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César Awards 2026 winners and nominees

The 2026 César Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Film

The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Case 137
Case 137 (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
The Little Sister
The Little Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Director

Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Case 137
Case 137 (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
The Great Arch
The Great Arch (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
The Little Sister
The Little Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

Most Promising Actor

Nino
Nino (2025)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Meteors
Meteors (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
Block Pass
Block Pass (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Hearts on Fire
Hearts on Fire (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Best Actor

The Richest Woman in the World
The Richest Woman in the World (2025)
GoodWatch score 56
Won
The Great Arch
The Great Arch (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
The Stranger
The Stranger (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
Leave One Day
Leave One Day (2025)
GoodWatch score 48
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

Most Promising Actress

The Little Sister
The Little Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Kika
Kika (2025)
GoodWatch score 62
Hearts on Fire
Hearts on Fire (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Colours of Time
Colours of Time (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Supporting Actress

The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Leave One Day
Leave One Day (2025)
GoodWatch score 48
The Richest Woman in the World
The Richest Woman in the World (2025)
GoodWatch score 56
Nino
Nino (2025)
GoodWatch score 63
The Little Sister
The Little Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Supporting Actor

The Stranger
The Stranger (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Great Arch
The Great Arch (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
The Richest Woman in the World
The Richest Woman in the World (2025)
GoodWatch score 56

Best Actress

Case 137
Case 137 (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother (2025)
GoodWatch score 70
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
The Richest Woman in the World
The Richest Woman in the World (2025)
GoodWatch score 56
Mariana's Room
Mariana's Room (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Original Screenplay

How to Make a Killing
How to Make a Killing (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
Nino
Nino (2025)
GoodWatch score 63
Case 137
Case 137 (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Music Written for a Film

Arco
Arco (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
The Little Sister
The Little Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
The Stranger
The Stranger (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
The Richest Woman in the World
The Richest Woman in the World (2025)
GoodWatch score 56
Case 137
Case 137 (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

Best Sound

Whispers in the Woods
Whispers in the Woods (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Case 137
Case 137 (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Leave One Day
Leave One Day (2025)
GoodWatch score 48
Arco
Arco (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

Best First Feature Film

Nino
Nino (2025)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Block Pass
Block Pass (2025)
GoodWatch score 77
Leave One Day
Leave One Day (2025)
GoodWatch score 48
Arco
Arco (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Hearts on Fire
Hearts on Fire (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Best Costume Design

Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
The Arrangement
The Arrangement (2025)
GoodWatch score 62
Colours of Time
Colours of Time (2025)
GoodWatch score 70
The Richest Woman in the World
The Richest Woman in the World (2025)
GoodWatch score 56
Dracula
Dracula (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

Best Production Design

The Great Arch
The Great Arch (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother (2025)
GoodWatch score 70
Dog 51
Dog 51 (2025)
GoodWatch score 58
Colours of Time
Colours of Time (2025)
GoodWatch score 70
Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Documentary Film

Whispers in the Woods
Whispers in the Woods (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals
Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
La Jetée: The Fifth Shot
La Jetée: The Fifth Shot (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025)
GoodWatch score 86
Ride Away
Ride Away (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Editing

Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Case 137
Case 137 (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
13 Days, 13 Nights
13 Days, 13 Nights (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
The Little Sister
The Little Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Foreign Film

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent (2025)
GoodWatch score 84
Sirāt
Sirāt (2025)
GoodWatch score 78
Black Dog
Black Dog (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Adaptation

The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
The Little Sister
The Little Sister (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
The Great Arch
The Great Arch (2025)
GoodWatch score 78

Best Animated Film

Arco
Arco (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025)
GoodWatch score 85
My Life in Versailles – The Movie
My Life in Versailles – The Movie (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Animated Short Film

Water Girl
Water Girl (2025)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
God Is Shy
God Is Shy (2026)
GoodWatch score 78
Scars We Love
Scars We Love (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

Best Cinematography

Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2025)
GoodWatch score 72
The Stranger
The Stranger (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
The Girl in the Snow
The Girl in the Snow (2025)
GoodWatch score 75
Case 137
Case 137 (2025)
GoodWatch score 68