22nd César Awards

The 22nd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1996 and took place on 8 February 1997 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.

The ceremony was chaired by Annie Girardot and hosted by Antoine de Caunes.

Ridicule won the award for Best Film.

Ridicule (Tie) Patrice Leconte – Ridicule & Bertrand Tavernier – Captain Conan Philippe Torreton – Captain Conan Fanny Ardant – Pédale douce Jean-Pierre Darroussin – Family Resemblances Catherine Frot – Family Resemblances Mathieu Amalric – My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument Laurence Côte – Thieves Family Resemblances – Jean-Pierre Bacri, Cédric Klapisch and Agnès Jaoui Will It Snow for Christmas?

Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou – Microcosmos Florence Ricard and Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte – Microcosmos Philippe Barbeau, Bernard Leroux and Laurent Quaglio – Microcosmos Bruno Coulais – Microcosmos Christian Gasc – Ridicule Ivan Maussion – Ridicule Madame Jacques on the Croisette Breaking the Waves Jacques Perrin Charles Aznavour Andie MacDowell