The 38th Annual César Awards ceremony, presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques (Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma), was held on 22 February 2013, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

The ceremony was chaired by Jamel Debbouze, with Antoine de Caunes as master of ceremonies.

[1] Michael Haneke's film Amour, nominated in ten categories,[2] won in five, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

[3][4] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Matthias Schoenaerts, Rust and Bone Izïa Higelin, Bad Girl Louise Wimmer Michael Haneke, Amour Romain Winding, Farewell, My Queen Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain, Rust and Bone Rust and Bone, Juliette Welfling My Way, Antoine Deflandre, Germain Boulay & Eric Tisserand Rust and Bone, Alexandre Desplat Farewell, My Queen, Christian Gasc Farewell, My Queen, Katia Wyszkop Les invisibles Ernest & Celestine The Lobster's Cry (Le cri du homard) Argo (USA), Ben Affleck Kevin Costner, American actor, director and producer The show was followed by 2.5 million viewers.