19/02/2013 - The French cinematographic press distinguishes Jacques Audiard’s film, which beats Love by Michael Haneke

Best Film, Best Actress (Marion Cotillard), Best Screenplay (Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain) and Best Male Newcomer (Matthias Schoenaerts). With four prizes in this 14^th edition of the Golden Stars awarded by French cinema journalists and movie critics, Rust&Bone [+see also:
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interview: Jacques Audiard
film profile] by Jacques Audiard beats Love [+see also:
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It is worth thinking about these results since the Césars (article) will be awarded on February 22^nd. Indeed, over the past few years, the 450 members of the Golden Stars’ jury and the 4,200 members of the Academy of Film Arts and Techniques (who vote at the Césars) have very often opted for the same film. Winning prizes around the world, will Love be snubbed in its majority production country (France)? We’ll have the answer on Friday night. 

The Golden Star for Best First Movie went to Louise Wimmer [+see also:
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As for prizes awarded to the industry, Diaphana (directed by Michel Saint-Jean, which launched Bad Seeds [+see also:
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(Translated from French)