Book-based film "The Count of Monte Cristo" leads the nominations for France’s highly-regarded César Awards, with Beating Hearts and Emilia Pérez trailing closely behind.
The film earned 14 nominations, which were revealed in Paris. Beating Hearts gained 13 nominations, while Emilia Pérez gained 12.
Directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere, this adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic, starring Pierre Niney, was one of the highest-grossing French films of 2024, attracting nearly 10 million viewers locally and becoming a major international success.
The Best Foreign-Language Film category has announced nominations for Anora, The Seed of the Sacred Fig Tree, The Apprentice, The Substance, and book-based film The Zone of Interest.
A total of 626 films are eligible for this year’s French cinema-focused awards, with 4,951 members participating in the first round of voting, which ran from January 2 to 28. The second round will take place from February 5 to 28.
The awards ceremony will be held at the l’Olympia concert hall in Paris on February 28.
Source: Deadline
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