César Award for Best Production Design
# César Award for Best Production Design

This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Production Design (French: César des meilleurs décors).

## Winners and nominees

### 1970s

| Year | English title | Original title | Composer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Que la fête commence | Pierre Guffroy |
| 1976 | La Chair de l'orchidée | La Chair de l'orchidée | Richard Peduzzi |
| 1976 | The Story of Adele H. | L'Histoire d'Adèle H. | Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko |
| 1976 | That Most Important Thing: Love | L'Important c'est d'aimer | Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko |
| 1977 | Monsieur Klein | Monsieur Klein | Alexandre Trauner |
| 1977 | Barocco | Barocco | Fernandino Scarsiotti |
| 1977 | The Toy | Le Jouet | Bernard Evein |
| 1977 | The Tenant | Le Locataire | Pierre Guffroy |
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| 1978 | Providence | Providence | Jacques Saulnier |
| 1978 | This Sweet Sickness | Dites-lui que je l'aime | Hilton Mc Connico |
| 1978 | Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! | Nous irons tous au paradis | Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko |
| 1978 | Madame Rosa | La Vie devant soi | Bernard Evein |
| 1979 | Molière | Molière | Guy-Claude François |
| 1979 | One Two Two | One, Two, Two : 122, rue de Provence | François de Lamothe |
| 1979 | Dirty Dreamer | Sale rêveur | Théobald Meurisse |
| 1979 | Violette Nozière | Violette Nozière | Jacques Brizzio |

### 1980s

| Year | English title | Original title | Composer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | Don Giovanni | Don Giovanni | Alexandre Trauner |
| 1980 | Buffet froid | Buffet froid | Théobald Meurisse |
| 1980 | I as in Icarus | I... comme Icare | Jacques Saulnier |
| 1980 | Tess | Tess | Pierre Guffroy |
| 1981 | The Last Metro | Le Dernier Métro | Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko |
| 1981 | The Lady Banker | La Banquière | Jean-Jacques Caziot |
| 1981 | My American Uncle | Mon oncle d'Amérique | Jacques Saulnier |
| 1981 | A Bad Son | Un mauvais fils | Dominique André |
| 1982 | Malevil | Malevil | Max Douy |
| 1982 | Coup de Torchon | Coup de Torchon | Alexandre Trauner |
| 1982 | Diva | Diva | Hilton Mc Connico |
| 1982 | Quest for Fire | La Guerre du feu | Brian Morris |
| 1983 | The Return of Martin Guerre | Le Retour de Martin Guerre | Alain Negre |
| 1983 | Les Misérables | Les Misérables | François de Lamothe |
| 1983 | The Trout | La Truite | Alexandre Trauner |
| 1983 | Une chambre en ville | Une chambre en ville | Bernard Evein |
| 1984 | Moon in the Gutter | La Lune dans le caniveau | Hilton Mc Connico |
| 1984 | Life Is a Bed of Roses | La vie est un roman | Jacques Saulnier |
| 1984 | So Long, Stooge | Tchao Pantin | Alexandre Trauner |
| 1984 | Deadly Circuit | Mortelle Randonnée | Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko |
| 1985 | Swann in Love | Un amour de Swann | Jacques Saulnier |
| 1985 | Carmen | Carmen | Enrico Job |
| 1985 | Les Cavaliers de l'orage | Les Cavaliers de l'orage | Jean-Jacques Caziot |
| 1985 | Our Story | Notre histoire | Bernard Evein |
| 1986 | Subway | Subway | Alexandre Trauner |
| 1986 | He Died with His Eyes Open | On ne meurt que deux fois | François de Lamothe |
| 1986 | Bras de fer | Bras de fer | Jean-Jacques Caziot |
| 1986 | Death in a French Garden | Péril en la demeure | Philippe Combastel |
| 1987 | Pirates | Pirates | Pierre Guffroy |
| 1987 | Round Midnight | Autour de minuit | Alexandre Trauner |
| 1987 | Mélo | Mélo | Jacques Saulnier |
| 1987 | Thérèse | Thérèse | Bernard Evein |
| 1988 | Au revoir les enfants | Au revoir les enfants | Willy Holt |
| 1988 | Beatrice | La Passion Béatrice | Guy-Claude François |
| 1988 | Ennemis intimes | Ennemis intimes | Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko |
| 1989 | Camille Claudel | Camille Claudel | Bernard Vezat |
| 1989 | Three Seats for the 26th | Trois places pour le 26 | Bernard Evein |
| 1989 | The Reader | La Lectrice | Thierry Leproust |

### 1990s

| Year | English title | Original title | Composer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Valmont | Valmont | Pierre Guffroy |
| 1990 | Bunker Palace Hôtel | Bunker Palace Hôtel | Michèle Abbe |
| 1990 | Too Beautiful for You | Trop belle pour toi | Théobald Meurisse |
| 1991 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | Ezio Frigerio |
| 1991 | La Femme Nikita | Nikita | Dan Weil |
| 1991 | The Hairdresser's Husband | Le Mari de la coiffeuse | Ivan Maussion |
| 1992 | Delicatessen | Delicatessen | Jean-Philippe Carp and Kreka Kljakovic |
| 1992 | Les Amants du Pont-Neuf | Les Amants du Pont-Neuf | Michel Vandestien |
| 1992 | Van Gogh | Van Gogh | Philippe Pallut and Katia Wyszkop |
| 1993 | Indochine | Indochine | Jacques Bufnoir |
| 1993 | The Lover | L'Amant | Hoang Thanh At |
| 1993 | Le Souper | Le Souper | François de Lamothe |
| 1994 | Smoking/No Smoking | Smoking/No Smoking | Jacques Saulnier |
| 1994 | Germinal | Germinal | Hoang Thanh At and Christian Marti |
| 1994 | Justinien Trouvé ou le Bâtard de Dieu | Justinien Trouvé ou le Bâtard de Dieu | Jacques Bufnoir |
| 1995 | Farinelli | Farinelli | Gianni Quaranta |
| 1995 | La Reine Margot | La Reine Margot | Richard Peduzzi and Olivier Radot |
| 1995 | Colonel Chabert | Le Colonel Chabert | Bernard Vezat |
| 1996 | The City of Lost Children | La Cité des enfants perdus | Jean Rabasse |
| 1996 | Madame Butterfly | Madame Butterfly | Michèle Abbe |
| 1996 | The Horseman on the Roof | Le Hussard sur le toit | Ezio Frigerio, Christian Marti and Jacques Rouxel |
| 1997 | Ridicule | Ridicule | Ivan Maussion |
| 1997 | Beaumarchais | Beaumarchais, l'insolent | Jean-Marc Kerdelhué |
| 1997 | Capitaine Conan | Capitaine Conan | Guy-Claude François |
| 1998 | The Fifth Element | Le Cinquième Élément | Dan Weil |
| 1998 | On Guard | Le Bossu | Bernard Vezat |
| 1998 | Same Old Song | On connaît la chanson | Jacques Saulnier |
| 1999 | Lautrec | Lautrec | Jacques Rouxel |
| 1999 | Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train | Sylvain Chauvelot and Richard Peduzzi |
| 1999 | Place Vendôme | Place Vendôme | Thierry Flamand |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Production designer(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | Rembrandt | Rembrandt | Philippe Chiffre |
| 2000 | Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar | Astérix et Obélix contre César | Jean Rabasse |
| 2000 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Jeanne d'Arc | Hugues Tissandier |
| 2000 | Peut-être | Peut-être | François Emmanuelli |
| 2001 (26th) | Vatel | Vatel | Jean Rabasse |
| 2001 (26th) | Saint-Cyr | Saint-Cyr | Thierry François |
| 2001 (26th) | Sentimental Destinies | Les Destinées sentimentales | Katia Wyszkop |
| 2002 (27th) | Amélie | Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain | Aline Bonetto |
| 2002 (27th) | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Le Pacte des loups | Guy-Claude François |
| 2002 (27th) | The Lady and the Duke | L'Anglaise et le duc | Antoine Fontaine |
| 2003 (28th) | The Pianist | The Pianist | Allan Starski |
| 2003 (28th) | 8 Women | 8 femmes | Arnaud de Moleron |
| 2003 (28th) | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre | Hoang Thanh At |
| 2003 (28th) | Safe Conduct | Laissez-passer | Émile Ghigo |
| 2004 (29th) | Bon voyage | Bon voyage | Catherine Leterrier and Jacques Rouxel |
| 2004 (29th) | Monsieur N. | Monsieur N. | Patrick Durand |
| 2004 (29th) | Not on the Lips | Pas sur la bouche | Jacques Saulnier |
| 2005 (30th) | A Very Long Engagement | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | Aline Bonetto |
| 2005 (30th) | The Chorus | Les Choristes | François Chauvaud |
| 2005 (30th) | Immortel | Immortel (ad vitam) | Jean-Pierre Fouillet |
| 2006 (31st) | Gabrielle | Gabrielle | Olivier Radot |
| 2006 (31st) | Grey Souls | Les Âmes grises | Loula Morin |
| 2006 (31st) | Merry Christmas | Joyeux Noël | Jean-Michel Simonet |
| 2007 (32nd) | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'espions | Maamar Ech-Cheikh |
| 2007 (32nd) | Days of Glory | Indigènes | Dominique Dourand |
| 2007 (32nd) | Lady Chatterley | Lady Chatterley | François-Renaud Labarthe |
| 2007 (32nd) | Private Fears in Public Places | Cœurs | Jacques Saulnier |
| 2007 (32nd) | The Tiger Brigades | Les Brigades du Tigre | Jean-Luc Raoul |
| 2008 (33rd) | La Vie en Rose | La môme | Olivier Raoux |
| 2008 (33rd) | Jacquou le Croquant | Jacquou le Croquant | Christian Marti |
| 2008 (33rd) | Molière | Molière | Françoise Dupertuis |
| 2008 (33rd) | The Second Wind | Le Deuxième Souffle | Thierry Flamand |
| 2008 (33rd) | A Secret | Un secret | Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko |
| 2009 (34th) | Séraphine | Séraphine | Thierry François |
| 2009 (34th) | Home | Home | Ivan Niclass |
| 2009 (34th) | Paris 36 | Faubourg 36 | Jean Rabasse |
| 2009 (34th) | Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 | L'Instinct de mort and L'Ennemi public n°1 | Emile Ghigo |
| 2009 (34th) | Trouble at Timpetill | Les Enfants de Timpelbach | Olivier Raoux |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Production designer(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2010 (35th) | A Prophet | Un prophète | Michel Barthélemy |
| 2010 (35th) | Micmacs à tire-larigot | Micmacs à tire-larigot | Aline Bonetto |
| 2010 (35th) | OSS 117: Lost in Rio | OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus | Maamar Ech Cheikh |
| 2010 (35th) | In the Beginning | À l'origine | Émile Ghigo |
| 2010 (35th) | Coco Before Chanel | Coco avant Chanel | Olivier Radot |
| 2011 (36th) | The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec | Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec | Hugues Tissandier |
| 2011 (36th) | Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | Michel Barthélemy |
| 2011 (36th) | The Princess of Montpensier | La Princesse de Montpensier | Guy-Claude Francois |
| 2011 (36th) | The Ghost Writer | The Ghost Writer | Albrecht Konrad |
| 2011 (36th) | Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) | Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) | Christian Marti |
| 2012 (37th) | The Artist | The Artist | Laurence Bennett |
| 2012 (37th) | House of Tolerance | L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close | Alain Guffroy |
| 2012 (37th) | The Women on the 6th Floor | Les Femmes du 6ème étage | Pierre-François Limbosch |
| 2012 (37th) | The Minister | L'Exercice de l'État | Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba |
| 2012 (37th) | Le Havre | Le Havre | Wouter Zoon |
| 2013 (38th) | Farewell, My Queen | Les Adieux à la reine | Katia Wyszkop |
| 2013 (38th) | My Way | Cloclo | Philippe Chiffre |
| 2013 (38th) | Populaire | Populaire | Sylvie Olivé |
| 2013 (38th) | Amour | Amour | Jean-Vincent Puzos |
| 2013 (38th) | Holy Motors | Holy Motors | Florian Sanson |
| 2014 (39th) | Mood Indigo | L'Écume des jours | Stéphane Rozenbaum |
| 2014 (39th) | Michael Kohlhaas | Michael Kohlhaas | Yan Arlaud |
| 2014 (39th) | Renoir | Renoir | Benoit Barouh |
| 2014 (39th) | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Aline Bonetto |
| 2014 (39th) | Me, Myself and Mum | Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table! | Sylvie Olivé |
| 2015 (40th) | Beauty and the Beast | La Belle et la Bête | Thierry Flamand |
| 2015 (40th) | The Connection | La French | Jean-Philippe Moreaux |
| 2015 (40th) | Saint Laurent | Saint Laurent | Katia Wyszkop |
| 2015 (40th) | Timbuktu | Timbuktu | Sébastien Birchler |
| 2015 (40th) | Yves Saint Laurent | Yves Saint Laurent | Aline Bonetto |
| 2016 (41st) |
| 2016 (41st) | Marguerite | Marguerite | Martin Kurel |
| 2016 (41st) | Dheepan | Dheepan | Michel Barthélémy |
| 2016 (41st) | Diary of a Chambermaid | Journal d'une femme de chambre | Katia Wyszkop |
| 2016 (41st) | L'Odeur de la mandarine | L'Odeur de la mandarine | Jean Rabasse |
| 2016 (41st) | My Golden Days | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse | Toma Baquéni |
| 2017 (42nd) |
| 2017 (42nd) | Chocolat | Chocolat | Jérémie D. Lignol |
| 2017 (42nd) | The Dancer | La Danseuse | Carlos Conti |
| 2017 (42nd) | Frantz | Frantz | Michel Barthélémy |
| 2017 (42nd) | Slack Bay | Ma Loute | Riton Dupire-Clément |
| 2017 (42nd) | Planetarium | Planetarium | Katia Wyszkop |
| 2018 (43rd) |
| 2018 (43rd) | See You Up There | Au revoir là-haut | Pierre Quefféléan |
| 2018 (43rd) | BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 battements par minute | Emmanuelle Duplay |
| 2018 (43rd) | Barbara | Barbara | Laurent Baude |
| 2018 (43rd) | Promise at Dawn | La Promesse de l'aube | Pierre Renson |
| 2018 (43rd) | Redoubtable | Le Redoutable | Christian Marti |
| 2019 (44th) |
| 2019 (44th) | The Sisters Brothers | Les Frères Sisters | Michel Barthélémy |
| 2019 (44th) | Memoir of War | La Douleur | Pascal Le Guellec |
| 2019 (44th) | Mademoiselle de Joncquières | Mademoiselle de Joncquières | David Faivre |
| 2019 (44th) | One Nation, One King | Un peuple et son roi | Thierry François |
| 2019 (44th) | The Emperor of Paris | L'Empereur de Paris | Emile Ghigo |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Original title | Production designer(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2020 (45th) |
| 2020 (45th) | La Belle Époque | La Belle Époque | Stéphane Rozenbaum |
| 2020 (45th) | The Wolf's Call | Le Chant du loup | Benoît Barouh |
| 2020 (45th) | Edmond | Edmond | Franck Schwarz |
| 2020 (45th) | An Officer and a Spy | J'accuse | Jean Rabasse |
| 2020 (45th) | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu | Thomas Grézaud |
| 2021 (46th) |
| 2021 (46th) | Bye Bye Morons | Adieu les cons | Carlos Conti |
| 2021 (46th) | How to Be a Good Wife | La Bonne Épouse | Thierry François |
| 2021 (46th) | Love Affair(s) | Les Choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait | David Faivre |
| 2021 (46th) | De Gaulle | De Gaulle | Nicolas De Boiscuillé |
| 2021 (46th) | Summer of 85 | Été 85 | Benoît Barouh |
| 2022 (47th) |
| 2022 (47th) | Lost Illusions | Illusions perdues | Riton Dupire-Clémént |
| 2022 (47th) | Aline | Aline | Emmanuelle Duplay |
| 2022 (47th) | Annette | Annette | Florian Sanson |
| 2022 (47th) | Delicious | Délicieux | Bertrand Seitz |
| 2022 (47th) | Eiffel | Eiffel | Stéphane Taillasson |
