Discover the 2024 Cesar Nominees

Thomas Cailley’s supernatural drama The Animal Kingdom topped the César nominations on Wednesday January 24, shortlisted in twelve categories ahead of Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, which received eleven nominations. The Animal Kingdom will additionally open Unifrance’s 2024 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema.

This year’s other major César contenders include, Jeanne Herry’s All Your Faces, Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer, and Cédric Khan’s The Goldman Case. Actor-director Arthur Harari, who co-wrote Anatomy of a Fall with Justine Triet, is nomainted for his supporting role in The Goldman Case.

France’s official Academy Award entry, Trần Anh Hùng’s foodie period drama The Taste of Things, which missed out on an Oscar nom on Tuesday, picked up three César nominations.

Villa Albertine resident Kaouther Ben Hania also received a nomination for Best Documentary for Four Daughters.

This year, three of the five directors in the running for Best Director are women, a reflection of the growing Feminist New “New Wave” of French Cinema. This comes one year after the controversy surrounding the lack of female representation in the category and that only one female director has won the honor in the history of the Césars.

See the full list of Cesar Awards nominees below:

Best Film
Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet
Junkyard Dog, Jean-Baptiste Durand
All Your Faces, Jeanne Herry
The Goldman Case, Cédric Kahn
The Animal Kingdom, Thomas Cailley

Best Director
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Catherine Breillat, Last Summer
Jeanne Herry, All Your Faces
Cédric Kahn, The Goldman Case
Thomas Cailley, The Animal Kingdom

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, Little Blue Girl
Léa Drucker, Last Summer
Virginie Efira, Just The Two Of Us
Hafsia Herzi, The Rapture
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Actor
Romain Duris, The Animal Kingdom
Benjamin Lavernhe, L’Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion
Melvil Poupaud, Just The Two Of Us
Raphaël Quenard, Yannik
Arieh Worthalter, The Goldman Case

Best Supporting Actor
Leila Bekhti, All Your Faces
Galatea Bellugi, Junkyard Dog
Élodie Bouchez, All Your Faces
Adèle Exarchopoulos, All Your Faces
Miou Miou, All Your Faces

Best Supporting Actor
Swann Arlaud, Anatomy Of A Fall
Anthony Bajon, Junkyard Dog
Arthur Harari, The Goldman Case
Pio Marmaï, Yannick
Antoine Reinartz, Anatomy of a Fall

Female Revelation
Celeste Brunnquell, No Love Lost
Kim Higelin, Consent
Suzanne Jouannet, The Royal Way
Rebecca Marder, Grand Expectations
Ella Rumpf, Marguerite’s Theorem

Male Revelation
Julien Frison, Marguerite’s Theorem
Paul Kircher, The Animal Kingdom
Samuel Kircher,  Last Summer
Milo Machado Graner,  Anatomy of a Fall
Raphaël Quenard, Junkyard Dog

Best Original Screenplay
Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall
Jean-Baptiste Durand, Junkyard Dog
Jeanne Herry, All Your Faces
Nathalie Hertzberg, Cédric Khan, The Goldman Case
Thomas Cailley, Pauline Munier, The Animal Kingdom

Best Adapted Screenplay
Valérie Donzelli, Audrey Diwan, Just The Two Of Us
Vanessa Filho, Consent
Catherine Breillat, Last Summer