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France’s César Awards Extend & Expand Ban On People Under Judicial Investigation For Violent Crimes


France’s César Academy has bolstered fledgeling protocols governing how the body deals with people under judicial investigation for violent crimes. The rules were first introduced last year after i…

France ’s César Academy has bolstered fledgeling protocols governing how the body deals with people under judicial investigation for violent crimes. The rules were first introduced last year after it emerged that actor Sofiane Bennacer, who was due to be feted as one of the 2023 César revelations, was under investigation over allegations of rape and sexual assault. “The consensus emerged that in the event of an indictment or legal conviction of a participant in an eligible film for acts of violence, particularly of a sexist or sexual nature, the person implicated should not be celebrated in any way,” said the Academy.

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