The 20th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1994 and took place on 25 February 1995 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Alain Delon and hosted by Jean-Claude Brialy and Pierre Tchernia. Wild Reeds won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

The winners are highlighted in bold: Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg Short Cuts, directed by Robert Altman Mina Tannenbaum, directed by Martine Dugowson Personne ne m'aime, directed by Marion Vernoux Petits arrangements avec les morts, directed by Pascale Ferran Sandrine Bonnaire, for Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons Anémone, for Pas très catholique Isabelle Huppert, for La Séparation Irène Jacob, for Trois Couleurs: Rouge Sandrine Kiberlain, for Les Patriotes Philippe Rousselot, for La Reine Margot Bernard Lutic, for Le Colonel Chabert Thierry Arbogast, for Léon Moidele Bickel, for La Reine Margot Franca Squarciapino, for Le Colonel Chabert Anne de Laugardière, Olga Berluti, for Farinelli Goran Bregović, for La Reine Margot Gianni Quaranta, for Farinelli Bernard Vézat, for Le Colonel Chabert Richard Peduzzi, Olivier Radot, for La Reine Margot