The César Award for Best Animated Film is awarded annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 2011.
Winners and nominees
2010s YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)2011(36th)The Illusionist L'Illusionniste Sylvain ChometArthur 3: The War of the Two WorldsArthur et la Guerre des deux mondesLuc BessonThe Man in the Blue GordiniL'Homme à la Gordini Jean-Christophe LieLogorama H5 (François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain)A Cat in Paris Une vie de chat Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol2012(37th)The Rabbi's CatLe Chat du rabbinJoann Sfar and Antoine DelesvauxThe Circus Le CirqueNicolas BraultMouse's TaleLa Queue de la souris Benjamin RennerA Monster in ParisUn monstre à Paris Bibo BergeronThe Painting Le Tableau Jean-François Laguionie2013(38th)Ernest & CelestineErnest et CélestineBenjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stéphane AubierEdmond Was a DonkeyEdmond était un âne Franck DionKirikou and the Men and WomenKirikou et les hommes et les femmes Michel OcelotOh Willy Emma de Swaef and Marc RoelsZarafa Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie2014(39th) Loulou, l'incroyable secretÉric OmondMy Mummy is in America and She Met Buffalo BillMa maman est en Amérique, elle a rencontré Buffalo Bill Marc Boréal and Thibaut ChatelAya of Yop CityAya de Yopougon Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie2015(40th)Minuscule: Valley of the Lost AntsMinuscule - La vallée des fourmis perduesThomas Szabo and Hélène GiraudSong of the Sea Le Chant de la mer Tomm MooreJack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart Jack et la Mécanique du cœur Mathias Malzieu and Stéphane Berla2016(41st) The Little Prince Le Petit Prince Mark OsborneAdama Simon RoubyApril and the Extraordinary World Avril et le monde truqué Franck Ekinci and Christian Desmares2017(42nd) My Life as a Zucchini Ma vie de Courgette Claude Barras The Girl Without Hands La jeune fille sans mains Sébastien LaudenbachThe Red Turtle La tortue rouge Michaël Dudok de Wit2018(43rd) The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... Le Grand méchant renard et autres contes... Benjamin Renner and Patrick ImbertSahara Pierre CoréZombillenium Zombillénium Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord2019(44th) Dilili in Paris Dilili à Paris Michel Ocelot'Dilili in Paris' and 'Wicked Girl' Win César Awards for Animation|Cartoon Brew Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion Astérix: Le Secret de la Potion Magique Alexandre Astier and Louis ClichyPachamama Pachamama Juan Antin
2020s YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)2020(45th)I Lost My BodyJ'ai perdu mon corpsJérémy Clapin'I Lost My Body' Scores Double Cesar Win; 'Night of the Plastic Bags' Takes Shorts Prize|Animation Magazine'I Lost My Body,' 'The Night of the Plastic Bags' Wins Honors at 2020 César Awards|Animation World NetworkCesar Awards 2020 Winners List in Full|Hollywood ReporterCésar Awards 2020: Full List of This Year's Winners|IndieWireThe Bears' Famous Invasion of SicilyLa Fameuse Invasion des ours en SicileLorenzo MattottiThe Swallows of KabulLes hirondelles de KaboulZabou Breitman and Eléa Gobé Mévellec2021(46th)JosepAurelCalamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane CannaryCalamity, Une Enfance de Martha Jane CannaryRémi ChayéLittle Vampire Petit vampire Joann Sfar2022(47th)The Summit of the GodsLe Sommet des DieuxPatrick ImbertLa traverséeFlorence MiailheEven Mice Belong in HeavenMême les souris appartiennent au paradisDenisa Grimmová and Jan Bubeníček2023(48th)My Sunny MaadMa famille afghaneMichaela PavlátováCésar Awards: Dominik Moll’s ‘The Night Of The 12th’ Sweeps Board Winning Best Film & Director – Full List - DeadlineCésar Awards: ‘The Night of the 12th’ Named Best Picture - The Hollywood ReporterErnest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia Ernest and Célestine: Le Voyage en CharabieJean-Christophe Roger, Julien ChhengLittle Nicholas: Happy As Can Be Le Petit Nicolas: Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux? Amandine Fredon, Benjamin Massoubre2024(49th) Chicken for Linda! Linda veut du poulet! Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach Mars Express Jérémie Périn No Dogs or Italians Allowed Interdit aux chiens et aux italiens Alain Unghetto2025(50th) Flow Straume Gints Zilbalodis The Most Precious of Cargoes La Plus Précieuse des marchandises Michel Hazanavicius Savages Sauvages Claude Barras2026(51st) Arco Ugo Bienvenu Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han My Castle Life: Growing Up in Versailles La vie de château - Mon enfance à Versailles Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat and Nathaniel H’Lim
Multiple wins/nominations
Wins Benjamin Renner - 2 Patrick Imbert - 2
Nominations Benjamin Renner - 3 Claude Barras - 2 Michel Ocelot - 2
See also César Award for Best Animated Short Film Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
References
External links
César Award for Best Animated Film at AlloCiné