The ceremony had hit a historic low last year with only 1.3 million viewers, after 1.6 million in 2021. However, it is still far from the 3.9 million viewers in 2012.
The evening was marked by the coronation of the film "La Nuit du 12", left with six statuettes, of Benoît Magimel and Virginie Efira as best actor and actress, as well as the surprise appearance on stage of Brad Pitt to honor the American director. David Fincher.
A climate activist supporting the Last Renovation collective briefly interrupted the start of the ceremony.
This sequence was not broadcast on Canal+.
With this score, the encrypted channel is in 4th place in the evening's audiences, far behind France 2, with its series "Le crime suits him so well" (4.5 million viewers).
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