Two weeks before the awards ceremony, the board of the Césars Academy, which recognizes the most remarkable works of French cinema, resigned amid accusations it lacked transparency and representation.
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Kristen Scott Thomas onstage during the Cesar Film Awards 2019 at Salle Pleyel on February 22, 2019 in Paris, France. Minister of Culture Franck Riester made his own plea in a tweet on Thursday that the Academy's governance"must be guided by democratic functioning and the requirements of openness, transparency, parity and diversity." Headed by producer Alain Terzian since 2003, the Césars Academy is currently composed of 35% women and 65% men and is regularly criticized for recognizing more men than women in its awards.
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