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. The ceremony was chaired by Alain Delon and hosted by Alain Chabat. Venus Beauty Institute won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

Venus Beauty Institute The Children of the Marshland East/West Girl on the Bridge The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcTonie Marshall – Venus Beauty Institute Jean Becker – The Children of the Marshland Luc Besson – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Michel Deville – Sachs' Disease Patrice Leconte – Girl on the Bridge Régis Wargnier  – East/WestDaniel Auteuil – Girl on the Bridge Jean-Pierre Bacri – Kennedy et moi Albert Dupontel – Sachs' Disease Vincent Lindon – My Little Business Philippe Torreton – It All Starts TodayKarin Viard – Haut les cœurs! Nathalie Baye – Venus Beauty Institute Sandrine Bonnaire – East/West Catherine Frot – The Dilettante Vanessa Paradis – Girl on the BridgeFrançois Berléand – My Little Business Jacques Dufilho – C'est quoi la vie? André Dussollier – The Children of the Marshland Claude Rich – Season's Beatings Roschdy Zem – My Little BusinessCharlotte Gainsbourg – Season's Beatings Catherine Mouchet – My Little Business Bulle Ogier – Venus Beauty Institute Line Renaud – Belle maman Mathilde Seigner – Venus Beauty InstituteEric Caravaca – C'est quoi la vie? Clovis Cornillac – Karnaval Romain Duris – Peut-être Laurent Lucas – Haut les cœurs! Robinson Stévenin – Bad CompanyAudrey Tautou – Venus Beauty Institute Barbara Schulz – The Dilettante Valentina Cervi – Rien sur Robert Émilie Dequenne – Rosetta Sylvie Testud – KarnavalVenus Beauty Institute – Tonie Marshall Girl on the Bridge – Serge Frydman My Little Business – Pierre Jolivet and Simon Michaël Sachs' Disease – Michel Deville Season's Beatings – Christopher and Danièle ThompsonVoyages Haut les cœurs! Les Convoyeurs attendent Karnaval Season's BeatingsÉric Guichard – Himalaya Jean-Marie Dreujou – Girl on the Bridge Thierry Arbogast – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcEmmanuelle Castro – Voyages Joëlle Hache – Girl on the Bridge Sylvie Landra – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcFrançois Groult, Bruno Tarrière and Vincent Tulli – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc William Flageollet and Guillaume Sciama – The Children of the Marshland Dominique Hennequin and Paul Lainé – Girl on the BridgeBruno Coulais – Himalaya Pierre Bachelet – The Children of the Marshland Patrick Doyle – East/West Éric Serra – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcCatherine Leterrier – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Eve-Marie Arnault – Rembrandt Gabriella Pescucci and Caroline de Vivaise – Time RegainedPhilippe_Chiffre – Rembrandt Jean Rabasse – Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar Hugues Tissandier – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc François Emmanuelli – Peut-êtreDirtie Basterdz À l'ombre des grands baobabs Anna's Trip Camping sauvage 17, rue BleueAll About My Mother Being John Malkovich Eyes Wide Shut Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai The Thin Red Line Josiane Balasko Georges Cravenne Jean-Pierre Léaud Martin Scorsese

See also 72nd Academy Awards 53rd British Academy Film Awards 12th European Film Awards 5th Lumière Awards

External links

Official website

25th César Awards at AlloCiné