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César Awards 1981 winners and nominees

The 1981 César Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Film

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
My American Uncle
My American Uncle (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Every Man for Himself
Every Man for Himself (1980)
GoodWatch score 77
Loulou
Loulou (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

Best Director

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Every Man for Himself
Every Man for Himself (1980)
GoodWatch score 77
A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75
My American Uncle
My American Uncle (1980)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Actor

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Heads or Tails
Heads or Tails (1980)
GoodWatch score 66
A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75
Heads or Tails
Heads or Tails (1980)
GoodWatch score 66
La Cage aux Folles II
La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
GoodWatch score 57
A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Supporting Actress

Every Man for Himself
Every Man for Himself (1980)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75
I Sent a Letter to My Love
I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
GoodWatch score 78
The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Supporting Actor

A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75
A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
I Love You All
I Love You All (1980)
GoodWatch score 60
The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Loulou
Loulou (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

Best Actress

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
My American Uncle
My American Uncle (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Loulou
Loulou (1980)
GoodWatch score 78
A Week's Vacation
A Week's Vacation (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
My American Uncle
My American Uncle (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Death Watch
Death Watch (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Music Written for a Film

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
I Love You All
I Love You All (1980)
GoodWatch score 60
Atlantic City
Atlantic City (1980)
GoodWatch score 82
Death Watch
Death Watch (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Sound

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Death Watch
Death Watch (1980)
GoodWatch score 71
A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75
The Lady Banker
The Lady Banker (1980)
GoodWatch score 52

Best Production Design

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
The Lady Banker
The Lady Banker (1980)
GoodWatch score 52
My American Uncle
My American Uncle (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
A Bad Son
A Bad Son (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Editing

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Death Watch
Death Watch (1980)
GoodWatch score 71
Umbrella Coup
Umbrella Coup (1980)
GoodWatch score 68
The Lady Banker
The Lady Banker (1980)
GoodWatch score 52

Best Foreign Film

Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

Best Cinematography

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
My American Uncle
My American Uncle (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Death Watch
Death Watch (1980)
GoodWatch score 71
The Lady Banker
The Lady Banker (1980)
GoodWatch score 52