This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Writing (French: César du meilleur scénario).
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| Year | Winners and nominees | Original title | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Taste of Others | Le goût des autres | Jean-Pierre Bacri and Agnès Jaoui |
| Harry, He's Here to Help | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien | Gilles Marchand and Dominik Moll | |
| Human Resources | Ressources humaines | Laurent Cantet and Gilles Marchand | |
| A Question of Taste | Une affaire de goût | Bernard Rapp and Gilles Taurand | |
| Saint-Cyr | Patricia Mazuy and Yves Thomas | ||
| 2001 | Read My Lips | Sur mes lèvres | Jacques Audiard and Tonio Benacquista |
| Amélie (nominated for the Academy Award) |
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain | Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant | |
| Chaos | Coline Serreau | ||
| No Man's Land | Danis Tanovic | ||
| The Officers' Ward | La chambre des officiers | François Dupeyron | |
| 2002 | Amen. | Costa-Gavras | |
| 8 Women | 8 femmes | François Ozon and Marina de Van | |
| The Pianist | Ronald Harwood | ||
| The Spanish Apartment | L'auberge espagnole | Cédric Klapisch | |
| Summer Things | Embrassez qui vous voudrez | Michel Blanc | |
| 2003 | The Barbarian Invasions (nominated for the Academy Award) |
Les invasions barbares | Denys Arcand |
| Bon voyage | Patrick Modiano and Jean-Paul Rappeneau | ||
| Fear and Trembling | Stupeur et tremblements | Alain Corneau | |
| One: On the Run Two: An Amazing Couple Three: After Life |
Cavale Un couple épatant Après la vie |
Lucas Belvaux | |
| Since Otar Left | Depuis qu'Otar est parti... | Julie Bertucelli, Roger Bohbot and Bernard Renucci | |
| 2004 | Games of Love and Chance | L'esquive | Abdel Kechiche and Ghalia Lacroix |
| Department 36 | 36 Quai des Orfèvres | Franck Mancuso, Olivier Marchal and Julien Rappeneau | |
| Kings and Queen | Rois et reine | Roger Bohbot and Arnaud Desplechin | |
| Look at Me | Comme une image | Jean-Pierre Bacri and Agnès Jaoui | |
| A Very Long Engagement | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant | |
In 1984 and 1985, and then again from 2006, there were two best writing Césars: one for best original writing, and one for best adaptation.
| Year | Winners and nominees | Original title | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Live and Become | Va, vis et deviens | Alain-Michel Blanc and Radu Mihaileanu |
| The Child | L'enfant | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | |
| Hidden | Caché | Michael Haneke | |
| Merry Christmas | Joyeux Noël | Christian Carion | |
| The Young Lieutenant | Le petit lieutenant | Xavier Beauvois, Guillaume Bréaud and Jean-Eric Troubat | |
| 2006 | Days of Glory | Indigènes | Rachid Bouchareb and Olivier Lorelle |
| Jean-Philippe | Laurent Tuel and Christophe Turpin | ||
| Orchestra Seats (a.k.a. Avenue Montaigne) | Fauteuils d'orchestre | Christopher and Danièle Thompson | |
| When I Was a Singer (a.k.a. The Singer) | Quand j'étais chanteur | Xavier Giannoli | |
| You Are So Beautiful | Je vous trouve très beau | Isabelle Mergault | |
| 2007 | The Secret of the Grain | La graine et la mulet | Abdel Kechiche |
| 2 Days in Paris | Julie Delpy | ||
| Molière | Laurent Tirard and Grégoire Vigneron | ||
| Those Who Remain | Ceux qui restent | Anne le Ny | |
| La Vie en Rose | La môme | Olivier Dahan | |
| 2008 | Séraphine | Marc Abdelnour and Martin Provost | |
| A Christmas Tale | Un conte de Noël | Emmanuel Bourdieu and Arnaud Desplechin | |
| The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | Le premier jour du reste de ta vie | Rémi Bezançon | |
| I've Loved You So Long | Il y a longtemps que je t'aime | Philippe Claudel | |
| Welcome to the Sticks | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis | Dany Boon, Alexandre Charlot and Franck Magnier | |
| 2009 | A Prophet | Un prophète | Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit |
| In the Beginning | À l'origine | Xavier Giannoli | |
| Skirt Day | La Journée de la jupe | Jean-Paul Lilienfeld | |
| Welcome | Philippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courcol and Olivier Adam | ||
| Le Concert | Radu Mihăileanu and Alain-Michel Blanc | ||
| 2010 | The Names of Love | Le Nom des gens | Baya Kasmi and Michel Leclerc |
| On Tour | Tournée | Mathieu Amalric, Philippe Di Folco, Marcelo Novias Teles and Raphaëlle Valbrune | |
| The Clink of Ice | Le Bruit des glaçons | Bertrand Blier | |
| Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | Étienne Comar and Xavier Beauvois, | |
| Mammuth | Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern | ||
| Year | Winners and nominees | Original title | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 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 | |
| 2006 | Lady Chatterley | Roger Bohbot, Pascale Ferran and Pierre Trividic | |
| Don't Worry, I'm Fine | Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas | Philippe Liorand 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 | |
| 2007 | Persepolis | Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi | |
| Darling | Christine Carrière | ||
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (nominated for the Academy Award) |
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 | |
| 2008 | 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 | Eric 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 | |
| 2009 | Mademoiselle Chambon | Stéphane Brizé and Florence Vignon | |
| Coco Before Chanel | Coco avant Chanel | Anne Fontaine and Camille Fontaine | |
| The End of 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 | |
| 2010 | 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 | ||
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