| César Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
|---|---|
| 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 By the Grace of God (2020) |
| Website | academie-cinema |
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor (French: César du meilleur second rôle masculin).
History
Superlatives
| 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 |
List of winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Winners and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 (1st) | Jean Rochefort | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Que la fête commence... |
| Jean Bouise | The Old Gun | Le Vieux Fusil | |
| Patrick Dewaere | The French Detective | Adieu poulet | |
| Victor Lanoux | |||
| 1977 (2nd) | Claude Brasseur | An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive | Un éléphant ça trompe énormément |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | The Judge and the Assassin | Le Juge et l'Assassin | |
| Charles Denner | If I Had to Do It All Over Again | Si c'était à refaire | |
| Jacques Dutronc | Mado | ||
| 1978 (3rd) | Jacques Dufilho | Drummer-Crab | Le Crabe-Tambour |
| Michel Aumont | Spoiled Children | Des enfants gâtés | |
| Jean-François Balmer | The Threat | La Menace | |
| Jean Bouise | Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff | Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff | |
| Philippe Léotard | |||
| 1979 (4th) | Jacques Villeret | Robert and Robert | Robert et Robert |
| Claude Brasseur | A Simple Story | Une histoire simple | |
| Jean Carmet | The Sugar | Le Sucre | |
| Michel Serrault | Other People's Money | L'Argent des autres | |
1980s
| Year | Winners and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (5th) | Jean Bouise | Hothead | Coup de tête |
| Michel Aumont | Courage - Let's Run | ||
| Bernard Blier | Série noire | ||
| Bernard Giraudeau | The Medic | Le Toubib | |
| 1981 (6th) | Jacques Dufilho | A Bad Son | Un mauvais fils |
| Heinz Bennent | The Last Metro | Le Dernier Métro | |
| Guy Marchand | Loulou | ||
| Alain Souchon | I Love You All | Je vous aime | |
| 1982 (7th) | Guy Marchand | Under Suspicion | Garde à vue |
| Gérard Lanvin | Strange Affair | Une étrange affaire | |
| Jean-Pierre Marielle | Clean Up (a.k.a. Clean Slate) | Coup de torchon | |
| Eddy Mitchell | |||
| 1983 (8th) | Jean Carmet | Les Misérables | |
| Michel Jonasz | Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David? | ||
| Gérard Klein | The Passerby | La Passante du Sans-Souci | |
| Jean-François Stévenin | A Room in Town | Une chambre en ville | |
| 1984 (9th) | Richard Anconina | So Long, Stooge | Tchao Pantin |
| François Cluzet | One Deadly Summer | L'été meurtrier | |
| Bernard Fresson | Waiter! | Garçon! | |
| Guy Marchand | At First Sight | Coup de foudre (a.k.a. Entre nous) | |
| Jacques Villeret | Waiter! | Garçon! | |
| 1985 (10th) | Richard Bohringer | L'Addition | |
| Michel Aumont | A Sunday in the Country | Un dimanche à la campagne | |
| Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu | Barbarous Street | Rue barbare | |
| Fabrice Luchini | Full Moon in Paris | Les Nuits de la pleine lune | |
| Lambert Wilson | The Public Woman | La Femme publique | |
| 1986 (11th) | Michel Boujenah | Three Men and a Cradle | 3 hommes et un couffin |
| Jean-Hugues Anglade | Subway | ||
| Jean-Pierre Bacri | |||
| Michel Galabru | |||
| Xavier Deluc | He Died with His Eyes Open | On ne meurt que 2 fois | |
| 1987 (12th) | Pierre Arditi | Mélo | |
| Jean Carmet | Fugitives | Les Fugitifs | |
| Gérard Darmon | Betty Blue | 37°2 le matin | |
| Claude Piéplu | Paltoquet | Le Paltoquet | |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | Women of My Life | La Femme de ma vie | |
| 1988 (13th) | Jean-Claude Brialy | The Innocents | Les innocents |
| Jean-Pierre Kalfon | The Cry of the Owl | Le Cri du hibou | |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | Lady Cops | Les Keufs | |
| Guy Marchand | Widow's Walk | Noyade interdite | |
| Tom Novembre | Agent trouble | ||
| 1989 (14th) | Patrick Chesnais | The Reader | La Lectrice |
| Patrick Bouchitey | Life Is a Long Quiet River | La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille | |
| Alain Cuny | Camille Claudel | ||
| Jean-Pierre Marielle | A Few Days with Me | Quelques jours avec moi | |
| Jean Reno | The Big Blue | Le Grand bleu | |
1990s
| Year | Winners and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (15th) | Robert Hirsch | Winter of '54: Father Pierre | Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre |
| Roland Blanche | Too Beautiful for You | Trop belle pour toi | |
| Jacques Bonnaffé | Baptême | ||
| François Cluzet | Force majeure | ||
| François Perrot | Life and Nothing But | La Vie et rien d'autre | |
| 1991 (16th) | Jacques Weber | Cyrano de Bergerac | |
| Maurice Garrel | The Discreet | La Discrète | |
| Michel Duchaussoy | Milou in May | Milou en mai | |
| Michel Galabru | Uranus | ||
| Daniel Prévost | |||
| 1992 (17th) | Jean Carmet | Thank You, Life | Mercie la vie |
| Jean-Claude Dreyfus | Delicatessen | ||
| Ticky Holgado | Une époque formidable... | ||
| Bernard Le Coq | Van Gogh | ||
| Gérard Séty | |||
| 1993 (18th) | André Dussollier | A Heart in Winter | Un cœur en hiver |
| Patrick Timsit | The Crisis | La Crise | |
| Jean Yanne | Indochine | ||
| Jean-Pierre Marielle | Max et Jérémie | ||
| Fabrice Luchini | The Return of Casanova | Le Retour de Casanova | |
| 1994 (19th) | Fabrice Luchini | All That... for This?! | Tout ça... pour ça! |
| Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Cuisine et Dépendances | ||
| Jean-Roger Milo | Germinal | ||
| Thomas Langmann | Le Nombril du monde | ||
| Didier Bezace | Low Profile | Profil bas | |
| 1995 (20th) | Jean-Hugues Anglade | Queen Margot | La Reine Margot |
| Bernard Giraudeau | The Favourite Son | Le Fils préféré | |
| Fabrice Luchini | Colonel Chabert | Le Colonel Chabert | |
| Claude Rich | The Daughter of D'Artagnan | La Fille de d'Artagnan | |
| Daniel Russo | Nine Months | Neuf mois | |
| 1996 (21st) | Eddy Mitchell | Happiness Is in the Field | Le Bonheur est dans le pré |
| Jean-Hugues Anglade | Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | Nelly et Mr. Arnaud | |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | The Ceremony | La Cérémonie | |
| Ticky Holgado | French Twist | Gazon maudit | |
| Michael Lonsdale | Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | Nelly et Mr. Arnaud | |
| 1997 (22nd) | Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Family Resemblances | Un air de famille |
| Jacques Gamblin | Pédale douce | ||
| Bernard Giraudeau | Ridicule | ||
| Jean Rochefort | |||
| Albert Dupontel | A Self Made Hero | Un héros très discret | |
| 1998 (23rd) | Jean-Pierre Bacri | Same Old Song | On connaît la chanson |
| Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Marius and Jeannette | Marius et Jeannette | |
| Gérard Jugnot | Marthe | ||
| Vincent Pérez | On Guard | Le Bossu | |
| Lambert Wilson | Same Old Song | On connaît la chanson | |
| 1999 (24th) | Daniel Prévost | The Dinner Game | Le Dîner de Cons |
| Jacques Dutronc | Place Vendôme | ||
| Bernard Fresson | |||
| Vincent Pérez | Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train | |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | |||
2000s
| Year | Winners and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (25th) | François Berléand | My Little Business | Ma petite entreprise |
| Jacques Dufilho | C'est quoi la vie? | ||
| André Dussollier | The Children of the Marshland | Les Enfants du marais | |
| Claude Rich | Season's Beatings | La Bûche | |
| Roschdy Zem | My Little Business | Ma petite entreprise | |
| 2001 (26th) | Gérard Lanvin | The Taste of Others | Le Goût des autres |
| Alain Chabat | The Taste of Others | Le Goût des autres | |
| Jean-Pierre Kalfon | Saint-Cyr | ||
| Emir Kusturica | The Widow of Saint-Pierre | La Veuve de Saint-Pierre | |
| Lambert Wilson | Jet Set | ||
| 2002 (27th) | André Dussollier | The Officers' Ward | La Chambre des officiers |
| Edouard Baer | Betty Fisher and Other Stories | Betty Fisher et autres histoires | |
| Jamel Debbouze | Amélie | Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain | |
| Rufus | |||
| Jean-Paul Roussillon | One Swallow Brought Spring | Une hirondelle a fait le printemps | |
| 2003 (28th) | Bernard Le Coq | Beautiful Memories | Se souvenir des belles choses |
| François Cluzet | The Adversary | L'Adversaire | |
| Gérard Darmon | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre | |
| Jamel Debbouze | |||
| Denis Podalydès | Summer Things | Embrassez qui vous voudrez | |
| 2004 (29th) | Darry Cowl | Not on the Lips | Pas sur la bouche |
| Yvan Attal | Bon Voyage | ||
| Clovis Cornillac | Nickel and Dime | À la petite semaine | |
| Marc Lavoine | The Heart of Men | Le Cœur des hommes | |
| Jean-Pierre Marielle | Little Lili | La Petite Lili | |
| 2005 (30th) | Clovis Cornillac | The Story of My Life | Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... |
| François Berléand | The Chorus | Les Choristes | |
| André Dussollier | Department 36 | 36 Quai des Orfèvres | |
| Maurice Garrel | Kings and Queen | Rois et reine | |
| Jean-Paul Rouve | Podium | ||
| 2006 (31st) | Niels Arestrup | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté |
| Maurice Bénichou | Hidden | Caché | |
| Dany Boon | Merry Christmas | Joyeux Noël | |
| Georges Wilson | Not Here to Be Loved | Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé | |
| Roschdy Zem | The Young Lieutenant | Le Petit lieutenant | |
| 2007 (32nd) | Kad Merad | Don't Worry, I'm Fine | Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas |
| Dany Boon | The Valet | La Doublure | |
| François Cluzet | Quatre étoiles | ||
| André Dussollier | Tell No One | Ne le dis à personne | |
| Guy Marchand | Inside Paris | Dans Paris | |
| 2008 (33rd) | Sami Bouajila | The Witnesses | Les Témoins |
| Pascal Greggory | La Vie en Rose | La môme | |
| Michael Lonsdale | Heartbeat Detector | La Question humaine | |
| Fabrice Luchini | Molière | ||
| Laurent Stocker | Hunting and Gathering | Ensemble, c'est tout | |
| 2009 (34th) | Jean-Paul Roussillon | A Christmas Tale | Un conte De Noël |
| Benjamin Biolay | Stella | ||
| Claude Rich | With a Little Help from Myself | Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera | |
| Pierre Vaneck | Love Me No More | Deux jours à tuer | |
| Roschdy Zem | The Girl from Monaco | La Fille de Monaco | |
2010s
| Year | Winners and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (35th) | Niels Arestrup | A Prophet | Un prophète |
| Jean-Hugues Anglade | Persécution | ||
| Joeystarr | The Ball of the Actresses | Le Bal des actrice | |
| Benoît Poelvoorde | Coco Before Chanel | Coco avant Chanel | |
| Michel Vuillermoz | One for the Road | Le Dernier pour la route | |
| 2011 (36th) | Michael Lonsdale | Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux |
| Niels Arestrup | The Big Picture | L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie | |
| François Damiens | Heartbreaker | L'Arnacœur | |
| Gilles Lellouche | Little White Lies | Les Petits Mouchoirs | |
| Olivier Rabourdin | Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | |
| 2012 (37th) | Michel Blanc | The Minister | L'Exercice de l'État |
| Nicolas Duvauchelle | Polisse | ||
| Joeystarr | |||
| Bernard Le Coq | The Conquest | La Conquête | |
| Frédéric Pierrot | Polisse | ||
| 2013 (38th) | Guillaume de Tonquédec | What's in a Name? | Le Prénom |
| Samir Guesmi | Camille Rewinds | Camille redouble | |
| Benoît Magimel | My Way | Cloclo | |
| Claude Rich | Looking for Hortense | Cherchez Hortense | |
| Michel Vuillermoz | Camille Rewinds | Camille redouble | |
| 2014 (39th) | Niels Arestrup | The French Minister | Quai d'Orsay |
| Patrick Chesnais | Bright Days Ahead | Les Beaux Jours | |
| Patrick d'Assumçao | Stranger by the Lake | L'Inconnu du lac | |
| François Damiens | Suzanne | ||
| Olivier Gourmet | Grand Central | ||
| 2015 (40th) | Reda Kateb | Hippocrates | Hippocrate |
| Éric Elmosnino | The Bélier Family | La Famille Bélier | |
| Guillaume Gallienne | Yves Saint Laurent | ||
| Louis Garrel | Saint Laurent | ||
| Jérémie Renier | |||
| 2016 (41st) | |||
| Benoît Magimel | Standing Tall | La Tête haute | |
| Michel Fau | Marguerite | ||
| André Marcon | |||
| Louis Garrel | Mon roi | ||
| Vincent Rottiers | Dheepan | ||
| 2017 (42nd) | |||
| James Thierrée | Chocolat | ||
| Gabriel Arcand | A Kid | Le Fils de Jean | |
| Vincent Cassel | It's Only the End of the World | Juste la fin du monde | |
| Vincent Lacoste | In Bed with Victoria | Victoria | |
| Melvil Poupaud | |||
| Laurent Lafitte | Elle | ||
| 2018 (43rd) | |||
| Antoine Reinartz | BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 battements par minute | |
| Niels Arestrup | See You Up There | Au revoir là-haut | |
| Laurent Lafitte | |||
| Gilles Lellouche | C'est la vie! | Le Sens de la fête | |
| Vincent Macaigne | |||
| 2019 (44th) | Philippe Katerine | Sink or Swim | Le grand bain |
| Denis Podalydès | Sorry Angel | Plaire, aimer et courir vite | |
| Damien Bonnard | The Trouble with You | En liberté! | |
| Clovis Cornillac | Little Tickles | Les chatouilles | |
| Jean-Hugues Anglade | Sink or Swim | Le grand bain | |
2020s
| Year | Winners and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (45th) | Swann Arlaud | By the Grace of God | Grâce à Dieu |
| Grégory Gadebois | An Officer and a Spy | J'accuse | |
| Louis Garrel | |||
| Benjamin Lavernhe | Mon inconnue | ||
| Denis Ménochet | By the Grace of God | Grâce à Dieu | |
Multiple nominations
Fabrice Luchini has the record of most consecutive nominations with three (1993, 1994, 1995). Eight actors have 2 consecutive nominations: Guy Marchand (1981, 1982), Vincent Pérez (1998, 1999), Jamel Debbouze (2002, 2003), Clovis Cornillac (2004, 2005), Dany Boon (2006, 2007), Niels Arestrup (2010, 2011), Louis Garrel (2015, 2016) and Laurent Lafitte (2017, 2018).
References
Adapted from the article César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
See also
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor