The 14th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1988 and took place on 4 March 1989 at the Théâtre de l'Empire in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Peter Ustinov and hosted by Pierre Tchernia. Camille Claudel won the award for Best Film.
| 14th César Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 March 1989 |
| Site | Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris, France |
| Hosted by | Pierre Tchernia |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Camille Claudel |
| Best Actor | Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Best Actress | Isabelle Adjani |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Antenne 2 |
Winners and nominees edit
The winners are highlighted in bold:
Best Film edit
- Camille Claudel, directed by Bruno Nuytten
- Le Grand bleu, directed by Luc Besson
La Lectrice, directed by Michel Deville - L'Ours, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
- La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille, directed by Étienne Chatiliez
Best Foreign Film edit
- Out of Rosenheim, directed by Percy Adlon
- Bird, directed by Clint Eastwood
- Salaam Bombay!, directed by Mira Nair
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit, directed by Robert Zemeckis
Best Debut edit
- La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille, directed by Étienne Chatiliez
- Camille Claudel directed by Bruno Nuytten
- Chocolat, directed by Claire Denis
- Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre, directed by François Dupeyron
Best Actor edit
- Jean-Paul Belmondo, for Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté
- Gérard Depardieu, for Camille Claudel
- Jean-Marc Barr, for Le Grand bleu
- Richard Anconina, for Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté
- Daniel Auteuil, for Quelques jours avec moi
Best Actress edit
- Isabelle Adjani, for Camille Claudel
- Catherine Deneuve, for Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre
- Miou-Miou, for La Lectrice
Charlotte Gainsbourg, for La Petite voleuse - Isabelle Huppert, for Une affaire de femmes
Best Supporting Actor edit
- Patrick Chesnais, for La Lectrice
- Alain Cuny, for Camille Claudel
- Jean Reno, for Le Grand bleu
Jean-Pierre Marielle, for Quelques jours avec moi - Patrick Bouchitey, for La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille
Best Supporting Actress edit
- Hélène Vincent, for La vie est un long fleuve tranquille
- María Casares, for La lectrice
- Dominique Lavanant, for Quelques jours avec moi
- Françoise Fabian, for Trois places pour le 26
- Marie Trintignant, for Une affaire de femmes
Most Promising Actor edit
- Stéphane Freiss, for Chouans!
- Thomas Langmann, for Les années sandwiches
- Laurent Grévill, for Camille Claudel
- François Négret, for De bruit et de fureur
Most Promising Actress edit
- Catherine Jacob, for La vie est un long fleuve tranquille
- Nathalie Cardone, for Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre
- Clotilde de Bayser, for L'enfance de l'art
- Ingrid Held, for La maison assassinée
Best Director edit
- Jean-Jacques Annaud, for L'ours
- Luc Besson, for Le grand bleu
- Michel Deville, for La lectrice
- Claude Miller, for La petite voleuse
- Claude Chabrol, for Une affaire de femmes
Best Writing edit
- Étienne Chatiliez and Florence Quentin, for La vie est un long fleuve tranquille
- François Dupeyron, for Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre
- Rosalinde Deville, Michel Deville, for La lectrice
- Claude de Givray, Annie Miller, Claude Miller, François Truffaut, Luc Béraud, for La Petite voleuse
Best Cinematography edit
- Pierre Lhomme, for Camille Claudel
- Carlo Varini, for Le grand bleu
- Philippe Rousselot, for L'ours
Best Costume Design edit
- Dominique Borg, for Camille Claudel
- Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle, for Chouans!
- Elisabeth Tavernier, for La vie est un long fleuve tranquille
Best Sound edit
- Pierre Befve, Gérard Lamps, François Groult, for Le grand bleu
- Guillaume Sciama, Dominique Hennequin, François Groult, for Camille Claudel
- Bernard Leroux, Claude Villand, Laurent Quaglio, for L'ours
Best Editing edit
- Noëlle Boisson, for L'ours
- Joëlle Hache, Jeanne Kef, for Camille Claudel
- Raymonde Guyot, for La lectrice
Best Music edit
- Éric Serra, for Le Grand bleu
- Gabriel Yared, for Camille Claudel
- Francis Lai, for Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté
Best Production Design edit
- Bernard Vézat, for Camille Claudel
- Thierry Leproust, for La Lectrice
- Bernard Evein, for Trois places pour le 26
Best Animated Short edit
- L'Escalier chimérique, directed by Daniel Guyonnet
- "La Princesse des diamants", directed by Michel Ocelot
- Le Travail du fer, directed by Celia Canning, Néry Catineau
Best Fiction Short Film edit
- Lamento, directed by François Dupeyron
- Big Bang, directed by Eric Woreth
- New York 1935, directed by Michèle Ferrand-Lafaye
- Une femme pour l'hiver, directed by Manuel Flèche
Best Documentary Short Film edit
- Chet's Romance, directed by Bertrand Fèvre
- Classified People, directed by Yolande Zauberman
- Devant le mur, directed by Daisy Lamothe