César Award for Best Director
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Director.
History
Superlatives
Winners and nominees
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:| Wins | Director |
| 5 | Roman Polanski |
| 3 | Jacques Audiard |
| 2 | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| 2 | Abdellatif Kechiche |
| 2 | Alain Resnais |
| 2 | Claude Sautet |
| 2 | Bertrand Tavernier |
The following individuals received three or more Best Director nominations:
| Nominations | Director |
| 8 | Alain Resnais |
| 7 | Jacques Audiard |
| 7 | Claude Miller |
| 7 | Bertrand Tavernier |
| 7 | André Téchiné |
| 6 | Luc Besson |
| 5 | Bertrand Blier |
| 5 | Arnaud Desplechin |
| 5 | Patrice Leconte |
| 5 | François Ozon |
| 5 | Roman Polanski |
| 4 | Claude Berri |
| 4 | Michel Deville |
| 4 | Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
| 4 | Claude Sautet |
| 3 | Patrice Chéreau |
| 3 | Alain Corneau |
| 3 | Nicole Garcia |
| 3 | Abdellatif Kechiche |
| 3 | Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano |
| 3 | Maurice Pialat |
| 3 | François Truffaut |