12th Magritte Awards

The 12th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the AcadÃÂ©mie AndrÃÂ© Delvaux, honored the best films of 2022 in Belgium. It took place on 4 March 2023, at the ThÃÂ©ÃÂ¢tre National, in the historic site of Marais-Jacqmain, Brussels. During the ceremony, the AcadÃÂ©mie AndrÃÂ© Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 23 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by La Trois. Actress Lubna Azabal presided the ceremony, while director Patrick Ridremont hosted the show for the first time.

The nominees for the 12th Magritte Awards were announced on 10 February 2023. Films with the most nominations were Close with ten, followed by Zero Fucks Given with nine and Nobody Has to Know with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 4 March 2023. Nobody Has to Know won two awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Bouli Lanners. Other multiple winners were Close with seven, Zero Fucks Given with three, and The Night of the 12th with two.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Nobody Has to Know
Animals
The Hive (La Ruche)
Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita)
Zero Fucks Given (Rien ÃÂ foutre)

Best Director

Bouli Lanners Ã¢ÂÂ Nobody Has to Know
Nabil Ben Yadir Ã¢ÂÂ Animals
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Ã¢ÂÂ Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita)
Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre Ã¢ÂÂ Zero Fucks Given (Rien ÃÂ foutre)

Best Actor

Bouli Lanners Ã¢ÂÂ The Night of the 12th (La Nuit du 12)
Aboubakr Bensaihi Ã¢ÂÂ Rebel
Soufiane Chilah Ã¢ÂÂ Animals
BenoÃÂ®t Poelvoorde Ã¢ÂÂ Inexorable
JÃÂ©rÃÂ©mie Renier Ã¢ÂÂ L'Ennemi

Best Actress

Virginie Efira Ã¢ÂÂ Paris Memories (Revoir Paris)
Lubna Azabal Ã¢ÂÂ Rebel
Lucie Debay Ã¢ÂÂ Lucie Loses Her Horse (Lucie perd son cheval)
Babetida Sadjo Ã¢ÂÂ Juwaa

Best Supporting Actor

Igor Van Dessel Ã¢ÂÂ Close
Mehdi Dehbi Ã¢ÂÂ Boy from Heaven (ÃÂµÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂ©)
Tijmen Govaerts Ã¢ÂÂ Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita)
JÃÂ©rÃÂ©mie Renier Ã¢ÂÂ Novembre

Best Supporting Actress

ÃÂmilie Dequenne Ã¢ÂÂ Close
Veerle Baetens Ã¢ÂÂ Singing Jailbirds (ÃÂ l'ombre des filles)
Anne Coesens Ã¢ÂÂ By Your Side (ÃÂ la folie)
Mara Taquin Ã¢ÂÂ Zero Fucks Given (Rien ÃÂ foutre)

Most Promising Actor

Eden Dambrine Ã¢ÂÂ Close
Gustav De Waele Ã¢ÂÂ Close
Gianni Guettaf Ã¢ÂÂ Animals
Pablo Schils Ã¢ÂÂ Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita)

Most Promising Actress

Sophie Breyer Ã¢ÂÂ The Hive (La Ruche)
Elsa Houben Ã¢ÂÂ Dark Heart of the Forest (Le CÃÂur noir des forÃÂªts)
Joely Mbundu Ã¢ÂÂ Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita)
Mara Taquin Ã¢ÂÂ The Hive (La Ruche)

Best Screenplay

Close Ã¢ÂÂ Lukas Dhont and Angelo Tijssens
Animals Ã¢ÂÂ Nabil Ben Yadir and Antoine Cuypers
Nobody Has to Know Ã¢ÂÂ Bouli Lanners
Zero Fucks Given (Rien ÃÂ foutre) Ã¢ÂÂ Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre

Best First Feature Film

Zero Fucks Given (Rien ÃÂ foutre)
Aya
The Hive (La Ruche)
Yuku and the Himalayan Flower (Yuku et la Fleur de l'Himalaya)

Best Flemish Film

Close
The Eight Mountains (Le otto montagne)
Nowhere
Rebel

Best Fiction Short Film

Ma Gueule Ã¢ÂÂ Gregory Carnol, Thibaut Wohlfahrt
Drame 71 Ã¢ÂÂ Guillaume Lion
Oysters (Les HuÃÂ®tres) Ã¢ÂÂ MaÃÂ¯a Descamps

Best Animated Short Film

Cuddle (CÃÂ¢line) Ã¢ÂÂ Margot Reumont

Best Documentary Film

Soy libre Ã¢ÂÂ Laure Portier
Empire of Silence (L'Empire du silence) Ã¢ÂÂ Thierry Michel
The End of Innocence (Petites) Ã¢ÂÂ Pauline Beugnies
I Am Chance Ã¢ÂÂ Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Best Documentary Short Film

Arbres Ã¢ÂÂ Jean-BenoÃÂ®t Ugeux
Dernier Voyage au Laos Ã¢ÂÂ Manon Saysouk
Masks (Masques) Ã¢ÂÂ Olivier Smolders

Honorary Magritte Award

AgnÃÂ¨s Jaoui

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following eight films received multiple nominations.

Ten: Close
Nine: Zero Fucks Given
Seven: Nobody Has to Know
Six: Animals
Five: The Hive, Tori and Lokita
Four: Rebel
Three: Inexorable, The Night of the 12th
Two: Singing Jailbirds

The following four films received multiple awards.

Seven: Close
Three: Zero Fucks Given
Two: Nobody Has to Know, The Night of the 12th

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