The 36th César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma in Paris, France, to honour its selection of the best French films of 2010 on 25 February 2011.

[1] The ceremony was chaired by Jodie Foster and hosted by Antoine de Caunes.

The audience gave a standing ovation to Olivia de Havilland, their "special honored guest".

Of Gods and Men Roman Polanski – The Ghost Writer Éric Elmosnino – Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Sara Forestier – The Names of Love Michael Lonsdale – Of Gods and Men Anne Alvaro – The Clink of Ice Édgar Ramírez – Carlos Leïla Bekhti – Tout ce qui brille The Names of Love – Baya Kasmi, Michel Leclerc The Ghost Writer – Robert Harris, Roman Polanski Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Daniel Sobrino, Jean Goudier, Cyril Holtz – Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Alexandre Desplat – The Ghost Writer Caroline De Vivaise – The Princess of Montpensier Hugues Tissandier – The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Oceans The Illusionist Logorama The Social Network Quentin Tarantino[2] Yaël Fogiel and Laetitia Gonzalez The following films received multiple nominations:

The following films received multiple awards: