‘The Count Of Monte Cristo’ Leads Nominations For France’s Césars
The film has made it into 14 categories in the nominations which were announced in Paris this morning. Emiia Pérez is nominated as well in 12 categories.
Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere’s lavish and fast-paced adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel starring Pierre Niney was one of France’s top performing movies at the local box office in 2024, drawing close to 10M spectators and its top international export.
The 12 nominations for Jacques Audiard’s Cannes Jury prize-winning musical film also continues its buzzy awards season run which has seen it clinch four Golden Globes and triumph at the European Film Awards, and lead the 2025 Oscar race with 13 nominations.
