4th César Awards
# 4th César Awards

The 4th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1978 and took place on 3 February 1979 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Charles Vanel and hosted by Pierre Tchernia and Jean-Claude Brialy. L'Argent des autres won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Film L'Argent des autres Dossier 51 Molière A Simple Story | Best Director Christian de Chalonge – L'Argent des autres Michel Deville – Dossier 51 Ariane Mnouchkine – Molière Claude Sautet – A Simple Story |
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| Best Actor Michel Serrault – La Cage aux folles Jean Carmet – Le Sucre Gérard Depardieu – Le Sucre Claude Brasseur – A Simple Story | Best Actress Romy Schneider – A Simple Story Annie Girardot – The Key Is in the Door Anouk Aimée – Mon premier amour Isabelle Huppert – Violette Nozière |
| Best Supporting Actor Jacques Villeret – Robert et Robert Michel Serrault – L'Argent des autres Jean Carmet – Le Sucre Claude Brasseur – A Simple Story | Best Supporting Actress Stéphane Audran – Violette Nozière Nelly Borgeaud – Le Sucre Arlette Bonnard – A Simple Story Éva Darlan – A Simple Story |
| Best Writing Dossier 51 – Gilles Perrault and Michel Deville L'Argent des autres – Christian de Chalonge, Pierre Dumayet Le Sucre – Georges Conchon, Jacques Rouffio A Simple Story – Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Sautet | Best Animated Short Film Rowing Across the Atlantic L'Anatomiste Le Phénomène |
| Best Cinematography Bernard Zitzermann – Molière Néstor Almendros – The Green Room Pierre Lhomme – Judith Therpauve Jean Boffety – A Simple Story | Best Editing Raymonde Guyot – Dossier 51 Jean Ravel – L'Argent des autres Henri Lanoë – Butterfly on the Shoulder Geneviève Winding – The Savage State |
| Best Sound William Robert Sivel – The Savage State Harald Maury – Judith Therpauve Alix Comte – Molière Pierre Lenoir – A Simple Story | Best Original Music Georges Delerue – Get Out Your Handkerchiefs Antoine Duhamel – The Song of Roland Philippe Sarde – A Simple Story Pierre Jansen – Violette Nozière |
| Best Production Design Guy-Claude François – Molière François de Lamothe – One Two Two Théobald Meurisse – Dirty Dreamer Jacques Brizzio – Violette Nozière | Best Documentary Short L'Arbre vieux Chaotilop Tibesti Too |
| Best Fiction Short Dégustation maison Mr. Michel's Dog Jeudi 7 avril L'Ornière | Best Foreign Film The Tree of Wooden Clogs Autumn Sonata Julia A Wedding |
| Honorary César Marcel Carné Walt Disney Charles Vanel ||
