{"id":305307,"date":"2026-02-27T19:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/305307\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:30:07","slug":"brigitte-bardot-tribute-at-the-cesar-awards-greeted-with-boos-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/305307\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigitte Bardot tribute at the C\u00e9sar awards greeted with boos | Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tribute to Brigitte Bardot at the C\u00e9sars, France\u2019s version of the Oscars, on Thursday was greeted with boos. In a video clip posted on social media<\/a>, boos can clearly be heard among the applause as the tributes, and a shout of \u201cracist!\u201d is also audible.<\/p>\n

Bardot, who died in December<\/a> aged 91, became arguably the most celebrated figure in postwar French cinema for films such as And God Created Woman and Contempt, but after quitting acting in the early 1970s her later years were marred by increasing political activity on the far right, resulting in a string of convictions for inciting racial hatred.<\/p>\n

\"AudienceAudience boos at Brigitte Bardot tribute at the C\u00e9sar awards <\/p>\n

The mixed nature of Bardot\u2019s legacy was illustrated by musician Chappell Roan deleting a social media tribute to the actor<\/a> in the wake of her death, writing \u201cHoly shit I did not know all that insane shit Ms Bardot stood for. I do not condone this. Very disappointing to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

While celebrated for her \u201csex kitten\u201d image in the 1950s and 60s, Bardot turned to animal rights activism after her retirement before becoming increasingly vocal on political issues. Her 2003 book A Cry in the Silence<\/a> took aim at gay men and lesbians, schoolteachers and the so-called \u201cIslamisation of French society\u201d. French courts fined her multiple times for racist and homophobic comments, particularly those targeting France\u2019s Muslim community.<\/p>\n

The C\u00e9sar awards are no strangers to protest, with recent examples being Corinne Masiero\u2019s \u201cnaked\u201d stunt in 2021<\/a> and a walkout in 2020<\/a> after Roman Polanski won the best director C\u00e9sar.<\/p>\n

Family drama The Ties That Bind Us, directed by Carine Tardieu, won the C\u00e9sar for best film, and Richard Linklater won best director for Nouvelle Vague, his film about the making of Godard\u2019s Breathless.<\/p>\n