Cesars: Me, Myself and Mum wins best film

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Guillaume Gallienne’s semi autobiographical comedy Me, Myself and Mum (Les Garcons et Guillaume, à table) won in five categories in the French Césars on Friday evening, including best film.

Actor-director Gallienne’s directorial debut, revolving around his relationship with his mother and her assumption he was gay as a child, also won best first film, best adaptation and best editing. Gallienne also won best actor.

Gallienne, is currently hitting international screens in Jalil Lespert’s Yves Saint Laurent in the role of the fashion designer’s partner Pierre Bergé. He will be in London next week alongside Pierre Niney, who plays Yves Saint Laurent, and Lespert for a special screening at the Institut Francais.

Roman Polanski won best director for his psychosexual comedy Venus in Fur.

In other awards, Sandrine Kiberlain won best actress for her performance in Albert Dupontel’s 9-Month Stretch as a workaholic judge who falls pregnant with a criminal’s child but cannot remember having sex.

The slapstick comedy, which clocked up some 1.9 million admissions at the French box office last year, also won best screenplay for Dupontel.

Adèle: Chapters 1 & 2 (aka Blue is the Warmest Colour), which was nominated in eight categories, picked up just one award: co-star Adèle Exarchopoulos won best female newcomer.

Pierre Deladonchamps clinched best male newcomer for his performance in Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake.

Belgian director Felix Van Groeningen’s The Broken Circle Breakdown beat Gravity, La Grande Bellezza and Blue Jasmine in the best foreign film category.

Other highlights of Friday’s ceremony included an honorary career César for actress Scarlett Johnansson, which was presented by Quentin Tarantino.

Full list of winners

BEST FILM

Me, Myself and Mum (Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table!)

BEST DIRECTOR

Roman Polanski, Venus in Fur

BEST FOREIGN FILM

The Broken Circle Breakdown (Alabama Monroe), Félix Van Groeningen 

BEST ACTRESS

Sandrine Kiberlain, 9-Month Stretch        

BEST ACTOR

Guillaume Gallienne, Me, Myself and Mum

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Adèle Haenel, Suzanne

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Niels Arestrup, Quai d’Orsay

BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER

Adèle Exarchopoulos, La Vie d’Adèle

BEST MALE NEWCOMER

Pierre Deladonchamps, Stranger by the Lake

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Albert Dupontel, 9 Mois Ferme

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Guilaume Gallienne, Me, Myself and Mum

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Loulou L’Incroyable Secret, Eric Omond

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Mademoiselle Kiki Et Les Montparnos, Amélie Harrault

BEST FIRST FILM

Me, Myself and Mum, Guillaume Gallienne

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Sur Le Chemin De L’Ecole, Pascal Plisson

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Martin Wheeler, Michael Kohlhaas

BEST SHORT FILM

Avant Que De Tout Perdre, Xavier Legrand

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Thomas Hardmeier, The Young And Prodigious Mr Spivet

BEST EDITING

Valérie Deseine, Les Garçons Et Guillaume, A Table!

BEST SOUND

Jean-Pierre Duret, Jean Mallet & Mélissa Petitjean, Michael Kohlhaas

BEST COSTUMES

Pascaline Chavanne, Renoir  

BEST ART DIRECTION

Stéphane Rozenbaum, L’Ecume Des Jours