César Award for Best Supporting Actor
| César Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
|---|---|
 2024 recipient: Swann Arlaud | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Currently held by | Swann Arlaud for Anatomy of a Fall (2024) |
| Website | academie-cinema |
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor (French: César du meilleur second rôle masculin).
Winners and nominees
[edit]1970s
[edit]| Year | Actor | English title | Original title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 (1st) |
Jean Rochefort | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Que la fête commence... | Abbot Dubois |
| Jean Bouise | The Old Gun | Le Vieux Fusil | François | |
| Patrick Dewaere | The French Detective | Adieu poulet | Lefèvre | |
| Victor Lanoux | Pierre Lardatte | |||
| 1977 (2nd) |
Claude Brasseur | Pardon Mon Affaire | Un éléphant ça trompe énormément | Daniel |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | The Judge and the Assassin | Le Juge et l'Assassin | Villedieu | |
| Charles Denner | Second Chance | Si c'était à refaire | Attorney | |
| Jacques Dutronc | Mado | Pierre | ||
| 1978 (3rd) |
Jacques Dufilho | Drummer-Crab | Le Crabe-Tambour | Chef |
| Michel Aumont | Spoiled Children | Des enfants gâtés | Pierre | |
| Jean-François Balmer | The Threat | La Menace | Waldeck | |
| Jean Bouise | Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff | Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff | Arnould | |
| Philippe Léotard | Marec | |||
| 1979 (4th) |
Jacques Villeret | Robert and Robert | Robert et Robert | Robert Villiers |
| Claude Brasseur | A Simple Story | Une histoire simple | Serge | |
| Jean Carmet | The Sugar | Le Sucre | Adrien Courtois | |
| Michel Serrault | Other People's Money | L'Argent des autres | Mirement | |
1980s
[edit]| Year | Actor | English title | Original title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (5th) |
Jean Bouise | Hothead | Coup de tête | Sivardière |
| Michel Aumont | Courage - Let's Run | Franckie | ||
| Bernard Blier | Série noire | Staplin | ||
| Bernard Giraudeau | The Medic | Le Toubib | François | |
| 1981 (6th) |
Jacques Dufilho | A Bad Son | Un mauvais fils | Adrien Dussart |
| Heinz Bennent | The Last Metro | Le Dernier Métro | Lucas Steiner | |
| Guy Marchand | Loulou | André | ||
| Alain Souchon | I Love You All | Je vous aime | Claude | |
| 1982 (7th) |
Guy Marchand | Under Suspicion | Garde à vue | Marcel Belmont |
| Gérard Lanvin | Strange Affair | Une étrange affaire | Louis Coline | |
| Jean-Pierre Marielle | Clean Up (a.k.a. Clean Slate) | Coup de torchon | Péron / Georges | |
| Eddy Mitchell | Nono | |||
| 1983 (8th) |
Jean Carmet | Les Misérables | Thénardier | |
| Michel Jonasz | Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David? | Simon | ||
| Gérard Klein | The Passerby | La Passante du Sans-Souci | Maurice Bouillard | |
| Jean-François Stévenin | A Room in Town | Une chambre en ville | Dambiel | |
| 1984 (9th) |
Richard Anconina | So Long, Stooge | Tchao Pantin | Youseff Bensoussan |
| François Cluzet | One Deadly Summer | L'été meurtrier | Mickey | |
| Bernard Fresson | Waiter! | Garçon! | Francis | |
| Guy Marchand | At First Sight | Coup de foudre (a.k.a. Entre nous) | Michel Korski | |
| Jacques Villeret | Waiter! | Garçon! | Gilbert | |
| 1985 (10th) |
Richard Bohringer | L'Addition | Albert Lorca | |
| Michel Aumont | A Sunday in the Country | Un dimanche à la campagne | Gonzague | |
| Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu | Barbarous Street | Rue barbare | Mathias Hagen | |
| Fabrice Luchini | Full Moon in Paris | Les Nuits de la pleine lune | Octave | |
| Lambert Wilson | The Public Woman | La Femme publique | Milan Mliska | |
| 1986 (11th) |
Michel Boujenah | Three Men and a Cradle | 3 hommes et un couffin | Michel |
| Jean-Hugues Anglade | Subway | The Roller | ||
| Jean-Pierre Bacri | Inspector Batman | |||
| Michel Galabru | Commissioner Gesberg | |||
| Xavier Deluc | He Died with His Eyes Open | On ne meurt que 2 fois | Hugo Spark | |
| 1987 (12th) |
Pierre Arditi | Mélo | Pierre Belcroix | |
| Jean Carmet | Fugitives | Les Fugitifs | M. Martin | |
| Gérard Darmon | Betty Blue | 37°2 le matin | Eddy | |
| Claude Piéplu | Paltoquet | Le Paltoquet | Professor | |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | Women of My Life | La Femme de ma vie | Pierre | |
| 1988 (13th) |
Jean-Claude Brialy | The Innocents | Les innocents | Klotz |
| Jean-Pierre Kalfon | The Cry of the Owl | Le Cri du hibou | Police Commissioner | |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | Lady Cops | Les Keufs | Commissioner Bullfinch | |
| Guy Marchand | Widow's Walk | Noyade interdite | Inspector Leroyer | |
| Tom Novembre | Agent trouble | Victorien | ||
| 1989 (14th) |
Patrick Chesnais | The Reader | La Lectrice | CEO |
| Patrick Bouchitey | Life Is a Long Quiet River | La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille | Father Aubergé | |
| Alain Cuny | Camille Claudel | Louis-Prosper Claudel | ||
| Jean-Pierre Marielle | A Few Days with Me | Quelques jours avec moi | Raoul Fonfrin | |
| Jean Reno | The Big Blue | Le Grand bleu | Enzo Molinari | |
1990s
[edit]2000s
[edit]| Year | Actor | English title | Original title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (25th) |
François Berléand | My Little Business | Ma petite entreprise | Maxime Nassieff |
| Jacques Dufilho | C'est quoi la vie? | Noël | ||
| André Dussollier | The Children of the Marshland | Les Enfants du marais | Amédée | |
| Claude Rich | Season's Beatings | La Bûche | Stanislas Roman | |
| Roschdy Zem | My Little Business | Ma petite entreprise | Sami | |
| 2001 (26th) |
Gérard Lanvin | The Taste of Others | Le Goût des autres | Franck Moreno |
| Jean-Pierre Kalfon | Saint-Cyr | Louis XIV | ||
| Emir Kusturica | The Widow of Saint-Pierre | La Veuve de Saint-Pierre | Neel Auguste | |
| Lambert Wilson | Jet Set | Artus de Poulignac | ||
| Alain Chabat | The Taste of Others | Le Goût des autres | Bruno Deschamps | |
| 2002 (27th) |
André Dussollier | The Officers' Ward | La Chambre des officiers | The Surgeon |
| Edouard Baer | Betty Fisher and Other Stories | Betty Fisher et autres histoires | Alex Basato | |
| Jamel Debbouze | Amélie | Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain | Lucien | |
| Rufus | Raphaël Poulain | |||
| Jean-Paul Roussillon | One Swallow Brought Spring | Une hirondelle a fait le printemps | Jean | |
| 2003 (28th) |
Bernard Le Coq | Beautiful Memories | Se souvenir des belles choses | Professor Christian Licht |
| François Cluzet | The Adversary | L'Adversaire | Luc | |
| Gérard Darmon | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre | Amonbofis | |
| Jamel Debbouze | Numérobis | |||
| Denis Podalydès | Summer Things | Embrassez qui vous voudrez | Jérôme | |
| 2004 (29th) |
Darry Cowl | Not on the Lips | Pas sur la bouche | Madame Foin |
| Yvan Attal | Bon Voyage | Raoul | ||
| Clovis Cornillac | Nickel and Dime | À la petite semaine | Didier | |
| Marc Lavoine | The Heart of Men | Le Cœur des hommes | Alex | |
| Jean-Pierre Marielle | Little Lili | La Petite Lili | Simon Marceaux | |
| 2005 (30th) |
Clovis Cornillac | The Story of My Life | Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... | Kevin |
| François Berléand | The Chorus | Les Choristes | Rachin | |
| André Dussollier | Department 36 | 36 Quai des Orfèvres | Robert Mancini | |
| Maurice Garrel | Kings and Queen | Rois et reine | Louis Jennsens | |
| Jean-Paul Rouve | Podium | Jean-Baptiste Coussaud | ||
| 2006 (31st) |
Niels Arestrup | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté | Robert Seyr |
| Maurice Bénichou | Hidden | Caché | Majid | |
| Dany Boon | Merry Christmas | Joyeux Noël | Ponchel | |
| Georges Wilson | Not Here to Be Loved | Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé | M. Delsart | |
| Roschdy Zem | The Young Lieutenant | Le Petit lieutenant | Solo | |
| 2007 (32nd) |
Kad Merad | Don't Worry, I'm Fine | Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas | Paul Tellier |
| Dany Boon | The Valet | La Doublure | Richard | |
| François Cluzet | Quatre étoiles | René | ||
| André Dussollier | Tell No One | Ne le dis à personne | Jacques Laurentin | |
| Guy Marchand | Inside Paris | Dans Paris | Mirko | |
| 2008 (33rd) |
Sami Bouajila | The Witnesses | Les Témoins | Mehdi |
| Pascal Greggory | La Vie en Rose | La môme | Louis Barrier | |
| Michael Lonsdale | Heartbeat Detector | La Question humaine | Mathias Jüst | |
| Fabrice Luchini | Molière | Monsieur Jourdain | ||
| Laurent Stocker | Hunting and Gathering | Ensemble, c'est tout | Philibert Marquet de la Tubelière | |
| 2009 (34th) |
Jean-Paul Roussillon | A Christmas Tale | Un conte De Noël | Abel |
| Benjamin Biolay | Stella | Stella's father | ||
| Claude Rich | With a Little Help from Myself | Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera | Robert | |
| Pierre Vaneck | Love Me No More | Deux jours à tuer | Antoine | |
| Roschdy Zem | The Girl from Monaco | La Fille de Monaco | Christophe Abadi | |
2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Actor | English title | Original title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (45th) [1] |
Swann Arlaud | By the Grace of God | Grâce à Dieu | Emmanuel Thomassin |
| Grégory Gadebois | An Officer and a Spy | J'accuse | Hubert Henry | |
| Louis Garrel | Alfred Dreyfus | |||
| Benjamin Lavernhe | Love at Second Sight | Mon inconnue | Félix | |
| Denis Ménochet | By the Grace of God | Grâce à Dieu | François Debord | |
| 2021 (46th) [2] |
Nicolas Marié | Bye Bye Morons | Adieu les cons | M. Blin |
| Edouard Baer | How to Be a Good Wife | La Bonne Épouse | André Grunvald | |
| Louis Garrel | DNA | ADN | François | |
| Benjamin Lavernhe | My Donkey, My Lover & I | Antoinette dans les Cévennes | Vladimir | |
| Vincent Macaigne | Love Affair(s) | Les Choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait | François | |
| 2022 (47th) [3] |
Vincent Lacoste | Lost Illusions | Illusions perdues | Etienne Lousteau |
| François Civil | The Stronghold | BAC Nord | Antoine | |
| Xavier Dolan | Lost Illusions | Illusions perdues | Nathan d'Anastazio | |
| Karim Leklou | The Stronghold | BAC Nord | Yass | |
| Sylvain Marcel | Aline | Guy-Claude Kamar | ||
| 2023 (48th) [4] |
Bouli Lanners | The Night of the 12th | La Nuit du 12 | Marceau |
| François Civil | Rise | En corps | Yann | |
| Micha Lescot | Forever Young | Les Amandiers | Pierre Romans | |
| Pio Marmaï | Rise | En corps | Loic | |
| Roschdy Zem | The Innocent | L'Innocent | Michel | |
| 2024 (49th) |
Swann Arlaud | Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Vincent Renzi |
| Anthony Bajon | Junkyard Dog (film) | Chien de la casse | Dog | |
| Arthur Harari | The Goldman Case | Le procès Goldman | Georges Kiejman | |
| Pio Marmaï | Yannick | Pierre Rivière | ||
| Antoine Reinartz | Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | The Prosecutor | |
Multiple wins and nominations
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The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actor awards:
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The following individuals received three or more Best Supporting Actor nominations:
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Age superlatives
[edit]| Superlative | Best Actor | Best Supporting Actor | Overall (including Most Promising Actor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor with most awards | Michel Serrault | 3 | Niels Arestrup | 3 | Michel Serrault Niels Arestrup André Dussollier Mathieu Amalric |
3 |
| Actor with most nominations | Gérard Depardieu | 17 | André Dussollier Fabrice Luchini Guy Marchand Jean-Pierre Marielle Niels Arestrup |
5 | Gérard Depardieu | 17 |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning |
Patrick Dewaere | 5 | Jean-Pierre Marielle | 5 | Jean-Pierre Marielle | 7 |
| Film with most nominations | Le Sucre Tandem Itinerary of a Spoiled Child Le Souper Les Visiteurs The Intouchables |
2 | Subway Polisse |
3 | Subway La Haine The Officers' Ward A Prophet |
4 |
| Oldest winner | Jean-Louis Trintignant | 83 | Michael Lonsdale | 80 | Jean-Louis Trintignant | 83 |
| Oldest nominee | Michel Bouquet | 89 | Jacques Dufilho | 86 | Michel Bouquet | 89 |
| Youngest winner | Pierre Niney | 26 | Jacques Villeret | 28 | Pierre Niney | 26 |
| Youngest nominee | Vincent Lacoste | 22 | Thomas Langmann | 23 | Vincent Lacoste | 22 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (February 28, 2020). "'Les Miserables' Wins Big at Cesar Awards, Polanski Wins Best Director". Variety.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (March 12, 2021). "Albert Dupontel's 'Bye Bye Morons' Wins Big at France's Cesar Awards". Variety.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (February 25, 2022). "César Awards: 'Lost Illusions' Wins Best Film – Full List". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott; Vlessing, Etan (February 24, 2023). "César Awards: 'The Night of the 12th' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter.