César Award for Best Writing
The César Award for Best Writing (French: César du meilleur scénario, dialogues ou adaptation (1976-1982); César du meilleur scénario original ou adaptation (1986-2005) is a discontinued award given by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma from 1976 to 2005. It was split into César Award for Best Original Screenplay and César Award for Best Adaptation in 2006.
Winners and nominees
[edit]1970s
[edit]1980s
[edit]| Year | Winners and nominees | Original title | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (5th) |
Buffet froid | Bertrand Blier | |
| The Hussy | La Drôlesse | Jacques Doillon | |
| I as in Icarus | I... comme Icare | Didier Decoin and Henri Verneuil | |
| Série noire | Alain Corneau and Georges Perec | ||
| 1981 (6th) |
The Last Metro | Le Dernier Métro | François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman |
| My American Uncle | Mon oncle d'Amérique | Jean Gruault | |
| Atlantic City | John Guare | ||
| Death Watch | La Mort en direct | David Rayfiel and Bertrand Tavernier | |
| 1982 (7th) |
Garde à vue | Jean Herman, Michel Audiard and Claude Miller | |
| Coup de Torchon | Jean Aurenche and Bertrand Tavernier | ||
| Quest for Fire | La Guerre du feu | Gérard Brach | |
| Strange Affair | Une étrange affaire | Christopher Frank, Pierre Granier-Deferre and Jean-Marc Roberts | |
The César Award for Best Adaptation and the César Award for Best Original Screenplay were awarded from 1983 to 1985.
1990s
[edit]2000s
[edit]See also
[edit]- César Award for Best Adaptation
- César Award for Best Original Screenplay
- Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
- BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay