The 9th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1983 and took place on 3 March 1984 at the Théâtre de l'Empire in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Gene Kelly and hosted by Léon Zitrone. Le Bal and À nos amours tied for the award for Best Film.
| 9th César Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 March 1984 |
| Site | Théâtre de l'Empire, Paris, France |
| Hosted by | Léon Zitrone |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Le Bal & À nos amours |
| Best Actor | Coluche |
| Best Actress | Isabelle Adjani |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Antenne 2 |
Winners and nominees edit
The winners are highlighted in bold:
- Best Film:
Le Bal, directed by Ettore Scola
À nos amours, directed by Maurice Pialat
Coup de foudre, directed by Diane Kurys
Tchao pantin, directed by Claude Berri
L'Été meurtrier, directed by Jean Becker - Best Foreign Film:
Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman
Carmen, directed by Carlos Saura
The Gods Must Be Crazy, directed by Jamie Uys
Tootsie, directed by Sydney Pollack - Best First Work:
Rue cases nègres, directed by Euzhan Palcy
Le Dernier Combat, directed by Luc Besson
Le Destin de Juliette, directed by Aline Issermann
La Trace, directed by Bernard Favre - Best Actor:
Coluche, for Tchao pantin
Gérard Depardieu, for Les Compères
Yves Montand, for Garçon!
Michel Serrault, for Mortelle randonnée
Alain Souchon, for L'Été meurtrier - Best Actress:
Isabelle Adjani, for L'Été meurtrier
Miou-Miou, for Coup de foudre
Nathalie Baye, for J'ai épousé une ombre
Nicole Garcia, for Les Mots pour le dire
Fanny Ardant, for Vivement dimanche! - Best Supporting Actor:
Richard Anconina, for Tchao pantin
Guy Marchand, for Coup de foudre
Bernard Fresson, for Garçon!
Jacques Villeret, for Garçon!
François Cluzet, for L'Été meurtrier - Best Supporting Actress:
Suzanne Flon, for L'Été meurtrier
Victoria Abril, for La Lune dans le caniveau
Stéphane Audran, for Mortelle randonnée
Agnès Soral, for Tchao pantin
Sabine Azéma, for La vie est un roman - Most Promising Actor:
Richard Anconina, for Tchao pantin
Jacques Penot, for Au nom de tous les miens
Jean-Hugues Anglade, for L'Homme blessé
François Cluzet, for Vive la sociale! - Most Promising Actress:
Sandrine Bonnaire, for À nos amours
Laure Duthilleul, for Le Destin de Juliette
Agnès Soral, for Tchao pantin
Élisabeth Bourgine, for Vive la sociale! - Best Director:
Ettore Scola, for La Bal
Claude Berri, for Tchao pantin
François Truffaut, for Vivement dimanche!
Maurice Pialat, for À nos amours
Jean Becker, for L'Été meurtrier - Best Writing - Original:
Hervé Guibert, Patrice Chéreau, for L'Homme blessé
Francis Veber, for Les Compères
Diane Kurys, Alain Le Henry, for Coup de foudre - Best Writing - Adaptation:
Sébastien Japrisot, for L'Été meurtrier
Robert Enrico, for Au nom de tous les miens
Claude Berri, for Tchao pantin - Best Cinematography:
Bruno Nuytten, for Tchao pantin
Ricardo Aronovich, for Le Bal
Philippe Rousselot, for La Lune dans le caniveau
Pierre Lhomme, for Mortelle randonnée - Best Sound:
Jean Labussière, Gérard Lamps, for Tchao pantin
Jean-Louis Ughetto, Luc Yersin, for L'Argent
Jacques Maumont, Pierre Lenoir, for Garçon!
Nadine Muse, Paul Lainé, Maurice Gilbert, for Mortelle randonnée - Best Editing:
Jacques Witta, for L'Été meurtrier
Françoise Prenant, for Faits divers
Françoise Bonnot, for Hanna K.
Denise de Casabianca, for L'Homme blessé
Claire Pinheiro, for Les Mots pour le dire - Best Music:
Vladimir Cosma, for Le Bal
Charlélie Couture, for Tchao pantin
Serge Gainsbourg, for Équateur
Georges Delerue, for L'Été meurtrier - Best Production Design:
Hilton McConnico, for La Lune dans le caniveau
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko, for Mortelle randonnée
Alexandre Trauner, for Tchao pantin
Jacques Saulnier, for La vie est un roman - Best Animated Short:
Le Voyage d'Orphée, directed by Jean-Manuel Costa
Au-delà de minuit, directed by Pierre Berletta
Le Sang, directed by Jacques Rouxel - Best Fiction Short Film:
Star suburb: La banlieue des étoiles, directed by Stéphane Drouot
Coup de feu, directed by Magali Clément
Panique au montage, directed by Olivier Esmein
Toro Moreno, directed by Gérard Krawczyk - Best Documentary Short Film:
Ulysse, directed by Agnès Varda
Je sais que j'ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chose, directed by Pierre Levy
La Vie au bout des doigts, directed by Jean-Paul Janssen - Best French Language Film:
Dans la ville blanche, directed by Alain Tanner - Honorary César:
René Clément
Georges de Beauregard
Edwige Feuillère