Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ wins big at French cinema’s night of nights.

Dheepthika Laurent, Ben Croll, Magali Faure, Laura Di Biasio, Loïc Chalavon, Amélia Maradas   France2427 February 2026
Ben Croll and Dheepthika Laurent look at all the winners – and losers – from the César awards ceremony in Paris, including Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague”, the moving family drama “The Ties That Bind Us”, a lifetime achievement award for actor Jim Carrey and Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani’s tribute to Iranian protesters.