'The Artist' wins best picture at Cesar honours

'The Artist' taken the main awards at France's Cesar Honours, including best picture.PARIS-- Michel Hazanavicius' B&W quiet homage to Hollywood's Golden Age, "The Artist" won top kudos Friday evening in the 37th Cesar honours, including film, director for Michel Hazanavicius, thesp for Berenice Bejo, production design (Laurence Bennett), cinematography (Guillaume Schiffman), music (Ludovic Bource).Bejo, who formerly gained just starting out jerk in Gerard Jugnot's comedy "Most Promising Youthful Actress," outperform strong challengers, particularly Karin Viard and Marina Fois, who toplined in Maiwenn's daring police ensembler "Polisse."Since bowing at Cannes, "The Artist" has taken major awards on sides from the Atlantic, particularly three Golden Globes, seven BAFTA's, one Goya and it is fighting for 10 Academy awards on Sunday.But "The Artist" did not get it its way at France's top film honours. Underscoring the great health of Gallic cinema and the standard from the challengers, the Cesar kudos spread wider than at previous models.French comic Omar Sy won over "The Artist" star Jean Dujardin within the actor category for his performance like a wacky caretaker in the projects in Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano's hit buddy dramedy "Untouchables."Pierre Schoeller's dense political drama "The Minister" won supporting actor for Michel Blanc, original script for Schoeller and seem editing. Blanc was formerly nominated seven occasions."The Minister" opened up at Cannes' Not Certain Regard and nabbed the Fipresci jerk."Polisse," that was nomed for any record 13 Cesar honours, required home two nods: female newcomer Naidra Ayadi and editing (Laure Gardette, Yann Dedet). Ayadi shared the newcomer prize with Clotilde Hesme on her performance in Alix Delaporte's feature debut "Angele and Tony," that also won male newcomer for Gregory Gadebois.Roman Polanski and Yasmina Reza won modified script for "Carnage" which is dependant on Reza's acclaimed play.The spanish language thesp Carmen Maura who performed the maid within the sixties-set comedy "Service Entrance," required supporting actress.Christian Rouaud's "Leadersheep" required the docu award. It explores a conventional farming community fighting the government's intend to build an military training camping within their region.Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux's "The Rabbi's Cat" required the animation jerk. Sfar won last year's Cesar on her feature debut, "Gainsbourg."Sylvain Estibal's "When Pigs Have Wings" required the very first film jerk. Created by Marylin Prods, "Wings" bowed at Tokyo, japan. The Gaza-set dramedy activates a broke Palestinian fisherman.Brit thesp Kate Winslet was available to get a honorary Cesar award in the hands of helmer Michel Gondry, who directed her in "The Eternal Sunshine from the Spotless Mind." Winslet follows the actions of the platoon of Celebrities, particularly Quentin Tarantino, Dustin Hoffman and can Cruz, who've been honored through the French academy of Arts and Sciences previously ten years.InchThis French recognition makes me believe that I am a part of an worldwide film community by which all of us reach play in," stated Winslet in her own acceptance speech. "I am grateful to Michel Gondry who had been my summary of French filmmaking."Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation" won foreign pic. The Gallic box office sleeper hit outperform Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," Tom Hopper's "The King's Speech" and Lars Von Trier's "Melancholia," amongst others.An entire list follows:FILM "The Artist," Michel HazanaviciusDIRECTORMichel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"ACTOROmar Sy, "Intouchables"ACTRESSBerenice Bejo, "The Artist"SUPPORTING ACTORMichel Blanc, "The Minister"SUPPORTING ACTRESSCarmen Maura, "Service Entrance"NEWCOMER, ACTORGregory Gadebois, "Angele et Tony"NEWCOMER, ACTRESSNaidra Ayadi, "Polisse"Clotilde Hesme, "Angele et Tony"FIRST FILMSylvain Estibal, "When Pigs Have Wings"ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYPierre Schoeller, "The Minister"Modified SCREENPLAYYasmina Reza, Roman Polanski, "Carnage"FOREIGN FILM"A Separation," Asghar FarhadiCINEMATOGRAPHYGuillaume Schiffman, "The Artist"ANIMATED FILM"The Rabbi's Cat," Joann Sfar, Antoine DelesvauxDOCUMENTARY FEATURE"Tous au Larzac," Christian RouaudMUSICLudovic Bource, "The Artist" Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com