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César Awards 1996 winners and nominees

The 1996 César Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Film

La Haine
La Haine (1995)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
French Twist
French Twist (1995)
GoodWatch score 60
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86
Happiness Is in the Field
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

Best Director

Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Happiness Is in the Field
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
GoodWatch score 73
La Haine
La Haine (1995)
GoodWatch score 83

Most Promising Actor

The Apprentices
The Apprentices (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait (1995)
GoodWatch score 66
La Haine
La Haine (1995)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Actor

Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Fiesta
Fiesta (1995)
GoodWatch score 60
Fiesta
Fiesta (1995)
GoodWatch score 60
French Twist
French Twist (1995)
GoodWatch score 60
La Haine
La Haine (1995)
GoodWatch score 83
The Apprentices
The Apprentices (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Most Promising Actress

To Have (Or Not)
To Have (Or Not) (1995)
GoodWatch score 59
Won
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait (1995)
GoodWatch score 66
A Single Girl
A Single Girl (1995)
GoodWatch score 65
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Élisa
Élisa (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Supporting Actress

Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1995)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Élisa
Élisa (1995)
GoodWatch score 66
Happiness Is in the Field
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
GoodWatch score 73
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Supporting Actor

Happiness Is in the Field
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
GoodWatch score 73
Happiness Is in the Field
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
French Twist
French Twist (1995)
GoodWatch score 60
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Actress

La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Happiness Is in the Field
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
GoodWatch score 73
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

French Twist
French Twist (1995)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Music Written for a Film

Élisa
Élisa (1995)
GoodWatch score 66
Won
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85
The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children (1995)
GoodWatch score 77
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Best Sound

The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
La Haine
La Haine (1995)
GoodWatch score 83
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Short Film

The Monk and the Fish
The Monk and the Fish (1994)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
Roland
Roland (1994)
GoodWatch score 90
Corps inflammables
Corps inflammables (1995)
GoodWatch score 58
Le bus
Le bus (1995)

Best First Feature Film

The Three Brothers
The Three Brothers (1995)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Inner City
Inner City (1995)
GoodWatch score 57
To Have (Or Not)
To Have (Or Not) (1995)
GoodWatch score 59
Pigalle
Pigalle (1995)
GoodWatch score 52
Rosine
Rosine (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Female Revelation

To Have (Or Not)
To Have (Or Not) (1995)
GoodWatch score 59
Won
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Costume Design

Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly (1995)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Production Design

The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children (1995)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly (1995)
GoodWatch score 70
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Best Editing

La Haine
La Haine (1995)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Foreign Film

Land and Freedom
Land and Freedom (1995)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects (1995)
GoodWatch score 79
Smoke
Smoke (1995)
GoodWatch score 77
The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
GoodWatch score 79
Underground
Underground (1995)
GoodWatch score 80

Best Cinematography

The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
La Haine
La Haine (1995)
GoodWatch score 83
The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Male Revelation

The Apprentices
The Apprentices (1995)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait (1995)
GoodWatch score 66
La Haine
La Haine (1995)
GoodWatch score 83