Best Pictures Genres

Year Winner of Oscars Winners of Cesars
2000Gladiator
(Action)
Venus Beauty Institute
(Comedy ,Drama, Romance)
2001A Beautiful Mind
(Biography, Drama)
Le Gout des Autres
(Comedy, Drama, Romance)
2002Chicago
(Comedy,Crime, Drama)
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulin
(Comedy, Fantasy, Romance)
2003Lord Of the Rings
(Fantasy/Action)
Le Pianist
(Biography, Drama, War)
2004Million Dollar Baby
(Drama, Sport)
Les Invasions Barbares
(Comedy, Crime,Drama)
2005Crash
(Action, Drama)
L'Esquire
(Drama, Romance)
2006The Departed
(Action)
De Battre Mon Coeur s'est arête
(Action, Crime, Drama)
2007No Country For Old Men
(Crime, Drama, Mystery)
Lady Chatterley
(Drama, Romance)
2008Slumdog Millionaire
(Drama, Romance)
La graine et le mullet
(Couscous)(Drama)
2009The Hurt Locker
(Drama, Thriller, War)
Un Prophete
(Crime, Drama)

There were subtle differences in the 'Best Film' category for the past decade.