Magritte Award for Best Director

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]

Magritte Award for Best Director
Presented byAcadémie André Delvaux
First awarded2011
Currently held byOlivier Masset-Depasse, Mothers' Instinct (2019)
Websitelesmagritteducinema.com

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 2020 ceremony, Olivier Masset-Depasse is the most recent winner in this category for his work in Mothers' Instinct.

Winners and nominees

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

2010s
Year Director(s) English title Original title
2010
(1st)		Jaco Van DormaelMr. Nobody
Joachim LafossePrivate LessonsÉlève libre
Olivier Masset-DepasseIllegalIllégal
Nabil Ben YadirThe BaronsLes Barons
2011
(2nd)		Bouli LannersThe GiantsLes Géants
Dominique Abel and Fiona GordonThe FairyLa Fée
Jean-Pierre and Luc DardenneThe Kid with a BikeLe Gamin au vélo
Sam GarbarskiA Distant NeighborhoodQuartier lointain
2012
(3rd)		Joachim LafosseOur ChildrenÀ perdre la raison
Lucas BelvauxOne Night38 témoins
François PirotMobile Home
Patrick RidremontDead Man Talking
2013
(4th)		Stéphane Aubier and Vincent PatarErnest & CelestineErnest et Célestine
Frédéric FonteyneTango libre
Sam GarbarskiVijay and I
Vincent LannooIn the Name of the SonAu nom du fils
2014
(5th)		Jean-Pierre and Luc DardenneTwo Days, One NightDeux jours, une nuit
Lucas BelvauxNot My TypePas son genre
Nabil Ben YadirThe MarchersLa Marche
Yolande MoreauHenri
2015
(6th)		Jaco Van DormaelThe Brand New TestamentLe Tout Nouveau Testament
Bernard BellefroidMelody
Savina DellicourAll Cats Are GreyTous les chats sont gris
Fabrice Du WelzAlleluia
2016
(7th)		Bouli LannersThe First, the LastLes Premiers, les Derniers
Joachim LafosseAfter LoveL'Économie du couple
Valéry RosierParasol
Xavier SeronDeath by DeathJe me tue à le dire
2017
(8th)		Philippe Van LeeuwInsyriated
Lucas BelvauxThis Is Our LandChez nous
Nabil Ben YadirBlind SpotDode Hoek
Stephan StrekerA WeddingNoces
2018
(9th)		Guillaume SenezOur StrugglesNos batailles
Hélène Cattet and Bruno ForzaniLet the Corpses TanLaissez bronzer les cadavres
Olivier MeysBitter Flowers
François Troukens and Jean-François HensgensAbove the LawTueurs
2019
(10th)		Olivier Masset-DepasseMothers' InstinctDuelles
Jean-Pierre and Luc DardenneYoung AhmedLe Jeune Ahmed
César DíazOur MothersNuestras madres
Laurent MicheliLolaLola vers la mer
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References
  1. Denis, Fernand (October 13, 2010). "André Delvaux, l'œuvre au jour". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. "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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