Awards & Winners

Cesar Award for Best Original Score

César Award

This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film. Before 2000, the award was called "César Award for Best Music".
Date Established : 1976

Check all the winners of Cesar Award for Best Original Score presented under César Award since 1976 .


Vector Lovers

Honored for : Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jorge Arriagada Cycling with Moliere
Loïc Dury Chinese Puzzle
Christophe 'Disko' Minck Chinese Puzzle
Étienne Charry Mood Indigo
Vector Lovers Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Alexandre Desplat Venus in Fur

Alexandre Desplat

Honored for : Rust and Bone

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Coulais Farewell, My Queen
Joseph Dahan Camille Rewinds
Gaëtan Roussel Camille Rewinds
Philippe Rombi In the House
Alexandre Desplat Rust and Bone
Emmanuel D'Orlando Populaire
Rob Populaire

Ludovic Bource

Honored for : The Artist

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Beaupain Beloved
Bertrand Bonello House of Tolerance
Ludovic Bource The Artist
Patrice Renson A Monster in Paris
Matthieu Chedid A Monster in Paris
Philippe Schoeller The Minister

Alexandre Desplat

Honored for : The Ghost Writer

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Coulais Oceans
Alexandre Desplat The Ghost Writer
Grégoire Hetzel The Tree
Yarol Poupaud Bus Palladium
Philippe Sarde The Princess of Montpensier
Delphine Mantoulet Korkoro
Tony Gatlif Korkoro

Armand Amar

Honored for : Le Concert

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Armand Amar Le Concert
Alex Beaupain Making Plans for Lena
Alexandre Desplat A Prophet
Nicola Piovani Welcome
Cliff Martinez In the Beginning

Michael Galasso

Honored for : Séraphine

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Galasso Séraphine
Reinhardt Wagner Paris 36
Jean-Louis Aubert I've Loved You So Long
Marco Beltrami Mesrine: Killer Instinct","Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Marcus Trumpp Mesrine: Killer Instinct","Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Sinclair The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Alex Beaupain

Honored for : Love Songs

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Beaupain Love Songs
Archie Shepp Let's Dance
Alexandre Desplat Intimate Enemies
Olivier Bernet Persepolis
Zbigniew Preisner A Secret

Matthieu Chedid

Honored for : Tell No One

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matthieu Chedid Tell No One
Gabriel Yared Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Mark Snow Private Fears in Public Places
Armand Amar Days of Glory
Jérôme Lemonnier La Tourneuse de pages

Alexandre Desplat

Honored for : The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexandre Desplat The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Philippe Rombi Merry Christmas
Émilie Simon March of the Penguins
Armand Amar Live and Become

Bruno Coulais

Honored for : The Chorus

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Coulais The Chorus
Tony Gatlif Exils
Delphine Mantoulet Exils
Nicola Piovani The Light
Angelo Badalamenti A Very Long Engagement

Benoît Charest

Honored for : The Triplets of Belleville

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Benoît Charest The Triplets of Belleville
Gabriel Yared Bon Voyage
Stephan Eicher Monsieur N.
Bruno Fontaine Not on the Lips

Wojciech Kilar

Honored for : The Pianist

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wojciech Kilar The Pianist
Krishna Levy 8 Women
Armand Amar Amen.
Antoine Duhamel Safe Conduct

Yann Tiersen

Honored for : Amélie

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yann Tiersen Amélie
Joseph LoDuca Brotherhood of the Wolf
Bruno Coulais Winged Migration
Alexandre Desplat Read my Lips

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tomatito I Come
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tuni I Come
La Caita I Come
Tony Gatlif I Come
David Whittaker With a Friend Like Harry...
Bruno Coulais The Crimson Rivers
John Cale The King's Daughters

Bruno Coulais

Honored for : Himalaya

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Coulais Himalaya
Patrick Doyle East/West
Pierre Bachelet Children of the Marshlands
Éric Serra The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Tony Gatlif

Honored for : The Crazy Stranger

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Gatlif The Crazy Stranger
Francis Lai Chance or Coincidence
Claude Bolling Chance or Coincidence
Philippe Miller Jeanne and the Perfect Guy
Akhenaton Taxi

Bernardo Sandoval

Honored for : Western

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bernardo Sandoval Western
Philippe Sarde On Guard
Jordi Savall Marquise
Bruno Fontaine Same Old Song
Éric Serra The Fifth Element

Bruno Coulais

Honored for : Microcosmos

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Coulais Microcosmos
René-Marc Bini Unpredictable Nature of the River
Antoine Duhamel Ridicule
Alexandre Desplat A Self Made Hero

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Zbigniew Preisner Élisa
Serge Gainsbourg Élisa
Michel Colombier Élisa
Angelo Badalamenti The City of Lost Children
Jean-Claude Petit The Horseman on the Roof
Philippe Sarde Nelly and Mr. Arnaud

Zbigniew Preisner

Honored for : Three Colors: Red

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Zbigniew Preisner Three Colors: Red
Philippe Sarde Revenge of the Musketeers
Goran Bregovi? La Reine Margot
Éric Serra Léon: The Professional

Khaled

Honored for : 1, 2, 3, Sun

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Khaled 1, 2, 3, Sun
Jean-Louis Roques Germinal
Zbigniew Preisner Three Colors: Blue
Eric Lévi Les Visiteurs

Gabriel Yared

Honored for : The Lover

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gabriel Yared The Lover
Georges Delerue Dien Bien Phu
Patrick Doyle Indochine
René-Marc Bini Savage Nights

Jordi Savall

Honored for : All the World's Mornings

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jordi Savall All the World's Mornings
Carlos D'Alessio Delicatessen
Zbigniew Preisner The Double Life of Véronique
Jean-Claude Petit Mayrig

Jean-Claude Petit

Honored for : Cyrano de Bergerac

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean-Claude Petit Cyrano de Bergerac
Vladimir Cosma My Father's Glory
Vladimir Cosma My Mother's Castle
Éric Serra Nikita

Oswald d'Andrea

Honored for : Life and Nothing But

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Oswald d'Andrea Life and Nothing But
Michael Nyman Monsieur Hire
Gérard Torikian Love Without Pity

Éric Serra

Honored for : The Big Blue

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gabriel Yared Camille Claudel
Francis Lai Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté
Éric Serra The Big Blue

Michel Portal

Honored for : Field of Honor

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michel Portal Field of Honor
Gabriel Yared Agent trouble
Philippe Sarde Les Innocents

Herbie Hancock

Honored for : Round Midnight

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbie Hancock Round Midnight
Gabriel Yared Betty Blue
Jean-Claude Petit Jean de Florette
Serge Gainsbourg Tenue de soirée

Ástor Piazzolla, José Luis Castiñeira de Dios

Honored for : Tangos, the Exile of Gardel

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ástor Piazzolla Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
José Luis Castiñeira de Dios Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
Michel Portal Bras de fer
Claude Bolling On ne meurt que 2 fois
Éric Serra Subway

Michel Portal

Honored for : Les cavaliers de l'orage

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michel Portal Les cavaliers de l'orage
Hans Werner Henze L'Amour à mort
Michel Legrand Paroles et musique
Bernard Lavilliers Barbarous Street

Vladimir Cosma

Honored for : Le Bal

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vladimir Cosma Le Bal
Georges Delerue One Deadly Summer
Charlelie Couture So Long, Stooge
Serge Gainsbourg Équateur

Michel Portal

Honored for : The Return of Martin Guerre

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michel Portal The Return of Martin Guerre
Vladimir Cosma La Boum 2
Georges Delerue The Passerby
Michel Colombier A Room in Town

Vladimir Cosma

Honored for : Diva

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vladimir Cosma Diva
Philippe Sarde Quest for Fire
Ennio Morricone The Professional
Francis Lai Les Uns et les Autres
Michel Legrand Les Uns et les Autres

Georges Delerue

Honored for : The Last Metro

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georges Delerue The Last Metro
Michel Legrand Atlantic City
Serge Gainsbourg Je vous aime
Antoine Duhamel Death Watch

Georges Delerue

Honored for : Love on the Run

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georges Delerue Love on the Run
Ennio Morricone I as in Icarus
Vladimir Cosma Memoirs of a French Whore
Philippe Sarde Tess

Georges Delerue

Honored for : Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georges Delerue Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Antoine Duhamel The Song of Roland
Philippe Sarde A Simple Story
Pierre Jansen Violette Nozière

Miklós Rózsa

Honored for : Providence

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miklós Rózsa Providence
Francis Lai Bilitis
Vladimir Cosma The Animal
Philippe Sarde Drummer-Crab

Philippe Sarde

Honored for : Barocco, The Judge and the Assassin

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philippe Sarde Barocco
Serge Gainsbourg Je t'aime moi non plus
Georges Delerue The Big Operator
Philippe Sarde The Judge and the Assassin
Georges Delerue Police Python 357
Mort Shuman À nous les petites Anglaises

François de Roubaix

Honored for : Le vieux fusil

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
François de Roubaix Le vieux fusil
Carlos D'Alessio India Song
Antoine Duhamel Let Joy Reign Supreme
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Let Joy Reign Supreme
Olivier Toussaint No Pockets in a Shroud
Paul de Senneville No Pockets in a Shroud