25th César Awards

The 25th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 1999 in France and took place on 19 February 2000 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Venus Beauty Institute won the award for Best Film.

Venus Beauty Institute Tonie Marshall – Venus Beauty Institute Daniel Auteuil – Girl on the Bridge Karin Viard – Haut les cœurs!

François Berléand – My Little Business Charlotte Gainsbourg – Season's Beatings Eric Caravaca – C'est quoi la vie?

Audrey Tautou – Venus Beauty Institute Venus Beauty Institute – Tonie Marshall Voyages Éric Guichard – Himalaya Emmanuelle Castro – Voyages François Groult, Bruno Tarrière and Vincent Tulli – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Bruno Coulais – Himalaya Catherine Leterrier – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Philippe_Chiffre – Rembrandt Dirtie Basterdz All About My Mother Josiane Balasko Georges Cravenne Jean-Pierre Léaud Martin Scorsese