The Lumières Award (french: Lumières de la presse internationale) is a French

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presented by the ''Académie des Lumières'' to honor the best in the French-speaking cinema of the previous year. The awards ceremony is organized by the Académie des Lumières which consists of over 200 representatives of the international press based in

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. Today it is regarded as one of the most prestigious

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awards, equivalent to the

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presented by the

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History

The Lumières Award was initiated in 1995 by French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier and American journalist and ex-

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's Paris correspondent Edward Behr. Their idea was to replicate the

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given by the foreign press in Hollywood. The Lumières Award is usually presented a month before the César Award, the French national film award.

Directing Board

The president of the Academy is Lisa Nesselson, the vice-presidents are Pamela Bienzobas and José Maria Riba, the treasurer is Min Liu, the general secretary is Jacques Kermabon and the general delegate is Anne Guimet.

Award categories

Current categories

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: since 1996 * Best Director: since 1996 *

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: since 1996 *

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: since 1996 *

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: since 1996 * Most Promising Actor: since 2000 * Most Promising Actress: since 2000 * Best First Film: since 2014 * Best Cinematography: since 2008 *Best Music: since 2016 *Best Documentary: since 2016 *Best Animated Film: since 2017 *Beat international co-production: since 2020 *Honorary Lumières Award

Discontinued categories

* World Audience Award * Special Jury Prize * Best Foreign Film * Best French-Language Film

Ceremonies

References

External links

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