1976 Best Supporting Actress:
Cousin, Cousin - Marie-France Pisier (won)
Aloise - Isabelle Huppert - I'm young. I'm a new comer. I will have tons of chances to win, won't I?
Les Galettes de Pont-Aven - Andrea Ferreol
Que la fete commence - Christine Pascal1978 Best Actress
La Vie devant soi - Simone Signoret (won)
Dites-lui que je l'aime - Miou-Miou
La Dentelliere - Isabelle Huppert - it's not first time that disappoints me - lost at Cannes matters more.
Les Enfants du placard - Brigitte Fossey
Reperages - Delphine Seyrig
1979 Best Actress
Une histoire simple - Romy Scheider (won)
La Cle sur la porte - Annie Girardot
Mon premier amour - Anouk Aimee
Violette Noziere - Isabelle Huppert - I'm already fulfilled by Best Female Interpretation at Cannes, and no regret for being lost to Romy.
1981 Best Actress
Le Denier metro - Catherine Deneuve (won)
Loulou - Isabelle Huppert - I'm good in Loulou, but Catherine is super.
Mon Oncle d'Amerique - Nicole Garcia
Une semaine de vacances - Nathalie Baye
1982 Best Actress
Possession - Isabelle Adjani (won)
Coup de torchon - Isabelle Huppert - is she really better than me?
Hotel des Ameriques - Catherine Deneuve
La Femme d'a cote - Fanny Ardant
1989 Best Actress
Camille Claudel - Isabelle Adjani (won)
Drole d'endroit pour une rencontre - Catherine Deneuve
La Lectrice - Miou-Miou
La Petite voleuse - Charlotte Gainsbourg
Une affaire de femmes - Isabelle Huppert - at least, should have been tied.
1995 Best Actress
La Reine Margot - Isabelle Adjani (won)
Jeanne la pucelle - Sandrine Bonnaire
La Separation - Isabelle Huppert - Lost to her again?! I have nothing to say.
Pas tres catholique - Anemone
Trois couleurs: Rouge - Irene Jacob
1996 Best Actress
La Ceremonie - Isabelle Huppert (finally won) - the most sympathetic cesar award for all previous 7 loses.
La Ceremonie - Sandrine Bonnaire
Le Bonheur est dans le pre - Sabine Azema
Le Hussard sur le toit - Juliette Binoche
Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud - Emmanuelle Beart
1999 Best Actress
La Vie revee des anges - Elodie Bouchez (won)
A vendre - Sandrine Kiberlain
Comme elle respire - Marie Trintignant
L'Ecole de la chair - Isabelle Huppert - I'm nominated too many times, maybe it's time to leave chance to new generations.
Place Vendome - Catherine Deneuve
2001 Best Actress
Standy By - Dominique Blanc (won)
La Veuve de Saint-Pierre - Juliette Binoche
Saint-Cyr - Isabelle Huppert - every one could win since none of them is competitive. I might be wrong by choosing Saint-Cyr not Merci pour le Chocalat for the competition.
Les Destinees sentimentales - Emmanuelle Beart
Maire-Line - Muriel Robin
2002 Best Actress
Sur mes levres - Emmanuelle Devos (won)
Sous le sable - Charlotte Rampling
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain - Audrey Tautou
Chaos - Catherine Frot
La Pianite - Isabelle Huppert - Incredibly lost!! Something must be wrong!
2003 Best Actress
Se souvenir des belle choses - Isabelle Carre (won)
8 Femmes - Isabelle Huppert - Even though my nomination is arguable, I'm really not in the mood of winning a cesar for the 2nd time.
8 Femmes - Fanny Ardant
Decalage horaire - Juliette Binoche
2006 Best Actress
Le petit lieutenant - Nathalie Baye (won)
Entre ses mains - Iisabelle Carre
Je ne suis pas la pour etre aime- Anne Consigny
Gabrielle - Isabelle Huppert
Palais Royal! - Valerie Lemercier
