‘Les Petits Mouchoirs‘ was among the winners at the 18th Trophées du Film français, which were held in Paris on Thursday night.

The film won the Trophée du Film français (Le Film français) which recognises the highest-grossing French film of the year.

It was also runner-up in the categories Trophée des Trophées, highest grossing film in France, beaten by  ’Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1‘ and Trophée du prix du public TF1 (Audience Award), beaten by ‘L’arnacœur‘ (‘Heartbreaker’).

‘Inception‘ came in third in the category Trophée des Trophées.

Sources: The Hollywood Reporter and Chino Kino.

The longlist for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards were announced today. Marion Cotillard is on it for her supporting performance in ‘Inception‘. Congratulations! The full nominations will will be announced on Tuesday, January 18.

Supporting Actress
Amy Adams (Charlene Fleming) – The Fighter *
Barbara Hershey (Erica Sayers / The Queen) – Black Swan *
Ellen Page (Ariadne) – Inception
Geraldine James (Connie) – Made In Dagenham
Helena Bonham Carter (Queen Elizabeth) – The King’s Speech *
Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen) – Alice In Wonderland
Lesley Manville (Mary) – Another Year *
Marion Cotillard (Mal) – Inception
Melissa Leo (Alice Ward) – The Fighter
Mila Kunis (Lily / The Black Swan) – Black Swan
Miranda Richardson (Barbara Castle) – Made In Dagenham *
Olivia Williams (Ruth Lang) – The Ghost
Rebecca Hall (Claire Keesey) – The Town
Rosamund Pike (Lisa Hopkins) – Made In Dagenham
Winona Ryder (Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan) – Black Swan

* Denotes Chapter selection from Round One

• Source: Bafta.org

On Sunday the International Press Academy handed out the Satellite Awards. While Marion Cotillard didn’t win for her nominated supporting performance in ‘Inception‘ (Jacki Weaver did for ‘Animal Kingdom‘) the movie itself won in the categories ‘Original Score’ (Hans Zimmer), ‘Cinematography’ (Wally Pfister), and ‘Art Direction & Production Design’ – 3 wins out of 11 nominations.

But good news is that they uploaded Marion’s acceptance speech from when she won ‘Best Actress’ on December 16, 2007 for her performance in ‘La Vie en Rose‘. She wasn’t able to attend but recorded this lovely message from Paris.

Press Academy & IntlPressAcademy

Gallery: 043 Award Shows & Premieres etc > Satellite Awards – 2007
Video: 001 Award Ceremonies > Satellite Awards

Not getting much time to cap the extras of ‘Inception‘ and keeping up with all the news. But here are some lovely shots of Marion during the various behind the scenes clips that you’ll see when you watch ‘Inception‘ in Extraction Mode.

013 Inception – 2010 > Blu-ray Screencaptures > Extraction Mode

Yesterday, ‘Inception‘ was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in parts of Europe a few days ahead of the US and UK. I added high quality screencaptures of Marion Cotillard as Mal. Enjoy!

443 Inception – 2010 > Blu-ray Screencaptures

Marion Cotillard was nominated by International Press Academy for a Satellite Award for her performance in ‘Inception‘. Inception garnered 11 nominations, including Motion Picture (Drama), Best Director, and Best Actor for Leonardo diCaprio. Congratulations! The winners will be announced Sunday, December 19, 2010.

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, “The Fighter”
Marion Cotillard, “Inception”
Anne-Marie Duff, “Nowhere Boy”
Vanessa Redgrave, “Letters to Juliet”
Rosamund Pike, “Barney’s Version”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “Nowhere Boy”
Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Dianne Wiest, “Rabbit Hole”

See the full list of nominees on IndieWire.com.

There are many more high quality ‘Inception‘ stills in our gallery – thank you Roberta. As it’s already awards season various For Your Consideration ads can be found in trade papers. Recently, there was a gorgeous ad for ‘Inception‘ featuring a shot of Marion Cotillard in Variety. Even if her name isn’t on it it’s bound to catch people’s eye and remind them of her haunting presence throughout the movie – via Awards Daily.

001 Inception – 2010 > Artwork
015 Inception – 2010 > Stills

Blu-ray and DVD Release in the UK on December 6, 2010 – Infos on Extras on DVD, Blu-ray and Limited Edition

Blu-ray and DVD Release in the US on December 7, 2010 – Infos on Extras on DVD & Blu-ray

Spike’s Scream Awards will take place on October 19, 2010 and honour the best in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics & Horror. Marion Cotillard has been nominated in the category Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ‘Inception‘. Be sure to vote for her!

‘Inception‘ was nominated 15 times in total so please visit the main site for the Spike Awards and vote for the fantasticly brilliant movie!

‘Inception‘ will be released on DVD & Blu-ray in the UK on December 6, 2010.

Following its release on July 16 beginning with Thursday midnight screenings ‘Inception‘ is currently occupying #1 in the US, having grossed $62,785,337 in 3,792 theaters on its opening weekend (average $16,557 per theater). Up until now the movie has grossed $89,470,702 worldwide. This is quite the achievement for an non-sequel auteur action movie with a mysterious plot in the middle of blockbuster summer season! Congratulations!

Box Office Majoy mentions that it was the second highest-grossing debut ever for a sci-fi movie that wasn’t a sequel, remake or adaptation, behind Avatar’s $77 million. Inception’s initial attendance was also higher than similar titles like The Matrix and Minority Report. Also it was apparently the biggest opening of star Leonardo DiCaprio’s career – let alone Marion Cotillard’s even if she’s seen in a supporting role.

Continue to support ‘Inception‘ by seeing it in theaters – according to most critics as well as people who’ve seen it it will definitely be worth your time!

Thank you for not posting spoilers in the comments or in emails to me – ‘Inception‘ is not coming to theatres where I live until July 29.

I’m back from my travels for a few days so I’ll be doing my best to catch up on what’s going on in Marion Cotillard’s world. To begin, some additional HQ pictures of her during the Los Angeles ‘Inception‘ Press Conference in Los Angeles last month. To know what was being said during the Press Conference you can listen to a recording at HollywoodNews.com or read the transcript at Moviesonline.ca.

Due to filming ‘Midnight in Paris‘ Marion didn’t attend the London Press Conference (although she did make it to the world premiere Thursday evening – more on that later). However, she was present during the Press Conference in Paris on Friday ahead of its premiere there on Saturday. You can watch the entire conference with English/French audio on FilmoSphere France’s YouTube Channel. There’s also another cute video from a different angle of Marion & Leonardo singing each other’s praises, edited by and courtesy of Le Parisien.

Gallery:
015 ‘Inception’ Press Conference – Los Angeles, HQ
009 ‘Inception’ Press Conference – Paris, July 9
251 ‘Inception’ Paris Press Conference – 2010 Screencaps

Video:
001 Other Public Appearances > Inception Paris Press Conference