César Award for Best Adaptation

César Award for Best Adaptation
CountryFrance
Presented byAcadémie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
First awarded1983–1985; 2006–present
Currently held byValérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan for Just the Two of Us (2024)
Websiteacademie-cinema.org

The César Award for Best Adaptation (French: César de la meilleure adaptation) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985, and then awarded again in 2006, when the original category (César Award for Best Writing) was split into two awards, the other being César Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Winners and nominees

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1980s

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Year Winners and nominees Original title Writer(s)
1983
(8th)		 L'Étoile du Nord Jean Aurenche, Pierre Granier-Deferre and Michel Grisolia
Danton Jean-Claude Carrière and Jacek Gasiorowski
Les Misérables Alain Decaux and Robert Hossein
Hécate Hécate, maîtresse de la nuit Pascal Jardin and Daniel Schmid
1984
(9th)		 One Deadly Summer L'Été meurtrier Sébastien Japrisot
For Those I Loved Au nom de tous les miens Robert Enrico
So Long, Stooge Tchao Pantin Claude Berri and Alain Page
1985
(10th)		 A Sunday in the Country Un dimanche à la campagne Bertrand Tavernier and Colo Tavernier
Le Bon Plaisir Francis Girod and Françoise Giroud
The Public Woman La Femme publique Dominique Garnier and Andrzej Żuławski

The César Award for Best Writing was awarded from 1986 to 2005.

2000s

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Year Winners and nominees Original title Writer(s)
2006
(31st)		 The Beat That My Heart Skipped De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté Jacques Audiard and Tonino Benacquista
The Axe Le couperet Costa-Gavras and Jean-Claude Grumberg
In His Hands Entre ses mains Anne Fontaine and Julien Boivent
Gabrielle Patrice Chéreau and Anne-Louise Trividic for
The Last Mitterrand Le promeneur du Champ-de-Mars Xavier Beauvois, Guillaume Bréaud and Jean-Eric Troubat
2007
(32nd)		 Lady Chatterley Roger Bohbot, Pascale Ferran and Pierre Trividic
Don't Worry, I'm Fine Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas Philippe Lioret and Olivier Adam
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions Jean-François Halin and Michel Hazanavicius for
Private Fears in Public Places Cœurs Jean-Michel Ribes
Tell No One Ne le dis à personne Guillaume Canand and Philippe Lefèbvre for
2008
(33rd)		 Persepolis Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi
Darling Christine Carrière
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Le scaphandre et le papillon Ronald Harwood
Hunting and Gathering Ensemble, c'est tout Claude Berri
A Secret Un secret Nathalie Carter and Claude Miller
2009
(34th)		 The Class Entre les murs François Bégaudeau, Robin Campillo and Laurent Cantet
The Beautiful Person La belle personne Christophe Honoré and Gilles Taurand
Crime Is Our Business Le crime est notre affaire François Caviglioli and Pascal Thomas
Love Me No More Deux jours à tuer Éric Assous, Jérôme Beaujour, Jean Becker and François d'Épenoux
Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 L'instinct de mort and L'ennemi public n°1 Abdel Raouf Dafri and Jean-François Richet

2010s

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Year Winners and nominees Original title Writer(s)
2010
(35th)		 Mademoiselle Chambon Stéphane Brizé and Florence Vignon
Coco Before Chanel Coco avant Chanel Anne Fontaine and Camille Fontaine
One for the Road Le Dernier pour la route Philippe Godeau and Agnès De Sacy
Le Petit Nicolas Laurent Tirard and Grégoire Vigneron
Wild Grass Les Herbes folles Alex Reval and Laurent Herbiet
2011
(36th)		 The Ghost Writer Robert Harris and Roman Polanski
The Tree L'Arbre Julie Bertuccelli
The Princess of Montpensier La Princesse de Montpensier Jean Cosmos, Francois-Olivier Rousseau and Bertrand Tavernier
L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie Éric Lartigau and Laurent de Bartillat
Potiche François Ozon
2012
(37th)		 Carnage Roman Polanski and Yasmina Reza
Delicacy La délicatesse David Foenkinos
Guilty Présumé coupable Vincent Garenq
Omar Killed Me Omar m'a tuer Olivier Gorce, Roschdy Zem, Rachid Bouchareb and Olivier Lorelle
Rebellion L'Ordre et la Morale Mathieu Kassovitz, Pierre Geller and Benoît Jaubert
2013
(38th)		 Rust and Bone De rouille et d'os Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain
One Night 38 témoins Lucas Belvaux
What's in a Name? Le prénom Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière
In the House Dans la maison François Ozon
Farewell, My Queen Les Adieux à la reine Gilles Taurand and Benoît Jacquot
2014
(39th)		 Me, Myself and Mum Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table ! Guillaume Gallienne
The French Minister Quai d'Orsay Antonin Baudry, Christophe Blain and Bertrand Tavernier
Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian Jimmy P. Arnaud Desplechin, Kent Jones and Julie Peyr
Venus in Fur La Vénus à la fourrure David Ives and Roman Polanski
Blue Is the Warmest Colour La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalia Lacroix
2015
(40th)		 Diplomacy Diplomatie Cyril Gely, Volker Schlöndorff
The Blue Room La Chambre bleue Mathieu Amalric, Stéphanie Cléau
Lulu femme nue Sólveig Anspach, Jean-Luc Gaget
Not My Type Pas son genre Lucas Belvaux
Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart La Prochaine fois je viserai le cœur Cédric Anger
2016
(41st)
Fatima Philippe Faucon
L'Affaire SK1 David Oelhoffen and Frédéric Tellier
Macadam Stories Asphalte Samuel Benchetrit
The Clearstream Affair L'Enquête Stéphane Cabel and Vincent Garenq
Diary of a Chambermaid Journal d'une femme de chambre Benoît Jacquot and Hélène Zimmer
2017
(42nd)
My Life as a Courgette Ma vie de Courgette Céline Sciamma
Elle David Birke
150 Milligrams La Fille de Brest Séverine Bosschem and Emmanuelle Bercot
Frantz François Ozon
From the Land of the Moon Mal de pierres Nicole Garcia and Jacques Fieschi
Heal the Living Réparer les vivants Katell Quillévéré and Gilles Taurand
2018
(43rd)
See You Up There Au Revoir là-haut Albert Dupontel and Pierre Lemaitre
The Guardians Les Gardiennes Xavier Beauvois, Frédérique Moreau and Marie-Julie Maille
Patients Grand Corps Malade and Fadette Drouard
Promise at Dawn La Promesse de l'aube Éric Barbier and Marie Eynard
Redoubtable Le Redoutable Michel Hazanavicius
2019
(44th)
Little Tickles Les Chatouilles Andréa Bescond, Éric Métayer
The Sisters Brothers Les Frères Sisters Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain
Mademoiselle de Joncquières Emmanuel Mouret
An Impossible Love Un amour impossible Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss
Memoir of War La Douleur Emmanuel Finkiel

2020s

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Year Winners and nominees Original title Writer(s)
2020
(45th)		 An Officer and a Spy J'accuse Roman Polanski and Robert Harris
Adults in the Room Costa-Gavras
I Lost My Body J'ai perdu mon corps Jérémy Clapin and Guillaume Laurant
Oh Mercy! Roubaix, une lumière Arnaud Desplechin and Léa Mysius
Only the Animals Seules les bêtes Dominik Moll and Gilles Marchand
2021[1]
(46th)
 The Girl with a Bracelet La Fille au bracelet Stéphane Demoustier
Wasp Network Cuban Network Olivier Assayas
Mama Weed La Daronne Hannelore Cayre and Jean-Paul Salomé
Summer of 85 Été 85 François Ozon
Small Country: An African Childhood Petit Pays Éric Barbier
2022
(47th)		 Lost Illusions Illusions perdues Xavier Giannoli and Jacques Fieschi
The Accusation Les Choses humaines Yaël Langmann and Yvan Attal
Happening L'événement Audrey Diwan and Marcia Romano
Hold Me Tight Serre moi fort Mathieu Amalric
Paris, 13th District Les Olympiades Jacques Audiard, Céline Sciamma and Léa Mysius
2023
(48th)		 The Night of the 12th La Nuit du 12 Gilles Marchand and Dominik Moll
Final Cut Coupez ! Michel Hazanavicius
Undercover Enquête sur un scandale d'État Thierry de Peretti and Jeanne Aptekman
2024[2]
(49th)
Just the Two of Us L'Amour et les Forêts Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan
Consent Le Consentement Vanessa Filho
Last Summer L'Été dernier Catherine Breillat

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Bye Bye Morons' Wins Best Film at France's Cesar Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Cesar Awards Nominations: Thomas Cailley's 'The Animal Kingdom,' Justine Triet's Oscar-Nominated 'Anatomy of a Fall' Lead the Way". Variety. 24 January 2024.
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