César Award for Best Director
| César Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
2025 recipient: Jacques Audiard | |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| First award | 1976 |
| Currently held by | Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez (2025) |
| Website | academie-cinema |
The César Award for Best Director (French: César de la meilleure réalisation) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Lumières since 1976. It was presented as the César du meilleur réalisateur from 1976 to 2015.