51st César Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, February 27, 2026, at the legendary Olympia in Paris. The list of nominees has not yet been announced. It is expected to be revealed in early 2026. Like every year, the grand mass of French cinema is broadcast around 8:45 p.m., exclusively and free-to-air on Canal+
Who will host the 2026 César Awards?
For this 51st vintage, Benjamin Lavernhe succeeds Jean-Pascal Zadi as presenter of the evening. The member of the Comédie Française, revealed to the general public in 2017 in Le Sens de la fête by Toledano and Nakache and already nominated five times for the César Awards , " will be surrounded by a collegiate group of artists " announced the Canal+ channel on X (formerly Twitter). However, no information has, for the moment, been shared by the group concerning the identity of the President of the jury for this 2026 edition.
Which star will receive an honorary César for the 2026 edition?
In 2025, two Honorary César Awards were presented to American actress Julia Roberts and French director Costa-Gavras . For the 2026 ceremony, Canal+ and the Academy revealed that the Honorary César Award would be presented to the iconic actor Jim Carrey . A well-deserved tribute to the man who remained a leading figure in film comedy in the 1990s.
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