Olivier Marchal swears off ever stepping foot at the César Awards after 2005
Director Olivier Marchal says he will never attend the César ceremony again after a 2005 night that left him disgusted.
In 2005, the film 36 Quai des Orfèvres by Olivier Marchal received eight César nominations without winning any award. According to AlloCiné, the director described the ceremony as a "place where everyone hates each other" during the Télématin show on France 2. He recalled a moment when, after going to the restroom, he ended up next to a "huge crowd" that included Will Smith, and joked that he had peed next to him. Marchal concluded that he will never return to the Césars, preferring meals with his anti-gang friends.
