Utagged César Pictures + Oscar Portraits

Today we have some untagged photos of Marion at the César Awards. They are HUGE pictures, so you've been warned. First, her arrival (from this site):

Next, they also have several HQ pictures of her receiving her award:

This site also has HQ portraits taken of Marion at the Oscar Luncheon:

MARION WINS César Award

M Cotillard Meilleure Actrice César 2008
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Alain Delon: "Marion, I give you this César. I think this César is for a great great actress, and I know what I'm talking about"

Marion: "Thank you. I'd like to thank Olivier Dahan. Olivier, you're not here tonight, but you changed my life, you changed my life as an actress, you changed my whole life. You wrote the most beautiful role ever, and you gave it to me, you asked me to play a whole life, and just for that, it (the César) is obviously for you. I'd like to thank the crew of course: the French one, the English one, the one from the Czec Republic; all these beautiful souls who made this adventure so extraordinary. I'd like to thank all my partners who have been ... who have given me so so so so much (she begins to cry) and I'd like to thank my parents because they made me feel like being an actress, they gave me all the freedom to say that it was possible to act great parts, and I'd like to thank my inspirations: Marcel, my grandmothers and the little blond angel. All this people together created Piaf and also Ginou: I love you; you opened your life to me, you opened 15 years of friendship with Piaf to me and it really inspired me. And I'd like to thank all the people who are giving this (the César) to me tonight. Thank you very much ! (Translation by Cassie)."

Marion accepts her Best Actress award.

Stay tuned for results throughout the day (I believe the ceremony starts at 4pm EST). Amely has very graciously volunteered to give us updates.

Although there's some doubt as to whether Marion will take the Best Actress award tonight, let's stay hopeful and wish her (and everyone nominated for their work on "La Vie en Rose") good luck!

UPDATE: Keep checking the comments section, as Amely is providing us with regular updates about the ongoing ceremony. Also, she's directing us to Getty Images, which has the first photos of Marion's arrival.

UPDATE 2: So Marion won the big prize and we're thrilled for her. Hopefully someone will upload her speech to YouTube in warp speed :) Thanks to Amely for the running commentary. A very exciting day here at "Road to Oscar." And the end of the road is almost here -- seems like only yesterday!

While we wait, make sure you check the excerpts from a documentary on Marion's "LVeR" journey here.The documentary will be aired soon on French television. This is fantastic stuff; we even get to see Marion's reaction to her Golden Globe win (first clip); and her having a ciggy before the Oscar nominations announcement (not because she's nervous, she says, lol). Thanks, Amely!

César Nominee Dinner

Marion was at the César Nominee Dinner at Fouquet's Restaurant in Paris on February 13. La Vie en Rose is up for a staggering 11 César Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Marion Cotillard), Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (Olivier Dahan for both). The film picked up several technical nominations, while Pascal Greggory, who played Louis, and Sylvie Testud, who played Piaf's best friend Mômone, are up for Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively.

She looks exhausted, but happy. Getty Images has four images up (click thumbnail for full resolution):

Thanks to poppy for the info!

Marion Nominated for César Award! "La Vie en Rose" Garners 11 Nods!

From BBC News:

A movie about the life of French singer Edith Piaf has received 11 nominations at France's Cesar film awards.
La Vie En Rose is up for best film along with Persepolis, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, La Graine et le Mulet and Un Secret.

French star Marion Cotillard, who has been Oscar-nominated for her portrayal of the tragic chanteuse, has been shortlisted for best actress.

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Thanks for the tip, Yawa!

La Vie en Rose placed in the following categories:

FILM
“The Secret of the Grain,” dir. Abdellatif Kechiche, prod. Claude Berri
“LA VIE EN ROSE,” DIR. OLIVIER DAHAN, PROD. ALAIN GOLDMAN
“Persepolis,” dir. Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, prod. Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Rigault
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” dir. Julian Schnabel, prod. Jerome Seydoux
“A Secret,” dir. Claude Miller, prod. Yves Marmion

DIRECTOR
OLIVIER DAHAN, "LA VIE EN ROSE”
Abdellatif Kechiche, “The Secret of the Grain”
Claude Miller, “A Secret”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Andre Techine, “The Witnesses”

ACTRESS
Isabelle Carre, “Anna M.”
MARION COTILLARD, “LA VIE EN ROSE”
Cecile de France, “A Secret”
Marina Fois, “Darling”
Catherine Frot, “Odette Toulemonde”

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sami Bouajila, “The Witnesses”
PASCAL GREGGORY, “LA VIE EN ROSE”
Michael Lonsdale, “Heartbeat Detector”
Fabrice Luchini, “Moliere”
Laurent Stocker, “Hunting and Gathering”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julie Depardieu, “A Secret”
Noemie Lvovsky, “Actresses”
Bulle Ogier, “Let’s Dance!”
Ludivine Sagnier, “A Secret”
SLVIE TESTUD, “LA VIE EN ROSE”

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
OLIVIER DAHAN, “LA VIE EN ROSE”
Julie Delpy, “2 days in Paris”
Abdellatif Kechiche, “The Secret of the Grain”
Anne le Ny, “Those Who Remain”
Laurent Tirard, Gregoire Vigneron, “Moliere”

SONG
Antoine Deflandre, Germain Boulay, Eric Tisserand, “Intimate Enemies”
Guillaume Le Braz, Valerie Deloof, Agnes Ravez, Thierry Delor, “Love Songs”
Thierry Lebon, Eric Chevallier, Samy Bardet, “Persepolis”
Jean-Paul Mugel, Francis Wargnier, Dominique Gaborieau, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
LAURENT ZEILIG, PASCAL VILLARD, JEAN-PAUL HURIER, "LA VIE EN ROSE"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Yves Angelo, “Le deuxieme souffle”
Gerard de Battista, “A Secret”
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci, “Intimate Enemies”
Janusz Kaminski, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
TETSUO NAGATA, “LA VIE EN ROSE”

SET DESIGNER
Francoise Dupertuis, “Moliere”
Thierry Flamand, “Le deuxieme souffle”
Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko, “A Secret”
Christian Marti, “Jacquou le croquant”
OLIVIER RAOUX, “LA VIE EN ROSE”

COSTUMES
MARIT ALLEN, “LA VIE EN ROSE”
Jacqueline Bouchard, “A Secret”
Corinne Jorry, “Le deuxieme souffle”
Pierre-Jean Larroque, “Moliere”
Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz, “Jacquou le croquant”

EDITOR
Ghalya Lacroix, Camille Toubkis, “The Secret of the Grain”
Veronique Lange, “A Secret”
RICHARD MARIZY, YVES BELONIAK, "LA VIE EN ROSE"
Stephane Roche, “Persepolis”
Juliette Welfling, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”

See a full list of nominees here.

The ceremony will take place in Paris on February 22. Mon dieu, the Oscars are scheduled for February 24. That'll be quite the busy weekend for Marion, eh?