Magritte Award for Best Actress
| 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 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]
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.