The Magritte Award for Best Actor (french: Magritte du meilleur acteur) is an award presented annually by the

Académie André Delvaux The Académie André Delvaux is a Belgium, Belgian professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Cinema of Belgium, Belgian cinema. Founded in 2010, it is responsible for the annual Magritte Awards, Belgium's principal film ...

. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the

film industry The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, p ...

. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements. The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Jonathan Zaccaï receiving the award for his role in '' Private Lessons''. As of the 2022 ceremony,

Jean Le Peltier Jean Le Peltier is a Belgian-French film and stage director, writer and actor. After developing an interest in acting, Le Peltier studied performing arts at the Rennes 2 University in France and graduated from there in 2008. He began working in t ...

is the most recent winner in this category for his role in '' Madly in Life''.

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.

2010s

2020s

References

External links

Magritte Awards official website

Magritte Award for Best Actor
at '' AlloCiné'' {{Magritte Awards 2011 establishments in Belgium Awards established in 2011 Film awards for lead actor

Actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...