César Award for Best Director
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP | César Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Currently held by | Albert Dupontel for See You Up There (2018) |
| Website | academie-cinema.org |
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Director (French: César du meilleur réalisateur).
Contents
1 History
1.1 Superlatives
2 Winners and nominees
2.1 1970s
2.2 1980s
2.3 1990s
2.4 2000s
2.5 2010s
3 See also
4 External links
History
Superlatives
Superlative | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most awards | Roman Polanski | 4 | Tonie Marshall | 1 |
| Most nominations | Alain Resnais | 8 | Nicole Garcia | 2 |
| Most nominations without winning | Claude Miller | 7 | Nicole Garcia | 2 |
| Oldest winner | Tonie Marshall | 49 | ||
| Oldest nominee | Agnès Varda | 58 | ||
| Youngest winner | Tonie Marshall | 49 | ||
| Youngest nominee | Maiwenn | 35 | ||
Winners and nominees
1970s
Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 (1st) | Bertrand Tavernier | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Que la fête commence... |
| Robert Enrico | The Old Gun | Le Vieux Fusil | |
| Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Call me Savage | Le Sauvage | |
| François Truffaut | The Story of Adele H. | L'Histoire d'Adèle H. | |
| 1977 (2nd) | Joseph Losey | Mr. Klein | Monsieur Klein |
| Claude Miller | The Best Way to Walk | La Meilleure Façon de marcher | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | The Judge and the Assassin | Le Juge et l'assassin | |
| André Téchiné | Barocco | ||
| 1978 (3rd) | Alain Resnais | Providence | |
| Luis Buñuel | That Obscure Object of Desire | Cet obscur objet du désir | |
| Claude Miller | This Sweet Sickness | Dites-lui que je l'aime | |
| Pierre Schoendoerffer | Drummer-Crab | Le Crabe-Tambour | |
| 1979 (4th) | Christian de Chalonge | Other People's Money | L'Argent des autres |
| Michel Deville | Dossier 51 | Le Dossier 51 | |
| Ariane Mnouchkine | Molière | ||
| Claude Sautet | A Simple Story | Une histoire simple | |
1980s
Year | Winners and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (5th) | Roman Polanski (nominated for the Academy Award) | Tess | |
| Costa Gavras | Womanlight | Clair de femme | |
| Joseph Losey | Don Giovanni | ||
| Jacques Doillon | The Hussy | La Drôlesse | |
| 1981 (6th) | François Truffaut | The Last Metro | Le dernier métro |
| Jean-Luc Godard | Slow Motion (a.k.a. Every Man for Himself) | Sauve qui peut (la vie) | |
| Alain Resnais | My American Uncle | Mon oncle d'Amérique | |
| Claude Sautet | A Bad Son | Un mauvais fils | |
| 1982 (7th) | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Quest for Fire | La Guerre du feu |
| Pierre Granier-Deferre | Strange Affair | Une étrange affaire | |
| Claude Miller | Under Suspicion | Garde à vue | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | Clean Up (a.k.a. Clean Slate) | Coup de torchon | |
| 1983 (8th) | Andrzej Wajda | Danton | |
| Jacques Demy | A Room in Town | Une chambre en ville | |
| Jean-Luc Godard | Passion | ||
| Bob Swaim | The Balance | La Balance | |
| 1984 (9th) | Ettore Scola | The Ball | Le Bal |
| Claude Berri | So Long, Stooge | Tchao pantin | |
| Jean Becker | One Deadly Summer | L'Été meurtrier | |
| Maurice Pialat | To Our Loves | À nos amours | |
| François Truffaut | Finally, Sunday | Vivement dimanche! | |
| 1985 (10th) | Claude Zidi | My New Partner | Les Ripoux |
| Alain Resnais | Love Unto Death | L'Amour à mort | |
| Éric Rohmer | Full Moon in Paris | Les Nuits de la pleine lune | |
| Francesco Rosi | Carmen | ||
| Bertrand Tavernier | A Sunday in the Country | Un dimanche à la campagne | |
| 1986 (11th) | Michel Deville | Death in a French Garden | Péril en la demeure |
| Luc Besson | Subway | ||
| Claude Miller | Impudent Girl | L'Effrontée | |
| Coline Serreau | Three Men and a Cradle | Trois hommes et un couffin | |
| Agnès Varda | Vagabond | Sans toit ni loi | |
| 1987 (12th) | Alain Cavalier | Thérèse | |
| Jean-Jacques Beineix | Betty Blue | 37°2 le matin | |
| Claude Berri | Jean de Florette | ||
| Bertrand Blier | Ménage | Tenue de soirée | |
| Alain Resnais | Mélo | ||
| 1988 (13th) | Louis Malle | Goodbye, Children | Au revoir, les enfants |
| Jean-Loup Hubert | The Grand Highway | Le Grand Chemin | |
| Patrice Leconte | Tandem | ||
| Maurice Pialat | Under the Sun of Satan | Sous le soleil de Satan | |
| André Téchiné | The Innocents | Les Innocents | |
| 1989 (14th) | Jean-Jacques Annaud | The Bear | L'Ours |
| Luc Besson | The Big Blue | Le Grand Bleu | |
| Claude Chabrol | Story of Women | Une affaire de femmes | |
| Michel Deville | The Reader | La Lectrice | |
| Claude Miller | The Little Thief | La Petite Voleuse | |
1990s
Year | Winners and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (15th) | Bertrand Blier | Too Beautiful for You | Trop belle pour toi |
| Alain Corneau | Indian Nocturne | Nocturne indien | |
| Miloš Forman | Valmont | ||
| Patrice Leconte | Mr. Hire | Monsieur Hire | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | Life and Nothing But | La Vie et rien d'autre | |
| 1991 (16th) | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Cyrano de Bergerac | |
| Claude Berri | Uranus | ||
| Luc Besson | Nikita | ||
| Jacques Doillon | The Little Gangster | Le Petit Criminel | |
| Patrice Leconte | The Hairdresser's Husband | Le Mari de la coiffeuse | |
| 1992 (17th) | Alain Corneau | All the Mornings of the World | Tous les matins du monde |
| Bertrand Blier | Thank You Life | Merci la vie | |
| Maurice Pialat | Van Gogh | ||
| Jacques Rivette | The Beautiful Troublemaker | La Belle Noiseuse | |
| André Téchiné | I Don't Kiss | J'embrasse pas | |
| 1993 (18th) | Claude Sautet | A Heart in Winter | Un cœur en hiver |
| Cyril Collard | Savage Nights | Les Nuits fauves | |
| Christine Pascal | And the Little Prince Said | Le Petit Prince a dit | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | L.627 | ||
| Régis Wargnier | Indochine | ||
| 1994 (19th) | Alain Resnais | Smoking/No Smoking | |
| Claude Berri | Germinal | ||
| Bertrand Blier | 1, 2, 3, Sun | Un, deux, trois, soleil | |
| Krzysztof Kieślowski | Three Colours: Blue | Trois couleurs: Bleu | |
| Jean-Marie Poiré | The Visitors | Les Visiteurs | |
| André Téchiné | My Favourite Season | Ma saison préférée | |
| 1995 (20th) | André Téchiné | Wild Reeds | Les Roseaux sauvages |
| Luc Besson | Léon | ||
| Patrice Chéreau | Queen Margot | La Reine Margot | |
| Nicole Garcia | The Favourite Son | Le Fils préféré | |
Krzysztof Kieślowski (nominated for the Academy Award) | Three Colours: Red | Trois couleurs: Rouge | |
| 1996 (21st) | Claude Sautet | Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud |
| Étienne Chatiliez | Happiness Is in the Field | Le Bonheur est dans le pré | |
| Claude Chabrol | The Ceremony | La Cérémonie | |
| Josiane Balasko | French Twist | Gazon maudit | |
| Mathieu Kassovitz | Hate | La Haine | |
| Jean-Paul Rappeneau | The Horseman on the Roof | Le Hussard sur le toit | |
| 1997 (22nd) | Patrice Leconte | Ridicule | |
| Bertrand Tavernier | Captain Conan | Capitaine Conan | |
| Jacques Audiard | A Self Made Hero | Un héros très discret | |
| Cédric Klapisch | Family Resemblances | Un air de famille | |
| André Téchiné | Thieves | Les Voleurs | |
| 1998 (23rd) | Luc Besson | The Fifth Element | |
| Alain Corneau | The Cousin | Le Cousin | |
| Robert Guédiguian | Marius and Jeannette | Marius et Jeannette | |
| Manuel Poirier | Western | ||
| Alain Resnais | Same Old Song | On connaît la chanson | |
| 1999 (24th) | Patrice Chéreau | Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train |
| Nicole Garcia | Place Vendôme | ||
| Gérard Pirès | Taxi | ||
| Francis Veber | The Dinner Game | Le Dîner de cons | |
| Erick Zonca | The Dreamlife of Angels | La Vie rêvée des anges | |
2000s
Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (25th) | Tonie Marshall | Venus Beauty Institute | Vénus Beauté (Institut) |
| Jean Becker | The Children of the Marshland | Les Enfants du marais | |
| Luc Besson | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | ||
| Michel Deville | Sachs' Disease | La Maladie de Sachs | |
| Patrice Leconte | Girl on the Bridge | La Fille sur le pont | |
| Régis Wargnier | East/West | Est–Ouest | |
| 2001 (26th) | Dominik Moll | Harry, He's Here to Help | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien |
| Jean-Pierre Denis | Murderous Maids | Les Blessures assassines | |
| Agnès Jaoui | The Taste of Others | Le Goût des autres | |
| Mathieu Kassovitz | The Crimson Rivers | Les Rivières pourpres | |
| Patricia Mazuy | Saint-Cyr | ||
| 2002 (27th) | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Amélie | Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain |
| Jacques Audiard | Read My Lips | Sur mes lèvres | |
| François Dupeyron | The Officers' Ward | La Chambre des officiers | |
| Patrice Chéreau | Intimacy | ||
| François Ozon | Under the Sand | Sous le sable | |
| 2003 (28th) | Roman Polanski (won the Academy Award) | The Pianist | |
| Costa Gavras | Amen. | ||
| Cédric Klapisch | The Spanish Apartement (a.k.a. Pot Luck) | L'Auberge espagnole | |
| Nicolas Philibert | To Be and to Have | Être et avoir | |
| François Ozon | 8 Women | 8 femmes | |
| 2004 (29th) | Denys Arcand | The Barbarian Invasions | Les Invasions barbares |
| Lucas Belvaux | One: On the Run Two: An Amazing Couple Three: After Life | Cavale Un couple épatant Après la vie | |
| Claude Miller | Little Lili | La Petite Lili | |
| Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Bon voyage | ||
| Alain Resnais | Not on the Lips | Pas sur la bouche | |
| 2005 (30th) | Abdellatif Kechiche | Games of Love and Chance | L'Esquive |
| Christophe Barratier | The Chorus | Les Choristes | |
| Arnaud Desplechin | Kings and Queen | Rois et reine | |
| Jean-Pierre Jeunet | A Very Long Engagement | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | |
| Olivier Marchal | Département 36 | 36 Quai des Orfèvres | |
| 2006 (31st) | Jacques Audiard | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté |
| Xavier Beauvois | The Young Lieutenant | Le Petit Lieutenant | |
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | The Child | L'Enfant | |
| Michael Haneke | Hidden | Caché | |
| Radu Mihaileanu | Live and Become | Va, vis et deviens | |
| 2007 (32nd) | Guillaume Canet | Tell No One | Ne le dis à personne |
| Rachid Bouchareb | Days of Glory | Indigènes | |
| Pascale Ferran | Lady Chatterley | ||
| Philippe Lioret | Don't Worry, I'm Fine | Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas | |
| Alain Resnais | Private Fears in Public Places | Cœurs | |
| 2008 (33rd) | Abdellatif Kechiche | The Secret of the Grain | La Graine et la mulet |
| Olivier Dahan | La Vie en Rose | La môme | |
| Claude Miller | A Secret | Un secret | |
Julian Schnabel (nominated for the Academy Award) | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Le Scaphandre et le papillon | |
| André Téchiné | The Witnesses | Les Témoins | |
| 2009 (34th) | Jean-François Richet | Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 | L'Instinct de mort and L'Ennemi public n°1 |
| Rémi Bezançon | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | Le Premier Jour du reste de ta vie | |
| Laurent Cantet | The Class | Entre les murs | |
| Arnaud Desplechin | A Christmas Tale | Un conte de Noël | |
| Martin Provost | Séraphine | ||
| 2010 (35th) | Jacques Audiard | A Prophet | Un prophète |
| Lucas Belvaux | Rapt! | Rapt! | |
| Xavier Giannoli | In the Beginning | À l'origine | |
| Philippe Lioret | Welcome | Welcome | |
| Radu Mihaileanu | The Concert | Le Concert | |
2010s
Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (36th) | Roman Polanski | The Ghost Writer | |
| Mathieu Amalric | On Tour | Tournée | |
| Olivier Assayas | Carlos | ||
| Xavier Beauvois | Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | |
| Bertrand Blier | The Clink of Ice | Le Bruit des glaçons | |
| 2012 (37th) | Michel Hazanavicius (won the Academy Award) | The Artist | |
| Valérie Donzelli | Declaration of War | La Guerre est déclarée | |
| Aki Kaurismäki | Le Havre | ||
| Maïwenn | Polisse | ||
| Pierre Scholler | The Minister | L'Exercice de l'État | |
| Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano | The Intouchables | Intouchables | |
| 2013 (38th) | Michael Haneke (nominated for the Academy Award) | Amour | |
| Jacques Audiard | Rust and Bone | De rouille et d'os | |
| Stéphane Brizé | A Few Hours of Spring | Quelques heures de printemps | |
| Leos Carax | Holy Motors | ||
| Benoît Jacquot | Farewell, My Queen | Les Adieux à la reine | |
| Noémie Lvovsky | Camille Rewinds | Camille redouble | |
| François Ozon | In the House | Dans la maison | |
| 2014 (39th) | Roman Polanski | Venus in Fur | La Vénus à la fourrure |
| Arnaud Desplechin | Jimmy P. | ||
| Albert Dupontel | 9 Month Stretch | Neuf mois ferme | |
| Asghar Farhadi | The Past | Le Passé | |
| Guillaume Gallienne | Me, Myself and Mum | Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table ! | |
| Alain Guiraudie | Stranger by the Lake | L'Inconnu du lac | |
| Abdellatif Kechiche | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 | |
| 2015 (40th) | Abderrahmane Sissako | Timbuktu | |
| Céline Sciamma | Girlhood | Bande de filles | |
| Thomas Cailley | Love at First Fight | Les Combattants | |
| Robin Campillo | Eastern Boys | ||
| Thomas Lilti | Hippocrates | Hippocrate | |
| Bertrand Bonello | Saint Laurent | ||
| Olivier Assayas | Clouds of Sils Maria | Sils Maria | |
| 2016 (41st) | |||
| Arnaud Desplechin | My Golden Days | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse | |
| Jacques Audiard | Dheepan | ||
| Stéphane Brizé | The Measure of a Man | La Loi du marché | |
| Xavier Giannoli | Marguerite | ||
| Maïwenn | Mon roi | ||
| Deniz Gamze Ergüven | Mustang | ||
| Emmanuelle Bercot | Standing Tall | La Tête haute | |
| 2017 (42nd) | |||
| Xavier Dolan | It's Only the End of the World | Juste la fin du monde | |
| Houda Benyamina | Divines | ||
| Paul Verhoeven | Elle | ||
| François Ozon | Frantz | ||
| Anne Fontaine | The Innocents | Les Innocentes | |
| Bruno Dumont | Slack Bay | La Loute | |
| Nicole Garcia | From the Land of the Moon | Mal de pierres | |
| 2018 (43rd) | |||
| Albert Dupontel | See You Up There | Au revoir là-haut | |
| Robin Campillo | BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 Battements par minute | |
| Mathieu Amalric | Barbara | ||
| Julia Ducournau | Raw | Grave | |
| Hubert Charuel | Bloody Milk | Petit Paysan | |
| Michel Hazanavicius | Redoubtable | Le Redoutable | |
| Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano | C'est la vie! | Le Sens de la fête | |
See also
- Lumières Award for Best Director
- Magritte Award for Best Director
- European Film Award for Best Director
- Academy Award for Best Director
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction
External links
- Official website
César Award for Best Director at AlloCiné