César Award for Best Actor
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| César Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
| Description | Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Currently held by | Roschdy Zem for Oh Mercy! (2020) |
| Website | academie-cinema |
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actor (French: César du meilleur acteur).
History
Superlatives
| Superlative | Best Actor | Best Supporting Actor | Overall (including Most Promising Actor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor with most awards | Michel Serrault | 3 | Niels Arestrup | 3 | Michel Serrault Niels Arestrup André Dussollier Mathieu Amalric |
3 |
| Actor with most nominations | Gérard Depardieu | 17 | André Dussollier Fabrice Luchini Guy Marchand Jean-Pierre Marielle |
5 | Gérard Depardieu | 17 |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning |
Patrick Dewaere | 5 | Jean-Pierre Marielle | 5 | Jean-Pierre Marielle | 7 |
| Film with most nominations | Le Sucre Tandem Itinerary of a Spoiled Child Le Souper Les Visiteurs The Intouchables |
2 | Subway Polisse |
3 | Subway La Haine The Officers' Ward A Prophet |
4 |
| Oldest winner | Jean-Louis Trintignant | 83 | Michael Lonsdale | 80 | Jean-Louis Trintignant | 83 |
| Oldest nominee | Michel Bouquet | 89 | Jacques Dufilho | 86 | Michel Bouquet | 89 |
| Youngest winner | Pierre Niney | 26 | Jacques Villeret | 28 | Pierre Niney | 26 |
| Youngest nominee | Vincent Lacoste | 22 | Thomas Langmann | 23 | Vincent Lacoste | 22 |
Winners
1970s
| Year | Winner | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 (1st) |
Philippe Noiret | The Old Gun | Le Vieux Fusil |
| Victor Lanoux | Cousin, Cousin | Cousin, cousine | |
| Jean-Pierre Marielle | Cookies | Les Galettes de Pont-Aven | |
| Gérard Depardieu | Seven Deaths by Prescription | Sept morts sur ordonnance | |
| 1977 (2nd) |
Michel Galabru | The Judge and the Assassin | Le Juge et l'assassin |
| Alain Delon | Mr. Klein | Monsieur Klein | |
| Gérard Depardieu | The Last Woman | La Dernière Femme | |
| Patrick Dewaere | The Best Way to Walk | La Meilleure Façon de marcher | |
| 1978 (3rd) |
Jean Rochefort | Drummer-Crab | Le Crabe-tambour |
| Alain Delon | Death of a Corrupt Man | Mort d'un pourri | |
| Gérard Depardieu | This Sweet Sickness | Dites-lui que je l'aime | |
| Patrick Dewaere | Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff | Le Juge Fayard dit le Shériff | |
| Charles Denner | The Man Who Loved Women | L'Homme qui aimait les femmes | |
| 1979 (4th) |
Michel Serrault | Birds of a Feather | La Cage aux folles |
| Claude Brasseur | A Simple Story | Une histoire simple | |
| Jean Carmet | The Sugar | Le Sucre | |
| Gérard Depardieu | The Sugar | Le Sucre |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (45th) |
Roschdy Zem | Oh Mercy! | Roubaix, une lumière |
| Daniel Auteuil | La Belle Époque | ||
| Damien Bonnard | Les Misérables | ||
| Vincent Cassel | The Specials | Hors normes | |
| Reda Kateb | |||
| Jean Dujardin | An Officer and a Spy | J'accuse | |
| Melvil Poupaud | By the Grace of God | Grâce à Dieu | |
Multiple wins and nominations
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The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
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The following individuals received three or more Best Actor nominations:
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One actor has the record of most consecutive nominations with 4 (which he achieved on 3 separate occasions): Gérard Depardieu (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 / 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 / 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
See also
- Lumières Award for Best Actor
- Magritte Award for Best Actor
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor
References
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy. "César Awards Nominations: Verhoeven's 'Elle,' Ozon's 'Frantz' In The Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 25, 2017.