The César Award for Best Original Screenplay () is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985, and then awarded again in 2006, when the original category (César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation) was split into two awards, the other being César Award for Best Adaptation.
Winners and Nominees
1980s YearWinners and nomineesOriginal titleWriter(s)1983(8th)The Return of Martin GuerreLe Retour de Martin GuerreJean-Claude Carrière and Daniel VigneQu'est-ce qui fait courir David?Élie Chouraqui La BalanceMathieu Fabiani and Bob SwaimA Good MarriageLe Beau Mariage Éric Rohmer 1984(9th)The Wounded ManL'Homme blesséPatrice Chéreau and Hervé GuibertEntre NousCoup de foudre Diane Kurys and Alain Le Henry The ComDadsLes Compères Francis Veber1985(10th)Our StoryNotre histoireBertrand BlierFull Moon in Paris Les Nuits de la pleine lune Éric Rohmer My New PartnerLes Ripoux Claude Zidi
The César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation was awarded from 1986 to 2005.
2000s YearWinners and nomineesOriginal titleWriter(s)2006(31st)Live and BecomeVa, vis et deviensAlain-Michel Blanc and Radu MihaileanuThe ChildL'enfantJean-Pierre and Luc DardenneHiddenCachéMichael Haneke Merry ChristmasJoyeux NoëlChristian CarionThe Young LieutenantLe petit lieutenantXavier Beauvois, Guillaume Bréaud and Jean-Eric Troubat2007(32nd)Days of GloryIndigènesRachid Bouchareb and Olivier LorelleJean-PhilippeLaurent Tuel and Christophe TurpinOrchestra Seats (a.k.a. Avenue Montaigne)Fauteuils d'orchestreChristopher and Danièle ThompsonWhen I Was a Singer (a.k.a. The Singer)Quand j'étais chanteurXavier GiannoliYou Are So BeautifulJe vous trouve très beauIsabelle Mergault2008(33rd)The Secret of the GrainLa graine et la muletAbdellatif Kechiche2 Days in ParisJulie DelpyMolièreLaurent Tirard and Grégoire VigneronThose Who RemainCeux qui restentAnne Le NyLa Vie en RoseLa mômeOlivier Dahan2009(34th)SéraphineMarc Abdelnour and Martin ProvostA Christmas TaleUn conte de NoëlEmmanuel Bourdieu and Arnaud DesplechinThe First Day of the Rest of Your LifeLe premier jour du reste de ta vieRémi BezançonI've Loved You So LongIl y a longtemps que je t'aimePhilippe ClaudelWelcome to the SticksBienvenue chez les Ch'tisDany Boon, Alexandre Charlot and Franck Magnier
2010s YearWinners and nomineesOriginal titleWriter(s)2010(35th)A ProphetUn prophèteJacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit In the BeginningÀ l'origineXavier GiannoliSkirt DayLa Journée de la jupeJean-Paul LilienfeldWelcomePhilippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courcol and Olivier AdamLe ConcertRadu Mihăileanu and Alain-Michel Blanc2011(36th)The Names of LoveLe Nom des gensBaya Kasmi and Michel LeclercOn TourTournéeMathieu Amalric, Philippe Di Folco, Marcelo Novias Teles and Raphaëlle Valbrune The Clink of IceLe Bruit des glaçonsBertrand BlierOf Gods and MenDes hommes et des dieuxÉtienne Comar and Xavier Beauvois MammuthBenoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern2012(37th)The MinisterL'Exercice de l'ÉtatPierre SchöllerDeclaration of WarLa Guerre est déclaréeValérie Donzelli and Jérémie ElkaïmThe ArtistMichel HazanaviciusPolisseMaïwenn and Emmanuelle BercotThe IntouchablesIntouchablesÉric Toledano and Olivier Nakache2013(38th)AmourMichael HanekeHoly MotorsLeos CaraxCamille RewindsCamille redoubleNoémie Lvovsky, Florence Seyvos, Maud Ameline and Pierre-Olivier MatteiGranny's FuneralAdieu Berthe, l'enterrement de méméBruno Podalydès and Denis PodalydèsA Few Hours of SpringQuelques heures de printempsFlorence Vignon and Stéphane Brizé2014(39th)9 Month StretchNeuf mois fermeAlbert DupontelSuzanneMariette Désert and Katell QuillévéréThe PastLe PasséAsghar FarhadiStranger by the LakeL'Inconnu du lacAlain GuiraudieCycling with MoliereAlceste à bicyclettePhilippe Le Guay2015(40th)TimbuktuAbderrahmane Sissako and Kessen TallThe Bélier FamilyLa Famille Bélier Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Eric Lartigau and Thomas BidegainLove at First FightLes CombattantsThomas Cailley and Claude Le PapeHippocratesHippocrateThomas Lilti, Baya Kasmi, Julien Lilti and Pierre ChossonClouds of Sils MariaSils MariaOlivier Assayas2016(41st)MustangDeniz Gamze Ergüven and Alice WinocourDheepan Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain and Noé DebréMargueriteXavier GiannoliStanding TallLa Tête hauteEmmanuelle Bercot and Marcia RomanoMy Golden DaysTrois souvenirs de ma jeunesse Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr2017(42nd)The Aquatic Effect L'Effet aquatique Sólveig Anspach and Jean-Luc GagetDivines Romain Compingt, Houda Benyamina and Malik RumeauThe Innocents Les Innocentes Sabrina B. Karine, Alice Vial, Pascal Bonitzer and Anne FontaineSlack BayMa LouteBruno DumontIn Bed with VictoriaVictoria Justine Triet2018(43rd)BPM (Beats per Minute) 120 battements par minute Robin CampilloBarbara Mathieu Amalric and Philippe Di FolcoRaw Grave Julia DucournauBloody MilkPetit paysanClaude Le Pape and Hubert CharuelC'est la vie!Le Sens de la fêteÉric Toledano and Olivier Nakache2019(44th) Custody Jusqu'à la garde Xavier Legrand The Trouble with You En liberté! Pierre Salvadori, Benoît Graffin, Benjamin Charbit Sink or Swim Le Grand Bain Gilles Lellouche, Ahmed Hamidi, Julien LambroschiniGuy Alex Lutz, Anaïs Deban, Thibault Ségouin In Safe Hands Pupille Jeanne Herry
2020s YearWinners and nomineesOriginal titleWriter(s)2020(45th)La Belle Époque Nicolas Bedos By the Grace of God Grâce à Dieu François Ozon The Specials Hors normes Éric Toledano and Olivier NakacheLes Misérables Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti Portrait of a Lady on Fire Portrait de la jeune fille en feu Céline Sciamma2021(46th) Bye Bye Morons Adieu les cons Albert Dupontel My Donkey, My Lover & I Antoinette dans les Cévennes Caroline Vignal Love Affair(s) Les Choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait Emmanuel Mouret Two of Us Deux Filippo Meneghetti and Malysone Bovorashy Delete History Effacer l'historique Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kerven2022(47th) Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Onoda, 10 000 nuits dans la jungle Arthur Harari and Vincent PoymiroAline Valérie Lemercier and Brigitte BucAnnette Leos Carax, Ron Mael and Russell Mael Black Box Boîte noire Yann Gozlan, Simon Moutaïrou, and Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard The Divide La Fracture Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss, and Agnès Feuvre2023(48th) The Innocent L'innocent Louis Garrel, Tanguy Viel and Naïla Guiguet Full Time À plein temps Éric Gravel Forever Young Les Amandiers Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Noémie Lvovsky, Agnes de Sacy Rise En corps Cedric Klapisch, Santiago AmigorenaSaint Omer Alice Diop, Amrita David and Marie NDiaye2024 (49th)Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chuteJustine Triet and Arthur HarariAll Your FacesJe verrai toujours vos visagesJeanne HerryThe Animal KingdomLe Règne animalThomas Cailley and Pauline MunierThe Goldman CaseLe Procès GoldmanCédric Kahn and Nathalie HertzbergJunkyard DogChien de la casseJean-Baptiste Durand2025(50th)Souleymane's StoryL'Histoire de SouleymaneBoris Lojkine and Delphine AgutBorgoStéphane DemoustierHoly CowVingt DieuxLouise Courvoisier and Théo AbadieThe Marching BandEn FanfareEmmanuel Courcol and Irène MuscariMisericordiaMiséricordeAlain Guiraudie2026(51st) How to Make a Killing Un ours dans le Jura Franck Dubosc and Sarah Kaminsky Case 137 Dossier 137 Dominik Moll and Gilles Marchand Nino Pauline Loquès Nouvelle Vague Holly Gent and Vince Palmo It Was Just an Accident یک تصادف ساده Jafar Panahi
See also César Award for Best Adaptation César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Lumière Award for Best Screenplay Magritte Award for Best Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
References
External links Official website César Award for Best Original Screenplay at AlloCiné