The 16th Cesar Awards ceremony, presented by the Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema , honoured the best French films of 1990 and took place on 9 March 1991 at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris . The ceremony was chaired by Sophia Loren and hosted by Richard Bohringer . Cyrano de Bergerac won the award for Best Film.

During the ceremony, Vanessa Paradis mistakenly announced Judith Godreche as the winner of Best Newcomer (Female) instead of Judith Henry , then quickly corrected herself. ^[1]

Winners and nominees [ edit ]

The winners are highlighted in bold:

• Best Film :
  Cyrano de Bergerac , directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
  Le Mari de la coiffeuse , directed by Patrice Leconte
  Nikita , directed by Luc Besson
  Le Petit criminel , directed by Jacques Doillon
  Uranus , directed by Claude Berri
• Best Foreign Film :
  Dead Poets Society , directed by Peter Weir
  Goodfellas , directed by Martin Scorsese
  Pretty Woman , directed by Garry Marshall
  Taksi-Blyuz , directed by Pavel Lungin
  ¡Atame! , directed by Pedro Almodovar
• Best First Work :
  La Discrete , directed by Christian Vincent
  Asfour Stah , directed by Ferid Boughedir
  L'Autre , directed by Bernard Giraudeau
  Mado, poste restante , directed by Aleksandr Adabashyan
  Outremer , directed by Brigitte Rouan
  Un week-end sur deux , directed by Nicole Garcia
• Best Actor :
  Gerard Depardieu , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Fabrice Luchini , for La Discrete
  Michel Serrault , for Docteur Petiot
  Daniel Auteuil , for Lacenaire
  Jean Rochefort , for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
  Michel Piccoli , for Milou en Mai
• Best Actress :
  Anne Parillaud , for Nikita
  Anne Brochet , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Miou-Miou , for Milou en mai
  Tsilla Chelton , for Tatie Danielle
  Nathalie Baye , for Un week-end sur deux
• Best Supporting Actor :
  Jacques Weber , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Maurice Garrel , for La Discrete
  Michel Duchaussoy , for Milou en mai
  Michel Galabru , for Uranus
  Daniel Prevost , for Uranus
• Best Supporting Actress :
  Dominique Blanc , for Milou en mai
  Therese Liotard , for La Gloire de mon pere and Le Chateau de ma mere
  Odette Laure , for Daddy Nostalgie
  Catherine Jacob , for Tatie Danielle
  Daniele Lebrun , for Uranus
• Best Newcomer (Male)
  Gerald Thomassin ? (Le Petit criminel)
  Alex Descas ? (S'en fout la mort)
  Marc Duret ? Nikita
  Vincent Perez ? (Cyrano de Bergerac)
  Philippe Uchan ? (Le Chateau de ma mere)
• Best Newcomer (Female)
  Judith Henry ? (La Discrete)
  Clotilde Courau ? (Le Petit criminel)
  lorence Darel ? Uranus
  Judith Godreche ? (La Desenchantee)
  Isabelle Nanty ?(Tatie Danielle)
• Best Director :
  Jean-Paul Rappeneau , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Patrice Leconte , for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
  Luc Besson , for Nikita
  Jacques Doillon , for Le Petit criminel
  Claude Berri , for Uranus
• Best Writing :
  Christian Vincent , Jean-Pierre Ronssin , for La Discrete
  Jean-Claude Carriere , Jean-Paul Rappeneau , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Claude Klotz , Patrice Leconte , for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
  Jacques Doillon , for Le Petit criminel
• Best Cinematography :
  Pierre Lhomme , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Eduardo Serra , for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
  Thierry Arbogast , for Nikita
• Best Costume Design :
  Franca Squarciapino , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Agnes Negre , for La Gloire de mon pere and Le Chateau de ma mere
  Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle , for Lacenaire
• Best Sound :
  Pierre Gamet , Dominique Hennequin , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Michel Barlier , Pierre Befve , Gerard Lamps , for Nikita
  Henri Morelle , Pierre-Alain Besse , Francois Musy , for Nouvelle vague
• Best Editing :
  Noelle Boisson , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Joelle Hache , for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
  Olivier Mauffroy , for Nikita
• Best Music :
  Jean-Claude Petit , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Vladimir Cosma , for La Gloire de mon pere and Le Chateau de ma mere
  Eric Serra , for Nikita
• Best Production Design :
  Ezio Frigerio , for Cyrano de Bergerac
  Ivan Maussion , for Le Mari de la coiffeuse
  Dan Weil , for Nikita
• Best Fiction Short Film :
  Foutaises , directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  Deux pieces/cuisine , directed by Philippe Harel
  Final , directed by Irene Jouannet
  Uhloz , directed by Guy Jacques
• Best Documentary Short Film :
  La Valise , directed by Francois Amado
  Tai ti chan , directed by Chi Yan Wong
• Honorary Cesar :
  Jean-Pierre Aumont
  Sophia Loren

See also [ edit ]

• 63rd Academy Awards
• 44th British Academy Film Awards

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official website
• 16th Cesar Awards at IMDb
• 16th Cesar Awards at AlloCine