| Honorary César | |
| Presenter: | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| Country: | France |
| Year: | 1976 |
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.
| Year | Recipient | class=unsortable | Profession | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Actress | Sweden | |||
| Actress and singer | US | ||||
| 1977 | (posthumous) | Film archivist and co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française | France | ||
| Actor, director and screenwriter | France | ||||
| 1978 | data-sort-value="Dorfmann" | Film producer | France | ||
(posthumous) | Writer, director, producer and editor | France | |||
| 1979 | Director and screenwriter | France | |||
| Actor, director and screenwriter | France | ||||
(posthumous) | Animator, director, screenwriter, actor and producer | US | |||
| Year | Recipient | class=unsortable | Profession | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | data-sort-value="Braunberger" | Producer, director and screenwriter | France | ||
| Actor, screenwriter and director | France | ||||
| Actor, director and producer | US | ||||
| 1981 | (posthumous) | Director and screenwriter | France | ||
| data-sort-value="Resnais" | Director, editor and screenwriter | France | |||
| 1982 | data-sort-value="Dancigers" | Film producer | Russia / France | ||
| data-sort-value="Mnouchkine" | Film producer | Russia / France | |||
| data-sort-value="Nény" | Sound engineer | France | |||
| Director and screenwriter | Poland | ||||
| 1983 | data-sort-value="Raimu" | (posthumous) | Actor | France | |
| 1984 | Director and screenwriter | France | |||
| data-sort-value="Beauregard" | Film producer | France | |||
| Actress and screenwriter | France | ||||
| 1985 | data-sort-value="Christian-Jaque" | Director and screenwriter | France | ||
| Actress | France | ||||
| data-sort-value="Gouze-Rénal" | Producer and actress | France | |||
| data-sort-value="Poiré" | Producer and screenwriter | France | |||
| 1986 | data-sort-value="Jarre" | Composer | France | ||
| Actress and producer | US | ||||
| Director, screenwriter and producer | France | ||||
(posthumous) | Art director and poster designer | France | |||
| Director of the documentary feature Shoah | France | ||||
| 1987 | Director, screenwriter and actor | France / Switzerland | |||
| 1988 | data-sort-value="Silberman" | Producer and screenwriter | Russia / France | ||
| 1989 | Actor | France | |||
| Director, screenwriter and actor | France | ||||
| Year | Recipient | class=unsortable | Profession | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | (posthumous) | Actor | France | ||
| 1991 | Actor and screenwriter | France | |||
| Actress | Italy | ||||
| 1992 | Actress | France | |||
| Actor, screenwriter, director and producer | US | ||||
| 1993 | Actor | France | |||
| Actor | Italy | ||||
| Actor, screenwriter and director | France | ||||
| 1994 | Actor and screenwriter | France | |||
| 1995 | Actress, screenwriter and director | France | |||
| Actor and producer | US | ||||
| Director, producer and screenwriter | US | ||||
| 1996 | Actress | US | |||
| Director, screenwriter, actor and producer | France | ||||
| 1997 | Actor, composer, singer and screenwriter | France / Armenia | |||
| Actress | US | ||||
| 1998 | Actor and producer | US | |||
| Actor, director, producer and composer | US | ||||
(for the second time) | Director, screenwriter and actor | France / Switzerland | |||
| 1999 | Director, screenwriter, actor and producer | Spain | |||
| Actor and producer | US | ||||
| Actor | France | ||||
| Year | Recipient | class=unsortable | Profession | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Actress, screenwriter, director and producer | France | |||
| Journalist, film producer and founder of the César Awards | France | ||||
| Actor | France | ||||
| Director, producer, screenwriter and actor | US | ||||
| 2001 | Actor, composer, screenwriter and director | France | |||
| Actress | UK | ||||
| Director and screenwriter | France | ||||
| 2002 | Actress | France | |||
| Actor | UK | ||||
| Actor and screenwriter | France | ||||
| 2003 | Actress and director | France | |||
| Director, producer, screenwriter and actor | US | ||||
| Actress | US | ||||
| 2004 | Actress | France | |||
| 2005 | Actor, singer and composer | France | |||
| Actor, producer, singer and composer | US | ||||
| 2006 | Actor | UK | |||
| Actor | France | ||||
| 2007 | Actress | France | |||
| Actor, producer and director | UK | ||||
| 2008 | (for the second time) | Actress | France | ||
| Actor and director | Italy | ||||
(posthumous) | Actress | Germany | |||
| 2009 | Actor | US | |||
| Year | Recipient | class=unsortable | Profession | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Actor | US | |||
| 2011 | Director, screenwriter, executive producer and actor | US | |||
| 2012 | Actress | UK | |||
| 2013 | Actor, director and producer | US | |||
| 2014 | Actress | US | |||
| 2015 | Actor, director, screenwriter and producer | US | |||
| 2016 | (for the second time) | Actor and producer | US | ||
| 2017 | Actor, director, screenwriter and producer | US | |||
| 2018 | Actress | Spain | |||
| 2019 | Actor, director, producer and businessman | US | |||
| 2022 | Actress and producer | Australia | |||
| 2023 | Director and producer | US | |||
| 2024 | Actress, screenwriter, film director and singer | France | |||
| Director, screenwriter and producer | UK / US | ||||
| 2025 | Actress | US | |||