Kate Winslet to receive honorary 'Cesar,' French answer to Oscar
In this Jan. 15, 2012, file photo showing Kate Winslet arrives on the red carpet before the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, USA. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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PARIS -- British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary award next month from organizers of the French equivalent of the Academy Awards.
The versatile 36-year-old now on French screens in Roman Polanski's clashing-couples film "Carnage" will receive the honorary Cesar at the ceremony on Feb. 24.
France's Academy of Cinematic Arts and Techniques presented nominations for the 37th Cesar Awards ceremony on Friday.
Child-protection drama "Polisse" led with 13 nominations, while silent, black-and-white film "The Artist" garnered 11.
France's National Cinematic Center has said French movie theatres sold 211 million tickets last year -- a 45-year high, and a 4-per cent increase from 2010.
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