Magritte Award for Best Director
| Magritte Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Académie André Delvaux |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Laura Wandel, Playground (2021) |
| Website | lesmagritteducinema.com |
The Magritte Award for Best Director (French: Magritte du meilleur réalisateur) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working within the film industry. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements.[1]
The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Jaco Van Dormael receiving the award for his work in Mr. Nobody.[2] As of the 2022 ceremony, Laura Wandel is the most recent winner in this category for her work in Playground.
Winners and nominees
[edit]In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.
2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Director(s) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 (11th) |
Laura Wandel | Playground | Un monde |
| Fabrice Du Welz | Adoration | ||
| Joachim Lafosse | The Restless | Les Intranquilles | |
| Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni | Madly in Life | Une vie démente | |
References
[edit]- ^ Denis, Fernand (October 13, 2010). "André Delvaux, l'œuvre au jour". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "Le cinéma belge était à l'honneur lors de la Première édition des Magritte du cinéma belge francophone". Moniteur du film (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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