‘120 Beats per Minute’ wins best film at ‘French Oscars’

Camelia Jordana holds her Best Female Newcomer Cesar for her role in the film "Le Brio". (REUTERS)

French film producers Marie-Ange Luciani (L) and Hugues Charbonneau deliver a speech after winning the Best Feature Film award for the film "120 battements par minute" (BPM-Beats Per Minute) during the 43rd edition of the Cesar Awards ceremony at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on Friday. (AFP)

President of Act Up Paris Remy Hamai (2R) delivers a speech flanked by French screenwriter and film director Robin Campillo (2R) and French film producers Marie-Ange Luciani (2L) and Hugues Charbonneau (L) after winning the Best Feature Film award for the film "120 battements par minute" (BPM-Beats Per Minute) during the 43rd edition of the Cesar Awards ceremony at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on Friday. (AFP)

Actor Antoine Reinartz holds his Best Supporting Actor Cesar for his role in the film "120 battements par minute" (120 BPM or 120 Beats Per Minute). (REUTERS)

PARIS: “120 Beats per Minute” (120 battements par minute) won best film on Friday night at the “French Oscars” — the Cesars — where many attendees wore white ribbons in protest at violence against women.
The Robin Campillo film, which tells the story of French AIDS activists in the 1990s, received 13 nominations and took home six gongs, including best film.
The best director award went to Albert Dupontel for “Au Revior la-haute,” an adaptation of a Pierre Lemaitre novel about the friendship between two World War I soldiers.
Jeanne Balibar took home best actress for her performance in “Barbara” while Swann Arlaud was awarded best actor for his role in “Petit Paysan.”