Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film

The Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film (French: Prix Lumières du meilleur film francophone) is a discontinued award given by the Académie des Lumières from 2003 to 2019. It rewarded the best French-language film made outside France each year. It replaced the Lumières Award for Best Foreign Film (French: Prix Lumières du meilleur film étranger) that was awarded from 1996 to 2002. It was replaced in 2020 by the Lumières Award for Best International Co-Production.

Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film
Awarded forThe best French-language film from outside France
CountryFrance
Presented byAcadémie des Lumières
First awarded2003
Last awarded2019

Winners and nominees

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In the following lists, the titles and names with a blue background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees.

2000s

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Year English title Original title Director (s)
2003
(8th)
The Son Le Fils Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
2004
(9th)
The Barbarian Invasions Les Invasions barbares Denys Arcand
2005
(10th)
Tomorrow We Move Demain on déménage Chantal Akerman
2006
(11th)
L'Enfant Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
2007
(12th)
Bamako Abderrahmane Sissako
The United States of Albert Les États-Unis d'Albert André Forcier
C.R.A.Z.Y. Jean-Marc Vallée
Bunker Paradise Stefan Liberski
Barakat! Djamila Sahraoui
2008
(13th)
Délice Paloma Nadir Moknèche
Cowboy Benoît Mariage
Gone for a Dance J'aurais voulu être un danseur Alain Berliner
In the Arms of My Enemy Voleurs de chevaux Micha Wald
Days of Darkness L'Age des ténèbres Denys Arcand
Africa Paradis Sylvestre Amoussou
2009
(14th)
Lorna's Silence Le Silence de Lorna Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
Johnny Mad Dog Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Home Ursula Meier
Rumba Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Faro: Goddess of the Waters Faro, la reine des eaux Salif Traore

2010s

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Year English title Original title Director (s)
2010
(15th)
I Killed My Mother J'ai tué ma mère Xavier Dolan
Les Saignantes Jean-Pierre Bekolo
That Day 1 journée Jacob Berger
Hand of the Headless Man Où est la main de l'homme sans tête Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin
Private Lessons Elève libre Joachim Lafosse
Beyond the Ocean Les Oiseaux du ciel Eliane de Latour
2011
(16th)
A Screaming Man Un Homme qui crie Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Orly Angela Schanelec
Amer Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Illegal Illégal Olivier Masset-Depasse
Heartbeats Les Amours Imaginaires Xavier Dolan
2012
(17th)
Incendies Denis Villeneuve
The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
The Giants Les Géants Bouli Lanners
Curling Denis Côté
Where Do We Go Now? Et maintenant on va où ? Nadine Labaki
2013
(18th)
The Pirogue La Pirogue Moussa Touré
Monsieur Lazhar Philippe Falardeau
Laurence Anyways Xavier Dolan
Sister L'Enfant d'en Haut Ursula Meier
Our Children A perdre la raison Joachim Lafosse
2014
(19th)
Horses of God Les Chevaux de Dieu Nabil Ayouch
Today Aujourd'hui Alain Gomis
The Repentant El Taaib (Le Repenti) Merzak Allouache
Dead Man Talking Patrick Ridremont
Gabrielle Louise Archambault
The Dismantling Le Démantèlement Sébastien Pilote
2015
(20th)
Two Days, One Night Deux jours, une nuit Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
C'est eux les chiens... Hisham Lasri
Fièvres Hicham Ayouch
L'Oranais Lyès Salem
Mommy Xavier Dolan
Run Philippe Lacôte
2016
(21st)
Much Loved Nabil Ayouch
As I Open My Eyes À peine j'ouvre les yeux Leyla Bouzid
Next Year L'Année prochaine Vania Leturcq
The Rooftops Les Terrasses Merzak Allouache
The Brand New Testament Le Tout Nouveau Testament Jaco Van Dormael
La Vanité Lionel Baier
2017
(22nd)
Hedi Mohammed Ben Attia
Belgica Felix Van Groeningen
The Unknown Girl La Fille inconnue Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
It's Only the End of the World Juste la fin du monde Xavier Dolan
Mimosas Oliver Laxe
The First, the Last Les Premiers, les Derniers Bouli Lanners
2018
(23rd)
Insyriated Une famille syrienne Philippe Van Leeuw
Before Summer Ends Avant la fin de l’été Maryam Goormaghtigh
Beauty and the Dogs La Belle et la Meute Kaouther Ben Hania
A Wedding Noces Stephan Streker
Lost in Paris Paris pieds nus Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon
2019
(24th)
Girl Lukas Dhont
Capernaum Nadine Labaki
Chris the Swiss Anja Kofmel
The Insult L'Insulte Ziad Doueiri
Our Struggles Nos batailles Guillaume Senez

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