Held in Paris last weekend, French film industry's annual César awards ceremony was dominated by Martin Provost's Séraphine, a biopic of gifted painter Séraphine de Senlis. It amassed seven awards, including best film and best actress (Yolande Moreau).

The dynamic two-part gangster saga Public Enemy Number Onereceived three awards, including best director (Jean-François Richet) and best actor (Vincent Cassel). Laurent Cantet's The Classwon for best adapted screenplay.

The best picture prize was presented by Sean Penn, whose Into the Wildwas nominated for best foreign- language film, but that award went to Waltz with Bashir.