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César Awards 2023 winners and nominees

The 2023 César Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Film

The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Forever Young
Forever Young (2022)
GoodWatch score 48
The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Director

The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
November
November (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

Most Promising Actor

The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer (2022)
GoodWatch score 42
Softie
Softie (2022)
GoodWatch score 71
Winter Boy
Winter Boy (2022)
GoodWatch score 63
Peter von Kant
Peter von Kant (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

Best Actor

Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Diary of a Fleeting Affair
Diary of a Fleeting Affair (2022)
GoodWatch score 67
The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
Peter von Kant
Peter von Kant (2022)
GoodWatch score 63
November
November (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

Most Promising Actress

Forever Young
Forever Young (2022)
GoodWatch score 48
Won
Saint Omer
Saint Omer (2022)
GoodWatch score 78
The Worst Ones
The Worst Ones (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
A Radiant Girl
A Radiant Girl (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Supporting Actress

The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
November
November (2022)
GoodWatch score 75
The Sixth Child
The Sixth Child (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Supporting Actor

The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Forever Young
Forever Young (2022)
GoodWatch score 48
The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

Best Actress

Revoir Paris
Revoir Paris (2022)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Young Lovers
The Young Lovers (2022)
GoodWatch score 64
Zero Fucks Given
Zero Fucks Given (2022)
GoodWatch score 75
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds (2022)
GoodWatch score 63
Full Time
Full Time (2022)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Original Screenplay

The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
Full Time
Full Time (2022)
GoodWatch score 84
Forever Young
Forever Young (2022)
GoodWatch score 48
Saint Omer
Saint Omer (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

Best Music Written for a Film

Full Time
Full Time (2022)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
The Passengers of the Night
The Passengers of the Night (2022)
GoodWatch score 73
The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
Final Cut
Final Cut (2022)
GoodWatch score 62
Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

Best First Film

Saint Omer
Saint Omer (2022)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer (2022)
GoodWatch score 42
The Worst Ones
The Worst Ones (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
Falcon Lake
Falcon Lake (2022)
GoodWatch score 79
The Sixth Child
The Sixth Child (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Sound

The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
November
November (2022)
GoodWatch score 75
Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

Best First Feature Film

Saint Omer
Saint Omer (2022)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
The Sixth Child
The Sixth Child (2022)
GoodWatch score 66
The Worst Ones
The Worst Ones (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer (2022)
GoodWatch score 42
Falcon Lake
Falcon Lake (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Female Revelation

Forever Young
Forever Young (2022)
GoodWatch score 48
Won
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
The Worst Ones
The Worst Ones (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
A Radiant Girl
A Radiant Girl (2022)
GoodWatch score 71
Saint Omer
Saint Omer (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

Best Costume Design

Simone: Woman of the Century
Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
The Colors of Fire
The Colors of Fire (2022)
GoodWatch score 66
Waiting for Bojangles
Waiting for Bojangles (2021)
GoodWatch score 55
Forever Young
Forever Young (2022)
GoodWatch score 48

Best Production Design

Simone: Woman of the Century
Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
The Colors of Fire
The Colors of Fire (2022)
GoodWatch score 66
Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
Forever Young
Forever Young (2022)
GoodWatch score 48
The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

Best Visual Effects

Notre-Dame on Fire
Notre-Dame on Fire (2022)
GoodWatch score 60
The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Smoking Causes Coughing
Smoking Causes Coughing (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
November
November (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Documentary Film

Returning to Reims
Returning to Reims (2022)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Heart of an Oak
Heart of an Oak (2022)
GoodWatch score 75
Jane by Charlotte
Jane by Charlotte (2022)
GoodWatch score 52
The Super 8 Years
The Super 8 Years (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
Rookies
Rookies (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Editing

Full Time
Full Time (2022)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Innocent
The Innocent (2022)
GoodWatch score 76
The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
November
November (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Foreign Film

The Beasts
The Beasts (2022)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
EO
EO (2022)
GoodWatch score 78
Cairo Conspiracy
Cairo Conspiracy (2022)
GoodWatch score 74
Close
Close (2022)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Adaptation

The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Final Cut
Final Cut (2022)
GoodWatch score 62
Undercover
Undercover (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

Best Animated Film

My Sunny Maad
My Sunny Maad (2021)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be
Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be (2022)
GoodWatch score 83
Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

Best Animated Short Film

Granny's Sexual Life
Granny's Sexual Life (2021)
GoodWatch score 59
Won
Cuddle
Cuddle (2022)
GoodWatch score 67
Noir-soleil
Noir-soleil (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Cinematography

Pacifiction
Pacifiction (2022)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Forever Young
Forever Young (2022)
GoodWatch score 48
The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Rise
Rise (2022)
GoodWatch score 54
Saint Omer
Saint Omer (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

Best Male Revelation

The Night of the 12th
The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Winter Boy
Winter Boy (2022)
GoodWatch score 63
Softie
Softie (2022)
GoodWatch score 71
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer
Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer (2022)
GoodWatch score 42
Peter von Kant
Peter von Kant (2022)
GoodWatch score 63