The 41st César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, was held on 26 February 2016, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris to honour the best French films of 2015.

[2][3] The nominations were announced on 27 January 2016 by Academy president Alain Terzian and awards ceremony host Florence Foresti.

[4][5][6] In related events, the César & Techniques 2016 ceremony was held on 4 January 2016.

[7] On 22 February 2016, in a ceremony at the Hôtel George-V, the Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier for producers of the year went to Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat of Why Not Productions (My Golden Days, Dheepan, The Sweet Escape and The Price of Fame).

[9][10] Fatima Arnaud Desplechin – My Golden Days Vincent Lindon – The Measure of a Man Catherine Frot – Marguerite Benoît Magimel – Standing Tall Sidse Babett Knudsen – Courted Rod Paradot – Standing Tall Zita Hanrot – Fatima Mustang – Deniz Gamze Ergüven and Alice Winocour Fatima – Philippe Faucon Mustang - Deniz Gamze Ergüven Christophe Offenstein – Valley of Love Mathilde Van de Moortel – Mustang François Musy and Gabriel Hafner – Marguerite Warren Ellis – Mustang Pierre-Jean Larroque – Marguerite Martin Kurel – Marguerite Tomorrow (Demain) The Little Prince Sunday Lunch Back Alley Birdman Michael Douglas The following films received multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards: The show was followed by 2.5 million viewers.