2nd Magritte Awards
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.
The nominees for the 2nd Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2012. 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. 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.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
The Giants- * Beyond the Steppes
- * The Fairy
- * ''The Kid with a Bike ''
Best Director
Bouli Lanners – The Giants- * Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon – The Fairy
- * Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne – The Kid with a Bike
- * Sam Garbarski – ''A Distant Neighborhood ''
Best Flemish Film in Coproduction
Bullhead- * 22nd of May
- * Come as You Are
- * Madly in Love
- * ''Pulsar''
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
Romantics Anonymous- * A Screaming Man
- * Potiche
- * ''Route Irish''
Best Screenplay
Bullhead – Michael R. Roskam- * The Giants – Bouli Lanners and Elise Ancion
- * The Kid with a Bike – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- * Romantics Anonymous – Philippe Blasband
Best Actor
Matthias Schoenaerts – Bullhead- * Dominique Abel – The Fairy
- * Benoît Poelvoorde – Romantics Anonymous
- * Jonathan Zaccaï – ''A Distant Neighborhood ''
Best Actress
Lubna Azabal – Incendies- * Cécile de France – The Kid with a Bike
- * Isabelle De Hertogh – Come as You Are
- * Yolande Moreau – ''The Long Falling ''
Best Supporting Actor
Jérémie Renier – Potiche- * Laurent Capelluto – The Long Falling
- * Bouli Lanners – Kill Me Please
- * Didier Toupy – ''The Giants ''
Best Supporting Actress
Gwen Berrou – The Giants- * Virginie Efira – Kill Me Please
- * Tania Garbarski – A Distant Neighborhood
- * Marie Kremer – ''Final Balance ''
Most Promising Actor
Thomas Doret – The Kid with a Bike- * Romain David – Black Ocean
- * David Murgia – Bullhead
- * Martin Nissen – ''The Giants ''
Most Promising Actress
Erika Sainte – She's Not Crying, She's Singing- * Stéphanie Crayencour – Les Mythos
- * Jeanne Dandoy – Bullhead
- * Hande Kodja – ''Marieke, Marieke''
Best Cinematography
The Giants – Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd- * Bullhead – Nicolas Karakatsanis
- * The Kid with a Bike – Alain Marcoen
Best Sound
The Fairy – Emmanuel de Boissieu, Fred Meert and Hélène Lamy-Au-Rousseau- * Bullhead – Benoît De Clerck, Yves De Mey, Quentin Collette, Christine Verschorren and Benoît Biral
- * The Giants – Marc Bastien and Thomas Gauder
Best Production Design
A Distant Neighborhood – Véronique Sacrez- * The Giants – Paul Rouschop
- * The Kid with a Bike – Igor Gabriel
- * The Pack – Eugénie Collet and Florence Vercheval
Best Costume Design
The Fairy – Claire Dubien- * A Distant Neighborhood – Florence Scholtes
- * The Giants – Elise Ancion
Best Original Score
The Giants – Bram Van Parys- * Bullhead – Raf Keunen
- * Trader Games – Frédéric Vercheval
Best Editing
Bullhead – Alain DessauvageBest Short Film
Sundays- * Back Against the Wall
- * Bad Moon
- * ''The Wolf's Version ''
Best Documentary
LoveMEATender- * Fritkot
- * In Their Hands
- * ''Summer of Giacomo ''
Honorary Magritte Award
- '''Nathalie Baye'''
Audience Award
- '''Virginie Efira'''
Films with multiple nominations and awards
The following ten films received multiple nominations.- Twelve: The Giants
- Nine: Bullhead
- Eight: The Kid with a Bike
- Five: A Distant Neighborhood and The Fairy
- Three: Romantics Anonymous
- Two: Come as You Are, The Long Falling, Kill Me Please, and Potiche
- Five: The Giants
- Four: Bullhead
- Two: ''The Fairy''