11th Magritte Awards

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11th Magritte Awards
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Official poster
Date12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
Site Square
Mont des Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Produced byLeslie Cable
Tanguy Cortier
Directed byBenoît Vlietinck
Highlights
Best Film Madly in Life
Most awardsMadly in Life and Playground (7)
Most nominationsMadly in Life (12)
Television coverage
Network RTBF

The 11th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2020 and 2021 in Belgium. It took place on 12 February 2022, at the Square, in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. It was the first ceremony in two years after the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in Belgium by La Trois, was produced by Leslie Cable and Tanguy Cortier and was directed by Benoît Vlietinck. [2] Film director Thierry Michel presided the ceremony, while comedians Laurence Bibot, Dena, Ingrid Heiderscheidt, Achille Ridolfi and Bwanga Pilipili co-hosted the show. [3]

Contents

The nominees for the 11th Magritte Awards were announced on 12 January 2022. [4] Films with the most nominations were Madly in Life with twelve, followed by Playground with ten, and Adoration and The Restless with six. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 12 February 2022. [5] Madly in Life won seven awards, including Best Film. Other multiple winners were Playground with seven awards and Titane with two.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Most Promising Actor

Most Promising Actress

Best Screenplay

Best First Feature Film

Best Flemish Film

Best Foreign Film in Coproduction

Best Cinematography

Best Production Design

Best Costume Design

Best Original Score

Best Sound

Best Editing

Best Fiction Short Film

Best Animated Short Film

Best Documentary Film

Best Documentary Short Film

Honorary Magritte Award

Films with multiple nominations and awards

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References

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