Paris in 1985. Romy Schneider is the only actress to have been presented a posthumous Honorary César, in 2008. Actor Alain Delon presented the César, as the date also corresponded to the forty years of the iconic film La Piscine in which they starred together. During the standing ovation, he turned towards a giant portrait of the actress and declared in German that she was the love of his life. International presence As the César Awards are centered on the French Cinema, the majority of recipients are French and performed in French language. The only non-French winner of the Best Actress César is Belgian actress Yolande Moreau (2005, 2009). Romy Schneider was born German, Virginie Efira was born Belgian and Bérénice Bejo Argentine, but both had become French naturalized citizens by the time of their wins. International actresses who have received nominations are: Algeria: Soria Zeroual, Argentina: Bérénice Bejo, (she holds dual Argentine-French citizenship), Belgium: Cécile de France, Marie Gillain, Yolande Moreau, Émilie Dequenne, Virginie Efira (she holds dual Belgian-French citizenship), Denmark: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Germany: Nastassja Kinski, Barbara Sukowa Hong Kong: Maggie Cheung, Luxembourg: Vicky Krieps, Morocco: Loubna Abidar, Switzerland: Irène Jacob, United Kingdom: Jane Birkin, Charlotte Rampling, Tilda Swinton, Kristin Scott Thomas (she holds dual British-French citizenship), United States: Julia Migenes. The Best Actress César has been awarded twice for a foreign-language performance: to Isabelle Adjani for her English-language performance in Possession (1982) and to Sylvie Testud for her Japanese-language performance in Fear and Trembing (2004). In addition, Bérénice Bejo is the only performer in the history of the César to receive an award for a silent role, in The Artist (2012). Winners and nominees Following the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma (AATC)'s practice, the films below are listed by year of ceremony, which corresponds to the year following the film's year of release. For example, the César for Best Actress of 2010 was awarded on February 27, 2010 for a performance in a film released between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. Actresses are selected via a two-round vote: first round to choose the nominees, second round to designate the winner. All the members of the Académie, without regard to their branch, are eligible to vote on both rounds. The number of nominees, initially set to four, was expanded to five in 1984 and then to seven in 2012. Winners are listed first in