The 8th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1982 and took place on 26 February 1983 at Le Grand Rex in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Catherine Deneuve and hosted by Jean-Claude Brialy. La Balance won the award for Best Film.
| 8th César Awards | |
|---|---|
 Catherine Deneuve, Chair of the 8th César Awards | |
| Date | 26 February 1983 |
| Site | Le Grand Rex, Paris, France |
| Hosted by | Jean-Claude Brialy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | La Balance |
| Best Actor | Philippe Léotard |
| Best Actress | Nathalie Baye |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Antenne 2 |
Winners and nominees edit
The winners are highlighted in bold:
- Best Film:
La Balance, directed by Bob Swaim
Danton, directed by Andrzej Wajda
Passion, directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Une chambre en ville, directed by Jacques Demy - Best Foreign Film:
Victor Victoria, directed by Blake Edwards
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg
The French Lieutenant's Woman, directed by Karel Reisz
Yol, directed by Serif Gören, Yılmaz Güney - Best First Work:
Mourir à trente ans, directed by Romain Goupil
Josepha, directed by Christopher Frank
Lettres d'amour en Somalie, directed by Frédéric Mitterrand
Tir groupé, directed by Jean-Claude Missiaen - Best Actor:
Philippe Léotard, for La Balance
Gérard Depardieu, for Danton
Lino Ventura, for Les Misérables
Gérard Lanvin, for Tir groupé - Best Actress:
Nathalie Baye, for La Balance
Miou-Miou, for Josepha
Romy Schneider, for La Passante du Sans-Souci
Simone Signoret, for L'Étoile du Nord - Best Supporting Actor:
Jean Carmet, for Les Misérables
Gérard Klein, for La Passante du Sans-Souci
Michel Jonasz, for Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?
Jean-François Stévenin, for Une chambre en ville - Best Supporting Actress:
Fanny Cottençon, for L'Étoile du Nord
Denise Grey, for La Boum 2
Stéphane Audran, for Paradis pour tous
Danielle Darrieux, for Une chambre en ville - Most Promising Actor:
Christophe Malavoy, for Family Rock
Jean-Paul Comart, for La Balance
Tchéky Karyo, for La Balance
Dominique Pinon, for The Return of Martin Guerre - Most Promising Actress:
Sophie Marceau, for La Boum 2
Souad Amidou, for Le Grand frère
Fabienne Guyon, for Une chambre en ville
Julie Jézéquel, for L'Étoile du Nord - Best Director:
Andrzej Wajda, for Danton
Bob Swaim, for La Balance
Jean-Luc Godard, for Passion
Jacques Demy, for Une chambre en ville - Best Writing - Original:
Jean-Claude Carrière, Daniel Vigne, for The Return of Martin Guerre
Mathieu Fabiani, Bob Swaim, for La Balance
Éric Rohmer, for Le Beau Mariage
Élie Chouraqui, for Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David? - Best Writing - Adaptation:
Jean Aurenche, Michel Grisolia, Pierre Granier-Deferre, for L'Étoile du Nord
Jean-Claude Carrière, for Danton
Daniel Schmid, Pascal Jardin, for Hécate
Robert Hossein, Alain Decaux, for Les Misérables - Best Cinematography:
Henri Alekan, for La Truite
Edmond Richard, for Les Misérables
Raoul Coutard, for Passion
Jean Penzer, for Une chambre en ville - Best Sound:
William Robert Sivel, Claude Villand, for La Passante du Sans-Souci
Piotr Zawadzki, Dominique Hennequin, Jean-Pierre Ruh, for Danton
Pierre Gamet, Jacques Maumont, for Les Quarantièmes rugissants
Gérard Lamps, André Hervée, for Une chambre en ville - Best Editing:
Noëlle Boisson, for Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?
Françoise Javet, for La Balance
Henri Lanoë, for Les Quarantièmes rugissants
Armand Psenny, for Tir groupé
Jean Ravel, for L'Étoile du Nord - Best Music:
Michel Portal, for The Return of Martin Guerre
Vladimir Cosma, for La Boum 2
Georges Delerue, for La Passante du Sans-Souci
Michel Colombier, for Une chambre en ville - Best Production Design:
Alain Nègre, for The Return of Martin Guerre
François de Lamothe, for Les Misérables
Alexandre Trauner, for La Truite
Bernard Evein, for Une chambre en ville - Best Animated Short:
La Légende du pauvre bossu, directed by Michel Ocelot
Chronique 1909, directed by Paul Brizzi, Gaëtan Brizzi
Sans préavis, directed by Michel Gauthier - Best Fiction Short Film:
Bluff, directed by Philippe Bensoussan
Corre, gitano, directed by Tony Gatlif
Merlin ou le cours de l'or, directed by Arthur Joffé
La Saisie, directed by Yves-Noël François - Best Documentary Short Film:
Junkopia, directed by Chris Marker
L'Ange de l'abîme, directed by Annie Tresgot
Los Montes, directed by José Martin Sarmiento
Sculptures sonores, directed by Jacques Barsac