The Magritte Award for Best Actress (French: Magritte de la meilleure actrice) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role 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 Actress | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Académie André Delvaux |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Lubna Azabal, The Blue Caftan (2023) |
| Website | lesmagritteducinema.com |
The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Anne Coesens receiving the award for her role in Illegal.[2] As of the 2022 ceremony, Jo Deseure is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Madly in Life.
Winners and nominees edit
In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.
Superlatives edit
| Superlative | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actress | Overall (including Most Promising Actress) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Émilie Dequenne | 3 | Catherine Salée | 2 | Émilie Dequenne | 4 |
| Actress with most nominations | Lubna Azabal | 6 | Yolande Moreau | 5 | Yolande Moreau | 9 |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning |
Cécile de France | 5 | Claire Bodson | 3 | Cécile de France | 5 |
| Oldest winner | Jo Deseure | 74 | Yolande Moreau | 58 | Jo Deseure | 74 |
| Oldest nominee | Annie Cordy | 86 | Julienne Goeffers | 75 | Annie Cordy | 86 |
| Youngest winner | Pauline Étienne | 25 | Aurora Marion | 32 | Pauline Étienne | 25 |
2010s edit
2020s edit
| Year | Actress | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 (11th) |
Jo Deseure | Madly in Life | Une vie démente |
| Lubna Azabal | Adam | ||
| Lucie Debay | Madly in Life | Une vie démente | |
| Virginie Efira | Bye Bye Morons | Adieu les cons | |
| 2022 (12th) |
Virginie Efira | Paris Memories | Revoir Paris |
| Lubna Azabal | Rebel | ||
| Lucie Debay | Lucie Loses Her Horse | Lucie perd son cheval | |
| Babetida Sadjo | Juwaa | ||
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.