9th César Awards

The 9th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1983 and took place on 3 March 1984 at the Théâtre de l'Empire in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Gene Kelly and hosted by Léon Zitrone. Le Bal and À nos amours tied for the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees
The winners are highlighted in bold:


 * Best Film: Le Bal, directed by Ettore Scola À nos amours, directed by Maurice Pialat Coup de foudre, directed by Diane Kurys Tchao pantin, directed by Claude Berri L'Été meurtrier, directed by Jean Becker
 * Best Foreign Film: Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman Carmen, directed by Carlos Saura The Gods Must Be Crazy, directed by Jamie Uys Tootsie, directed by Sydney Pollack
 * Best First Work: Rue cases nègres, directed by Euzhan Palcy Le Dernier Combat, directed by Luc Besson Le Destin de Juliette, directed by Aline Issermann La Trace, directed by Bernard Favre
 * Best Actor: Coluche, for Tchao pantin Gérard Depardieu, for Les Compères Yves Montand, for Garçon! Michel Serrault, for Mortelle randonnée Alain Souchon, for L'Été meurtrier
 * Best Actress: Isabelle Adjani, for L'Été meurtrier Miou-Miou, for Coup de foudre Nathalie Baye, for J'ai épousé une ombre Nicole Garcia, for Les Mots pour le dire Fanny Ardant, for Vivement dimanche!
 * Best Supporting Actor: Richard Anconina, for Tchao pantin Guy Marchand, for Coup de foudre Bernard Fresson, for Garçon! Jacques Villeret, for Garçon! François Cluzet, for L'Été meurtrier
 * Best Supporting Actress: Suzanne Flon, for L'Été meurtrier Victoria Abril, for La Lune dans le caniveau Stéphane Audran, for Mortelle randonnée Agnès Soral, for Tchao pantin Sabine Azéma, for La vie est un roman
 * Most Promising Actor: Richard Anconina, for Tchao pantin Jacques Penot, for Au nom de tous les miens Jean-Hugues Anglade, for L'Homme blessé François Cluzet, for Vive la sociale!
 * Most Promising Actress: Sandrine Bonnaire, for À nos amours Laure Duthilleul, for Le Destin de Juliette Agnès Soral, for Tchao pantin Élisabeth Bourgine, for Vive la sociale!
 * Best Director: Ettore Scola, for La Bal Claude Berri, for Tchao pantin François Truffaut, for Vivement dimanche! Maurice Pialat, for À nos amours Jean Becker, for L'Été meurtrier
 * Best Writing - Original: Hervé Guibert, Patrice Chéreau, for L'Homme blessé Francis Veber, for Les Compères Diane Kurys, Alain Le Henry, for Coup de foudre
 * Best Writing - Adaptation: Sébastien Japrisot, for L'Été meurtrier Robert Enrico, for Au nom de tous les miens Claude Berri, for Tchao pantin
 * Best Cinematography: Bruno Nuytten, for Tchao pantin Ricardo Aronovich, for Le Bal Philippe Rousselot, for La Lune dans le caniveau Pierre Lhomme, for Mortelle randonnée
 * Best Sound: Jean Labussière, Gérard Lamps, for Tchao pantin Jean-Louis Ughetto, Luc Yersin, for L'Argent Jacques Maumont, Pierre Lenoir, for Garçon! Nadine Muse, Paul Lainé, Maurice Gilbert, for Mortelle randonnée
 * Best Editing: Jacques Witta, for L'Été meurtrier Françoise Prenant, for Faits divers Françoise Bonnot, for Hanna K. Denise de Casabianca, for L'Homme blessé Claire Pinheiro, for Les Mots pour le dire
 * Best Music: Vladimir Cosma, for Le Bal Charlélie Couture, for Tchao pantin Serge Gainsbourg, for Équateur Georges Delerue, for L'Été meurtrier
 * Best Production Design: Hilton McConnico, for La Lune dans le caniveau Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko, for Mortelle randonnée Alexandre Trauner, for Tchao pantin Jacques Saulnier, for La vie est un roman
 * Best Animated Short: Le Voyage d'Orphée, directed by Jean-Manuel Costa Au-delà de minuit, directed by Pierre Berletta Le Sang, directed by Jacques Rouxel
 * Best Fiction Short Film: Star suburb: La banlieue des étoiles, directed by Stéphane Drouot Coup de feu, directed by Magali Clément Panique au montage, directed by Olivier Esmein Toro Moreno, directed by Gérard Krawczyk
 * Best Documentary Short Film: Ulysse, directed by Agnès Varda Je sais que j'ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chose, directed by Pierre Levy La Vie au bout des doigts, directed by Jean-Paul Janssen
 * Best French Language Film: Dans la ville blanche, directed by Alain Tanner
 * Honorary César: René Clément Georges de Beauregard Edwige Feuillère