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 by | Académie André Delvaux |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Laura Wandel, Playground (2021) |
| Website | lesmagritteducinema.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 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.