34th César Awards

The 34th César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to honour its selection of the best films of 2008 on 27 February 2009.

Canal+ broadcast the event, which took place again at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.

The ceremony was chaired by Charlotte Gainsbourg and hosted by Antoine de Caunes.

Séraphine won the award for Best Film.

Séraphine Jean-François Richet – Mesrine Vincent Cassel – Mesrine Yolande Moreau – Séraphine Jean-Paul Roussillon – A Christmas Tale Elsa Zylberstein – I've Loved You So Long Marc-André Grondin – The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Déborah François – The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Séraphine – Marc Abdelnour and Martin Provost The Class – François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo and Laurent Cantet I've Loved You So Long Laurent Brunet – Séraphine Sophie Reine – The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Jean Minondo, Gérard Hardy, Alexandre Widmer, Loïc Prian, François Groult and Hervé Buirette – Mesrine Michael Galasso – Séraphine Madeline Fontaine – Séraphine Thierry François – Séraphine Les Miettes The Beaches of Agnès Waltz with Bashir Dustin Hoffman The show was followed by 2.1 millions of viewers.