9th Magritte Awards
| 9th Magritte Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Date | 2 February 2019 |
| Site | Square Mont des Arts, Brussels, Belgium |
| Hosted by | Alex Vizorek |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Our Struggles |
| Most awards | Our Struggles (5) |
| Most nominations | Above the Law and Girl (9) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | La Deux |
The 9th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2018 in Belgium and took place on 2 February 2019 at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels, beginning at 8:00 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 22 categories.[1] The ceremony was televised in Belgium by La Deux. Directors Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier presided the ceremony, while comedian Alex Vizorek hosted the show for the first time.[2][3]
The nominees for the 9th Magritte Awards were announced on 11 January 2019.[4] Films with the most nominations were Above the Law and Girl with nine, followed by Let the Corpses Tan with eight, and The Benefit of the Doubt and Our Struggles with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 2 February 2019.[5] Our Struggles won five awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Guillaume Senez. Other multiple winners were Girl with four awards and Let the Corpses Tan with two.
Winners and nominees[]
Best Film[]
- Our Struggles (Nos batailles)
- Above the Law (Tueurs)
- Bitter Flowers
- Mon Ket
- Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres)
Best Director[]
- Guillaume Senez – Our Struggles (Nos batailles)
- Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani – Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres)
- Olivier Meys – Bitter Flowers
- and – Above the Law (Tueurs)
Best Actor[]
- Victor Polster – Girl
- François Damiens – Mon Ket
- Olivier Gourmet – Above the Law (Tueurs)
- Benoît Poelvoorde – Keep an Eye Out (Au poste!)
Best Actress[]
- Lubna Azabal – Above the Law (Tueurs)
- Cécile de France – Mademoiselle de Joncquières
- Yolande Moreau – I Feel Good
- Natacha Régnier – The Benefit of the Doubt (Une Part d'ombre)
Best Supporting Actor[]
- Arieh Worthalter – Girl
- Yoann Blanc – The Benefit of the Doubt (Une Part d'ombre)
- Bouli Lanners – Above the Law (Tueurs)
- – Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres)
Best Supporting Actress[]
- Lucie Debay – Our Struggles (Nos batailles)
- Tania Garbarski – Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland...)
- – The Faithful Son (La Part sauvage)
- – The Benefit of the Doubt (Une Part d'ombre)
Most Promising Actor[]
- – The Royal Exchange (L'Échange des princesses)
- – Our Struggles (Nos batailles)
- Baptiste Lalieu – The Benefit of the Doubt (Une Part d'ombre)
- – Mon Ket
Most Promising Actress[]
- – Our Struggles (Nos batailles)
- Myriem Akheddiou – The Benefit of the Doubt (Une Part d'ombre)
- – Above the Law (Tueurs)
- Nawell Madani – (C'est tout pour moi)
- – The Wild Boys (Les Garçons sauvages)
Best Screenplay[]
- Girl – Lukas Dhont and
- Bitter Flowers – Olivier Meys and
- Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland...) – Sam Garbarski
- Our Struggles (Nos batailles) – Guillaume Senez
Best First Feature Film[]
- Bitter Flowers
- Above the Law (Tueurs)
- The Benefit of the Doubt (Une Part d'ombre)
- The Faithful Son (La Part sauvage)
Best Flemish Film[]
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction[]
Best Cinematography[]
- Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres) – Manuel Dacosse
- Above the Law (Tueurs) –
- Girl –
Best Production Design[]
- Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres) –
- Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland...) –
- Girl –
Best Costume Design[]
- Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland...) –
- Girl –
- Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres) –
Best Original Score[]
- –
- The Benefit of the Doubt (Une Part d'ombre) –
- The Faithful Son (La Part sauvage) – and
Best Sound[]
- Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres) – , , ,
- Above the Law (Tueurs) – Marc Engels, ,
- Girl –
Best Editing[]
- Our Struggles (Nos batailles) – Julie Brenta
- Girl – Alain Dessauvage
- Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres) –
Best Live Action Short Film[]
- Icarus (Icare) – Nicolas Boucart
- Calamity – Séverine De Streyker and Maxime Feyers
- Castle to Castle (D'un château l'autre) – Emmanuel Marre
- A Sister (Une Soeur) – Delphine Girard
Best Animated Short Film[]
- The Proposal (La Bague au doigt) – Gerlando Infuso
- Carnal Symbiosis (Simbiosis Carnal) – Rocío Álvarez
- The Horn Quartet (Le Quatuor à cornes) – Arnaud Demuynck and Benjamin Bottela
- Not Today – Marine Jacob
Best Documentary Film[]
- So Help Me God (Ni juge, ni soumise) – Jean Libon
- Cowboys and Indians: the Cinema of Patar and Aubier (Des Cowboys et des Indiens, le cinéma de Patar et Aubier) – Fabrice du Welz
- Holy Tour (La Grand-Messe) – Valéry Rosier and Méryl Fortunat-Rossi
- Manu – Emmanuelle Bonmariage
- Mitra – Jorge León
Honorary Magritte Award[]
Films with multiple nominations and awards[]
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The following nine films received multiple nominations.
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The following three films received multiple awards.
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (14 January 2019). "'Girl,' 'Above the Law' Lead Belgium Film Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Laurent, Laurent (18 January 2019). "Magritte du cinéma: Patar et Aubier présidents!". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Lecocq, Jean-Jacques (24 August 2018). "Maître Alex Vizorek aux Magritte". Ciné Télé Revue (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Richford, Rhonda (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- Magritte Awards
- 2018 film awards
- 2019 in Belgium