Césars are awards for French movies, with a foreign film distinction. Jodie Foster was chairman for this edition.

Awards :
Best Movie : Des hommes et des dieux by Xavier Beauvois
Best Director : Roman Polanski for The Ghost Writer
Actress in a Leading Role : Sara Forestier for Le Nom des gens
Actor in a Leading Role : Éric Elmosnino for Gainsbourg, vie héroïque
Actress in a Supporting Role : Anne Alvaro for Le Bruit des glaçons
Actor in a Supporting Role : Michael Lonsdale for Des hommes et des dieux
Most Promising Young Actress : Leïla Bekhti in Tout ce qui brille
Most Promising Young Actor : Edgar Ramirez in Carlos
Best Picture : Caroline Champetier for Des hommes et des dieux
Film Editing : Hervé de Luze for The Ghost Writer
Writing (Original Screenplay) : Baya Kasmi et Michel Leclerc for Le Nom des gens
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) : Robert Harris et Roman Polanski for The Ghost Writer
Music (Original Score) : Alexandre Desplat for The Ghost Writer
Sound Editing : Daniel Sobrino, Jean Goudier and Cyril Holtz for Gainsbourg, vie héroïque
Set designer : Hugues Tissandier for Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec
Costume Design : Caroline de Vivaise for La Princesse de Montpensier
Best first movie for a director : Gainsbourg, vie héroïque by Joann Sfar
Animated Feature Film : L'Illusioniste by Sylvain Chomet
Documentary Feature : Océans by Jacques Perrin
Foreign Language Film : The Social Network by David Fincher (États-Unis)