title: Podium (film)
text: # Podium (film)
  
  Podium is a 2004 French comedy/fantasy film directed by Yann Moix starring Belgian actor Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Paul Rouve and Julie Depardieu.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Bernard Frédéric (Poelvoorde) is a mediocre bank executive, married and with a son. He used to have another profession: to be French star Claude François. Now, with the "Imitators Gala Night" coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him fully happy: the applause.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Benoît Poelvoorde as Bernard Frédéric
  * Jean-Paul Rouve as Couscous
  * Julie Depardieu as Véro
  * Marie Guillard as Vanessa
  * Anne Marivin as Anne
  * Nadège Beausson-Diagne as Nadège
  * Odile Vuillemin as Odile
  * Nicolas Jouxtel as Sébastien
  * Olivier Mag as Claude David
  * Armelle as Laure
  * Evelyne Thomas as herself/Elle-même
  * Karine Lyachenko as Jacqueline
  * Bruno Abraham-Kremer as Monsieur Lombard
  * Dominique Besnehard as Le psychologue
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### Won
  
  * Joseph Plateau Awards, Belgium
     * Best Belgian Actor (Benoît Poelvoorde)
  
  ### Nominated
  
  * César Awards, France
     * Best Actor (Benoît Poelvoorde)
     * Best Costume Design (Catherine Bouchard)
     * Best First Work (Yann Moix)
     * Best Supporting Actor (Jean-Paul Rouve)
     * Best Supporting Actress (Julie Depardieu)
  