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The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Ministry of Culture.〔("The César Ceremony" ), Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma〕 The nationally televised award ceremony is held in the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris each year in February. It is an initiative from the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma which was founded in 1975. The César Award is considered the highest film honor in France, the French film industry's equivalent to the Molière Award for theatre, and the Victoires de la Musique for music. In cinema, it is the French equivalent of the Academy Award in the United States. The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the Molière Award for theatre. The name of the award comes from the sculptor César Baldaccini (1921–1998) who created it. The 40th César Awards ceremony took place on 20 February 2015, with Dany Boon acting as the President of the ceremony.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dany Boon président des César : la Ch'ti revanche )〕 ''Timbuktu'', directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, won the award for Best Film.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History )〕 == History == In 1974, Georges Cravenne founded the Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema that was, from the outset, intended to reward the achievements and the most remarkable film artwork, to have a French equivalent to the American Oscars. The first César Awards – also known as the "Night of Caesar" – were held on April 3, 1976 under the chairmanship of Jean Gabin who watched the ceremony from the front row seated in a wheelchair a few months before his death. The name of the award comes from the sculptor César, designer of the trophy awarded to the winners in each category. It is also an homage to the Raimu, the great French actor and performer of Marseille trilogy of Marcel Pagnol, in which Raimu played the character of César. The César Awards replaced the , which was awarded from 1955 to 1975. Other prizes had been awarded to French cinema in the past. From 1934 to 1986, the , established by film pioneer Louis Lumière, was given to one film a year. In the 1950s, the was awarded each June. Lacking popular enthusiasm compared to the Étoile de cristal, this award was discontinued after 1964. At the inaugural César Awards, 13 awards were distributed. Today, there are 22 (in nine subcategories). Categories added in recent years include Mos Promising Actor/Actress (''Meilleur espoir''), Best Documentary (''Meilleur documentaire'') and Best Animated Film (''Meilleur film d'animation''), while awards honoring the best film poster and best producer have been dropped, as they are now given at a sister ceremony, the . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「César Award」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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