César Award for Best Director
The César Award for Best Director 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.
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:| Wins | Director |
| 5 | Roman Polanski |
| 4 | Jacques Audiard |
| 2 | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| 2 | Albert Dupontel |
| 2 | Abdellatif Kechiche |
| 2 | Dominik Moll |
| 2 | Alain Resnais |
| 2 | Claude Sautet |
| 2 | Bertrand Tavernier |
The following individuals received three or more Best Director nominations:
| Nominations | Director |
| 8 | Jacques Audiard |
| 8 | Alain Resnais |
| 7 | Claude Miller |
| 7 | Bertrand Tavernier |
| 7 | André Téchiné |
| 6 | Luc Besson |
| 6 | François Ozon |
| 5 | Bertrand Blier |
| 5 | Arnaud Desplechin |
| 5 | Patrice Leconte |
| 5 | Roman Polanski |
| 4 | Claude Berri |
| 4 | Michel Deville |
| 4 | Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
| 4 | Claude Sautet |
| 3 | Patrice Chéreau |
| 3 | Alain Corneau |
| 3 | Albert Dupontel |
| 3 | Nicole Garcia |
| 3 | Xavier Giannoli |
| 3 | Abdellatif Kechiche |
| 3 | Cedric Klapisch |
| 3 | Maïwenn |
| 3 | Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano |
| 3 | Maurice Pialat |
| 3 | François Truffaut |