Honorary César

Film award

Award

Honorary César

Country| France
Presented by| Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
First awarded| 1976
Website| academie-cinema.org

The César Award is France's national film award. Recipients are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. The following are the recipients of the Honorary César award since its inception in 1976.

## Recipients

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### 1970s

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Year  | Recipient  | Profession  | Nationality

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1976 |  | Ingrid Bergman | Actress  | Sweden
| Diana Ross | Actress and singer  | US
1977 |  | Henri Langlois
(posthumous)  | Film archivist and co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française | France
| Jacques Tati | Actor, director and screenwriter  | France
1978 |

| Robert Dorfmann | Film producer  | France
| René Goscinny
(posthumous)  | Writer, director, producer and editor  | France
1979 |  | Marcel Carné | Director and screenwriter  | France
| Charles Vanel | Actor, director and screenwriter  | France
| Walt Disney
(posthumous)  | Animator, director, screenwriter, actor and producer  | US

### 1980s

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Year  | Recipient  | Profession  | Nationality

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1980 |

| Pierre Braunberger | Producer, director and screenwriter  | France
| Louis de Funès | Actor, screenwriter and director  | France
| Kirk Douglas | Actor, director and producer  | US
1981 |  | Marcel Pagnol
(posthumous)  | Director and screenwriter  | France

| Alain Resnais | Director, editor and screenwriter  | France
1982 |

| Georges Dancigers | Film producer  | Russia / France

| Alexandre Mnouchkine | Film producer  | Russia / France

| Jean Nény | Sound engineer  | France
| Andrzej Wajda | Director and screenwriter  | Poland
1983 |

| Raimu  (posthumous)  | Actor  | France
1984 |  | René Clément | Director and screenwriter  | France

| Georges de Beauregard | Film producer  | France
| Edwige Feuillère | Actress and screenwriter  | France
1985 |

| Christian-Jaque  | Director and screenwriter  | France
| Danielle Darrieux | Actress  | France

| Christine Gouze-Rénal | Producer and actress  | France

| Alain Poiré | Producer and screenwriter  | France
1986 |

| Maurice Jarre | Composer  | France
| Bette Davis | Actress and producer  | US
| Jean Delannoy | Director, screenwriter and producer  | France
| René Ferracci [fr]
(posthumous)  | Art director and poster designer  | France
| Claude Lanzmann | Director of the documentary feature Shoah | France
1987 |  | Jean-Luc Godard | Director, screenwriter and actor  | France / Switzerland
1988 |

| Serge Silberman | Producer and screenwriter  | Russia / France
1989 |  | Bernard Blier | Actor  | France
| Paul Grimault | Director, screenwriter and actor  | France

### 1990s

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Year  | Recipient  | Profession  | Nationality

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1990 |  | Gérard Philipe
(posthumous)  | Actor  | France
1991 |  | Jean-Pierre Aumont | Actor and screenwriter  | France
| Sophia Loren | Actress  | Italy
1992 |  | Michèle Morgan | Actress  | France
| Sylvester Stallone | Actor, screenwriter, director and producer  | US
1993 |  | Jean Marais | Actor  | France
| Marcello Mastroianni | Actor  | Italy
| Gérard Oury | Actor, screenwriter and director  | France
1994 |  | Jean Carmet | Actor and screenwriter  | France
1995 |  | Jeanne Moreau | Actress, screenwriter and director  | France
| Gregory Peck | Actor and producer  | US
| Steven Spielberg | Director, producer and screenwriter  | US
1996 |  | Lauren Bacall | Actress  | US
| Henri Verneuil | Director, screenwriter, actor and producer  | France
1997 |  | Charles Aznavour | Actor, composer, singer and screenwriter  | France / Armenia
| Andie MacDowell | Actress  | US
1998 |  | Michael Douglas | Actor and producer  | US
| Clint Eastwood | Actor, director, producer and composer  | US
| Jean-Luc Godard
(for the second time)  | Director, screenwriter and actor  | France / Switzerland
1999 |  | Pedro Almodóvar | Director, screenwriter, actor and producer  | Spain
| Johnny Depp | Actor and producer  | US
| Jean Rochefort | Actor  | France

### 2000s

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Year  | Recipient  | Profession  | Nationality

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2000 |  | Josiane Balasko | Actress, screenwriter, director and producer  | France
| Georges Cravenne | Journalist, film producer and founder of the César Awards  | France
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | Actor  | France
| Martin Scorsese | Director, producer, screenwriter and actor  | US
2001 |  | Darry Cowl | Actor, composer, screenwriter and director  | France
| Charlotte Rampling | Actress  | UK
| Agnès Varda | Director and screenwriter  | France
2002 |  | Anouk Aimée | Actress  | France
| Jeremy Irons | Actor  | UK
| Claude Rich | Actor and screenwriter  | France
2003 |  | Bernadette Lafont | Actress and director  | France
| Spike Lee | Director, producer, screenwriter and actor  | US
| Meryl Streep | Actress  | US
2004 |  | Micheline Presle | Actress  | France
2005 |  | Jacques Dutronc | Actor, singer and composer  | France
| Will Smith | Actor, producer, singer and composer  | US
2006 |  | Hugh Grant | Actor  | UK
| Pierre Richard | Actor  | France
2007 |  | Marlène Jobert | Actress  | France
| Jude Law | Actor, producer and director  | UK
2008 |  | Jeanne Moreau
(for the second time)  | Actress  | France
| Roberto Benigni | Actor and director  | Italy
| Romy Schneider
(posthumous)  | Actress  | Germany
2009 |  | Dustin Hoffman | Actor  | US

### 2010s

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Year  | Recipient  | Profession  | Nationality

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2010 |  | Harrison Ford | Actor  | US
2011 |  | Quentin Tarantino | Director, screenwriter, executive producer and actor  | US
2012 |  | Kate Winslet | Actress  | UK
2013 |  | Kevin Costner | Actor, director and producer  | US
2014 |  | Scarlett Johansson | Actress  | US
2015 |  | Sean Penn | Actor, director, screenwriter and producer  | US
2016 |  | Michael Douglas
(for the second time)  | Actor and producer  | US
2017 |  | George Clooney
| Actor, director, screenwriter and producer  | US
2018 |  | Penélope Cruz
| Actress  | Spain
2019 |  | Robert Redford
| Actor, director, producer and businessman  | US
2022 |  | Cate Blanchett
| Actress and producer  | Australia
2023 |  | David Fincher
| Director and producer  | US
2024 |  | Agnès Jaoui
| Actress, screenwriter, film director and singer  | France
| Christopher Nolan
| Director, screenwriter and producer  | UK / US

## External links

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* Official website
* Honorary César at AlloCiné

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Honorary César

1976–2000|

* Ingrid Bergman (1976)
* Diana Ross (1976)
* Henri Langlois (1977)
* Jacques Tati (1977)
* Robert Dorfmann (1978)
* René Goscinny (1978)
* Marcel Carné (1979)
* Charles Vanel (1979)
* Walt Disney (1979)
* Pierre Braunberger (1980)
* Louis de Funès (1980)
* Kirk Douglas (1980)
* Marcel Pagnol (1981)
* Alain Resnais (1981)
* Georges Dancigers (1982)
* Alexandre Mnouchkine (1982)
* Jean Nény (1982)
* Andrzej Wajda (1982)
* Raimu (1983)
* René Clément (1984)
* Georges de Beauregard (1984)
* Edwige Feuillère (1984)
* Christian-Jaque (1985)
* Danielle Darrieux (1985)
* Christine Gouze-Rénal (1985)
* Alain Poiré (1985)
* Maurice Jarre (1986)
* Bette Davis (1986)
* Jean Delannoy (1986)
* René Ferracci (1986)
* Claude Lanzmann (1986)
* Jean-Luc Godard (1987)
* Serge Silberman (1988)
* Bernard Blier (1989)
* Paul Grimault (1989)
* Gérard Philipe (1990)
* Jean-Pierre Aumont (1991)
* Sophia Loren (1991)
* Michèle Morgan (1992)
* Sylvester Stallone (1992)
* Jean Marais (1993)
* Marcello Mastroianni (1993)
* Gérard Oury (1993)
* Jean Carmet (1994)
* Jeanne Moreau (1995)
* Gregory Peck (1995)
* Steven Spielberg (1995)
* Lauren Bacall (1996)
* Henri Verneuil (1996)
* Charles Aznavour (1997)
* Andie MacDowell (1997)
* Michael Douglas (1998)
* Clint Eastwood (1998)
* Jean-Luc Godard (1998)
* Pedro Almodóvar (1999)
* Johnny Depp (1999)
* Jean Rochefort (1999)
* Josiane Balasko (2000)
* Georges Cravenne (2000)
* Jean-Pierre Léaud (2000)
* Martin Scorsese (2000)

2001–present|

* Darry Cowl (2001)
* Charlotte Rampling (2001)
* Agnès Varda (2001)
* Anouk Aimée (2002)
* Jeremy Irons (2002)
* Claude Rich (2002)
* Bernadette Lafont (2003)
* Spike Lee (2003)
* Meryl Streep (2003)
* Micheline Presle (2004)
* Jacques Dutronc (2005)
* Will Smith (2005)
* Hugh Grant (2006)
* Pierre Richard (2006)
* Marlène Jobert (2007)
* Jude Law (2007)
* Jeanne Moreau (2008)
* Roberto Benigni (2008)
* Romy Schneider (2008)
* Dustin Hoffman (2009)
* Harrison Ford (2010)
* Quentin Tarantino (2011)
* Kate Winslet (2012)
* Kevin Costner (2013)
* Scarlett Johansson (2014)
* Sean Penn (2015)
* Michael Douglas (2016)
* George Clooney (2017)
* Penélope Cruz (2018)
* Robert Redford (2019)
* Cate Blanchett (2022)
* David Fincher (2023)
* Christopher Nolan (2024)

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