The 19th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1993 and took place on 26 February 1994 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Gérard Depardieu and hosted by Fabrice Luchini and Clémentine Célarié. Smoking / No Smoking won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold: Manhattan Murder Mystery, directed by Woody Allen Raining Stones, directed by Ken Loach The Snapper, directed by Stephen Frears Fabrice Luchini, for Tout ça... pour ça ! Jean-Pierre Darroussin, for Cuisine et dépendances Jean-Roger Milo, for Germinal Thomas Langmann, for Le Nombril du monde Didier Bezace, for Profil bas Valérie Lemercier, for Les Visiteurs Judith Henry, for Germinal Marthe Villalonga, for Ma saison préférée Marie Trintignant, for Les Marmottes Myriam Boyer, for Un, deux, trois, soleil Sławomir Idziak, for Trois Couleurs: Bleu Franca Squarciapino, for Louis, enfant roi Catherine Leterrier, for Les Visiteurs Albert Jurgenson, for Smoking/No Smoking Catherine Kelber, for Les Visiteurs