Carine Tardieu’s family drama The Ties That Bind Us (L’Attachement) won Best Film at the French César Awards in Paris on Thursday evening, while Richard Linklater clinched Best Director for ...

See the full list of winners out of the 2026 César Awards, which took place Thursday, February 26 in Paris, France.

César Chávez was born on , the second of five children and the oldest of three brothers. His parents, Librado Chávez, a small farmer and businessman, and Juana Estrada Chávez, a strong-willed, pious Catholic, ran a farm, grocery store, garage and pool hall in Arizona's North Gila Valley, near the California-Mexico border.

The César Academy has announced the nominations for its 51st ceremony, to be held on at the Olympia in Paris. The Festival de Cannes would like to congratulate all the teams behind the 18 films from the 2025 Official Selection, honoured this year with a total of 61 nominations across 21 categories. Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague leads with 10 nominations.

César’s most massive work was a 520-ton barrier of compressed automobiles erected at the Venice Biennale in 1995. His work bore influences of Pablo Picasso, French sculptor Germaine Richier, Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, and the loosely geometric abstract creations of British artist Anthony Caro.