César Award for Best Director
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The César Award for Best Director (Template:Langx) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Lumières since 1976. It was presented as the César du meilleur réalisateur from 1976 to 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Superlatives
| Superlative | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most awards | Roman Polanski | 5 | Tonie Marshall Justine Triet |
1 |
| Most nominations | Alain Resnais | 8 | Nicole Garcia & Maïwenn | 3 |
| Most nominations without winning | Claude Miller | 7 | Nicole Garcia & Maïwenn | 3 |
| Oldest winner | Roman Polanski | 86 | Tonie Marshall | 48 |
| Oldest nominee | Alain Resnais | 84 | Agnès Varda | 57 |
| Youngest winner | Xavier Dolan | 27 | Justine Triet | 45 |
| Youngest nominee | Luc Besson | 26 | Maïwenn | 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 | Template:Lang | |
| 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 | Template:Lang |
| Michel Deville | Dossier 51 | Le Dossier 51 | |
| Ariane Mnouchkine | Molière | ||
| Claude Sautet | A Simple Story | Une histoire simple | |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
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The following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:
| Wins | Director |
|---|---|
| 5 | Roman Polanski |
| 4 | Jacques Audiard |
| 2 | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Albert Dupontel | |
| Abdellatif Kechiche | |
| Dominik Moll | |
| Alain Resnais | |
| Claude Sautet | |
| Bertrand Tavernier |
The following individuals received three or more Best Director nominations:
| Nominations | Director |
|---|---|
| 8 | Jacques Audiard |
| Alain Resnais | |
| 7 | Claude Miller |
| Bertrand Tavernier | |
| André Téchiné | |
| 6 | Luc Besson |
| François Ozon | |
| 5 | Bertrand Blier |
| Arnaud Desplechin | |
| Patrice Leconte | |
| Roman Polanski | |
| 4 | Claude Berri |
| Michel Deville | |
| Jean-Paul Rappeneau | |
| Claude Sautet | |
| 3 | Patrice Chéreau |
| Alain Corneau | |
| Albert Dupontel | |
| Nicole Garcia | |
| Xavier Giannoli | |
| Abdellatif Kechiche | |
| Cedric Klapisch | |
| Maïwenn | |
| Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano | |
| Maurice Pialat | |
| François Truffaut |
See also
- Lumière 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