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César Awards 2025 winners and nominees

The 2025 César Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Film

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Misericordia
Misericordia (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Director

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
Misericordia
Misericordia (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

Most Promising Actor

Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
Misericordia
Misericordia (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Ghost Trail
Ghost Trail (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Actor

Jim's Story
Jim's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
Monsieur Aznavour
Monsieur Aznavour (2024)
GoodWatch score 72
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86

Most Promising Actress

Holy Cow
Holy Cow (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Rabia
Rabia (2024)
GoodWatch score 62
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
Planet B
Planet B (2024)
GoodWatch score 50
Wild Diamond
Wild Diamond (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

Best Supporting Actress

Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
Misericordia
Misericordia (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Supporting Actor

Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
Won
Misericordia
Misericordia (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Actress

Borgo
Borgo (2024)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
When Fall Is Coming
When Fall Is Coming (2024)
GoodWatch score 78
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Original Screenplay

Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Misericordia
Misericordia (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Borgo
Borgo (2024)
GoodWatch score 69
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86
Holy Cow
Holy Cow (2024)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Music Written for a Film

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Holy Cow
Holy Cow (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
The Most Precious of Cargoes
The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)
GoodWatch score 61
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53

Best Sound

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86

Best First Feature Film

Holy Cow
Holy Cow (2024)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Wild Diamond
Wild Diamond (2024)
GoodWatch score 68
Ghost Trail
Ghost Trail (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
A Little Something Extra
A Little Something Extra (2024)
GoodWatch score 70
The Kingdom
The Kingdom (2024)
GoodWatch score 82

Best Costume Design

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Monsieur Aznavour
Monsieur Aznavour (2024)
GoodWatch score 72
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt (2024)
GoodWatch score 59
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Production Design

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
Monsieur Aznavour
Monsieur Aznavour (2024)
GoodWatch score 72
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt (2024)
GoodWatch score 59
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Documentary Film

Bertrand's Farm
Bertrand's Farm (2024)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
The Belle from Gaza
The Belle from Gaza (2024)
GoodWatch score 64
Bye Bye Tiberias
Bye Bye Tiberias (2024)
GoodWatch score 76
Dahomey
Dahomey (2024)
GoodWatch score 78
Madame Hofmann
Madame Hofmann (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Editing

Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Foreign Film

The Zone of Interest
The Zone of Interest (2023)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
GoodWatch score 85
The Apprentice
The Apprentice (2024)
GoodWatch score 72
The Substance
The Substance (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Anora
Anora (2024)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Adaptation

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
The Most Precious of Cargoes
The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)
GoodWatch score 61
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Animated Film

Flow
Flow (2024)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Most Precious of Cargoes
The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)
GoodWatch score 61
Savages
Savages (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Animated Short Film

Yuck!
Yuck! (2024)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Butterfly
Butterfly (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
GiGi
GiGi (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

Best Cinematography

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Misericordia
Misericordia (2024)
GoodWatch score 77
Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts (2024)
GoodWatch score 53
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
GoodWatch score 83
Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Male Revelation

Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Marching Band
The Marching Band (2024)
GoodWatch score 86
Misericordia
Misericordia (2024)
GoodWatch score 77