'Polisse' outguns 'Artist' at Cesars

PARIS -- Maiwenn's ensemble cop drama "Polisse" leads the race for France's Cesars with 13 nominations, that have been introduced Friday by Gaul'sAcademy of movement Picture Arts and Sciences.Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist," that is competiting for 10 Academy awards, came 10 Cesar noms, including film, helmer, actress, actor and original script."Polisse" stories your day-to-day existence of copsworking inside a Child Protection Unit in Paris. The pic, created by L'ensemble des Productions du Tresor,has won numerous honours, particularly Cannes' jury prize and finest director at theLumieres, which isFrance's equal to the Golden Globes, chosen on by foreign press. Pic was 2011'sthird greatest-grossing French movie on home turf, taking Euros14.8 million ($19.two million). Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com