The 7th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the
Académie André Delvaux
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, honored the best
films of 2016 in Belgium and took place on 4 February 2017 at the
Square
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in the historic site of
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,
Brussels
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, beginning at 8:00 p.m.
CET
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. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented
Magritte Awards
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in 22 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by
BeTV. Actress
Virginie Efira
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presided the ceremony, while
Anne-Pascale Clairembourg hosted the show for the first time.
The nominees for the 7th Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2017. Films with the most nominations were ''
The First, the Last'' and ''
Keeper'' with eight, followed by ''
Death by Death'' and ''
Parasol
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'' with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 4, 2017.
''The First, the Last'' won five awards, including
Best Film
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and
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for
Bouli Lanners
Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film '' The Giants'' was nominated for twelve Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director.
Biography
Lanners was born on 2 ...
. Other multiple winners were ''Keeper'' with three awards, and ''Death by Death'', ''Parasol'', and ''
The Red Turtle
''The Red Turtle'' is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit who co-wrote the film with French screenwriter Pascale Ferran. The film is an international co-production between Japanese animation stud ...
'' with two.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
* ''
The First, the Last'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'')
** ''
After Love'' (''L'Économie du couple'')
** ''
Death by Death'' (''Je me tue à le dire'')
** ''
Keeper''
** ''
Parasol
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''
Best Director
*
Bouli Lanners
Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film '' The Giants'' was nominated for twelve Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director.
Biography
Lanners was born on 2 ...
– ''
The First, the Last'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'')
**
Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter.
Career
Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute short ...
– ''
After Love'' (''L'Économie du couple'')
**
Valéry Rosier – ''
Parasol
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''
**
Xavier Seron – ''
Death by Death'' (''Je me tue à le dire'')
Best Actor
*
Jean-Jacques Rausin – ''
Death by Death'' (''Je me tue à le dire'')
**
Aboubakr Bensaihi – ''
Black
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''
**
François Damiens
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Career
He has appeared in more than fifty films since 2000. He started his career doing hidden camera videos in the 90s and became widely popular ...
– ''
Les Cowboys
''Les Cowboys'' () is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Thomas Bidegain. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* François Damiens as Alain Balland
* Finnegan Oldfield as Georg ...
''
**
Bouli Lanners
Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film '' The Giants'' was nominated for twelve Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director.
Biography
Lanners was born on 2 ...
– ''
The First, the Last'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'')
Best Actress
*
Virginie Efira
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– ''
In Bed with Victoria'' (''Victoria'')
*
Astrid Whettnall – ''
Road to Istanbul'' (''La Route d'Istanbul'')
**
Jo Deseure – ''
Man Overboard
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'' (''Un homme à la mer'')
**
Marie Gillain
Marie Gillain O.M.W. (born 18 June 1975) is a Belgian actress.
In popular culture
* She was the heroine of the John Malkovich play ''Hysteria'' in Chicago in December 1999.
* She is a model for cosmetics brand Lancôme.
* In 2013 she was no ...
– ''
Mirage of Love'' (''Mirage d'amour'')
Best Supporting Actor
*
David Murgia – ''
The First, the Last'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'')
**
Laurent Capelluto – ''
I Am a Soldier'' (''Je suis un soldat'')
**
Charlie Dupont
Charlie Dupont (born 23 May 1971) is a Belgian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre.
Charlie Dupont was born in Tournai, Belgium. His acting credits include '' Hard'' (2008), '' Largo Winch II'' (2011), '' Let My People Go!'' ...
– ''
Odd Job'' (''Un petit boulot'')
**
Sam Louwyck – ''
Keeper''
Best Supporting Actress
*
Catherine Salée – ''
Keeper''
**
Anne Coesens – ''
Jailbirds'' (''La Taularde'')
**
Virginie Efira
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– ''
Elle
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* ''Elle: ...
''
**
Julienne Goeffers – ''
Parasol
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''
Most Promising Actor
*
Yoann Blanc
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In January 2009, it was announced that Yoann and the comics writer Fabien Vehlmann would take over the responsibility f ...
– ''
Man Overboard
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'' (''Un homme à la mer'')
**
Lazare Gousseau – ''
Baden Baden''
**
Martin Nissen – ''
Welcome Home''
**
Pierre Olivier – ''
Nous quatre''
Most Promising Actress
*
Salomé Richard
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– ''
Baden Baden''
**
Martha Canga Antonio
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Early life and education
Martha Canga Antonio was born on June 12 1995 in Mons, Belgi ...
– ''
Black
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''
**
Ghalia Benali
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– ''
As I Open My Eyes
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'' (''À peine j'ouvre les yeux'')
**
Jade Soentjens and
Margaux Soentjens – ''
After Love'' (''L'Économie du couple'')
Best Screenplay
* ''
Death by Death'' (''Je me tue à le dire'') –
Xavier Seron
** ''
After Love'' (''L'Économie du couple'') –
Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter.
Career
Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute short ...
** ''
The First, the Last'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'') –
Bouli Lanners
Philippe "Bouli" Lanners (born 20 May 1965) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film '' The Giants'' was nominated for twelve Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director.
Biography
Lanners was born on 2 ...
** ''
Keeper'' –
Guillaume Senez and
David Lambert
Best First Feature Film
* ''
Keeper''
** ''
Death by Death'' (''Je me tue à le dire'')
** ''
Parasol
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''
Best Flemish Film
* ''
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''
** ''
Black
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''
** ''
The Land of the Enlightened''
** ''
Problemski Hotel''
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
* ''
The Red Turtle
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'' (''La Tortue rouge'')
** ''
As I Open My Eyes
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'' (''À peine j'ouvre les yeux'')
** ''
Eternity
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'' (''Éternité'')
** ''
Les Cowboys
''Les Cowboys'' () is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Thomas Bidegain. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* François Damiens as Alain Balland
* Finnegan Oldfield as Georg ...
''
Best Cinematography
* ''
Parasol
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'' –
Olivier Boonjing
** ''
The Dancer'' (''La Danseuse'') –
Benoît Debie
** ''
Evolution
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'' –
Manuel Dacosse
** ''
The First, the Last'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'') –
Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd
Best Production Design
* ''
The First, the Last'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'') –
Paul Rouschop
** ''
Eternity
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'' (''Éternité'') –
Véronique Sacrez
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** ''
Keeper'' –
Florin Dima
Best Costume Design
* ''
The First, the Last'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'') –
Elise Ancion
** ''
Baden Baden'' –
Sandra Campisi
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Pla ...
** ''
Black
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'' –
Nina Caspari
Best Original Score
* ''
Parasol
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'' –
Cyrille de Haes and
Manuel Roland
** ''
Black
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'' –
Hannes De Maeyer
** ''
Rising Voices'' (''Le Chant des hommes'') –
Catherine Graindorge
Best Sound
* ''
The Red Turtle
''The Red Turtle'' is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit who co-wrote the film with French screenwriter Pascale Ferran. The film is an international co-production between Japanese animation stud ...
'' (''La Tortue rouge'') –
Nils Fauth and
Peter Soldan
** ''
Death by Death'' (''Je me tue à le dire'') –
Arnaud Calvar,
Julien Mizac, and
Philippe Charbonnel
** ''
Keeper'' –
Virginie Messiaen and
Franco Piscopo
Best Editing
* ''
Keeper'' –
Julie Brenta
** ''
Death by Death'' (''Je me tue à le dire'') –
Julie Naas
** ''
Parasol
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'' –
Nicolas Rumpl
Best Fiction Short Film
* ''The Plumber'' (''Le Plombier'')
** ''Lovers'' (''Les Amoureuses'')
** ''Snatched'' (''A l'arraché'')
Best Animated Short Film
* ''Pornography''
** ''Summer'' (''Estate'')
** ''Totems''
Best Documentary Film
* ''Into Battle'' (''En bataille'')
** ''Abandoned Land'' (''La Terre abandonnée)''
** ''Intégration Inch'Allah''
Honorary Magritte Award
*
André Dussollier
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Films with multiple nominations and awards
The following twelve films received multiple nominations.
* Eight: ''
The First, the Last'', ''
Keeper''
* Seven: ''
Death by Death'', ''
Parasol
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''
* Five: ''
Black
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''
* Four: ''
After Love''
* Three: ''
Baden Baden''
* Two: ''
As I Open My Eyes
''As I Open My Eyes'' () is a 2015 French-Tunisian drama film directed by Leyla Bouzid. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Baya Medhaffar stars as a teenage rock singer. The ...
'', ''
Eternity
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'', ''
Les Cowboys
''Les Cowboys'' () is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Thomas Bidegain. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* François Damiens as Alain Balland
* Finnegan Oldfield as Georg ...
'', ''
Man Overboard
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'', ''
The Red Turtle
''The Red Turtle'' is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit who co-wrote the film with French screenwriter Pascale Ferran. The film is an international co-production between Japanese animation stud ...
''
The following five films received multiple awards.
* Five: ''
The First, the Last''
* Three: ''
Keeper''
* Two: ''
Death by Death'', ''
Parasol
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'' and ''
The Red Turtle
''The Red Turtle'' is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit who co-wrote the film with French screenwriter Pascale Ferran. The film is an international co-production between Japanese animation stud ...
''
See also
*
42nd César Awards
The 42nd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, was held on 24 February 2017, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris to honour the best French films of 2016. Jérôme Commandeur hosted the César Awards ceremon ...
*
22nd Lumières Awards
*
2016 in film
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Evaluation of the year
In his article highlighting the best films of 2016, Richard Brody o ...
References
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