Césars 2025: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Defies Awards Season Train Wreck To Win Best Film & Director As Karla Sofía Gascón Makes Appearance But Leaves Empty-Handed
deadline.comJacques Audiard swept the board at the 50th Césars on Friday evening winning Best Director and Film for Emilia Pérez against expectations after its award season campaign was derailed by the uncovering of racist tweets by its star Karla Sofía Gascón.
Audiard’s Oscar hopeful also clinched Best Adapted Screenplay, Sound, Original Music, Special Effects and Cinematography. The Count of Monte Cristo, which went into the ceremony as the hot favourite with 14 nominations, won Best Production Design and Costume.
Gilles Lellouche’s star-crossed romance Beating Hearts won Best Supporting Actor for Alan Chabat. The big surprises of the evening was Boris Lojkine’s asylum seeker tale Souleymane’s Story, which walked away with four Césars.
The 50th ceremony was presided over by Catherine Deneuve who attended the inaugural edition in 1976 as a nominee and since won two Best Actress Césars for The Last Metro and Indochine.
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