2nd Magritte Awards

{{Short description|2012 Belgian film awards ceremony}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 2

| award = Magritte Awards

| image = 2nd Magritte Awards.jpg

| caption = Official poster

| date = {{Start date|2012|02|04}}

| site = Square
Mont des Arts, Brussels, Belgium

| host = Helena Noguerra

| producer = José Bouquiaux

| director = Vincent J. Gustin

| best_film = The Giants

| most_wins = The Giants (5)

| most_nominations = The Giants (12)

| network = BeTV

| last = 1st

| next = 3rd

}}

The 2nd Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2011 in Belgium and took place on February 4, 2012, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:45 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 21 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Film director Bertrand Tavernier presided the ceremony, while actress Helena Noguerra hosted the show for the second time.{{cite news|url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/divers/article/702604/les-magritte-du-cinema-s-installent.html|title=Les Magritte du cinéma s’installent|work=La Libre Belgique|date=November 26, 2011|accessdate=January 9, 2012|language=French}}

The nominees for the 2nd Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=213926|title=Nominations announced for 2nd Magritte Awards|publisher=Cineuropa|first=Aurore|last=Engelen|date=January 10, 2012|accessdate=January 12, 2013}} Films with the most nominations were The Giants with twelve, followed by Bullhead with nine and The Kid with a Bike with eight. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 4, 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.lesoir.be/archives?url=/culture/cinema/2012-02-04/bouli-lanners-et-tete-de-boeuf-les-magritte-du-cinema-belge-895055.php|title=Bouli Lanners et " Tête de boeuf ", les Magritte du cinéma belge|first=Fabienne|last=Bradfer|work=Le Soir|date=February 4, 2012|accessdate=January 12, 2013|language=French}} The Giants won five awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Bouli Lanners. Other multiple winners were Bullhead with four awards, and The Fairy with two.