20th César Awards


The 20th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1994 and took place on 25 February 1995 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Alain Delon and hosted by Jean-Claude Brialy and Pierre Tchernia. Wild Reeds won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:
Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino
Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg
Short Cuts, directed by Robert Altman
Mina Tannenbaum, directed by Martine Dugowson
Personne ne m'aime, directed by Marion Vernoux
Petits arrangements avec les morts, directed by Pascale Ferran
Sandrine Bonnaire, for Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons
Anémone, for Pas très catholique
Isabelle Huppert, for La Séparation
Irène Jacob, for '
Sandrine Kiberlain, for Les Patriotes
Philippe Rousselot, for La Reine Margot
Bernard Lutic, for Le Colonel Chabert
Thierry Arbogast, for '
  • Best Costume Design:
Moidele Bickel, for La Reine Margot
Franca Squarciapino, for Le Colonel Chabert
Anne de Laugardière, Olga Berluti, for Farinelli
Goran Bregović, for La Reine Margot
Gianni Quaranta, for Farinelli
Bernard Vézat, for Le Colonel Chabert
Richard Peduzzi, Olivier Radot, for La Reine Margot