The 3rd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1977 and took place on 4 February 1978 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Jeanne Moreau and hosted by Pierre Tchernia for the third time. Providence won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

Providence Le Crabe-tambour The Lacemaker Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!Alain Resnais – Providence Luis Buñuel – That Obscure Object of Desire Pierre Schoendoerffer – Le Crabe-tambour Claude Miller – This Sweet SicknessJean Rochefort – Le Crabe-tambour Gérard Depardieu – This Sweet Sickness Charles Denner – The Man Who Loved Women Patrick Dewaere – Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff Alain Delon – Death of a Corrupt ManSimone Signoret – Madame Rosa Isabelle Huppert – The Lacemaker Miou-Miou – This Sweet Sickness Brigitte Fossey – Closet Children Delphine Seyrig – RepéragesJacques Dufilho – Le Crabe-tambour Michel Aumont – Spoiled Children Jean Bouise – Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff Philippe Léotard – Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff Jean-François Balmer – La MenaceMarie Dubois – La Menace Florence Giorgetti – The Lacemaker Nelly Borgeaud – The Man Who Loved Women Geneviève Fontanel – The Man Who Loved Women Valérie Mairesse – RepéragesProvidence – David Mercer That Obscure Object of Desire – Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel Death of a Corrupt Man – Michel Audiard Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! – Jean-Loup DabadieRêve Fracture Kubrick à brac Mordillissimo La NichéeRaoul Coutard – Le Crabe-tambour Pierre Lhomme – This Sweet Sickness Andréas Winding – The Accuser Ricardo Aronovich – ProvidenceAlbert Jurgenson – Providence Chris Marker – A Grin Without a Cat Henri Lanoë – La Menace Françoise Bonno – The Simple PastRené Magnol and Jacques Maumont – Providence Bernard Aubouy – Peppermint Soda Paul Lainé, François Bel and Pierre Ley – This Sweet Sickness Jean-Pierre Ruh – Madame RosaMiklós Rózsa – Providence Vladimir Cosma – Animal Francis Lai – Bilitis Philippe Sarde – Le Crabe-tambourJacques Saulnier – Providence Hilton McConnico – This Sweet Sickness Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko – Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! Bernard Evein – Madame RosaLe Maréchal-ferrant Ben Chavis La Loterie de la vie Naissance Samara500 grammes de foie de veau Le Blanc des yeux Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre Sauf dimanches et fêtes Temps souterrainA Special Day The American Friend Annie Hall Bread and Chocolate Robert Dorfmann René Goscinny

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations: Nominations Film 8 Providence6 Le Crabe-tambourThis Sweet Sickness3The LacemakerPardon Mon Affaire, Too!The Man Who Loved WomenLe Juge Fayard dit Le ShériffLa Menace2 That Obscure Object of Desire Death of a Corrupt ManRepérages Madame Rosa

The following films received multiple awards:

Awards Film 7 Providence 3 Le Crabe-tambour

See also 50th Academy Awards 31st British Academy Film Awards

References

External links Official website

3rd César Awards at AlloCiné