Why Artus will not be present at the Cesar ceremony

Artus favours his audience over honours. While Un p'tit truc en plus is nominated in the category of best first film at the fiftieth César ceremony, its director will not be able to attend. He will be on stage in Pau, on the occasion of the tour in France of his new one-man show.

"Unfortunately, I will be at the Zénith in Pau on the day of the César ceremony," he said in an interview with Allociné . The big favorite in the best first film category with Un p'tit truc en plus , Artus nevertheless hopes to be awarded his first statuette live. "We will watch with the whole audience. We have a big screen. I think we will show at least that part of the Césars," he explained. "Either 7,000 of us will be happy, or 7,000 will say, 'Okay, let's continue the show!'" he said, not without humor.

Un p'tit truc en plus has achieved the best performance of the year at the French box office, accumulating nearly eleven million spectators in theaters since its release in May 2024. However, the comedy by the comedian and director has only been nominated in one category by the Academy. Interviewed by BFMTV , Artus would have " liked" his actors to be in the selection . "But there you go, it's already very good," says the director . In the category of best first film, it is in the running against Diamant brut (Agathe Riedinger), Les fantômes (Jonathan Millet), Le royaume (Julien Colonna) and Vingt Dieux (Louise Courvoisier).

This year, The Count of Monte Cristo is the big favorite in the competition with fourteen nominations, including in the categories of best director, best film and actor for Pierre Niney , and best costumes. As for L'amour ouf by Gilles Lellouche and Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard, they are nominated thirteen and twelve times respectively.