The 34th César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to honour its selection of the best films of 2008 on 27 February 2009. Canal+ broadcast the event, which took place again at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The nominations for the Awards were announced on 23 January. The ceremony was chaired by Charlotte Gainsbourg and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Séraphine won the award for Best Film.
Séraphine
Jean-François Richet – Mesrine
Vincent Cassel – Mesrine
Yolande Moreau – Séraphine
Jean-Paul Roussillon – A Christmas Tale
Elsa Zylberstein – I've Loved You So Long
Marc-André Grondin – The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Déborah François – The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Séraphine – Marc Abdelnour and Martin Provost
The Class – François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo and Laurent Cantet
I've Loved You So Long
Laurent Brunet – Séraphine
Sophie Reine – The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Jean Minondo, Gérard Hardy, Alexandre Widmer, Loïc Prian, François Groult and Hervé Buirette – Mesrine
Michael Galasso – Séraphine
Madeline Fontaine – Séraphine
Thierry François – Séraphine
Les Miettes
The Beaches of Agnès
Waltz with Bashir
Dustin Hoffman
The show was followed by 2.1 millions of viewers. This corresponds to 11.4% of the audience.[1]