11th César Awards

The 11th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1985 and took place on 22 February 1986 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Madeleine Renaud and Jean-Louis Barrault and hosted by Michel Drucker. Three Men and a Cradle won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees
The winners are highlighted in bold:


 * Best Film: Three Men and a Cradle, directed by Coline Serreau L'Effrontée, directed by Claude Miller Péril en la demeure, directed by Michel Deville Sans toit ni loi, directed by Agnès Varda Subway, directed by Luc Besson
 * Best Foreign Film: The Purple Rose of Cairo, directed by Woody Allen Desperately Seeking Susan, directed by Susan Seidelman The Killing Fields, directed by Roland Joffé Ran, directed by Akira Kurosawa Year of the Dragon, directed by Michael Cimino
 * Best First Work: Le Thé au harem d'Archimède, directed by Mehdi Charef Harem, directed by Arthur Joffé La Nuit porte-jarretelles, directed by Virginie Thévenet Strictement personnel, directed by Pierre Jolivet
 * Best Actor: Christopher Lambert, for Subway Robin Renucci, for Escalier C Michel Serrault, for On ne meurt que 2 fois Gérard Depardieu, for Police Lambert Wilson, for Rendez-vous
 * Best Actress: Sandrine Bonnaire, for Sans toit ni loi Charlotte Rampling, for On ne meurt que 2 fois Nicole Garcia, for Péril en la demeure Juliette Binoche, for Rendez-vous Isabelle Adjani, for Subway
 * Best Supporting Actor: Michel Boujenah, for 3 hommes et un couffin Xavier Deluc, for On ne meurt que 2 fois Jean-Hugues Anglade, for Subway Jean-Pierre Bacri, for Subway Michel Galabru, for Subway
 * Best Supporting Actress: Bernadette Lafont, for L'Effrontée Dominique Lavanant, for 3 hommes et un couffin Catherine Frot, for Escalier C Anémone, for Péril en la demeure Macha Méril, for Sans toit ni loi
 * Most Promising Actor: Wadeck Stanczak, for Rendez-vous Jean-Philippe Écoffey, for L'Effrontée Lucas Belvaux, for Poulet au vinaigre Jacques Bonnaffé, for La Tentation d'Isabelle Kader Boukhanef, for Le Thé au harem d'Archimède
 * Most Promising Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, for L'Effrontée Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, for 3 hommes et un couffin Emmanuelle Béart, for L'Amour en douce Zabou Breitman, for Billy Ze Kick Charlotte Valandrey, for Rouge baiser
 * Best Director: Michel Deville, for Péril en la demeure Coline Serreau, for 3 hommes et un couffin Claude Miller, for L'Effrontée Agnès Varda, for Sans toit ni loi Luc Besson, for Subway
 * Best Writing: Coline Serreau, for 3 hommes et un couffin Annie Miller, Luc Béraud, Bernard Stora, Claude Miller, for L'Effrontée Jacques Deray, Michel Audiard, for On ne meurt que 2 fois Michel Deville, for Péril en la demeure André Téchiné, Olivier Assayas, for Rendez-vous
 * Best Cinematography: Jean Penzer, for On ne meurt que 2 fois Pasqualino De Santis, for Harem Renato Berta, for Rendez-vous Carlo Varini, for Subway
 * Best Costume Design: Olga Berluti, Catherine Gorne-Achdjian, for Harem Christian Dior, Elisabeth Tavernier, for  Jacqueline Bouchard, for L'Effrontée Christian Gasc, for Rendez-vous
 * Best Sound: Gérard Lamps, Luc Perini, Harrik Maury, Harald Maury, for Subway Paul Lainé, Gérard Lamps, for L'Effrontée Dominique Hennequin, Pierre Gamet, for Harem Jean-Louis Ughetto, Dominique Hennequin, for Rendez-vous
 * Best Editing: Raymonde Guyot, for Péril en la demeure Henri Lanoë, for On ne meurt que 2 fois Yann Dedet, for Police Sophie Schmit, for Subway
 * Best Music: Ástor Piazzolla, José Luis Castiñeira de Dios, for Tangos, l'exil de Gardel Michel Portal, for  Claude Bolling, for On ne meurt que 2 fois Éric Serra, for Subway
 * Best Production Design: Alexandre Trauner, for Subway Jean-Jacques Caziot, for  François de Lamothe, for On ne meurt que 2 fois Philippe Combastel, for Péril en la demeure
 * Best Animated Short: L'Enfant de la haute mer, directed by Patrick Deniau La Campagne est si belle, directed by Michel Gauthier Contes crépusculaires, directed by Yves Charnay
 * Best Fiction Short Film: Grosse, directed by Brigitte Roüan La Consultation, directed by Radovan Tadic Dialogue de sourds, directed by Bernard Nauer Juste avant le mariage, directed by Jacques Deschamps Le Livre de Marie, directed by Anne-Marie Miéville
 * Best Documentary Short Film: New York, N.Y., directed by Raymond Depardon La Boucane, directed by Jean Gaumy C'était la dernière année de ma vie, directed by Claude Weisz
 * Best French Language Film: Derborence, directed by Francis Reusser Vivement ce soir, directed by Patrick Van Antwerpen
 * Honorary César: Cinémathèque Française Bette Davis Jean Delannoy René Ferracci Shoah, directed by Claude Lanzmann