# César Award for Best Costume Design

The César Award for Best Costume Design (French: César des meilleurs costumes) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 1985.

## Winners and nominees
### 1980s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Costume Designer(s) |
| 1985 (10th) | A Love of Swann | Un amour de Swann | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle |
| 1985 (10th) | Carmen | Carmen | Enrico Job |
| 1985 (10th) | Fort Saganne | Fort Saganne | Rosine Delamare and Corinne Jorry |
| 1986 (11th) | Harem | Harem | Olga Berluti and Catherine Gorne-Achdjian |
| 1986 (11th) | Bras de fer [fr] | Bras de fer [fr] | Christian Dior and Elisabeth Tavernier |
| 1986 (11th) | L'Effrontée | L'Effrontée | Jacqueline Bouchard |
| 1986 (11th) | Rendez-vous | Rendez-vous | Christian Gasc |
| 1987 (12th) | Pirates (nominated for the Academy Award) | Pirates (nominated for the Academy Award) | Anthony Powell |
| 1987 (12th) | Mélo | Mélo | Catherine Leterrier |
| 1987 (12th) | Thérèse | Thérèse | Yvette Bonnay |
| 1988 (13th) | The Passion of Beatrice | La passion Béatrice | Jacqueline Moreau |
| 1988 (13th) | Engagements of the Heart | De guerre lasse | Olga Berluti |
| 1988 (13th) | Au Revoir les Enfants | Au Revoir les Enfants | Corinne Jorry |
| 1989 (14th) | Camille Claudel | Camille Claudel | Dominique Borg |
| 1989 (14th) | Chouans! | Chouans! | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle |
| 1989 (14th) | Life Is a Long Quiet River | La vie est un long fleuve tranquille | Elisabeth Tavernier |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Costume designer(s) |
| 1990 (15th) | Valmont (nominated for the Academy Award) | Valmont (nominated for the Academy Award) | Theodor Pistek |
| 1990 (15th) | La Révolution française | La Révolution française | Catherine Leterrier |
| 1990 (15th) | Life and Nothing But | La vie et rien d'autre | Jacqueline Moreau |
| 1991 (16th) | Cyrano de Bergerac (won the Academy Award) | Cyrano de Bergerac (won the Academy Award) | Franca Squarciapino |
| 1991 (16th) | Lacenaire | Lacenaire | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle |
| 1991 (16th) | My Father's Glory My Mother's Castle | La gloire de mon père Le château de ma mère | Agnès Nègre |
| 1992 (17th) | Tous les Matins du Monde | Tous les Matins du Monde | Corinne Jorry |
| 1992 (17th) | Delicatessen | Delicatessen | Valérie Pozzo di Borgo |
| 1992 (17th) | Van Gogh | Van Gogh | Édith Vesperini |
| 1993 (18th) | The Supper | Le souper | Sylvie de Segonzac |
| 1993 (18th) | Indochine | Indochine | Pierre-Yves Gayraud and Gabriella Pescucci |
| 1993 (18th) | The Lover | L'amant | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle |
| 1994 (19th) | Germinal | Germinal | Sylvie Gautrelet, Caroline de Vivaise and Bernadette Villard |
| 1994 (19th) | Louis, the Child King | Louis, enfant roi | Franca Squarciapino |
| 1994 (19th) | The Visitors | Les visiteurs | Catherine Leterrier |
| 1995 (20th) | Queen Margot (nominated for the Academy Award) | La reine Margot | Moidele Bickel |
| 1995 (20th) | Colonel Chabert | Le colonel Chabert | Franca Squarciapino |
| 1995 (20th) | Farinelli | Farinelli | Olga Berluti and Anne de Laugardière |
| 1996 (21st) | Madame Butterfly | Madame Butterfly | Christian Gasc |
| 1996 (21st) | The City of Lost Children | La cité des enfants perdus | Jean-Paul Gaultier |
| 1996 (21st) | The Horseman on the Roof | Le hussard sur le toit | Franca Squarciapino |
| 1997 (22nd) | Ridicule | Ridicule | Christian Gasc |
| 1997 (22nd) | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | Beaumarchais, l'insolent | Sylvie de Segonzac |
| 1997 (22nd) | Captain Conan | Capitaine Conan | Agnès Evein and Jacqueline Moreau |
| 1998 (23rd) | On Guard | Le bossu | Christian Gasc |
| 1998 (23rd) | Artemisia | Artemisia | Dominique Borg |
| 1998 (23rd) | The Fifth Element | The Fifth Element | Jean-Paul Gaultier |
| 1999 (24th) | Lautrec | Lautrec | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 1999 (24th) | Don Juan | Don Juan | Sylvie de Segonzac |
| 1999 (24th) | Place Vendôme | Place Vendôme | Nathalie du Roscoat and Elisabeth Tavernier |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Costume designer(s) |
| 2000 (25th) | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Catherine Leterrier |
| 2000 (25th) | Rembrandt | Rembrandt | Eve-Marie Arnault |
| 2000 (25th) | Time Regained | Le temps retrouvé | Gabriella Pescucci and Caroline de Vivaise |
| 2001 (26th) | Saint-Cyr | Saint-Cyr | Edith Vesperini and Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz |
| 2001 (26th) | The King Is Dancing | Le Roi danse | Olivier Bériot |
| 2001 (26th) | Vatel | Vatel | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle |
| 2002 (27th) | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Le Pacte des loups | Dominique Borg |
| 2002 (27th) | Amélie | Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2002 (27th) | The Lady and the Duke | L'Anglaise et le duc | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 2002 (27th) | The Officers' Ward | La Chambre des officiers | Catherine Bouchard |
| 2003 (28th) | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre | Philippe Guillotel, Tanino Liberatore and Florence Sadaune |
| 2003 (28th) | 8 Women | 8 femmes | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2003 (28th) | The Pianist | The Pianist | Anna B. Sheppard |
| 2004 (29th) | Not on the Lips | Pas sur la bouche | Jackie Budin |
| 2004 (29th) | Bon Voyage | Bon Voyage | Catherine Leterrier |
| 2004 (29th) | Monsieur N. | Monsieur N. | Carine Sarfati |
| 2005 (30th) | A Very Long Engagement | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2005 (30th) | Arsène Lupin | Arsène Lupin | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 2005 (30th) | Podium | Podium | Catherine Bouchard |
| 2006 (31st) | Gabrielle | Gabrielle | Caroline de Vivaise |
| 2006 (31st) | Merry Christmas | Joyeux Noël | Alison Forbes-Meyler |
| 2006 (31st) | Grey Souls | Les Âmes grises | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2007 (32nd) | Lady Chatterley | Lady Chatterley | Marie-Claude Altot |
| 2007 (32nd) | Days of Glory | Indigènes | Michèle Richer |
| 2007 (32nd) | Private Fears in Public Places | Cœurs | Jackie Budin |
| 2007 (32nd) | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espion | Charlotte David |
| 2007 (32nd) | The Tiger Brigades | Les Brigades du Tigre | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 2008 (33rd) | La Vie en Rose (nominated for the Academy Award) | La môme | Marit Allen |
| 2008 (33rd) | Jacquou le Croquant | Jacquou le Croquant | Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz |
| 2008 (33rd) | Molière | Molière | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 2008 (33rd) | The Second Wind | Le Deuxième Souffle | Corinne Jorry |
| 2008 (33rd) | A Secret | Un secret | Jacqueline Bouchard |
| 2009 (34th) | Séraphine | Séraphine | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2009 (34th) | Female Agents | Les Femmes de l'ombre | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 2009 (34th) | Paris 36 | Faubourg 36 | Carine Sarfati |
| 2009 (34th) | Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 | L'Instinct de mort and L'Ennemi public n°1 | Virginie Montel |
| 2009 (34th) | Sagan | Sagan | Nathalie du Roscoat |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Costume designer(s) |
| 2010 (35th) | Coco Before Chanel (nominated for the Academy Award) | Coco avant Chanel | Catherine Leterrier |
| 2010 (35th) | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | Chattoune and Fab |
| 2010 (35th) | OSS 117: Lost in Rio | OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus | Charlotte David |
| 2010 (35th) | Micmacs à tire-larigot | Micmacs à tire-larigot | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2010 (35th) | A Prophet | Un prophète | Virginie Montel |
| 2011 (36th) | The Princess of Montpensier | La Princesse de Montpensier | Caroline De Vivaise |
| 2011 (36th) | The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec | Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèles Blanc-Sec | Olivier Bériot |
| 2011 (36th) | Potiche | Potiche | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2011 (36th) | On Tour | Tournée | Alexia Crisp-Jones |
| 2011 (36th) | Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | Marielle Robaut |
| 2012 (37th) | House of Tolerance | L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close | Anaïs Romand |
| 2012 (37th) | My Little Princess | My Little Princess | Catherine Baba |
| 2012 (37th) | The Artist | The Artist | Mark Bridges |
| 2012 (37th) | The Women on the 6th Floor | Les Femmes du 6ème étage | Christian Gasc |
| 2012 (37th) | The Source | La Source des femmes | Viorica Petrovici |
| 2013 (38th) | Farewell, My Queen | Les Adieux à la reine | Christian Gasc |
| 2013 (38th) | Augustine | Augustine | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2013 (38th) | Populaire | Populaire | Charlotte David |
| 2013 (38th) | Camille Rewinds | Camille redouble | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2013 (38th) | My Way | Cloclo | Mimi Lempicka |
| 2014 (39th) | Renoir | Renoir | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2014 (39th) | Me, Myself and Mum | Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table! | Olivier Bériot |
| 2014 (39th) | Michael Kohlhaas | Michael Kohlhaas | Anina Diener |
| 2014 (39th) | Mood Indigo | L'Écume des jours | Florence Fontaine |
| 2014 (39th) | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2015 (40th) | Saint Laurent | Saint Laurent | Anaïs Romand |
| 2015 (40th) | Beauty and the Beast | La Belle et la Bête | Pierre-Yves Gayraud |
| 2015 (40th) | The Connection | La French | Carine Sarfati |
| 2015 (40th) | The New Girlfriend | Une nouvelle amie | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2015 (40th) | Yves Saint Laurent | Yves Saint Laurent | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2016 (41st) | Marguerite | Marguerite | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 2016 (41st) | Diary of a Chambermaid | Journal d'une femme de chambre | Anaïs Romand |
| 2016 (41st) | Mustang | Mustang | Selin Sözen |
| 2016 (41st) | L'Odeur de la mandarine | L'Odeur de la mandarine | Catherine Leterrier |
| 2016 (41st) | My Golden Days | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse | Nathalie Raoul |
| 2017 (42nd) | The Dancer | La Danseuse | Anaïs Romand |
| 2017 (42nd) | Frantz | Frantz | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2017 (42nd) | Slack Bay | Ma Loute | Alexandra Charles |
| 2017 (42nd) | From the Land of the Moon | Mal de pierres | Catherine Leterrier |
| 2017 (42nd) | A Woman's Life | Une vie | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2018 (43rd) | See You Up There | Au revoir là-haut | Mimi Lempicka |
| 2018 (43rd) | BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 battements par minute | Isabelle Pannetier |
| 2018 (43rd) | Barbara | Barbara | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2018 (43rd) | The Guardians | Les Gardiennes | Anaïs Romand |
| 2018 (43rd) | Promise at Dawn | La Promesse de l'aube | Catherine Bouchard |
| 2019 (44th) | Mademoiselle de Joncquières | Mademoiselle de Joncquières | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 2019 (44th) | The Emperor of Paris | L'Empereur de Paris | Pierre-Yves Gayraud |
| 2019 (44th) | The Sisters Brothers | Les Frères Sisters | Milena Canonero |
| 2019 (44th) | Memoir of War | La Douleur | Sergio Ballo and Anaïs Romand |
| 2019 (44th) | One Nation, One King | Un peuple et son roi | Anaïs Romand |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Costume designer(s) |
| 2020 (45th) | An Officer and a Spy | J'accuse | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2020 (45th) | La Belle Époque | La Belle Époque | Emmanuelle Youchnovski |
| 2020 (45th) | Edmond | Edmond | Thierry Delettre |
| 2020 (45th) | Joan of Arc | Jeanne | Alexandra Charles |
| 2020 (45th) | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu | Dorothée Guiraud |
| 2021 (46th) | How to Be a Good Wife | La Bonne Épouse | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2021 (46th) | Bye Bye Morons | Adieu les cons | Mimi Lempicka |
| 2021 (46th) | Love Affair(s) | Les Choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait | Hélène Davoudian |
| 2021 (46th) | De Gaulle | De Gaulle | Anaïs Romand and Sergio Ballo |
| 2021 (46th) | Summer of 85 | Été 85 | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2022 (47th) | Lost Illusions | Illusions perdues | Pierre-Jean Laroque |
| 2022 (47th) | Aline | Aline | Catherine Leterrier |
| 2022 (47th) | Annette | Annette | Pascaline Chavanne |
| 2022 (47th) | Delicious | Délicieux | Madeline Fontaine |
| 2022 (47th) | Eiffel | Eiffel | Thierry Delettre |
| 2023 (48th) | Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century | Simone, le voyage du siècle | Gigi Lepage |
| 2023 (48th) | Forever Young | Les Amandiers | Caroline de Vivaise |
| 2023 (48th) | The Colours of Fire | Couleurs de l'incendie | Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| 2023 (48th) | Waiting for Bojangles | En attendant Bojangles | Emmanuelle Youchnovski |
| 2023 (48th) | The Innocent | L'Innocent | Corinne Bruand |
| 2023 (48th) | Pacifiction | Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles | Praxedes de Vilallonga |