While the 48th Césars ceremony will be held on February 24th, the 50/50 collective published its third study on the role of women at the Césars on Wednesday February 15th, with a zoom on the last five years (2018-2022). It appears that women represent only 25% of the nominees, with very strong variations according to the categories, since they represent 74% of the nominations for costumes, but only 3% for music. For the Best Film César, they only account for 19% of the nominations.
As for the awards, the proportion is the same (25%) with similar variations depending on the category, from 60% for costumes and editing to 0% for production, sets and music. For the Best Film César, they represent 38% of the awards.
Between 2018 and 2022, only one woman received the César for best screenplay, but as co-screenwriter: Andréa Bescond for Les Chatouilles with Eric Métayer. In the history of the Césars, only one woman has won the Best Directing Award : Tonie Marshall for Vénus Beauté (Institut) in 2000. In this period of time, three women have received the César for Best Editing : Flora Volpelière for Les Misérables in 2020, Tina Baz for Adolescentes in 2021 and Nelly Quettier for Annette in 2022. If in the category of Best Sound, six women were rewarded between 2018 and 2022, they all received it within a mixed team, underlines the collective.
In the coveted category for Best Film, while no woman was rewarded, three producers received it between 2018 and 2022, including two in mixed co-productions: Marie-Ange Luciani for BPM (beats per minute) in 2018, Catherine Bozorgan for Bye Bye Morons in 2021 and Sidonie Dumas for Lost Illusions in 2022.
The full study can be downloaded by clicking here.