1956
(29th) | Gervaise | + | Clément, RenéRené Clément | Nominee |
1957
(30th) | Gates of Paris | + | Clair, RenéRené Clair | Nominee |
1958
(31st) | My Uncle | + | Tati, JacquesJacques Tati | Won Academy Award |
1959
(32nd) | Black Orpheus | + | Camus, MarcelMarcel Camus | Won Academy Award |
1960
(33rd) | La Vérité | + | Clouzot, Henri-GeorgesHenri-Georges Clouzot | Nominee |
1961
(34th) | Last Year at Marienbad | + | Resnais, AlainAlain Resnais | Not Nominated |
1962
(35th) | Sundays and Cybele | + | Bourguignon, SergeSerge Bourguignon | Won Academy Award |
1963
(36th) | The Fire Within | + | Malle, LouisLouis Malle | Not Nominated |
1964
(37th) | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | + | Demy, JacquesJacques Demy | Nominee |
1965
(38th) | Pierrot Le Fou | + | Godard, Jean-LucJean-Luc Godard | Not Nominated |
1966
(39th) | A Man and a Woman | + | Lelouch, ClaudeClaude Lelouch | Won Academy Award |
1967
(40th) | Live for Life | + | Lelouch, ClaudeClaude Lelouch | Nominee |
1968
(41st) | Stolen Kisses | + | Truffaut, FrançoisFrançois Truffaut | Nominee |
1969
(42nd) | My Night with Maud | + | Rohmer, éricéric Rohmer | Nominee |
1970
(43rd) | Hoa-Binh | Hoa-Binh | Coutard, RaoulRaoul Coutard | Nominee |
1971
(44th) | Ramparts of Clay | + | Bertucelli, Jean-LouisJean-Louis Bertucelli | Not Nominated |
1972
(45th) | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | + | Buñuel, LuisLuis Buñuel | Won Academy Award |
1973
(46th) | Day for Night | +
| Truffaut, FrançoisFrançois Truffaut | Won Academy Award |
1974
(47th) | Lacombe Lucien | + | Malle, LouisLouis Malle | Nominee |
1975
(48th) | India Song | + | Duras, MargueriteMarguerite Duras | Not Nominated |
1976
(49th) | Cousin, Cousine | + | Tacchella, Jean-CharlesJean-Charles Tacchella | Nominee |
1977
(50th) | Madame Rosa | + | Mizrahi, MoshéMoshé Mizrahi | Won Academy Award |
1978
(51st) | Get Out Your Handkerchiefs | + |
Blier, BertrandBertrand Blier | Won Academy Award |
1979
(52nd) | A Simple Story | + | Sautet, ClaudeClaude Sautet | Nominee |
1980
(53rd) | The Last Metro | + | Truffaut, FrançoisFrançois Truffaut | Nominee |
1981
(54th) | Diva | + | Beineix, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Beineix | Not Nominated |
1982
(55th) | Coup de Torchon | + | Tavernier, BertrandBertrand Tavernier | Nominee |
1983
(56th) | Entre Nous | + | Kurys, DianeDiane Kurys | Nominee |
1984
(57th) | So Long, Stooge | + | Berri, ClaudeClaude Berri | Not Nominated |
1985
(58th) | Three Men and a Cradle | + | Serreau, ColineColine Serreau | Nominee |
1986
(59th) | Betty Blue | + | Beineix, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Beineix | Nominee |
1987
(60th) | Au revoir, les enfants | + | Malle, LouisLouis Malle | Nominee |
1988
(61st) | La Lectrice | + | Deville, MichelMichel Deville | Not Nominated |
1989
(62nd) | Camille Claudel | + | Nuytten, BrunoBruno Nuytten | Nominee |
1990
(63rd) | Cyrano de Bergerac | + | Rappeneau, Jean-PaulJean-Paul Rappeneau | Nominee |
1991
(64th) | Van Gogh | + | Pialat, MauriceMaurice Pialat | Not Nominated |
1992
(65rh) | Indochine | | Wargnier, RégisRégis Wargnier | Won Academy Award |
1993
(66th) | Germinal | + | Berri, ClaudeClaude Berri | Not Nominated |
1994
(67th) | Wild Reeds | + | Téchiné, AndréAndré Téchiné | Not Nominated |
1995
(68th) | French Twist | + | Balasko, JosianeJosiane Balasko | Not Nominated |
1996
(69th) | Ridicule | + | Leconte, PatricePatrice Leconte | Nominee |
1997
(70th) | Western | + | Poirier, ManuelManuel Poirier | Not Nominated |
1998
(71st) | The Dreamlife of Angels | + | Zonca, ErickErick Zonca | Not Nominated |
1999
(72nd) | East/West | + | Wargnier, RégisRégis Wargnier | Nominee |
2000
(73rd) | The Taste of Others | +
| Jaoui, AgnèsAgnès Jaoui | Nominee |
2001
(74th) | Amélie | + | Jeunet, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Jeunet | Nominee |
2002
(75th) | 8 Women | + | Ozon, FrançoisFrançois Ozon | Not Nominated |
2003
(76th) | Bon Voyage | + | Rappeneau, Jean-PaulJean-Paul Rappeneau | Not Nominated |
2004
(77th) | The Chorus | + | Barratier, ChristopheChristophe Barratier | Nominee |
2005
(78th) | Joyeux Noël | Joyeux Noël | Carion, ChristianChristian Carion | Nominee |
2006
(79th) | Avenue Montaigne | + | Thompson, DanièleDanièle Thompson | Nor !Made January Shortlist |
2007
(80th) | Persepolis | + | Paronnaud, VincentVincent Paronnaud
Satrapi, MarjaneMarjane Satrapi | Not Nominated |
2008
(81st) | The Class | +
| Cantet, LaurentLaurent Cantet | Nominee |
2009
(82nd) | A Prophet | + | Audiard, JacquesJacques Audiard | Nominee |
