6th César Awards

The 6th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1980 and took place on 31 January 1981 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Yves Montand and hosted by Pierre Tchernia. The Last Metro won the award for Best Film.

6th César Awards
Date	31 January 1981
Site	Palais des Congrès, Paris, France
Hosted by	Pierre Tchernia
Highlights
Best Film	The Last Metro
Best Actor	Gérard Depardieu
Best Actress	Catherine Deneuve
Most awards	The Last Metro (10)
Most nominations	The Last Metro (12)
Television coverage
Network	Antenne 2

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold:

Best Film The Last Metro Loulou My American Uncle Every Man for Himself	Best Director François Truffaut – The Last Metro Alain Resnais – My American Uncle Jean-Luc Godard – Every Man for Himself Claude Sautet – A Bad Son
Best Actor Gérard Depardieu – The Last Metro Michel Serrault – La Cage aux Folles II Philippe Noiret – Pile ou face Patrick Dewaere – A Bad Son	Best Actress Catherine Deneuve – The Last Metro Isabelle Huppert – Loulou Nicole Garcia – My American Uncle Nathalie Baye – A Week's Vacation
Best Supporting Actor Jacques Dufilho – A Bad Son Heinz Bennent – The Last Metro Alain Souchon – Je vous aime Guy Marchand – Loulou	Best Supporting Actress Nathalie Baye – Every Man for Himself Delphine Seyrig – I Sent a Letter to My Love Andréa Ferréol – The Last Metro Claire Maurier – A Bad Son
Best Writing The Last Metro – François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman Atlantic City – John Guare, My American Uncle – Jean Gruault Death Watch – Bertrand Tavernier and David Rayfiel	Best Cinematography Néstor Almendros – The Last Metro Bernard Zitzermann – The Lady Banker Sacha Vierny – My American Uncle Pierre-William Glenn – Death Watch
Best Music Georges Delerue – The Last Metro Michel Legrand – Atlantic City Serge Gainsbourg – Je vous aime Antoine Duhamel – Death Watch	Best Sound Michel Laurent – The Last Metro Jean-Pierre Ruh – The Lady Banker Michel Desrois – Death Watch Pierre Lenoir – A Bad Son
Best Editing Martine Barraqué – The Last Metro Geneviève Winding – The Lady Banker Albert Jurgenson – The Umbrella Coup Michael Ellis and Armand Psenny – Death Watch	Best Production Design Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko – The Last Metro Jean-Jacques Caziot – The Lady Banker Jacques Saulnier – My American Uncle Dominique André – A Bad Son
Best Animated Short Film Le Manège Le Réveil The Three Inventors	Best Fiction Short Film Toine Le Bruit des jambes de Lucie La Découverte Vive la mariée
Best Documentary Short Film Le Miroir de la terre Abel Gance, une mémoire de l'avenir Dorothea Tanning - Insomnia	Best Foreign Film Kagemusha Fame Kramer vs. Kramer The Rose
Honorary César Marcel Pagnol Alain Resnais

See also

• 53rd Academy Awards
• 34th British Academy Film Awards

External links

• Official website
• 6th César Awards at IMDb
• 6th César Awards at AlloCiné