César Award for Best Original Screenplay | |
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Country | France |
Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
First awarded | 1983—1985; 2006—present |
Currently held by | The Aquatic Effect (2017) |
Official website | academie-cinema |
The César Award for Best Original Screenplay (French: César du meilleur scénario original) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985, and then awarded again in 2006, when the original category (César Award for Best Writing) was split into two awards, the other being César Award for Best Adaptation.
The César Award for Best Writing was awarded from 1986 to 2005.