21st César Awards

The 21st César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1995[1] and took place on 3 February 1996 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.

The ceremony was chaired by Philippe Noiret and hosted by Antoine de Caunes.

La Haine won the award for Best Film.

La Haine Claude Sautet – Nelly and Mr. Arnaud Michel Serrault – Nelly and Mr. Arnaud Isabelle Huppert – La Cérémonie Eddy Mitchell – Happiness Is in the Field Annie Girardot – Les Misérables Guillaume Depardieu – The Apprentices Sandrine Kiberlain – En avoir (ou pas) French Twist – Telsche Boorman and Josiane Balasko The Three Brothers Thierry Arbogast – The Horseman on the Roof Mathieu Kassovitz and Scott Stevenson – La Haine Pierre Gamet, Jean Goudier and Dominique Hennequin – The Horseman on the Roof Zbigniew Preisner, Serge Gainsbourg and Michel Colombier – Élisa Christian Gasc – Madame Butterfly Jean Rabasse – The City of Lost Children The Monk and the Fish Land and Freedom Christophe Rossignon Lauren Bacall Henri Verneuil