# Honorary César

The César Award is France's national film award. Recipients are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. The following are the recipients of the Honorary César award since its inception in 1976.

## Recipients
### 1970s

| Year | Recipient | Recipient | Profession | Nationality |
| 1976 | | Ingrid Bergman | Actress | Sweden |
| 1976 | | Diana Ross | Actress and singer | US |
| 1977 | | Henri Langlois (posthumous) | Film archivist and co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française | France |
| 1977 | | Jacques Tati | Actor, director and screenwriter | France |
| 1978 | — | Robert Dorfmann | Film producer | France |
| 1978 | | René Goscinny (posthumous) | Writer, director, producer and editor | France |
| 1979 | | Marcel Carné | Director and screenwriter | France |
| 1979 | | Charles Vanel | Actor, director and screenwriter | France |
| 1979 | | Walt Disney (posthumous) | Animator, director, screenwriter, actor and producer | US |

### 1980s

| Year | Recipient | Recipient | Profession | Nationality |
| 1980 | — | Pierre Braunberger | Producer, director and screenwriter | France |
| 1980 | | Louis de Funès | Actor, screenwriter and director | France |
| 1980 | | Kirk Douglas | Actor, director and producer | US |
| 1981 | | Marcel Pagnol (posthumous) | Director and screenwriter | France |
| 1981 | — | Alain Resnais | Director, editor and screenwriter | France |
| 1982 | — | Georges Dancigers | Film producer | Russia / France |
| 1982 | — | Alexandre Mnouchkine | Film producer | Russia / France |
| 1982 | — | Jean Nény | Sound engineer | France |
| 1982 | | Andrzej Wajda | Director and screenwriter | Poland |
| 1983 | — | Raimu (posthumous) | Actor | France |
| 1984 | | René Clément | Director and screenwriter | France |
| 1984 | — | Georges de Beauregard | Film producer | France |
| 1984 | | Edwige Feuillère | Actress and screenwriter | France |
| 1985 | — | Christian-Jaque | Director and screenwriter | France |
| 1985 | | Danielle Darrieux | Actress | France |
| 1985 | — | Christine Gouze-Rénal | Producer and actress | France |
| 1985 | — | Alain Poiré | Producer and screenwriter | France |
| 1986 | — | Maurice Jarre | Composer | France |
| 1986 | | Bette Davis | Actress and producer | US |
| 1986 | | Jean Delannoy | Director, screenwriter and producer | France |
| 1986 | | René Ferracci [fr] (posthumous) | Art director and poster designer | France |
| 1986 | | Claude Lanzmann | Director of the documentary feature Shoah | France |
| 1987 | | Jean-Luc Godard | Director, screenwriter and actor | France / Switzerland |
| 1988 | — | Serge Silberman | Producer and screenwriter | Russia / France |
| 1989 | | Bernard Blier | Actor | France |
| 1989 | | Paul Grimault | Director, screenwriter and actor | France |

### 1990s

| Year | Recipient | Profession | Nationality |
| 1990 | Gérard Philipe (posthumous) | Actor | France |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Aumont | Actor and screenwriter | France |
| 1991 | Sophia Loren | Actress | Italy |
| 1992 | Michèle Morgan | Actress | France |
| 1992 | Sylvester Stallone | Actor, screenwriter, director and producer | US |
| 1993 | Jean Marais | Actor | France |
| 1993 | Marcello Mastroianni | Actor | Italy |
| 1993 | Gérard Oury | Actor, screenwriter and director | France |
| 1994 | Jean Carmet | Actor and screenwriter | France |
| 1995 | Jeanne Moreau | Actress, screenwriter and director | France |
| 1995 | Gregory Peck | Actor and producer | US |
| 1995 | Steven Spielberg | Director, producer and screenwriter | US |
| 1996 | Lauren Bacall | Actress | US |
| 1996 | Henri Verneuil | Director, screenwriter, actor and producer | France |
| 1997 | Charles Aznavour | Actor, composer, singer and screenwriter | France / Armenia |
| 1997 | Andie MacDowell | Actress | US |
| 1998 | Michael Douglas | Actor and producer | US |
| 1998 | Clint Eastwood | Actor, director, producer and composer | US |
| 1998 | Jean-Luc Godard (for the second time) | Director, screenwriter and actor | France / Switzerland |
| 1999 | Pedro Almodóvar | Director, screenwriter, actor and producer | Spain |
| 1999 | Johnny Depp | Actor and producer | US |
| 1999 | Jean Rochefort | Actor | France |

### 2000s

| Year | Recipient | Profession | Nationality |
| 2000 | Josiane Balasko | Actress, screenwriter, director and producer | France |
| 2000 | Georges Cravenne | Journalist, film producer and founder of the César Awards | France |
| 2000 | Jean-Pierre Léaud | Actor | France |
| 2000 | Martin Scorsese | Director, producer, screenwriter and actor | US |
| 2001 | Darry Cowl | Actor, composer, screenwriter and director | France |
| 2001 | Charlotte Rampling | Actress | UK |
| 2001 | Agnès Varda | Director and screenwriter | France |
| 2002 | Anouk Aimée | Actress | France |
| 2002 | Jeremy Irons | Actor | UK |
| 2002 | Claude Rich | Actor and screenwriter | France |
| 2003 | Bernadette Lafont | Actress and director | France |
| 2003 | Spike Lee | Director, producer, screenwriter and actor | US |
| 2003 | Meryl Streep | Actress | US |
| 2004 | Micheline Presle | Actress | France |
| 2005 | Jacques Dutronc | Actor, singer and composer | France |
| 2005 | Will Smith | Actor, producer, singer and composer | US |
| 2006 | Hugh Grant | Actor | UK |
| 2006 | Pierre Richard | Actor | France |
| 2007 | Marlène Jobert | Actress | France |
| 2007 | Jude Law | Actor, producer and director | UK |
| 2008 | Jeanne Moreau (for the second time) | Actress | France |
| 2008 | Roberto Benigni | Actor and director | Italy |
| 2008 | Romy Schneider (posthumous) | Actress | Germany |
| 2009 | Dustin Hoffman | Actor | US |

### 2010s

| Year | Recipient | Profession | Nationality |
| 2010 | Harrison Ford | Actor | US |
| 2011 | Quentin Tarantino | Director, screenwriter, executive producer and actor | US |
| 2012 | Kate Winslet | Actress | UK |
| 2013 | Kevin Costner | Actor, director and producer | US |
| 2014 | Scarlett Johansson | Actress | US |
| 2015 | Sean Penn | Actor, director, screenwriter and producer | US |
| 2016 | Michael Douglas (for the second time) | Actor and producer | US |
| 2017 | George Clooney | Actor, director, screenwriter and producer | US |
| 2018 | Penélope Cruz | Actress | Spain |
| 2019 | Robert Redford | Actor, director, producer and businessman | US |
| 2022 | Cate Blanchett | Actress and producer | Australia |
| 2023 | David Fincher | Director and producer | US |
| 2024 | Agnès Jaoui | Actress, screenwriter, film director and singer | France |
| 2024 | Christopher Nolan | Director, screenwriter and producer | UK / US |
| 2025 | Julia Roberts | Actress | US |
| 2025 | Costa Gavras | Film director, screenwriter, and producer | Greece/France |