César Award for Best Cinematography
| César Award for Best Cinematography | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Currently held by | Alexis Kavyrchine for Bye Bye Morons (2021) |
| Website | academie-cinema |
The following are the winners of the César Award for Best Cinematography (French: César de la meilleure photographie).
Winners and nominees[]
1970s[]
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 (1st) |
Black Moon | Sven Nykvist | |
| Call me Savage |
Le Sauvage La chair de l'orchidée |
Pierre Lhomme | |
| The Old Gun | Le Vieux Fusil | Étienne Becker | |
| 1977 (2nd) |
Barocco | Bruno Nuytten | |
| The Best Way to Walk | La Meilleure Façon de marcher | ||
| Docteur Françoise Gailland | Docteur Françoise Gailland | Claude Renoir | |
| Une femme fidèle | |||
| Mr. Klein | Monsieur Klein | Gerry Fisher | |
| The Toy | Le Jouet | Étienne Becker | |
| 1978 (3rd) |
Drummer-Crab | Le Crabe-Tambour | Raoul Coutard |
| The Accuser | L'Imprécateur | Andréas Winding | |
| Providence | Ricardo Aronovich | ||
| This Sweet Sickness | Dites-lui que je l'aime | Pierre Lhomme | |
| 1979 (4th) |
Molière | ||
| The Green Room | La Chambre verte | Néstor Almendros | |
| Judith Therpauve | Pierre Lhomme | ||
| A Simple Story | Une histoire simple | Jean Boffety | |
1980s[]
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (5th) |
Tess | Ghislain Cloquet | |
| The Brontë Sisters | Les Sœurs Brontë | Bruno Nuytten | |
| Buffet froid | Jean Penzer | ||
| Perceval le Gallois | Néstor Almendros | ||
| 1981 (6th) |
The Last Metro | Le Dernier Métro | Néstor Almendros |
| Death Watch | La Mort en direct | Pierre-William Glenn | |
| My American Uncle | Mon oncle d'Amérique | Sacha Vierny | |
| The Woman Banker | La Banquière | ||
| 1982 (7th) |
Diva | Philippe Rousselot | |
| Malevil | Jean Penzer | ||
| Quest for Fire | La Guerre du feu | ||
| Under Suspicion | Garde à vue | Bruno Nuytten | |
| 1983 (8th) |
The Trout | La Truite | Henri Alekan |
| Les Misérables | Edmond Richard | ||
| Passion | Raoul Coutard | ||
| A Room in Town | Une chambre en ville | Jean Penzer | |
| 1984 (9th) |
So Long, Stooge | Tchao Pantin | Bruno Nuytten |
| The Ball | Le bal | Ricardo Aronovich | |
| Deadly Run | Mortelle randonnée | Pierre Lhomme | |
| Moon in the Gutter | La Lune dans le caniveau | Philippe Rousselot | |
| 1985 (10th) |
A Sunday in the Country | Un dimanche à la campagne | Bruno de Keyzer |
| Carmen | Pasqualino De Santis | ||
| Fort Saganne | Bruno Nuytten | ||
| Love Unto Death | L'Amour à mort | Sacha Vierny | |
| 1986 (11th) |
He Died with His Eyes Open | On ne meurt que 2 fois | Jean Penzer |
| Harem | Pasqualino De Santis | ||
| Rendez-vous | Renato Berta | ||
| Subway | |||
| 1987 (12th) |
Thérèse | Philippe Rousselot | |
| Bad Blood | Mauvais sang | Jean-Yves Escoffier | |
| Jean de Florette | Bruno Nuytten | ||
| Mélo | Charles Van Damme | ||
| 1988 (13th) |
Goodbye, Children | Au revoir, les enfants | Renato Berta |
| Patrick Blossier | |||
| Under the Sun of Satan | Sous le soleil de Satan | Willy Kurant | |
| 1989 (14th) |
Camille Claudel | Pierre Lhomme | |
| The Bear | L'Ours | Philippe Rousselot | |
| The Big Blue | Le Grand Bleu | ||
1990s[]
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (15th) |
Indian Nocturne | Nocturne indien | Yves Angelo |
| Life and Nothing But | La vie et rien d'autre | Bruno de Keyzer | |
| Too Beautiful for You | Trop belle pour toi | Philippe Rousselot | |
| 1991 (16th) |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Pierre Lhomme | |
| The Hairdresser's Husband | Le Mari de la coiffeuse | Eduardo Serra | |
| La Femme Nikita | Nikita | Thierry Arbogast | |
| 1992 (17th) |
All the Mornings of the World | Tous les matins du monde | Yves Angelo |
| Delicatessen | Darius Khondji | ||
| Van Gogh | and | ||
| 1993 (18th) |
Indochine | François Catonné | |
| The Accompanist A Heart in Winter |
Un cœur en hiver | Yves Angelo | |
| The Lover | L'Amant | Robert Fraisse | |
| 1994 (19th) |
Germinal | Yves Angelo | |
| Smoking/No Smoking | Renato Berta | ||
| Three Colors: Blue | Trois couleurs: Bleu | Sławomir Idziak | |
| 1995 (20th) |
Queen Margot | La Reine Margot | Philippe Rousselot |
| Colonel Chabert | Le Colonel Chabert | Bernard Lutic | |
| Léon | Thierry Arbogast | ||
| 1996 (21st) |
The Horseman on the Roof | Le Hussard sur le toit | Thierry Arbogast |
| The City of Lost Children | La Cité des enfants perdus | Darius Khondji | |
| Hate | La Haine | ||
| 1997 (22nd) |
Microcosmos | Microcosmos : le peuple de l'herbe | and |
| Ridicule | Thierry Arbogast | ||
| Les Caprices d'un fleuve | |||
| 1998 (23rd) |
The Fifth Element | Thierry Arbogast | |
| Artemisia | Benoît Delhomme | ||
| On Guard | Le Bossu | ||
| 1999 (24th) |
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train | Eric Gautier |
| The Dreamlife of Angels | La Vie rêvée des anges | Agnès Godard | |
| Place Vendôme | |||
2000s[]
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (25th) |
Himalaya | Himalaya, l'enfance d'un chef | Eric Guichard |
| Girl on the Bridge | La Fille sur le pont | ||
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Thierry Arbogast | ||
| 2001 (26th) |
Good Work | Beau travail | Agnès Godard |
| The Crimson Rivers | Les Rivières pourpres | Thierry Arbogast | |
| Sentimental Destinies | Les Destinées sentimentales | Eric Gautier | |
| 2002 (27th) |
The Officers' Ward | La Chambre des officiers | Tetsuo Nagata |
| Amélie | Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain | Bruno Delbonnel | |
| Read My Lips | Sur mes lèvres | ||
| 2003 (28th) |
The Pianist | Paweł Edelman | |
| 8 Women | 8 femmes | Jeanne Lapoirie | |
| Amen. | Patrick Blossier | ||
| 2004 (29th) |
Bon voyage | Thierry Arbogast | |
| Mr. N | Monsieur N. | ||
| Strayed | Les Égarés | Agnès Godard | |
| 2005 (30th) |
A Very Long Engagement | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | Bruno Delbonnel |
| Clean | Éric Gautier | ||
| Two Brothers | Deux frères | ||
| 2006 (31st) |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped | De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté | Stéphane Fontaine |
| Gabrielle | Éric Gautier | ||
| Regular Lovers | Les Amants réguliers | William Lubtchansky | |
| 2007 (32nd) |
Lady Chatterley | ||
| Days of Glory | Indigènes | Patrick Blossier | |
| OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions | Guillaume Schiffman | |
| Private Fears in Public Places | Cœurs | Éric Gautier | |
| Tell No One | Ne le dis à personne | ||
| 2008 (33rd) |
La Vie en Rose | La môme | Tetsuo Nagata |
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Le Scaphandre et le papillon | Janusz Kamiński | |
| The Second Wind | Le Deuxième Souffle | Yves Angelo | |
| Intimate Enemies | L'Ennemi intime | ||
| A Secret | Un secret | Gérard de Battista | |
| 2009 (34th) |
Séraphine | Laurent Brunet | |
| A Christmas Tale | Un conte de Noël | Eric Gautier | |
| Home | Agnès Godard | ||
| Paris 36 | Faubourg 36 | Tom Stern | |
| Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 | L'Instinct de mort and L'Ennemi public n°1 | ||
2010s[]
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (35th) |
A Prophet | Un prophète | Stéphane Fontaine |
| Coco Before Chanel | Coco avant Chanel | Christophe Beaucarne | |
| Welcome | |||
| Wild Grass | Les Herbes folles | Éric Gautier | |
| In the Beginning | À l'origine | ||
| 2011 (36th) |
Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | Caroline Champetier |
| On Tour | Tournée | Christophe Beaucarne | |
| The Ghost Writer | Pawel Edelman | ||
| The Princess of Montpensier | La Princesse de Montpensier | Bruno de Keyzer | |
| Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) | Guillaume Schiffman | ||
| 2012 (37th) |
The Artist | Guillaume Schiffman | |
| Polisse | |||
| House of Tolerance | L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close | Josée Deshaies | |
| The Minister | L'Exercice de l'État | ||
| The Intouchables | Intouchables | ||
| 2013 (38th) |
Farewell, My Queen | Les Adieux à la reine | Romain Winding |
| Holy Motors | Caroline Champetier | ||
| Rust and Bone | De rouille et d'os | Stéphane Fontaine | |
| Amour | Darius Khondji | ||
| Populaire | Guillaume Schiffman | ||
| 2014 (39th) |
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Thomas Hardmeier | |
| Blue Is the Warmest Colour | La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 | Sofian El Fani | |
| Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas | Michael Kohlhaas | Jeanne Lapoirie | |
| Stranger by the Lake | L'Inconnu du lac | Claire Mathon | |
| Renoir | Mark Lee Ping Bin | ||
| 2015 (40th) |
Timbuktu | Sofian El Fani | |
| Beauty and the Beast | La Belle et la Bête | Christophe Beaucarne | |
| Saint Laurent | Josée Deshaies | ||
| Clouds of Sils Maria | Sils Maria | Yorick Le Saux | |
| Yves Saint Laurent | Thomas Hardmeier | ||
| 2016 (41st)[1] | |||
| Valley of Love | |||
| Dheepan | |||
| Marguerite | |||
| Mustang | and | ||
| My Golden Days | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse | ||
| 2017 (42nd) | |||
| Frantz | |||
| Elle | Stéphane Fontaine | ||
| The Innocents | Les Innocentes | Caroline Champetier | |
| Slack Bay | Ma Loute | ||
| From the Land of the Moon | Mal de pierres | Christophe Beaucarne | |
| 2018 (43rd) | |||
| See You Up There | Au Revoir Là-Haut | ||
| BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 Battements par Minute | Jeanne Lapoirie | |
| Barbara | Christophe Beaucarne | ||
| The Guardians | Les Gardiennes | Caroline Champetier | |
| Redoubtable | Le Redoutable | Guillaume Schiffman | |
| 2019 (44th) | |||
| The Sisters Brothers | Benoît Debie | ||
| Lady J | Mademoiselle de Joncquières | ||
| Sink or Swim | Le Grand Bain | ||
| Memoir of War | La douleur | ||
| Custody | Jusqu'à la garde | ||
2020s[]
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Cinematographer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (45th) | |||
| Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu | Claire Mathon | |
| La Belle Époque | Nicolas Bolduc | ||
| An Officer and a Spy | J'accuse | Pawel Edelman | |
| Les Misérables | Julien Poupard | ||
| Oh Mercy! | Roubaix, une lumière | Irina Lubtchansky | |
| 2021 (46th) [2] | |||
| Bye Bye Morons | Adieu les cons | Alexis Kavyrchine | |
| Adolescentes | Antoine Parouty and Paul Guilhaume | ||
| My Donkey, My Lover & I | Antoinette dans les Cévennes | Simon Beaufils | |
| Love Affair(s) | Les Choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait | Laurent Desmet | |
| Summer of 85 | Été 85 | Hichame Alaouié | |
See also[]
- Lumières Award for Best Cinematography
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
- Magritte Award for Best Cinematography
References[]
- ^ "Cesar Awards: Philippe Faucon's Drama 'Fatima' Wins Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "'Bye Bye Morons' Wins Best Film at France's Cesar Awards". Hollywood Repoter.
External links[]
Categories:
- César Awards
- Awards for best cinematography