It takes its name from the French sculptor Cesar Baldaccini, a friend of Cravenne and the designer of the Cesar trophy.
Winners receive a hefty bronze statue weighing 3.7 kilograms of compressed, layered shapes—quite a contrast to the sleek human figure of its American inspiration.Over the years the Cesar awards have been dogged by criticism of elitism, often snubbing films that have been popular among French audiences in favor of more supposedly high-brow offerings.
In 2017 Polanski was forced to decline the academy’s offer to lead the jury, following outrage from women’s groups and government officials.
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