The winners are denoted in bold.
{{Award category|#eedd82|Best Film}}Le Vieux Fusil- Cousin, cousine
- Let Joy Reign Supreme
- Sept morts sur ordonnance
| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Director}}Bertrand Tavernier – Let Joy Reign Supreme- François Truffaut – The Story of Adele H.
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau – Lovers Like Us
- Robert Enrico – Le Vieux Fusil
|
{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Actor}}Philippe Noiret – Le Vieux Fusil- Victor Lanoux – Cousin, cousine
- Jean-Pierre Marielle – Cookies
- Gérard Depardieu – Sept morts sur ordonnance
| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Actress}}Romy Schneider – Love- Isabelle Adjani – The Story of Adele H.
- Delphine Seyrig – India Song
- Catherine Deneuve – Lovers Like Us
|
{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Actor in a Supporting Role}}Jean Rochefort – Let Joy Reign Supreme- Patrick Dewaere – The French Detective
- Victor Lanoux – The French Detective
- Jean Bouise – Le Vieux fusil
| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Actress in a Supporting Role}}Marie-France Pisier – Cousin, cousine and French Provincial- Isabelle Huppert – Aloise
- Andréa Ferréol – Cookies
- Christine Pascal – Let Joy Reign Supreme
|
{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Writing}}Let Joy Reign Supreme – Bertrand Tavernier and Jean Aurenche- Cousin, cousine – Jean Charles Tacchella
- Sept morts sur ordonnance – Jacques Rouffio and Georges Conchon
- Le Vieux fusil – Robert Enrico and Pascal Jardin
| {{Award category|#eedd82| Best Music}}François de Roubaix – Le Vieux Fusil- Carlos d'Alessio – India Song
- Philippe II, Duke of Orléans and Antoine Duhamel – Let Joy Reign Supreme
- Olivier Toussaint and Paul de Senneville – Un linceul n'a pas de poches
|
{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Cinematography}}Sven Nykvist – Black Moon- Pierre Lhomme – Lovers Like Us and La Chair de l'orchidée
- Étienne Becker – Le Vieux fusil
| {{Award category|#eedd82| Best Production Design}}Pierre Guffroy – Let Joy Reign Supreme- Richard Peduzzi – La Chair de l'orchidée
- Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko – The Story of Adele H. and Love
|
{{Award category|#eedd82| Best Editing}}Geneviève Winding – Sept morts sur ordonnance- Jean Ravel – The French Detective
- Christiane Lack – Love
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte – Lovers Like Us
- Eva Zora – Le Vieux fusil
| {{Award category|#eedd82| Best Sound}}Nara Kollery – Black Moon- Harrik Maury and Harald Maury – Hu-man
- Michel Vionnet – India Song
- Bernard Aubouy – Le Vieux fusil
|
| {{Award category|#eedd82| Best Foreign Film}} Parfum de femme (Profumo di donna) - Aguirre, the Wrath of God
- Nashville
- The Magic Flute
|
{{Award category|#eedd82| Honorary César}}Ingrid Bergman
Diana Ross |