Alexis Manenti (born 12 February 1982) is a French actor and screenwriter, most noted for the 2019 film ''

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''. He was the winner of the

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at the

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,Melanie Goodfellow
"César awards: ‘Les Miserables’ wins best film, Polanski takes best director"
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'', 28 February 2020. and the

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at the

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,Scott Roxborough
"France’s Lumiere Awards: ‘Les Misérables’ Wins Best Film, Roman Polanski Tapped as Best Director"
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'', 27 January 2020. for his performance. With co-writers

Ladj Ly Ladj Ly (; born 19 March 1980 in Paris) is a French film director and screenwriter. He won a Jury Prize in Cannes Film Festival for ''Les Misérables'' in 2019. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Biography Ly's ...

and Giordano Gederlini, he won the

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, and was nominated for the

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and the

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. He appeared in a different role in '' Les Indésirables'', Ly's second feature film.Michael Rosser
"Ladj Ly’s ‘Les Indésirables’ to world premiere at Toronto 2023"
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'', 5 July 2023.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manenti, Alexis 1982 births Living people 21st-century French male actors 21st-century French male writers 21st-century French screenwriters French male film actors French male television actors French male screenwriters Most Promising Actor César Award winners Most Promising Actor Lumières Award winners French people of Serbian descent