13th Magritte Awards

The 13th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2023 in Belgium. It took place on 9 March 2024, at the Théâtre National, in the historic site of Marais-Jacqmain, Brussels. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 23 categories.^[1] The ceremony was televised in Belgium by La Trois. Actor Bouli Lanners presided the ceremony, while director Patrick Ridremont hosted the show for the second time.^[2]

The nominees for the 13th Magritte Awards were announced on 9 February 2024.^[3] Films with the most nominations were Omen with thirteen, followed by Love According to Dalva and The Experience of Love with nine and eight, respectively.^[4] Love According to Dalva won seven awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Emmanuelle Nicot. Other multiple winners were Omen with five and The Experience of Love with two.^[5]

Winners and nominees

Best Film

• Love According to Dalva (Dalva)
  • The Experience of Love (Le Syndrome des amours passées)
  • The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)
  • Omen (Augure)
  • Time Out (Temps mort)

Best Director

• Emmanuelle Nicot – Love According to Dalva (Dalva)
  • Baloji – Omen (Augure)
  • Zeno Graton – The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)
  • Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni – The Experience of Love (Le Syndrome des amours passées)

Best Actor

• Arieh Worthalter – The Goldman Case (Le Procès Goldman)
  • Bouli Lanners – Paint It Gold (Un coup de maître)
  • Jérémie Renier – Let's Get Lost (Ailleurs si j'y suis)
  • Marc Zinga – Omen (Augure)

Best Actress

• Lubna Azabal – The Blue Caftan (Le Bleu du caftan)
  • Lucie Debay – The Experience of Love (Le Syndrome des amours passées)
  • Yolande Moreau – The Jolly Forgers (La Fiancée du poète)
  • Mara Taquin – La Petite

Best Supporting Actor

• Arieh Worthalter – All to Play For (Rien à perdre)
  • Philippe Résimont – Employee of the Month (L'Employée du mois)
  • Jean-Benoît Ugeux – Last Dance
  • Peter Van Den Begin – Employee of the Month (L'Employée du mois)

Best Supporting Actress

• Sandrine Blancke – Love According to Dalva (Dalva)
• Yves-Marina Gnahoua – Omen (Augure)
  • Myriem Akheddiou – Sixteen (16 Ans)
  • Lucie Debay – Omen (Augure)

Most Promising Actor

• Lazare Gousseau – The Experience of Love (Le Syndrome des amours passées)
  • Amine Hamidou – The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)
  • N'Landu Lubansu – The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)
  • Yoann Zimmer – Return to Seoul (Retour à Séoul)

Most Promising Actress

• Zelda Samson – Love According to Dalva (Dalva)
  • Laetitia Mampaka – Employee of the Month (L'Employée du mois)
  • Bérangère McNeese – Let's Get Lost (Ailleurs si j'y suis)
  • Mara Taquin – The Beast in the Jungle (La Bête dans la jungle)

Best Screenplay

• Love According to Dalva (Dalva) – Emmanuelle Nicot
  • The Experience of Love (Le Syndrome des amours passées) – Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni
  • The Lost Boys (Le Paradis) – Zeno Graton
  • Omen (Augure) – Baloji

Best First Feature Film

• Love According to Dalva (Dalva)
  • The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)
  • Omen (Augure)
  • Time Out (Temps mort)

Best Flemish Film

• When It Melts (Het smelt)
  • Holly
  • Luka
  • Wil

Best Foreign Film in Coproduction

• Vincent Must Die (Vincent doit mourir)
  • The Blue Caftan (Le Bleu du caftan)
  • No Dogs or Italians Allowed (Interdit aux chiens et aux Italiens)
  • Return to Seoul (Retour à Séoul)

Best Cinematography

• Omen (Augure) – Joachim Philippe
  • Love According to Dalva (Dalva) – Caroline Guimbal
  • The Other Laurens (L'Autre Laurens) – Florian Berutti

Best Production Design

• Omen (Augure) – Eve Martin
  • The Experience of Love (Le Syndrome des amours passées) – Julien Dubourg
  • Love According to Dalva (Dalva) – Catherine Cosme

Best Costume Design

• Omen (Augure) – Elke Hoste and Baloji
  • The Belgian Wave – Jessica Harkay
  • The Experience of Love (Le Syndrome des amours passées) – Frédérick Denis
  • The Falling Star (L'Étoile filante) – Claire Dubien

Best Original Score

• Omen (Augure) – Baloji
  • The Line (La Ligne) – Stéphanie Blanchoud, Benjamin Biolay and Jean-François Assy
  • The Other Laurens (L'Autre Laurens) – Thomas Turine

Best Sound

• Love According to Dalva (Dalva) – Fabrice Osinski, Valérie Le Docte, Aline Gavroy and Olivier Thys
  • Omen (Augure) – Jan Deca, Erik Griekspoor, Danny van Spreuwel and Vincent Nouaille
  • Vincent Must Die (Vincent doit mourir) – Dirk Bombey, Emilie Mauguet, Xavier Thieulin and Bertrand Boudaud

Best Editing

• The Experience of Love (Le Syndrome des amours passées) – Sophie Vercruysse and Raphaël Balboni
  • I Have Electric Dreams (Tengo sueños eléctricos) – Bertrand Conard
  • Omen (Augure) – Bruno Tracq and Bertrand Conard

Best Fiction Short Film

• The Silent Ones (Les silencieux) – Basile Vuillemin
  • Beyond the Sea – Hippolyte Leibovici
  • A Good Boy (Un bon garçon) – Paul Vincent de Lestrade
  • Said of a Deer That Sheds Its Antlers (Se dit d'un cerf qui quitte son bois) – Salomé Crickx

Best Animated Short Film

• Pina – Giuseppe Accardo and Jérémy Depuydt
  • The Marrons Glacés (Les marrons glacés) – Delphine Hermans and Michel Vandam
  • Go Away, Alfred! (Va-t'en, Alfred !) – Célia Tisserant and Arnaud Demuynck
  • Journey in Amnesia (Voyage en amnésie) – Anouk Kilian-Debord

Best Documentary Film

• Adieu sauvage – Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento
  • Le balai libéré – Coline Grando
  • Se crasher pour exister – Julien Henry
  • An Italian Youth (Une jeunesse italienne) – Mathieu Volpe

Best Documentary Short Film

• Human, Not Human (En attendant les robots) – Natan Castay
  • Journal d'une solitude sexuelle – Nina Alexandraki
  • Empty Hours (Les heures creuses) – Judith Longuet-Marx
  • On Mothers and Daughters in Times of Injustice – Talia Jawitz

Honorary Magritte Award

• Aurore Clément

Films with multiple nominations and awards

See also

• 2023 in film
• 49th César Awards
• 29th Lumières Awards

References

External links

• Official website
• 13th Magritte Awards at IMDb