César Award for Most Promising Actress

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César Award for Most Promising Actress
César du meilleur espoir féminin
Awarded forBest Female Newcomer
CountryFrance
Presented byAcadémie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
First awarded1983
Currently held byFathia Youssouf for Cuties (2021)
Websiteacademie-cinema.org

The César Award for Most Promising Actress (French: César du meilleur espoir féminin) 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 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, within a group of 16 actresses previously shortlisted by the Révélations Committee.

In English, the award is variously referred to as "Breakthrough performance, actress"[1] or "Newcomer, female".[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 Actress 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, actresses 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 actresses. However, this list is non-binding and Académie members are free to vote for an actress who has not been shortlisted.[3] Initially set to four, the number of nominees was expanded to five in 1990.

Winners are listed first in bold, followed by the other nominees.

1980s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
1983
(8th)		 Sophie Marceau La Boum 2
Souad Amidou Le Grand Frère
Une chambre en ville
Julie Jézéquel L'Étoile du Nord
1984
(9th)		 Sandrine Bonnaire À nos amours
Elizabeth Bourgine
Laure Duthilleul
Agnès Soral So Long, Stooge Tchao Pantin
1985
(10th)		 Laure Marsac The Pirate La Pirate
Pinot simple flic
Emmanuelle Béart Un amour interdit
Marche à l'ombre
1986
(11th)		 Charlotte Gainsbourg An Impudent Girl L'Effrontée
Emmanuelle Béart
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Three Men and a Cradle Trois hommes et un couffin
Charlotte Valandrey Red Kiss Rouge Baiser
Zabou Breitman Billy Ze Kick
1987
(12th)		 Catherine Mouchet Thérèse
Dominique Blanc The Woman of My Life La Femme de ma vie
Julie Delpy The Night Is Young Mauvais Sang
Marianne Basler Rosa la rose, fille publique
1988
(13th)		 Mathilda May The Cry of the Owl Le Cri du hibou
Anne Brochet Masks Masques
Julie Delpy Beatrice La Passion Béatrice
Sophie Renoir Boyfriends and Girlfriends L'Ami de mon amie
1989
(14th)		 Catherine Jacob Life Is a Long Quiet River La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille
Nathalie Cardone A Strange Place to Meet Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre
L'Enfance de l'art

1990s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
1990
(15th)		 Vanessa Paradis Noce Blanche
Dominique Blanc I'm the King of the Castle Je suis le seigneur du château
Isabelle Gélinas
Mireille Perrier Love Without Pity Un monde sans pitié
1991
(16th)		 Judith Henry La Discrète
Clotilde Courau The Little Gangster Le Petit Criminel
Florence Darel Uranus
Judith Godrèche
Isabelle Nanty Tatie Danielle
1992
(17th)		 Géraldine Pailhas
Marie-Laure Dougnac Delicatessen
Marie Gillain My Father the Hero Mon père, ce héros
Alexandra London Van Gogh
Elsa Zylberstein
1993
(18th)		 Romane Bohringer Savage Nights Les Nuits fauves
Isabelle Carré Beau fixe
L.627
Linh Dan Pham Indochine
Elsa Zylberstein Beau fixe
1994
(19th)		 Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Les Gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel
Virginie Ledoyen
Chiara Mastroianni My Favorite Season Ma saison préférée
Florence Pernel Three Colors: Blue Trois Couleurs : Bleu
Karin Viard La Nage indienne
1995
(20th)		 Élodie Bouchez Wild Reeds Les Roseaux sauvages
Marie Bunel
Sandrine Kiberlain The Patriots Les Patriotes
Virginie Ledoyen Cold Water L'Eau froide
Elsa Zylberstein Mina Tannenbaum
1996
(21st)		 Sandrine Kiberlain
Isabelle Carré The Horseman on the Roof Le Hussard sur le toit
Clotilde Courau Élisa
Marie Gillain The Bait L'Appât
Virginie Ledoyen A Single Girl La Fille seule
1997
(22nd)		 Laurence Côte Thieves Les Voleurs
Jeanne Balibar My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)
Emmanuelle Devos
Monica Bellucci The Apartment L'Appartement
When the Cat's Away Chacun cherche son chat
1998
(23rd)		 Emma de Caunes
Jeanne Balibar J'ai horreur de l'amour
Isabelle Carré The Banned Woman La Femme défendue
Amira Casar La Vérité si je mens !
Marius and Jeannette Marius et Jeannette
1999
(24th)		 Natacha Régnier The Dreamlife of Angels La Vie rêvée des anges
Marion Cotillard Taxi
Hélène de Fougerolles Let There Be Light Que la lumière soit !
Sophie Guillemin L'Ennui
Rona Hartner Gadjo Dilo

2000s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2000
(25th)		 Audrey Tautou Venus Beauty Institute Vénus beauté (institut)
Sylvie Testud Karnaval
Barbara Schulz The Dilettante La Dilettante
Valentina Cervi
Émilie Dequenne Rosetta
2001
(26th)		 Sylvie Testud Murderous Maids Les blessures assassines
Bérénice Bejo Most Promising Young Actress Meilleur espoir féminin
Sophie Guillemin Harry, He's Here to Help Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
Isild Le Besco Sade
Julie-Marie Parmentier Murderous Maids Les blessures assassines
2002
(27th)		 Rachida Brakni Chaos
Marion Cotillard Pretty Things Les Jolies Choses
Hélène Fillières A Hell of a Day Reines d'un jour
Hélène de Fougerolles Who Knows? Va savoir
Isild Le Besco Roberto Succo
2003
(28th)		 Cécile de France The Spanish Apartement (a.k.a. Pot Luck) L'auberge espagnole
Émilie Dequenne A Housekeeper Une femme de ménage
Mélanie Doutey Le frère du guerrier
Marina Foïs Hypnotized and Hysterical Filles perdues, cheveux gras
Ludivine Sagnier 8 Women 8 femmes
2004
(29th)		 Julie Depardieu Little Lili La petite Lili
Marie-Josée Croze The Barbarian Invasions Les invasions barbares
Dinara Drukarova Since Otar Left Depuis qu'Otar est parti...
Laura Smet Eager Bodies Les corps impatients
Sophie Quinton Who Killed Bambi? Qui a tué Bambi?
2005
(30th)		 Sara Forestier Games of Love and Chance L'esquive
Marilou Berry Look at Me Comme une image
Lola Naymark A Common Thread Brodeuses
Sabrina Ouazani Games of Love and Chance L'esquive
Kings and Queen Rois et reine
2006
(31st)		 Linh Dan Pham The Beat That My Heart Skipped De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté
Mélanie Doutey
Déborah François The Child L'enfant
Marina Hands Grey Souls Les âmes grises
Fanny Valette Little Jerusalem La Petite Jérusalem
2007
(32nd)		 Mélanie Laurent I'm Fine, Don't Worry Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas
Déborah François The Page Turner La tourneuse de pages
Marina Hands Lady Chatterley
Maïwenn Le Besco Forgive Me Pardonnez-moi
Aïssa Maïga Bamako
2008
(33rd)		 Hafsia Herzi The Secret of the Grain La graine et le mulet
Water Lilies Naissance des pieuvres
Adèle Haenel
Audrey Dana Crossed Tracks Roman de gare
Clotilde Hesme Love Songs Les chansons d'amour
2009
(34th)		 Déborah François The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Le premier jour du reste de ta vie
Marilou Berry Ugly Melanie Vilaine
Louise Bourgoin The Girl from Monaco La fille de Monaco
Anaïs Demoustier Les Grandes Personnes
Léa Seydoux The Beautiful Person La belle personne

2010s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2010
(35th)		 Mélanie Thierry One for the Road Le Dernier pour la route
Pauline Étienne Silent Voice Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront
Je l'aimais
Soko In the Beginning À l'origine
Christa Theret LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
2011
(36th)		 Leïla Bekhti Tout ce qui brille
Anaïs Demoustier Living on Love Alone D'amour et d'eau fraîche
Audrey Lamy Tout ce qui brille
Léa Seydoux Belle Épine
Black Venus Vénus noire
2012
(37th)		 Naidra Ayadi Polisse
Clotilde Hesme Angel & Tony Angèle et Tony
Adèle Haenel House of Tolerance L'Apollonide : Souvenirs de la maison close
Céline Sallette
Christa Theret Twiggy La Brindille
2013
(38th)		 Izïa Higelin Bad Girl Mauvaise fille
Alice de Lencquesaing In a Rush Au galop
Lola Dewaere Mince alors!
Julia Faure Camille Rewinds Camille redouble
India Hair
2014
(39th)		 Adèle Exarchopoulos Blue Is the Warmest Colour La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2
Lou de Laâge Jappeloup
Pauline Étienne The Nun La Religieuse
Golshifteh Farahani The Patience Stone سنگ صبور
Marine Vacth Young & Beautiful Jeune & Jolie
2015
(40th)		 Louane Emera The Bélier Family La Famille Bélier
Lou de Laâge Respire
Joséphine Japy
Ariane Labed Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice
Karidja Touré Girlhood Bande de filles
2016
(41st)
Zita Hanrot Fatima
Lou Roy-Lecollinet My Golden Days Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse
Diane Rouxel Standing Tall La Tête haute
Sara Giraudeau Les Bêtises
Camille Cottin The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts Connasse, Princesse des cœurs
2017
(42nd)
Oulaya Amamra Divines
Paula Beer Frantz
Lily-Rose Depp The Dancer La Danseuse
Noémie Merlant Heaven Will Wait Le Ciel attendra
Slack Bay Ma Loute
2018
(43rd)
Camélia Jordana Le Brio
The Guardians Les gardiennes
Lætitia Dosch Montparnasse Bienvenue Jeune Femme
Eye Haïdara C'est la vie! Le Sens de la fête
Garance Marillier Raw Grave
2019
(44th)
Kenza Fortas Scheherazade
Ophélie Bau Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
The Apparition L'Apparition
Jehnny Beth An Impossible Love Un amour impossible
Lily-Rose Depp A Faithful Man L'Homme fidèle

2020s[]

Year Winner and nominees English title Original title
2020
(45th)
Lyna Khoudri Papicha
Luàna Bajrami Portrait of a Lady on Fire Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Céleste Brunnquell Les Éblouis
Nina Meurisse Camille
Mame Bineta Sane Atlantics Atlantique
2021
(46th)
[4]
Fathia Youssouf Cuties Mignonnes
India Hair Poissonsexe
Julia Piaton Love Affair(s) Les Choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait
Camille Rutherford Felicità
Mélissa Guers La Fille au bracelet

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 actresses ("Révélations des César") to facilitate the voting for the "Most Promising Actress" award. Since 2007, all young actresses who have worked on French feature-length films or primarily French-language productions are eligible for the list. However, beginning from 2013, an actress cannot qualify for the list more than twice. The "Révélations" are also featured in a short film directed by an artist appointed by the Academy yearly. The short film, unveiled at a gala dinner which is organised in honour of the "Révélations", is also later screened at select cinemas in France.[5][6]

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

2000s[]

2007[]

2008[]

2009[]

2010s[]

2010[]

2011[]

2012[]

2013[]

2014[]

  •  –
  •  – Chinese Puzzle (Casse-tête chinois)
  • Pauline Burlet – The Past (Le Passé)
  • Lou de Laâge – Jappeloup
  • Laetitia Dosch – Age of Panic (La Bataille de Solférino)
  • Pauline Etienne – The Nun (La Religieuse)
  • Adèle Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2)
  • Golshifteh Farahani – The Patience Stone (Syngué sabour. Pierre de patience)
  • Esther Garrel – (Jeunesse)
  • Ariane Labed – A Place on Earth (Une place sur la terre)
  • Charlotte Le Bon – The Marchers (La Marche)
  •  –
  • Anamaria Marinca –
  •  –
  • Vimala Pons – La Fille du 14 juillet
  • Marine Vacth – Young & Beautiful (Jeune & jolie)

2015[]

2016[]

2017[]

2018[]

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 2015-02-22.
  4. ^ "'Bye Bye Morons' Wins Best Film at France's Cesar Awards". Hollywood Repoter.
  5. ^ "Les autres comités". Académie des César. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Révélations". Académie des César. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Liste des Révélations" (PDF). Académie des César. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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