It’s going to be an American night at this year’s César Awards (France's Oscar equivalent). For starters, Quentin Tarantino is the recipient of the ceremony’s honorary award, Alain Terzian, the president of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma announced at a press conference this morning in Paris. It was also confirmed that the Inglorious Basterds director will pick up his trophy in person.Additionally, three American movies are among the seven nominees for Best Foreign Film: Christopher Nolan’s Inception, David Fincher’s The Social Network and Clint Eastwood’s Invictus.  Presided by Jodie Foster and hosted for the second year running by French actor Antoine de Caunes — a witty guy but meek compared to Ricky Gervais — the 36th edition of the Césars will take place on February 25 in Paris.  See the full list of César nominees after the jump.As an overview, Xavier Beauvois’ Des hommes et des Dieux failed to make the Oscars’ Best Foreign Film nominations list, but it leads with 10 nominations at the Césars. Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer and Joann Sfar’s biopic Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque) are also nominated in multiple categories. Luc Besson’s Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds is nominated for Best Animated Movie.Here's the full list of nominees:Best MovieL’arnacoeur by Pascal ChaumeilLe nom des gens by Michel LeclercThe Ghost Writer by Roman PolanskiTournée by Mathieu AmalricDes Hommes et des Dieux by Xavier BeauvoisGainsbourg (Vie Héroïque) by Joann SfarMammuth by Benoît Delépine and Gustave KervernBest DirectorMatthieu Amalric for TournéeOlivier Assayas for CarlosXavier Beauvois for Des Hommes et des DieuxBertrand Blier for Le bruit des glaçonsRoman Polanski for The Ghost-WriterBest Foreign MovieLes Amours Imaginaires - Xavier Dolan (Canada)Bright Star - Jane Campion (New Zealand)Dans ses yeux - Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina)Illégal - Olivier Masset Depasse (Belgium)Inception - Christopher Nolan (US)Invictus - Clint Eastwood (US)The Social Network - David Fincher (US)Best ActressIsabelle Carré for Les Émotifs AnonymesCatherine Deneuve for PoticheSara Forestier for Le Nom des GensCharlotte Gainsbourg for L’arbreKristin Scott-Thomas for Elle s’appelait SarahBest ActorGérard Depardieu for MammuthRomain Duris for L’arnacoeurÉric Elmosnino for Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque)Jacques Gamblin for Le Nom des GensLambert Wilson for Des Hommes et des DieuxBest Supporting ActressAnne Alvaro for Le Bruit des glaçonsValérie Bonneton for Les Petits MouchoirsLaetitia Casta for Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)Julie Ferrier for L’arnacoeurKarin Viard for Potiche Best Supporting ActorNiels Arestrup for L’homme qui voulait vivre sa vieFrancois Damiens for L’arnacoeurGilles Lellouche for Les Petits MouchoirsMichael Lonsdale for Des hommes et des DieuxOlivier Rabourdin for Des hommes et des Dieux Best Animated MovieArthur 3 : la guerre des deux mondes by Luc BessonL'homme à la Gordini by Jean-Christophe LieL'Illusioniste by Sylvain ChometLogorama by H5Une vie de chat by Jean-Loup de FelicioliBest DocumentaryBenda Bilili by Florent de La TullayeCleveland vs Wall Street by Jean-Stéphane Bron Entre nos mains by Marianne OteroOcéans by Jacques Perrin Yves St Laurent - Pierre Bergé : L'amour fou by Pierre ThorettonBest Short FilmLogoramaPetit TailleurUne pute et un poussinMonsieur L’Abbé Un transport en communBest AdaptationJulie Bertucelli for L'Arbre Robert Harris and Roman Polanski pour The Ghost Writer Eric Lartigau and Laurent de Bartillat for L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie François Ozon for Potiche Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Cosmos and François Olivier Rousseau for La Princesse de MontpensierBest Original ScreenplayMathieu Amalric Marcello Novais Teles and Philippe di Folco for TournéeBertrand Blier for Le Bruit des glaçons Xavier Beauvois for Des Hommes et des DieuxGustave Kervern for MammuthBaya Kasmi and Michel Leclerc for Le Nom des gensBest First FilmSimon Werner a disparu by Fabrice GobertL’Arnacoeur by Pascal ChaumeilSerge Gainsbourg (Une Vie Héroïque) by Joan SfarTout ce qui brille by Géraldine Nakache Tête de Turc by Pascal ElbéBreakthrough ActorPio Marmai for D'amour et d'eau fraiche Edgar Ramirez for Carlos Arthur Dupont for Bus Palladium Raphael Personnaz for La Princesse de Montpensier Grégoire Leprince Ringuet for La Princesse de MontpensierBreakthrough ActressAudrey Lamy for Tout ce qui brille Leila Bekhti for Tout ce qui brilleYahima Torres for Vénus Noire Anais Desmoustier for D'Amour et d'eau fraîcheLéa Seydoux for Belle EpineBest EditingHervé Deluze for The Ghost WriterMarilyne Monthieux for Serge Gainsbourg (Une Vie Héroique) Annette Dutertre for TournéeLuc Barnier for CarlosMarie-Julie Maille for Des Hommes et des DieuxBest Original MusicBruno Coulais for OcéansAlexandre Desplat for The Ghost WriterGrégoire Hetzel for L'ArbreDelphine Montoulet and Tony Gatlif for LibertéYarol Poupaud for Bus PalladiumPhilippe Sarde for La Princesse de MontpensierBest SoundPhilippe Barbeau, Jerome Wiciak, Florence Lavallé for OcéansJean-Marie Bondel, Thomas Desjonqueres, Dean Humphreys for The Ghost WriterJean-Jacques Ferrand, Vincent Guillon, Eric Bonnard for Des Hommes et des DieuxOlivier Meauvezin, Severin Favriau, Stéphane Thiebaut for TournéeDaniel Sobrino, Jean Goudier, Cyril Holtz for Serge Gainsbourg (Une Vie Héroique)Best PhotographyChristophe Beaucarne for TournéeCaroline Champetier for Des Hommes et des DieuxPawel Edelman for The Ghost WriterBruno Keyzer for La Princesse de MontpensierGuillaume Schiffman for Serge Gainsbourg (Une Vie Héroique)Best CostumeOlivier Beriot for Adele Blanc-sec Pascaline Chavanne for PoticheAlicia Crisp-Jones for TournéeMarielle Robaut for Des hommes et des DieuxCaroline de Vivaise for La Princesse de MontpensierBest SetMichel Barthélémy for Des Hommes et des DieuxGuy-Claude François for La Princesse de MontpensierAlbrecht Konrad for The Ghost WriterChristian Marti for Serge Gainsbourg (Une Vie Héroique) Hugues Tissandier for Adele Blanc-sec