César Awards: Most Promising Actor
Winners and nominees by ceremony year, newest first.
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- 2026Nino (2025)
GoodWatch score 63Nominated: Nouvelle Vague, Meteors, Block Pass, Hearts on Fire
- 2025Souleymane's Story (2024)
GoodWatch score 84Nominated: Beating Hearts, Ghost Trail, The Marching Band, Misericordia
- 2024Junkyard Dog (2023)
GoodWatch score 70Nominated: Last Summer, Marguerite's Theorem, The Animal Kingdom, Anatomy of a Fall
- 2023The Night of the 12th (2022)
GoodWatch score 80Nominated: Bruno Reidal: Confession of a Murderer, Softie, Winter Boy, Peter von Kant
- 2022Lost Illusions (2021)
GoodWatch score 81Nominated: Magnetic Beats, Authentik, A Tale of Love and Desire, Paris, 13th District
- 2021Simply Black (2020)
GoodWatch score 46Nominated: Summer of 85, Miss, Night Ride
- 2020Les Misérables (2019)
GoodWatch score 79Nominated: The Specials, In the Name of the Land, School Life
- 2019Shéhérazade (2018)
GoodWatch score 75Nominated: The Freshmen, The World Is Yours, The Prayer
- 2018BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
GoodWatch score 85Nominated: Reinventing Marvin, Patients, C'est la vie!
- 2017Dark Diamond (2016)
GoodWatch score 62Nominated: Staying Vertical, Being 17, Elle
- 2016Standing Tall (2015)
GoodWatch score 69Nominated: All About Them, My Golden Days, Les Cowboys, The Anarchists
- 2015Love at First Fight (2014)
GoodWatch score 69Nominated: Once in a Lifetime, May Allah Bless France!, Going Away, Eastern Boys
- 2014Stranger by the Lake (2013)
GoodWatch score 77Nominated: On My Way, The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu, Les Petits Princes, Suzanne
- 2013Rust and Bone (2012)
GoodWatch score 76Nominated: Just Like Brothers, In the House, Sister
- 2010A Prophet (2009)
GoodWatch score 87Nominated: Welcome, I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive, The French Kissers
- 2009The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
GoodWatch score 79 - 2008Hunting & Gathering (2007)
GoodWatch score 84Nominated: 99 Francs, Love Songs, The Witnesses, The Grocer's Son
- 2007Poison Friends (2006)
GoodWatch score 63Nominated: La Californie, School for All, Twice Upon a Time, 13 Tzameti
- 2005A Very Long Engagement (2004)
GoodWatch score 77 - 2004Bon Voyage (2003)
GoodWatch score 61Nominated: Eager Bodies, Father and Sons, Strayed
- 2003Monsieur Batignole (2002)
GoodWatch score 72Nominated: A Moment of Happiness, Shooting Stars, The Son, Summer Things
- 2002Transfixed (2001)
GoodWatch score 41Nominated: The Officers' Ward, Tanguy, Roberto Succo
- 2001Human Resources (1999)
GoodWatch score 73 - 2000C'est quoi la vie ? (1999)
GoodWatch score 68Nominated: Bad Company, Battle Cries, Karnaval, Peut-être
- 1999Love Tangles (1998)
GoodWatch score 56Nominated: Taxi, The Crazy Stranger, Train of Life, In All Innocence
- 1998Dry Cleaning (1997)
GoodWatch score 71Nominated: Would I Lie to You?, Hikers, Western
- 1997My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)
GoodWatch score 64Nominated: Captain Conan, Thieves, Les aveux de l'innocent
- 1996The Apprentices (1995)
GoodWatch score 67Nominated: La Haine, Fresh Bait
- 1995See How They Fall (1994)
GoodWatch score 59Nominated: Coming to Terms with the Dead, Wild Reeds
- 1993The Sentinel (1992)
GoodWatch score 66Nominated: The Accompanist, IP5: The Island of Pachyderms, Olivier, Olivier, North
- 1992I Don't Kiss (1991)
GoodWatch score 63 - 1991The Little Gangster (1990)
GoodWatch score 67Nominated: Cyrano de Bergerac, My Mother's Castle, No Fear, No Die, Nikita
- 1990Love Without Pity (1989)
GoodWatch score 69Nominated: The 15 Year Old Girl, Comédie d'été, Dark Woods
- 1989Chouans ! (1988)
GoodWatch score 61Nominated: Camille Claudel, Les années sandwiches, Sound and Fury
- 1988Travelling avant (1987)
GoodWatch score 56Nominated: Field of Honor, L'Œil au beur(re) noir, Au Revoir les Enfants
- 1987Black Mic Mac (1986)
GoodWatch score 58Nominated: Family Business, Pirates, Guardian of the Night
- 1986Rendez-vous (1985)
GoodWatch score 58Nominated: Cop au Vin, An Impudent Girl, Tea in the Harem, The Temptation of Isabelle
- 1985Souvenirs souvenirs (1984)
GoodWatch score 53Nominated: The Cheat, Dangerous Moves, Le Bon Plaisir
- 1984So Long, Stooge (1983)
GoodWatch score 77Nominated: For Those I Loved, Vive la sociale !, The Wounded Man
- 1983The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
GoodWatch score 86Nominated: La Balance, Family Rock