The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie.
Josiane Balasko is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.
Laura Huguette Smet is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, Johnny Hallyday recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Philippe Labro is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986.
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye is a French film, television and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for Every Man for Himself (1980), Strange Affair (1981), La Balance (1982), and The Young Lieutenant (2005). In 2009, she was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Her other films include Day for Night (1973), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Tell No One (2006) and The Assistant (2015).
Claude Brasseur was a French actor.
Absolutely Fabulous is a 2001 French comedy film co-written and directed by Gabriel Aghion. It is an adaptation of the British television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, created by Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French.
Michel Creton is a French actor.
Alain Poiré was a French film producer and screenwriter. He was born in Paris, and died in Neuilly-Sur-Seine.
Solemn Communion is a 1977 French comedy-drama film directed by René Féret. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
Détective is a 1985 French crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.
Sweet and Sour is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jacques Baratier and starring Guy Bedos. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Gérard Hérold was a French actor, appearing in several films, TV series and on theatre.
The Voice is a 1992 French drama film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, starring Sami Frey and Nathalie Baye. Based on a short story by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, it tells the story of a man who is transfixed when he hears the voice of a woman he once was in love with. It was shown in the Panorama section of the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Mado is a 1976 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet.
The Student and Mister Henri is a 2015 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Ivan Calbérac and based on Calbérac's 2012 play of the same name. It stars Claude Brasseur, Guillaume de Tonquedec, Noémie Schmidt and Frédérique Bel.
The Uncle from Peking is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jacques Darmont and starring Armand Bernard, Janine Merrey and Pierre Brasseur.
The Slap is a 1974 French / Italian comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau.
Two Timid Souls is a 1943 French historical comedy film directed by Yves Allégret, Marcel Achard and Marc Allégret and starring Pierre Brasseur, Jacqueline Laurent and Claude Dauphin. It was based on the 1860 play by Eugène Labiche which had previously been turned into a 1928 silent film version by René Clair.
