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Designer biopic leads the pack with 10 nominations; Kristen Stewart, Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche in the running for actress awards.Scroll down for full list of nominees

Bertrand Bonello’s Saint Laurent and Olivier Assays’ Sils Maria are the hot favourites in France’s 40th annual Cesar awards.

France’s Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences unveiled the nominations for this year’s César Awards at its traditional news conference at Le Fouquet’s restaurant on the Champs Elysées on Friday morning.

Biopic Saint Laurent - exploring fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent’s life from 1967 to 1976 - led the pack with 10 nominations including best film, best director for Bonello, best actor for Gaspard Ulliel and best supporting actor for Louis Garrel.

Jalil Lespert’s rival biopic, Yves Saint Laurent, secured seven nominations. While it missed out in the best film and director categories, it scored nods with Pierre Niney for best actor, Charlotte Le Bon for best...

The Official Selection for the 66th Cannes Film Festival has been unveiled in Paris.

At a press conference at the Ugc Normandie movie theatre on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux is set to reveal the 49 features from 28 countries selected for inclusion in this year’s festival, which runs from May 14-25.

As previously announced, Olivier Dahan’s Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman, will be the opening film on May 14, out of competition.

Last week, Party Girl was named as the opening film of the Un Certain Regard strand. The debut feature is from co-directors Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis.

As previously announced, the competition jury will be presided over by New Zealand director, producer and scriptwriter Jane Campion.

Competition

Jury chair: Jane Campion

Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas

Saint Laurent by Bertrand Bonello

Kis Uykusu (Winter’S Sleep) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Maps To The Stars by David Cronenberg

Deux Jours...

The Official Selection for the 66th Cannes Film Festival has been unveiled in Paris.

At a press conference at the Ugc Normandie movie theatre on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux is set to reveal the 49 features from 28 countries selected for inclusion in this year’s festival, which runs from May 14-25.

As previously announced, Olivier Dahan’s Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman, will be the opening film on May 14, out of competition.

Last week, Party Girl was named as the opening film of the Un Certain Regard strand. The debut feature is from co-directors Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis.

As previously announced, the competition jury will be presided over by New Zealand director, producer and scriptwriter Jane Campion.

Competition

Jury chair: Jane Campion

Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas

Saint Laurent by Bertrand Bonello

Kis Uykusu (Sommeil D’Hiver) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Maps To The Stars by David Cronenberg

Deux Jours...