2nd César Awards

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| award = César Awards

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| date = 19 February 1977

| site = Salle Pleyel, Paris, France

| host = Pierre Tchernia

| best_film = Monsieur Klein

| best_actor = Michel Galabru

| best_actress = Annie Girardot

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| network = Antenne 2

| last = 1st

| next = 3rd

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The 2nd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1976 and took place on 19 February 1977 at Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Lino Ventura and hosted by Pierre Tchernia for the second consecutive year. Monsieur Klein won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Film}}

Monsieur Klein

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Director}}

Joseph Losey – Monsieur Klein

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Actor}}

Michel Galabru – Le Juge et l'Assassin

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Actress}}

Annie Girardot – Docteur Françoise Gailland

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Actor in a Supporting Role}}

Claude Brasseur – Un éléphant ça trompe énormément

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Actress in a Supporting Role}}

Marie-France Pisier – Barocco

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Writing}}

The Judge and the Assassin – Jean Aurenche and Bertrand Tavernier

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Cinematography}}

Bruno Nuytten – La Meilleure façon de marcher and Barocco

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Music}}

Philippe Sarde – Barocco

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Production Design}}

Alexandre Trauner – Monsieur Klein

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Editing}}

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte – Police Python 357

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Sound }}

Jean-Pierre Ruh – Mado

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Foreign Film}}

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Animated Short Film}}

Un comédien sans paradoxe

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Fiction Short Film}}

Comment ça va je m'en fous

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Documentary Short Film}}

Une histoire de ballon, lycée n°31 Pékin

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{{Award category|#eedd82| Honorary César}}

Jacques Tati
Henri Langlois

See also

References

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