César Award for Best Original Screenplay

César Award for Best Original Screenplay
2025 recipient: Boris Lojkine
CountryFrance
Presented byAcadémie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
First award1983—1985; 2006—present
Currently held byBoris Lojkine and Delphine Agut for Souleymane's Story (2025)
Websiteacademie-cinema.org

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 Original Screenplay or Adaptation) was split into two awards, the other being César Award for Best Adaptation.