The 6th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1980 and took place on 31 January 1981 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Yves Montand and hosted by Pierre Tchernia. The Last Metro won the award for Best Film.
Winners and nominees The winners are highlighted in bold:
The Last Metro Loulou My American Uncle Every Man for HimselfFrançois Truffaut – The Last Metro Alain Resnais – My American Uncle Jean-Luc Godard – Every Man for Himself Claude Sautet – A Bad SonGérard Depardieu – The Last Metro Michel Serrault – La Cage aux Folles II Philippe Noiret – Pile ou face Patrick Dewaere – A Bad SonCatherine Deneuve – The Last Metro Isabelle Huppert – Loulou Nicole Garcia – My American Uncle Nathalie Baye – A Week's VacationJacques Dufilho – A Bad Son Heinz Bennent – The Last Metro Alain Souchon – Je vous aime Guy Marchand – LoulouNathalie Baye – Every Man for Himself Delphine Seyrig – I Sent a Letter to My Love Andréa Ferréol – The Last Metro Claire Maurier – A Bad SonThe Last Metro – François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman Atlantic City – John Guare, My American Uncle – Jean Gruault Death Watch – Bertrand Tavernier and David RayfielNéstor Almendros – The Last Metro Bernard Zitzermann – The Lady Banker Sacha Vierny – My American Uncle Pierre-William Glenn – Death Watch Georges Delerue – The Last Metro Michel Legrand – Atlantic City Serge Gainsbourg – Je vous aime Antoine Duhamel – Death WatchMichel Laurent – The Last Metro Jean-Pierre Ruh – The Lady Banker Michel Desrois – Death Watch Pierre Lenoir – A Bad Son Martine Barraqué – The Last Metro Geneviève Winding – The Lady Banker Albert Jurgenson – The Umbrella Coup Michael Ellis and Armand Psenny – Death Watch Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko – The Last Metro Jean-Jacques Caziot – The Lady Banker Jacques Saulnier – My American Uncle Dominique André – A Bad SonLe Manège Le Réveil The Three InventorsToine Le Bruit des jambes de Lucie La Découverte Vive la mariéeLe Miroir de la terre Abel Gance, une mémoire de l'avenir Dorothea Tanning - InsomniaKagemusha Fame Kramer vs. Kramer The RoseMarcel Pagnol Alain Resnais
See also 53rd Academy Awards 34th British Academy Film Awards
References
External links Official website
6th César Awards at AlloCiné