6th César Awards
# 6th César Awards

The 6th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1980 and took place on 31 January 1981 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Yves Montand and hosted by Pierre Tchernia. The Last Metro won the award for Best Film.

## Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:

| Best Film The Last Metro Loulou My American Uncle Every Man for Himself | Best Director François Truffaut – The Last Metro Alain Resnais – My American Uncle Jean-Luc Godard – Every Man for Himself Claude Sautet – A Bad Son |
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| Best Actor Gérard Depardieu – The Last Metro Michel Serrault – La Cage aux Folles II Philippe Noiret – Pile ou face Patrick Dewaere – A Bad Son | Best Actress Catherine Deneuve – The Last Metro Isabelle Huppert – Loulou Nicole Garcia – My American Uncle Nathalie Baye – A Week's Vacation |
| Best Supporting Actor Jacques Dufilho – A Bad Son Heinz Bennent – The Last Metro Alain Souchon – Je vous aime Guy Marchand – Loulou | Best Supporting Actress Nathalie Baye – Every Man for Himself Delphine Seyrig – I Sent a Letter to My Love Andréa Ferréol – The Last Metro Claire Maurier – A Bad Son |
| Best Writing The Last Metro – François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman Atlantic City – John Guare, My American Uncle – Jean Gruault Death Watch – Bertrand Tavernier and David Rayfiel | Best Cinematography Néstor Almendros – The Last Metro Bernard Zitzermann – The Lady Banker Sacha Vierny – My American Uncle Pierre-William Glenn – Death Watch |
| Best Music Georges Delerue – The Last Metro Michel Legrand – Atlantic City Serge Gainsbourg – Je vous aime Antoine Duhamel – Death Watch | Best Sound Michel Laurent – The Last Metro Jean-Pierre Ruh – The Lady Banker Michel Desrois – Death Watch Pierre Lenoir – A Bad Son |
| Best Editing Martine Barraqué – The Last Metro Geneviève Winding – The Lady Banker Albert Jurgenson – The Umbrella Coup Michael Ellis and Armand Psenny – Death Watch | Best Production Design Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko – The Last Metro Jean-Jacques Caziot – The Lady Banker Jacques Saulnier – My American Uncle Dominique André – A Bad Son |
| Best Animated Short Film Le Manège Le Réveil The Three Inventors | Best Fiction Short Film Toine Le Bruit des jambes de Lucie La Découverte Vive la mariée |
| Best Documentary Short Film Le Miroir de la terre Abel Gance, une mémoire de l'avenir Dorothea Tanning - Insomnia | Best Foreign Film Kagemusha Fame Kramer vs. Kramer The Rose |
| Honorary César Marcel Pagnol Alain Resnais ||
