France’s 2025 Cesar Awards Announced (Updating Live)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent The Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, are celebrating their 50th edition on Friday at the Olympia Theater in Paris with a roster of nominations that is richer — literally and figuratively — than in most years.
A pair of epic French blockbusters, “The Count of Monte Cristo,” adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ literary classic, and “Beating Hearts,” Gilles Lellouche’s sprawling crime romance, are leading the race with 14 and 13 nominations respectively.
Following closely is another glitzy pic, Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Perez” vying for 12 nods, including best film and best actress for Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón.
The latter has made her first award show appearance at the Cesar Awards ceremony after laying low in the wake of her offensive posts.
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