Why is there no Honorary Cesar this year?

This prize usually rewards international celebrities or big names in French cinema.

Why is there no Honorary Cesar this year?

This prize usually rewards international celebrities or big names in French cinema. Approached, Brad Pitt would have declined the invitation.

This is a first since the creation of the prize in 1976. The 45th ceremony will not award an honorary Cesar this year. As a reminder, this prize often goes to a personality of American or international cinema, even to personalities awarded posthumously or to great French actors. But for the 2020 edition, there should be no honor given to a planetary star, nor an American actor who will come to walk the French red carpet. Last year, actor Robert Redford received this prestigious award, following Penelope Cruz, George Clooney, Michael Douglas and Sean Penn.

Brad Pitt would have been approached by the Academy to receive the Cesar of honor 2020, teaches us Le Parisien. The American actor, acclaimed for his role in Once upon a time … in Hollywood, would have accepted at first, before retracting. We do not know the exact reasons for this refusal. Other American stars have reportedly been approached to accommodate this change, but all of them have declined the invitation. The Academy facing several controversies, in particular many reproaches as to the functioning of its management, the concerns were elsewhere. The criticisms were such that the management of this institution collectively resigned. In fact, no time to find a replacement for Brad Pitt. The ceremony will have to do without American glamor this year.


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