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César Awards 1979 winners and nominees

The 1979 César Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Film

Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1991)
GoodWatch score 44
Won
Dossier 51
Dossier 51 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76
Molière
Molière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Director

Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Dossier 51
Dossier 51 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76
Molière
Molière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Actor

La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
GoodWatch score 67
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Sugar
Sugar (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Sugar
Sugar (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Supporting Actress

Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Sugar
Sugar (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Supporting Actor

Robert et Robert
Robert et Robert (1978)
GoodWatch score 63
Robert et Robert
Robert et Robert (1978)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
Sugar
Sugar (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Actress

A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Mon Premier Amour
Mon Premier Amour (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
The Key Is in the Door
The Key Is in the Door (1978)
GoodWatch score 53
Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

Dossier 51
Dossier 51 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Music Written for a Film

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland (1978)
GoodWatch score 54
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Sound

The Savage State
The Savage State (1978)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
Molière
Molière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Judith Therpauve
Judith Therpauve (1978)
GoodWatch score 63
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Production Design

Molière
Molière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
One, Two, Two: 122, rue de Provence
One, Two, Two: 122, rue de Provence (1978)
GoodWatch score 38
Sale rêveur
Sale rêveur (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Editing

Dossier 51
Dossier 51 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
The Savage State
The Savage State (1978)
GoodWatch score 60
Butterfly on the Shoulder
Butterfly on the Shoulder (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Best Foreign Film

The Tree of Wooden Clogs
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
A Wedding
A Wedding (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Cinematography

Molière
Molière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Judith Therpauve
Judith Therpauve (1978)
GoodWatch score 63
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
The Green Room
The Green Room (1978)
GoodWatch score 51