César Award for Best Editing
| César Award for Best Editing | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Currently held by | Laurent Sénéchal for Anatomy of a Fall (2024) |
| Website | academie-cinema |
The César Award for Best Editing (French: César du meilleur montage) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 1976.
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Editor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 (1st) |
Seven Deaths by Prescription | Sept morts sur ordonnance | Geneviève Winding |
| Call me Savage | Le sauvage | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte | |
| The French Detective | Adieu poulet | Jean Ravel | |
| The Important Thing Is To Love | L'important c'est d'aimer | Christiane Lack | |
| The Old Gun | Le vieux fusil | Eva Zora | |
| 1977 (2nd) |
Police Python 357 | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte | |
| Barocco | Claudine Merlin | ||
| Mr. Klein | Monsieur Klein | Henri Lanoë | |
| A Woman at Her Window | Une femme à sa fenêtre | Jean Ravel | |
| 1978 (3rd) |
Providence | Albert Jurgenson | |
| The Base of the Air Is Red | Le fond de l'air est rouge | Chris Marker | |
| The Simple Past | Le passé simple | Françoise Bonnot | |
| The Threat | La menace | Henri Lanoë | |
| 1979 (4th) |
Dossier 51 | Le dossier 51 | Raymonde Guyot |
| Butterfly on the Shoulder | Un papillon sur l'épaule | Henri Lanoë | |
| Other People's Money | L'argent des autres | Jean Ravel | |
| The Savage State | L'état sauvage | Geneviève Winding | |
1980s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Editor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (5th) |
Don Giovanni | Reginald Beck | |
| The Brontë Sisters | Les Soeurs Brontë | Claudine Merlin | |
| Le cavaleur | Henri Lanoë | ||
| Cold Cuts | Buffet froid | Claudine Merlin | |
| Série noire | Thierry Derocles | ||
| 1981 (6th) |
The Last Metro | Le dernier métro | Martine Barraqué-Currie |
| Death Watch | La mort en direct | Michael Ellis and Armand Psenny | |
| Umbrella Coup | Le coup du parapluie | Albert Jurgenson | |
| The Woman Banker | La banquière | Geneviève Winding | |
| 1982 (7th) |
Under Suspicion | Garde à vue | Albert Jurgenson |
| Clean Up (a.k.a. Clean Slate) | Coup de torchon | Armand Psenny | |
| Dance of Life | Les uns et les autres | Sophie Bhaud and Hugues Darmois | |
| Malevil | Henri Lanoë | ||
| 1983 (8th) |
What Makes David Run? | Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David | Noëlle Boisson |
| The Balance | La balance | Françoise Javet | |
| The North Star | L'Étoile du Nord | Jean Ravel | |
| The Roaring Forties | Les quarantièmes rugissants | Henri Lanoë | |
| Tir groupé | Armand Psenny | ||
| 1984 (9th) |
One Deadly Summer | L'été meurtrier | Jacques Witta |
| Hanna K. | Françoise Bonnot | ||
| Les mots pour le dire | Claire Pinheiro | ||
| News Items | Faits divers | Françoise Prenant | |
| The Wounded Man | L'homme blessé | Denise de Casabianca | |
| 1985 (10th) |
My New Partner | Les ripoux | Nicole Saunier |
| Our Story | Notre histoire | Claudine Merlin | |
| Souvenirs souvenirs | Geneviève Winding | ||
| A Sunday in the Country | Un dimanche à la campagne | Armand Psen | |
| 1986 (11th) |
Death in a French Garden | Péril en la demeure | Raymonde Guyot |
| He Died with His Eyes Open | On ne meurt que 2 fois | Henri Lanoë | |
| Police | Yann Dedet | ||
| Subway | Sophie Schmit | ||
| 1987 (12th) |
Thérèse | Isabelle Dedieu | |
| Betty Blue | 37°2 le matin | Monique Prim | |
| Ménage | Tenue de soirée | Claudine Merlin | |
| Round Midnight | Armand Psenny | ||
| 1988 (13th) |
Goodbye, Children | Au revoir les enfants | Emmanuelle Castro |
| The Grand Highway | Le grand chemin | Raymonde Guyot | |
| Under the Sun of Satan | Sous le soleil de Satan | Yann Dedet | |
| 1989 (14th) |
The Bear | L'ours | Noëlle Boisson |
| Camille Claudel | Joëlle Hache and Jeanne Kef | ||
| The Reader | La lectrice | Raymonde Guyot | |
1990s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Editor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (15th) |
Too Beautiful for You | Trop belle pour toi | Claudine Merlin |
| Life and Nothing But | La vie et rien d'autre | Armand Psenny | |
| Mr. Hire | Monsieur Hire | Joëlle Hache and Claudine Merlin | |
| 1991 (16th) |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Noëlle Boisson | |
| The Hairdresser's Husband | Le mari de la coiffeuse | Joëlle Hache | |
| La Femme Nikita | Nikita | Olivier Mauffroy | |
| 1992 (17th) |
Delicatessen | Hervé Schneid | |
| All the Mornings of the World | Tous les matins du monde | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte | |
| Thank You Life | Merci la vie | Claudine Merlin | |
| 1993 (18th) |
Savage Nights | Les nuits fauves | Lise Beaulieu |
| Indochine | Geneviève Winding | ||
| The Lover | L'amant | Noëlle Boisson | |
| 1994 (19th) |
Three Colors: Blue | Trois couleurs: Bleu | Jacques Witta |
| Germinal | Hervé de Luze | ||
| Smoking/No Smoking | Albert Jurgenson | ||
| The Visitors | Les visiteurs | Catherine Kelber | |
| 1995 (20th) |
See How They Fall | Regarde les hommes tomber | Juliette Welfling |
| Léon | Sylvie Landra | ||
| Queen Margot | La reine Margot | François Gédigier and Hélène Viard | |
| 1996 (21st) |
Hate | La haine | Mathieu Kassovitz and Scott Stevenson |
| The Horseman on the Roof | Le hussard sur le toit | Noëlle Boisson | |
| Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud | Jacqueline Thiédot | |
| 1997 (22nd) |
Microcosmos | Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe | Florence Ricard and Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
| Ridicule | Joëlle Hache | ||
| A Self Made Hero | Un héros très discret | Juliette Welfling | |
| 1998 (23rd) |
Same Old Song | On connaît la chanson | Hervé de Luze |
| The Fifth Element | Sylvie Landra | ||
| On Guard | Le bossu | Henri Lanoë | |
| 1999 (24th) |
Taxi | Véronique Lange | |
| Place Vendôme | Luc Barnier and Françoise Bonnot | ||
| Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train | François Gédigier | |
2000s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Editor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (25th) |
Tracks | Voyages | Emmanuelle Castro |
| Girl on the Bridge | La fille sur le pont | Joëlle Hache | |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Sylvie Landra | ||
| 2001 (26th) |
Harry, He's Here to Help | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien | Yannick Kergoat |
| The Crimson Rivers | Les rivières pourpres | Maryline Monthieux | |
| The Taste of Others | Le goût des autres | Hervé de Luze | |
| 2002 (27th) |
Winged Migration | Le Peuple migrateur | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
| Amélie | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain | Hervé Schneid | |
| Read My Lips | Sur mes lèvres | Juliette Welfling | |
| 2003 (28th) |
To Be and to Have | Être et avoir | Nicolas Philibert |
| The Pianist (nominated for the Academy Award) |
Hervé de Luze | ||
| The Spanish Apartment (a.k.a. Pot Luck) | L'auberge espagnole | Francine Sandberg | |
| 2004 (29th) |
One: On the Run Two: An Amazing Couple Three: After Life |
Cavale Un couple épatant Après la vie |
Danielle Anezin, Valérie Loiseleux, Ludo Troch |
| Bon voyage | Maryline Monthieux | ||
| Not on the Lips | Pas sur la bouche | Hervé de Luze | |
| 2005 (30th) |
Two Brothers | Deux frères | Noëlle Boisson |
| Département 36 | 36 Quai des Orfèvres | Hachdé | |
| A Very Long Engagement | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | Hervé Schneid | |
| 2006 (31st) |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped | De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté | Juliette Welfling |
| March of the Penguins | La marche de l'empereur | Sabine Emiliani | |
| The Russian Dolls | Les poupées russes | Francine Sandberg | |
| 2007 (32nd) |
Tell No One | Ne le dis à personne | Hervé de Luze |
| Days of Glory | Indigènes | Yannick Kergoat | |
| Orchestra Seats (a.k.a. Avenue Montaigne) | Fauteuils d'orchestre | Sylvie Landra | |
| Private Fears in Public Places | Cœurs | Hervé de Luze | |
| When I Was a Singer (a.k.a. The Singer) | Quand j'étais chanteur | Martine Giordano | |
| 2008 (33rd) |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (nominated for the Academy Award) |
Le Scaphandre et le papillon | Juliette Welfling |
| Persepolis | Stéphane Roche | ||
| A Secret | Un secret | Véronique Lange | |
| The Secret of the Grain | La graine et le mulet | Camille Toubkis and Ghalya Lacroix | |
| La Vie en Rose | La môme | Richard Marizy and Yves Beloniak | |
| 2009 (34th) |
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | Le Pemier Jour du reste de ta vie | Sophie Reine |
| A Christmas Tale | Un conte de Noël | Laurence Briaud | |
| The Class | Entre les murs | Robin Campillo and Stephanie Leger | |
| Paris | Francine Sandberg | ||
| Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 | L'instinct de mort and L'ennemi public n°1 | Bill Pankow and Hervé Schneid | |
2010s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Editor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (35th) |
A Prophet | Un prophète | Juliette Welfling |
| In the Beginning | À l'origine | Célia Lafitedupont | |
| Wild Grass | Les Herbes folles | Hervé de Luze | |
| Welcome | Andrea Sedlackova | ||
| Le Concert | Ludo Troch | ||
| 2011 (36th) |
The Ghost Writer | Hervé de Luze | |
| Carlos | Luc Barnier | ||
| On Tour | Tournée | Annette Dutertre | |
| Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | Marie-Julie Maille | |
| Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) | Marilyne Monthieux | ||
| 2012 (37th) |
Polisse | Laure Gardette and Yann Dedet | |
| The Artist | Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius | ||
| The Minister | L'Exercice de l'État | Laurence Briaud | |
| Declaration of War | La Guerre est déclarée | Pauline Gaillard | |
| The Intouchables | Intouchables | Dorian Rigal-Ansous | |
| 2013 (38th) |
Rust and Bone | De rouille et d'os | Juliette Welfling |
| Farewell, My Queen | Les Adieux à la reine | Luc Barnier | |
| Camille Rewinds | Camille redouble | Annette Dutertre and Michel Klochendler | |
| Holy Motors | Nelly Quettier | ||
| Amour | Monika Willi | ||
| 2014 (39th) |
Me, Myself and Mum | Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table | Valérie Deseine |
| Stranger by the Lake | L'Inconnu du lac | Jean-Christophe Hym | |
| Blue Is the Warmest Colour | La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 | Albertine Lastera, Jean-Marie Lengellé and Camille Toubkis | |
| 9 Month Stretch | Neuf mois ferme | Christophe Pinel | |
| The Past | Le Passé | Juliette Welfling | |
| 2015 (40th) |
Timbuktu | Nadia Ben Rachid | |
| Love at First Fight | Les Combattants | Lilian Corbeille | |
| Hippocrates | Hippocrate | Christel Dewynter | |
| Party Girl | Frédéric Baillehaiche | ||
| Saint Laurent | Fabrice Rouaud | ||
| 2016 (41st) | |||
| Mustang | Mathilde Van de Moortel | ||
| Dheepan | Juliette Welfling | ||
| Marguerite | Cyril Nakache | ||
| Mon roi | Simon Jacquet | ||
| My Golden Days | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse | Laurence Briaud | |
| 2017 (42nd) | |||
| It's Only the End of the World | Juste la fin du monde | Xavier Dolan | |
| Divines | Loïc Lallemand and Vincent Tricon | ||
| Elle | Job ter Burg | ||
| Frantz | Laure Gardette | ||
| From the Land of the Moon | Mal de pierres | Simon Jacquet | |
| 2018 (43rd) | |||
| BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 battements par minute | Robin Campillo | |
| See You Up There | Au revoir là-haut | Christophe Pinel | |
| Barbara | François Gédigier | ||
| Bloody Milk | Petit Paysan | Julie Lena, Lilian Corbeille & Grégoire Pontécaille | |
| C'est la vie! | Le Sens de la fête | Dorian Rigal-Ansous | |
| 2019 (44th) | |||
| Custody | Jusqu'à la garde | Yorgos Lamprinos | |
| The Trouble with You | En liberté ! | Isabelle Devinck | |
| The Sisters Brothers | Les Frères Sisters | Juliette Welfling | |
| Little Tickles | Les Chatouilles | Valérie Deseine | |
| Sink or Swim | Le Grand Bain | Simon Jacquet | |
2020s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Editor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (45th) | |||
| Les Misérables | Flora Volpelière | ||
| By the Grace of God | Grâce à Dieu | Laure Gardette | |
| An Officer and a Spy | J'accuse | Hervé de Luze | |
| La Belle Époque | Anny Danché and Florent Vassault | ||
| The Specials | Hors normes | Dorian Rigal-Ansou | |
| 2021 (46th) [1] | |||
| Adolescents | Adolescentes | Tina Baz | |
| Bye Bye Morons | Adieu les cons | Christophe Pinel | |
| My Donkey, My Lover & I | Antoinette dans les Cévennes | Annette Dutertre | |
| Love Affair(s) | Les Choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait | Marital Salomon | |
| Summer of 85 | Été 85 | Laure Gardette | |
| 2022 (47th) | |||
| Annette | Nelly Quettier | ||
| BAC Nord | Simon Jacquet | ||
| Black Box | Boîte noire | Valentin Féron | |
| The Divide | La Fracture | Frédéric Baillehaiche | |
| Lost Illusions | Illusions perdues | Cyril Nakache | |
| 2023 (48th) | |||
| Full Time | À plein temps | Mathilde Van de Moortel | |
| Rise | En corps | Anne-Sophie Bion | |
| The Innocent | L'Innocent | Pierre Deschamps | |
| November | Novembre | Laure Gardette | |
| The Night of the 12th | La Nuit du 12 | Laurent Rouan | |
| 2024 (49th) | |||
| Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Laurent Sénéchal | |
| All Your Faces | Je verrai toujours vos visages | Francis Vesin | |
| The Animal Kingdom | Le Règne animal | Lilian Corbeille | |
| The Goldman Case | Le Procès Goldman | Yann Dedet | |
| Little Girl Blue | Valerie Loiseleux | ||
See also
- Academy Award for Best Editing
- BAFTA Award for Best Editing
- European Film Award for Best Editor
- Magritte Award for Best Editing
References
- ^ "'Bye Bye Morons' Wins Best Film at France's Cesar Awards". Hollywood Reporter.
- "Académie des César". L'académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema. Retrieved January 5, 2009.