César Award for Most Promising Actor

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César Award for Most Promising Actor
CountryFrance
Presented byAcadémie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
First awarded1983
Currently held byJean-Pascal Zadi for Tout Simplement Noir (2021)
Websiteacademie-cinema.org

The César Award for Most Promising Actor (French: César du meilleur espoir masculin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a young actor 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, within a group of 16 actors previously shortlisted by the Révélations Committee.

In English, the award is variously referred to as "Breakthrough performance, actor"[1] or "Newcomer, male".[2]

Winners and nominees[]

Following the AATC's practice, the films below are listed by year of ceremony, which corresponds to the year following the film's year of release. For example, the César Award for Most Promising Actor of 2010 was awarded on 27 February 2010 for a performance in a film released between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009.

As with the other César awards, actors are selected via a two-round vote: first round to choose the nominees, second round to designate the winner. All the members of the Académie, without regard to their branch, are eligible to vote on both rounds. But in order to "facilitate" the nomination vote, the Révélations Committee of the Académie, consisting of casting directors, establishes and proposes a list of a maximum of 16 actors. However, this list is non-binding and Académie members are free to vote for an actor who has not been shortlisted.[3] Initially set to four, the number of nominees was expanded to five in 1990. In 2001, the awards were distributed to actor on Americas Got Talent.

1980s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
1983
(8th)		 Christophe Malavoy
Jean-Paul Comart The Nark La Balance
Tchéky Karyo
Dominique Pinon The Return of Martin Guerre Le Retour de Martin Guerre
1984
(9th)		 Richard Anconina So Long, Stooge Tchao Pantin
Jean-Hugues Anglade The Wounded Man L'Homme blessé
François Cluzet
For Those I Loved Au nom de tous les miens
1985
(10th)		 Pierre-Loup Rajot Souvenirs, souvenirs
Xavier Deluc La Triche
Hippolyte Girardot Le Bon Plaisir
Benoît Régent Dangerous Moves La Diagonale du fou
1986
(11th)		 Wadeck Stanczak Rendez-vous
Lucas Belvaux Chicken with Vinegar Poulet au vinaigre
Jacques Bonnaffé
Tea in the Harem Le Thé au harem d'Archimède
An Impudent Girl L'Effrontée
1987
(12th)		 Isaach de Bankolé
Cris Campion Pirates
Guardian of the Night Gardien de la nuit
Conseil de famille
1988
(13th)		 Thierry Frémont
Cris Campion Field of Honor Champ d'honneur
Pascal Légitimus
Au revoir les enfants
1989
(14th)		 Stéphane Freiss Chouans!
Camille Claudel
Thomas Langmann
De bruit et de fureur

1990s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
1990
(15th)		 Yvan Attal Love Without Pity Un monde sans pitié
Jean-Yves Berteloot
Thierry Fortineau
Melvil Poupaud The 15 Year Old Girl La Fille de quinze ans
Philippe Volter
1991
(16th)		 The Little Gangster Le Petit Criminel
Alex Descas No Fear, No Die S'en fout la mort
Marc Duret La Femme Nikita Nikita
Vincent Perez Cyrano de Bergerac
My Father's Glory La Gloire de mon père
My Mother's Castle Le Château de ma mère
1992
(17th)		 Manuel Blanc I Don't Kiss J'embrasse pas
Guillaume Depardieu Tous les matins du monde
Thomas Langmann Paris Awakens Paris s'éveille
Une époque formidable...
1993
(18th)		 The Sentinel La Sentinelle
Xavier Beauvois
Grégoire Colin Olivier, Olivier
Olivier Martinez
Julien Rassam The Accompanist L'Accompagnatrice
1994
(19th)		 Olivier Martinez 1, 2, 3, Sun Un, deux, trois, soleil
Guillaume Depardieu Wild Target Cible émouvante
Mathieu Kassovitz Métisse
Melvil Poupaud Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel
Christopher Thompson
1995
(20th)		 Mathieu Kassovitz See How They Fall Regarde les hommes tomber
Charles Berling Petits arrangements avec les morts
Frédéric Gorny Wild Reeds Les Roseaux sauvages
Gaël Morel
Stéphane Rideau
1996
(21st)		 Guillaume Depardieu The Apprentices Les Apprentis
Vincent Cassel La Haine
Hubert Koundé
Saïd Taghmaoui
Olivier Sitruk The Bait L'Appât
1997
(22nd)		 Mathieu Amalric My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)
Samuel Le Bihan Capitaine Conan
Philippe Torreton
Benoît Magimel Thieves Les Voleurs
Bruno Putzulu
1998
(23rd)		 Stanislas Merhar Dry Cleaning Nettoyage à sec
Sacha Bourdo Western
Sergi López
Vincent Elbaz Les Randonneurs
José Garcia La Vérité si je mens !
1999
(24th)		 Bruno Putzulu
Lionel Abelanski Train of Life Train de vie
Guillaume Canet En plein cœur
Romain Duris Gadjo Dilo
Samy Naceri Taxi

2000s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2000
(25th)		 Éric Caravaca C'est quoi la vie?
Clovis Cornillac Karnaval
Romain Duris Peut-être
Laurent Lucas Haut les cœurs!
Robinson Stévenin Bad Company Mauvaises Fréquentations
2001
(26th)		 Jalil Lespert Human Resources Ressources humaines
Jean-Pierre Lorit A Question of Taste Une affaire de goût
Boris Terral The King Is Dancing Le roi danse
Cyrille Thouvenin Confusion of Genders La confusion des Genres
Malik Zidi Water Drops on Burning Rocks Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes
2002
(27th)		 Robinson Stévenin Transfixed Mauvais genres
Éric Berger Tanguy
Roberto Succo
Grégori Derangère The Officers' Ward La chambre des officiers
Jean-Michel Portal
2003
(28th)		 Jean-Paul Rouve Monsieur Batignole
Lorànt Deutsch Shooting Stars 3 zéros
The Son Le fils
Gaspard Ulliel Summer Things Embrassez qui vous voudrez
Malik Zidi
2004
(29th)		 Grégori Derangère Bon voyage
Nicolas Duvauchelle Eager Bodies Les corps impatients
Pascal Elbé Father and Sons Père et fils
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Strayed Les égarés
Gaspard Ulliel
2005
(30th)		 Gaspard Ulliel A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Games of Love and Chance L'esquive
Les fautes d'orthographe
Jérémie Renier Work Hard, Play Hard Violence des échanges en milieu tempéré
Malik Zidi Changing Times Les temps qui changent
2006
(31st)		 Louis Garrel Regular Lovers Les amants réguliers
Hidden Caché
Zim and Co.
Gilles Lellouche Love Is in the Air Ma vie en l'air
2007
(32nd)		 Malik Zidi Poison Friends Les amitiés maléfiques
13 Tzameti
French California La Californie
L'école pour tous
Vincent Rottiers The Passenger Le Passager
James Thiérrée Désaccord parfait
2008
(33rd)		 Laurent Stocker Hunting and Gathering Ensemble, c'est tout
Nicolas Cazalé The Grocer's Son Le fils de l'épicier
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Love Songs Les chansons d'amour
Johan Libéreau The Witnesses Les témoins
Jocelyn Quivrin 99 francs
2009
(34th)		 Marc-André Grondin The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Le Premier Jour du reste de ta vie
With a Little Help from Myself Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera
Laurent Capelluto A Christmas Tale Un conte de Noël
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet The Beautiful Person La Belle Personne
Pio Marmaï The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Le Premier Jour du reste de ta vie

2010s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2010
(35th)		 Tahar Rahim A Prophet Un prophète
Firat Ayverdi Welcome
Adel Bencherif A Prophet Un prophète
Vincent Lacoste The French Kissers Les Beaux Gosses
Vincent Rottiers I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante
2011
(36th)		 Edgar Ramirez Carlos
Arthur Dupont
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet The Princess of Montpensier La Princesse de Montpensier
Pio Marmaï Living on Love Alone D'amour et d'eau fraîche
Raphaël Personnaz The Princess of Montpensier La Princesse de Montpensier
2012
(37th)		 Grégory Gadebois Angel & Tony Angèle et Tony
You Will Be My Son Tu seras mon fils
Guillaume Gouix Jimmy Rivière
Pierre Niney 18 Years Old and Rising J'aime regarder les filles
Les Lyonnais
2013
(38th)		 Matthias Schoenaerts Rust and Bone De rouille et d'os
Felix Moati Pirate TV Télé gaucho
Kacey Mottet Klein Sister L'Enfant d'en haut
Pierre Niney Comme des frères
Ernst Umhauer In the House Dans la maison
2014
(39th)		 Pierre Deladonchamps Stranger by the Lake L'Inconnu du lac
The Dream Kids
Paul Hamy Suzanne
Vincent Macaigne The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu
Nemo Schiffman On My Way Elle s'en va
2015
(40th)		 Kévin Azaïs Love at First Fight Les Combattants
Once in a Lifetime Les Héritiers
Eastern Boys
Pierre Rochefort Going Away Un beau dimanche
Marc Zinga May Allah Bless France! Qu'Allah bénisse la France
2016
(41st)
Rod Paradot Standing Tall La Tête haute
Swann Arlaud The Anarchists Les Anarchistes
Quentin Dolmaire My Golden Days Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse
Félix Moati All About Them À trois on y va
Finnegan Oldfield Cowboys Les Cowboys
2017
(42nd)
Niels Schneider Dark Inclusion Diamant noir
Jonas Bloquet Elle
Damien Bonnard Staying Vertical Rester vertical
Corentin Fila Being 17 Quand on a 17 ans
Kacey Mottet Klein
2018
(43rd)
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart BPM (Beats per Minute) 120 battements par minute
Benjamin Lavernhe C'est la vie! Le Sens de la fête
Finnegan Oldfield Marvin Marvin ou la belle éducation
Pablo Pauly Patients
Arnaud Valois BPM (Beats per Minute) 120 battements par minute
2019
(44th)
Dylan Robert
Thomas Gioria Custody Jusqu'à la garde
William Lebghil The Freshman Première Année
Anthony Bajon The Prayer La Prière
Karim Leklou The World is Yours Le Monde est à toi

2020s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2020
(45th)		 Alexis Manenti Les Misérables
Anthony Bajon Au nom de la terre
Benjamin Lesieur The Specials Hors normes
Liam Pierron La Vie scolaire
Djebril Zonga Les Misérables
2021
(46th)
[4]		 Jean-Pascal Zadi Tout Simplement Noir
Guang Huo La Nuit Venue
Félix Lefebvre Summer of 85 Été 85
Benjamin Voisin
Alexandre Wetter Miss

Révélations[]

Each year, the Academy's Governing Board and the Révélations Committee (made up of casting directors working in French film productions) propose a list of a maximum of 16 young actors ("Révélations des César") to facilitate the voting for the "Most Promising Actor" award. Since 2007, young actors who have worked on French feature-length films or French-language productions are eligible for the list. However, beginning from 2013, an actor can qualify for the list only twice. A short film featuring the "Révélations", which is directed by an artist that is appointed by the Academy yearly, is unveiled at a gala dinner held in honour of the "Révélations". The short film is then screened at select cinemas in France.[5][6]

Nominees of the César Award for Most Promising Actor are highlighted in boldface.[7]

2000s[]

2007[]

2008[]

2009[]

2010s[]

2010[]

2011[]

2012[]

2013[]

2014[]

  • Swann Arlaud –
  • Paul Bartel –
  •  – The Marchers (La Marche)
  •  –
  • Pierre Deladonchamps – Stranger by the Lake (L'Inconnu du lac)
  •  – (La Cité rose)
  • Youssef Hajdi –
  • Paul Hamy – Suzanne
  • Tewfik Jallab – The Marchers (La Marche)
  • Ibrahim Koma – (La Cité rose)
  • Vincent Macaigne – La Fille du 14 juillet
  •  –
  •  –
  •  –
  • Nemo Schiffman – On My Way (Elle s'en va)

2015[]

2016[]

2017[]

2018[]

  • – De toutes mes forces
  • – Les Bienheureux
  • –
  • –
  • –
  • – A Wedding (Noces)
  • – C'est la vie! (Le Sens de la fête)
  • Benjamin Lavernhe – C'est la vie! (Le Sens de la fête)
  • – The Workshop (L'Atelier)
  • – Raw (Grave)
  • Nekfeu – Tout nous sépare
  • Finnegan Oldfield – Marvin (Marvin ou la Belle Éducation)
  • Pablo Pauly – Patients
  • Nahuel Pérez Biscayart – BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute)
  • Antoine Reinartz – BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute)
  • Ahmed Sylla – L'Ascension
  • Arnaud Valois – BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute)
  • Marc Zinga –

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rebecca Leffler (22 January 2010). "'A Prophet,' 'Welcome' lead Cesar noms". The Hollywood Reporter. AP. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Cesar nominations list". Variety. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Regulation of the "Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma", Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ^ "'Bye Bye Morons' Wins Best Film at France's Cesar Awards". Hollywood Repoter.
  5. ^ "Les autres comités". Académie des César. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Révélations". Académie des César. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Liste des Révélations" (PDF). Académie des César. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

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