23rd César Awards

The 23rd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1997 and took place on 28 February 1998 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.

The ceremony was chaired by Juliette Binoche and hosted by Antoine de Caunes.

Same Old Song won the award for Best Film.

The winners are highlighted in bold: Same Old Song Luc Besson – The Fifth Element André Dussollier – Same Old Song Ariane Ascaride – Marius and Jeannette Jean-Pierre Bacri – Same Old Song Agnès Jaoui – Same Old Song Stanislas Merhar – Dry Cleaning Emma de Caunes – Un frère Same Old Song – Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri Didier Thierry Arbogast – The Fifth Element Hervé de Luze – Same Old Song Jean-Pierre Laforce, Michel Klochendler and Pierre Lenoir – Same Old Song Bernardo Sandoval – Western Christian Gasc – On Guard Dan Weil – The Fifth Element Majorettes in Space (Des majorettes dans l'espace) Brassed Off Michael Douglas Clint Eastwood Jean-Luc Godard