The 5th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1979 and took place on 2 February 1980 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Jean Marais and hosted by Pierre Tchernia and Peter Ustinov. Tess won the award for Best Film.
| 5th César Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 February 1980 |
| Site | Salle Pleyel, Paris, France |
| Hosted by | Pierre Tchernia and Peter Ustinov |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Tess |
| Best Actor | Claude Brasseur |
| Best Actress | Miou-Miou |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Antenne 2 |
Winners and nominees edit
The winners are highlighted in bold:
- Best Film:
Tess, directed by Roman Polanski
Womanlight directed by Costa Gavras
Don Giovanni, directed by Joseph Losey
I... comme Icare, directed by Henri Verneuil - Best Foreign Film:
Manhattan, directed by Woody Allen
Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Die Blechtrommel, directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Hair, directed by Miloš Forman - Best Actor:
Claude Brasseur, for The Police War
Jean Rochefort, for Courage - Let's Run
Yves Montand, for I... comme Icare
Patrick Dewaere, for Série noire - Best Actress:
Miou-Miou, for La Dérobade
Romy Schneider, for Womanlight
Dominique Laffin, for The Crying Woman
Nastassja Kinski, for Tess - Best Supporting Actor:
Jean Bouise, for Coup de tête
Michel Aumont, for Courage - Let's Run
Bernard Blier, for Série noire
Bernard Giraudeau, for Le Toubib - Best Supporting Actress:
Nicole Garcia, for Le Cavaleur
Dominique Lavanant, for Courage - Let's Run
Maria Schneider, for La Dérobade
Myriam Boyer, for Série noire - Best Director:
Roman Polanski, for Tess
Costa Gavras, for Womanlight
Joseph Losey, for Don Giovanni
Jacques Doillon, for La Drôlesse - Best Writing:
Bertrand Blier, for Buffet froid
Jacques Doillon, for La Drôlesse
Henri Verneuil, Didier Decoin, for I... comme Icare
Alain Corneau, Georges Perec, for Série noire - Best Cinematography:
Ghislain Cloquet, for Tess
Jean Penzer, for Buffet froid
Néstor Almendros, for Perceval le Gallois
Bruno Nuytten, for Les Soeurs Brontë - Best Sound:
Pierre Gamet, for Womanlight
Alain Lachassagne, for Martin et Léa
Jean-Pierre Ruh, for Perceval le Gallois
Pierre Lenoir, for Retour à la bien-aimée - Best Editing:
Reginald Beck, for Don Giovanni
Claudine Merlin, for Buffet froid
Henri Lanoë, for Le Cavaleur
Claudine Merlin, for Les Soeurs Brontë
Thierry Derocles, for Série noire - Best Music:
Georges Delerue, for L'Amour en fuite
Vladimir Cosma, for La Dérobade
Ennio Morricone, for I... comme Icare
Philippe Sarde, for Tess - Best Production Design:
Alexandre Trauner, for Don Giovanni
Théobald Meurisse, for Buffet froid
Jacques Saulnier, for I... comme Icare
Pierre Guffroy, for Tess - Best Animated Short:
Demain la petite fille sera en retard à l'école, directed by Michel Boschet
Barbe bleue, directed by Olivier Gillon
Les Troubles fêtes, directed by Bernard Palacios - Best Fiction Short Film:
Colloque de chiens, directed by Raúl Ruiz
Nuit feline, directed by Gérard Marx
Sibylle, directed by Robert Cappa - Best Documentary Short Film:
Petit Pierre, directed by Emmanuel Clot
Georges Demeny, directed by Joël Farges
Panoplie, directed by Philippe Gaucherand
Le Sculpteur parfait, directed by Rafi Toumayan - Honorary César:
Pierre Braunberger
Louis de Funès
Kirk Douglas