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Magritte Award for Best Director

{{Short description|Belgian film award}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Magritte Award for Best Director

| awarded_for =

| presenter = Académie André Delvaux

| country =

| year = 2011

| holder = Laura Wandel, Playground (2021)

| website = [http://lesmagritteducinema.com/ lesmagritteducinema.com]

}}

The Magritte Award for Best Director (French: Magritte du meilleur réalisateur) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working within the film industry. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements.{{cite news |url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/cinema/article/616459/andre-delvaux-l-uvre-au-jour.html |title=André Delvaux, l’œuvre au jour |work=La Libre Belgique |first=Fernand |last=Denis |date=October 13, 2010 |accessdate=January 11, 2013 |language=French}}

The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Jaco Van Dormael receiving the award for his work in Mr. Nobody.{{cite web |url=http://www.moniteurdufilm.be/?article=77&PHPSESSID=d0636412b8c21fa5e4cc15a80ae5ad53 |title=Le cinéma belge était à l’honneur lors de la Première édition des Magritte du cinéma belge francophone |work=Moniteur du film |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |language=French |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205055415/http://www.moniteurdufilm.be/?article=77&PHPSESSID=d0636412b8c21fa5e4cc15a80ae5ad53 |archivedate=2012-12-05}} As of the 2022 ceremony, Laura Wandel is the most recent winner in this category for her work in Playground.

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.

=2010s=

class="wikitable" width="95%" cellpadding="5"
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! width="300"|Director(s)

! width="300"|English title

! width="300"|Original title

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2010
(1st)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Jaco Van Dormaelcolspan="2" style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Mr. Nobody
Joachim LafossePrivate LessonsÉlève libre
Olivier Masset-DepasseIllegalIllégal
Nabil Ben YadirThe BaronsLes Barons
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2011
(2nd)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Bouli Lannersstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| The Giantsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Les Géants
Dominique Abel and Fiona GordonThe FairyLa Fée
Jean-Pierre and Luc DardenneThe Kid with a BikeLe Gamin au vélo
Sam GarbarskiA Distant NeighborhoodQuartier lointain
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2012
(3rd)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Joachim Lafossestyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Our Childrenstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| À perdre la raison
Lucas BelvauxOne Night38 témoins
{{ill|François Pirot|frru|Пиро, Франсуа|uk|Франсуа Піро}}colspan="2"| Mobile Home
Patrick Ridremontcolspan="2"| Dead Man Talking
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2013
(4th)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patarstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Ernest & Celestinestyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Ernest et Célestine
Frédéric Fonteynecolspan="2"| Tango libre
Sam Garbarskicolspan="2"| Vijay and I
Vincent LannooIn the Name of the SonAu nom du fils
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2014
(5th)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennestyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Two Days, One Nightstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Deux jours, une nuit
Lucas BelvauxNot My TypePas son genre
Nabil Ben YadirThe MarchersLa Marche
Yolande Moreaucolspan="2"| Henri
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2015
(6th)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Jaco Van Dormaelstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| The Brand New Testamentstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Le Tout Nouveau Testament
Bernard Bellefroidcolspan="2"| Melody
Savina DellicourAll Cats Are GreyTous les chats sont gris
Fabrice Du Welzcolspan="2"| Alleluia
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2016
(7th)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Bouli Lannersstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| The First, the Laststyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Les Premiers, les Derniers
| Joachim LafosseAfter LoveL'Économie du couple
{{ill|Valéry Rosier|fr}}colspan="2"| Parasol
{{ill|Xavier Seron|fr}}Death by DeathJe me tue à le dire
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2017
(8th)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Philippe Van Leeuwcolspan="2" style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Insyriated
| Lucas BelvauxThis Is Our LandChez nous
| Nabil Ben YadirBlind SpotDode Hoek
| Stephan StrekerA WeddingNoces
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2018
(9th)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Guillaume Senezstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Our Strugglesstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Nos batailles
| Hélène Cattet and Bruno ForzaniLet the Corpses TanLaissez bronzer les cadavres
| Olivier Meyscolspan="2"| Bitter Flowers
| {{ill|François Troukens|fa|فرانسوا تروکنز|frnl}} and {{ill|Jean-François Hensgens|fa|ژان فرانسوا هنسگنس|fr}}Above the LawTueurs
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2019
(10th)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Olivier Masset-Depassestyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Mothers' Instinctstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Duelles
| Jean-Pierre and Luc DardenneYoung AhmedLe Jeune Ahmed
| César DíazOur MothersNuestras madres
| Laurent MicheliLolaLola vers la mer

=2020s=

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! width="300"|Director(s)

! width="300"|English title

! width="300"|Original title

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2020/21
(11th)		style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Laura Wandelstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Playgroundstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Un monde
Fabrice Du Welzcolspan="2"| Adoration
Joachim LafosseThe RestlessLes Intranquilles
Ann Sirot and Raphaël BalboniMadly in LifeUne vie démente

References

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External links

  • [http://www.lesmagritteducinema.com/ Magritte Awards official website]
  • [http://www.allocine.fr/festivals/festival-2775/palmares/prix-18355294/ Magritte Award for Best Director] at AlloCiné

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