5th Magritte Awards
The 5th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2014 in Belgium and took place on 7 February 2015 at the Square – [Brussels Meeting Centre|Square] in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:50 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 21 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Actor François Damiens presided the ceremony, while Charlie Dupont hosted the show for the first time.
The nominees for the 5th Magritte Awards were announced on 7 January 2015. Films with the most nominations were Two Days, One Night with nine, followed by Not My Type with eight. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 7 February 2015. Two Days, One Night won three awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Other multiple winners were Marina and Not My Type also with three awards each, and The Marchers with two.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
Two Days, One Night- * Henri
- * The Marchers
- * Not My Type
- * ''Scouting for Zebras''
Best Director
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne – Two Days, One Night- * Lucas Belvaux – Not My Type
- * Nabil Ben Yadir – The Marchers
- * Yolande Moreau – ''Henri''
Best Flemish Film
Marina- * I'm [the Same, I'm an Other]
- * Labyrinthus
- * ''Welcome Home''
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
Minuscule: [Valley of the Lost Ants]- * Playing Dead
- * A Promise
- *Saint Laurent
- * ''Violette''
Best Screenplay
Not My Type – Lucas Belvaux- * Henri – Yolande Moreau
- * The Marchers – Nabil Ben Yadir
- * Two Days, One Night – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Best Actor
Fabrizio Rongione – Two Days, One Night- * François Damiens – Playing Dead
- * Bouli Lanners – Lulu in the Nude
- * Benoît Poelvoorde – ''Scouting for Zebras''
Best Actress
Émilie Dequenne – Not My Type- * Manah Depauw – Welcome Home
- * Pauline Étienne – Tokyo Fiancée
- * Déborah François – Maestro
- * Ben Riga – ''I'll Bury You''
Best Supporting Actor
Jérémie Renier – Saint Laurent- * François Damiens – Suzanne
- * Olivier Gourmet – The Marchers
- * David Murgia – ''I'll Bury You''
Best Supporting Actress
Lubna Azabal – The Marchers- * Anne Coesens – Not My Type
- * Christelle Cornil – Two Days, One Night
- * Catherine Salée – ''Two Days, One Night''
Most Promising Actor
Marc Zinga – Scouting for Zebras- * Corentin Lobet – Playing Dead
- * Benjamin Ramon – Tokyo Anyway
- * Matteo Simoni – ''Marina''
Most Promising Actress
Ambre Grouwels – Baby Balloon- * Evelien Bosmans – Marina
- * Hande Kodja – Rosenn
- * Emilie Maréchal – ''Tokyo Anyway''
Best Cinematography
The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears – Manuel Dacosse- * The Taste of Blueberries – Philippe Guilbert and Virginie Saint-Martin
- * Tokyo Fiancée – Hichame Alaouié
Best Sound
Not My Type – Henri Morelle and Luc Thomas- * The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears – Dan Bruylandt, Mathieu Cox, and Olivier Thys
- * Two Days, One Night – Benoît De Clerck and Thomas Gauder
Best Production Design
Marina – Hubert PouilleBest Costume Design
Marina – Catherine MarchandBest Original Score
Puppylove – SoldoutBest Editing
The Marchers – Damien KeyeuxBest Short Film
La Bûche de Noel- * En attendant le dégel
- * Foreign Bodies
- * ''La Part de l'ombre''
Best Documentary Film
When I Will Be Dictator- * L'Âge de raison, le cinéma des frères Dardenne
- * Rwanda, la vie après
- * ''Waiting for August''
Honorary Magritte Award
- '''Pierre Richard'''
Audience Award for Best First Feature Film
I'll Bury YouFilms with multiple nominations and awards
The following twelve films received multiple nominations.- Nine: Two Days, One Night
- Eight: Not My Type
- Six: The Marchers
- Five: Marina
- Four: Henri, The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears
- Three: I'll Bury You, Playing Dead, Scouting for Zebras, Tokyo Fiancée
- Two: Tokyo Anyway, Welcome Home
- Three: Two Days, One Night, Marina and Not My Type
- Two: ''The Marchers''