arditi, for Smoking/No Smoking Daniel Auteuil, for Ma saison préférée Michel Boujenah, for Le Nombril du monde Christian Clavier, for Les Visiteurs Jean Reno, for Les Visiteurs
* Best Actress: Juliette Binoche, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu Miou-Miou, for Germinal Catherine Deneuve, for Ma saison préférée Sabine Azéma, for Smoking/No Smoking Josiane Balasko, for Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes Anouk Grinberg, for Un, deux, trois, soleil
* Best Supporting Actor: Fabrice Luchini, for Tout ça... pour ça ! Jean-Pierre Darroussin, for Cuisine et dépendances Jean-Roger Milo, for Germinal Thomas Langmann, for Le Nombril du monde Didier Bezace, for Profil bas
* Best Supporting Actress: Valérie Lemercier, for Les Visiteurs Judith Henry, for Germinal Marthe Villalonga, for Ma saison préférée Marie Trintignant, for Les Marmottes Myriam Boyer, for Un, deux, trois, soleil
* Most Promising Actor: Olivier Martinez, for Un, deux, trois, soleil Guillaume Depardieu, for Cible émouvante Melvil Poupaud, for Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel Christopher Thompson, for Les Marmottes Mathieu Kassovitz, for Métisse
* Most Promising Actress: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, for Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel Chiara Mastroianni, for Ma saison préférée Virginie Ledoyen, for Les Marmottes Karin Viard, for La Nage indienne Florence Pernel, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu
* Best Director: Alain Resnais, for Smoking/No Smoking Claude Berri, for Germinal André Téchiné, for Ma saison préférée Krzysztof Kieślowski, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu Bertrand Blier, for Un, deux, trois, soleil Jean-Marie Poiré, for Les Visiteurs
* Best Writing: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, for Smoking/No Smoking Claude Berri, Arlette Langmann, for Germinal Pascal Bonitzer, André Téchiné, for Ma saison préférée Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu Jean-Marie Poiré, Christian Clavier, for Les Visiteurs
* Best Cinematography: Yves Angelo, for Germinal Renato Berta, for Smoking/No Smoking Sławomir Idziak, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu
* Best Costume Design: Sylvie Gautrelet, Caroline de Vivaise, Moidele Bickel, for Germinal Franca Squarciapino, for Louis, enfant roi Catherine Leterrier, for Les Visiteurs
* Best Sound: Jean-Claude Laureux, William Flageollet, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu Pierre Gamet, Dominique Hennequin, for Germinal Bernard Bats, Gérard Lamps, for Smoking/No Smoking
* Best Editing: Jacques Witta, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu Hervé de Luze, for Germinal Albert Jurgenson, for Smoking/No Smoking Catherine Kelber, for Les Visiteurs
* Best Music: Khaled, for Un, deux, trois, soleil Jean-Louis Roques, for Germinal Zbigniew Preisner, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu Eric Lévi, for Les Visiteurs
* Best Production Design: Jacques Saulnier, for Smoking/No Smoking Hoang Thanh At, for Germinal Jacques Bufnoir, for Justinien Trouvé, ou le bâtard de Dieu
* Best Fiction Short: Gueule d'atmosphère, directed by Olivier Péray Comment font les gens, directed by Pascale Bailly
* Best Documentary Short: Emprientes, directed by Camille Guichard
* Honorary César: Jean Carmet
