Awards & Winners

César Award for Best Actress

César Award

The César Award for Best Actress is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of an actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie.

Check all the winners of César Award for Best Actress presented under César Award since 1976 .


Sandrine Kiberlain

Honored for : 9 Month Stretch

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fanny Ardant Bright Days Ahead
Bérénice Bejo The Past
Catherine Deneuve On My Way
Sara Forestier Suzanne
Sandrine Kiberlain 9 Month Stretch
Emmanuelle Seigner Venus in Fur
Léa Seydoux Blue Is the Warmest Colour

Emmanuelle Riva

Honored for : Amour

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marion Cotillard Rust and Bone
Catherine Frot Haute Cuisine
Noémie Lvovsky Camille Rewinds
Corinne Masiero Louise Wimmer
Emmanuelle Riva Amour
Léa Seydoux Farewell, My Queen
Hélène Vincent A Few Hours of Spring

Bérénice Bejo

Honored for : The Artist

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ariane Ascaride The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Bérénice Bejo The Artist
Leïla Bekhti The Source
Valérie Donzelli Declaration of War
Marina Fois Poliss
Marie Gillain All Our Desires
Karin Viard Poliss

Sara Forestier

Honored for : The Names of Love

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Carré Romantics Anonymous
Catherine Deneuve Potiche
Sara Forestier The Names of Love
Charlotte Gainsbourg The Tree
Kristin Scott Thomas Sarah's Key

Isabelle Adjani

Honored for : La journée de la jupe

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Adjani La journée de la jupe
Dominique Blanc The Other One
Sandrine Kiberlain Mademoiselle Chambon
Kristin Scott Thomas Leaving
Audrey Tautou Coco Before Chanel

Yolande Moreau

Honored for : Séraphine

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yolande Moreau Séraphine
Catherine Frot Crime Is Our Business
Kristin Scott Thomas I've Loved You So Long
Tilda Swinton Julia
Sylvie Testud Sagan

Marion Cotillard

Honored for : La Vie en Rose

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose
Isabelle Carré Anna M.
Cécile de France A Secret
Marina Fois Darling
Catherine Frot Odette Toulemonde

Marina Hands

Honored for : Lady Chatterley

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marina Hands Lady Chatterley
Cécile de France Avenue Montaigne
Cécile de France When I Was a Singer
Catherine Frot La Tourneuse de pages
Charlotte Gainsbourg I Do

Nathalie Baye

Honored for : The Young Lieutenant

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nathalie Baye The Young Lieutenant
Isabelle Carré Entre ses mains
Anne Consigny Not Here to Be Loved
Isabelle Huppert Gabrielle
Valérie Lemercier Palais royal!

Yolande Moreau

Honored for : When the Sea Rises

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Audrey Tautou A Very Long Engagement
Yolande Moreau When the Sea Rises
Maggie Cheung Clean
Emmanuelle Devos Kings and Queen
Karin Viard The Role of Her Life

Sylvie Testud

Honored for : Fear and Trembling

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sylvie Testud Fear and Trembling
Josiane Balasko That Woman
Nathalie Baye Feelings
Isabelle Carré Feelings
Charlotte Rampling Swimming Pool

Isabelle Carré

Honored for : Beautiful Memories

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Carré Beautiful Memories
Fanny Ardant 8 Women
Ariane Ascaride Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers
Juliette Binoche Jet Lag
Isabelle Huppert 8 Women

Emmanuelle Devos

Honored for : Read my Lips

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Audrey Tautou Amélie
Emmanuelle Devos Read my Lips
Catherine Frot Chaos
Isabelle Huppert The Piano Teacher
Charlotte Rampling Under the Sand

Dominique Blanc

Honored for : Stand By

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dominique Blanc Stand By
Emmanuelle Béart Sentimental Destinies
Juliette Binoche The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Isabelle Huppert The King's Daughters
Muriel Robin Marie-Line

Karin Viard

Honored for : Chin Up!

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Karin Viard Chin Up!
Nathalie Baye Venus Beauty Institute
Sandrine Bonnaire East/West
Catherine Frot La Dilettante
Vanessa Paradis The Girl on the Bridge

Élodie Bouchez

Honored for : The Dreamlife of Angels

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Élodie Bouchez The Dreamlife of Angels
Catherine Deneuve Place Vendôme
Isabelle Huppert The School of Flesh
Sandrine Kiberlain For Sale
Marie Trintignant White Lies

Ariane Ascaride

Honored for : Marius and Jeannette

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ariane Ascaride Marius and Jeannette
Sabine Azéma Same Old Song
Marie Gillain On Guard
Sandrine Kiberlain Le septième ciel
Miou-Miou Dry Cleaning

Fanny Ardant

Honored for : Soft Pedal

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fanny Ardant Soft Pedal
Catherine Deneuve Thieves
Charlotte Gainsbourg Love, etc.
Anouk Grinberg My Man
Marie Trintignant The Scream of the Silk

Isabelle Huppert

Honored for : La Cérémonie

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Huppert La Cérémonie
Sabine Azéma Happiness Is in the Field
Emmanuelle Béart Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Juliette Binoche The Horseman on the Roof
Sandrine Bonnaire La Cérémonie

Isabelle Adjani

Honored for : La Reine Margot

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Adjani La Reine Margot
Anémone Something Fishy
Sandrine Holt Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons
Isabelle Huppert La Séparation
Irène Jacob Three Colors: Red

Juliette Binoche

Honored for : Three Colors: Blue

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Juliette Binoche Three Colors: Blue
Miou-Miou Germinal
Catherine Deneuve My Favorite Season
Sabine Azéma Smoking/No Smoking
Josiane Balasko Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents
Anouk Grinberg 1, 2, 3, Sun

Catherine Deneuve

Honored for : Indochine

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Deneuve Indochine
Anémone The Little Prince Said
Emmanuelle Béart A Heart in Winter
Juliette Binoche Damage
Caroline Cellier Le zèbre

Jeanne Moreau

Honored for : The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeanne Moreau The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
Emmanuelle Béart La Belle Noiseuse
Juliette Binoche The Lovers on the Bridge
Anouk Grinberg Merci la vie
Irène Jacob The Double Life of Véronique

Anne Parillaud

Honored for : Nikita

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Parillaud Nikita
Nathalie Baye Every Other Weekend
Anne Brochet Cyrano de Bergerac
Tsilla Chelton Tatie Danielle
Miou-Miou May Fools

Carole Bouquet

Honored for : Too Beautiful for You

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carole Bouquet Too Beautiful for You
Josiane Balasko Too Beautiful for You
Emmanuelle Béart Children of Chaos
Sandrine Bonnaire Monsieur Hire
Sabine Azéma Life and Nothing But

Isabelle Adjani

Honored for : Camille Claudel

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Adjani Camille Claudel
Catherine Deneuve A Strange Place to Meet
Charlotte Gainsbourg The Little Thief
Isabelle Huppert Story of Women
Miou-Miou The Reader

Anémone

Honored for : The Grand Highway

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anémone The Grand Highway
Sandrine Holt Under the Sun of Satan
Catherine Deneuve Agent trouble
Nastassja Kinski Malady of Love
Jeanne Moreau The Miracle

Sabine Azéma

Honored for : Mélo

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sabine Azéma Mélo
Juliette Binoche Bad Blood
Jane Birkin La femme de ma vie
Béatrice Dalle Betty Blue
Miou-Miou Tenue de soirée

Sandrine Bonnaire

Honored for : Vagabond

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sandrine Bonnaire Vagabond
Isabelle Adjani Subway
Juliette Binoche Rendez-vous
Nicole Garcia Peril
Charlotte Rampling On ne meurt que 2 fois

Sabine Azéma

Honored for : A Sunday in the Country

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sabine Azéma A Sunday in the Country
Jane Birkin The Pirate
Valérie Kaprisky The Public Woman
Julia Migenes Carmen
Pascale Ogier Les Nuits de la pleine lune

Isabelle Adjani

Honored for : One Deadly Summer

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Adjani One Deadly Summer
Fanny Ardant Confidentially Yours
Nathalie Baye I Married a Shadow
Nicole Garcia Les mots pour le dire
Miou-Miou Entre Nous

Nathalie Baye

Honored for : La Balance

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nathalie Baye La Balance
Miou-Miou Josepha
Romy Schneider The Passerby
Simone Signoret L'étoile du nord

Isabelle Adjani

Honored for : Possession

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabelle Adjani Possession
Fanny Ardant The Woman Next Door
Catherine Deneuve Hotel America
Isabelle Huppert Coup de Torchon

Catherine Deneuve

Honored for : The Last Metro

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Deneuve The Last Metro
Nathalie Baye A Week's Vacation
Nicole Garcia Mon oncle d'Amérique
Isabelle Huppert Loulou

Miou-Miou

Honored for : Memoirs of a French Whore

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miou-Miou Memoirs of a French Whore
Nastassja Kinski Tess
Dominique Laffin The Crying Woman
Romy Schneider Womanlight

Romy Schneider

Honored for : A Simple Story

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Romy Schneider A Simple Story
Anouk Aimée Mon premier amour
Annie Girardot The Key Is in the Door
Isabelle Huppert Violette Nozière

Simone Signoret

Honored for : Madame Rosa

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Simone Signoret Madame Rosa
Brigitte Fossey Closet Children
Isabelle Huppert The Lacemaker
Miou-Miou This Sweet Sickness
Delphine Seyrig Location Hunting

Annie Girardot

Honored for : Docteur Françoise Gailland

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Annie Girardot Docteur Françoise Gailland
Isabelle Adjani Barocco
Miou-Miou F....as in Fairbanks
Romy Schneider A Woman at Her Window

Romy Schneider

Honored for : That Most Important Thing: Love

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Romy Schneider That Most Important Thing: Love
Isabelle Adjani The Story of Adele H.
Catherine Deneuve Lovers Like Us
Delphine Seyrig India Song