15th Ensor Awards

Gala of the Ensors
Date	7 February 2025
Highlights
Best Picture	SKUNK
Most nominations	Holy Rosita
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The 15th Ensor Awards, presented by the Ensor Academy, took place on 7 February 2025 at the end of the Ostend Film Festival during the Gala of the Ensors to honor Flemish films and TV of 2024. ^[1] The film Julie Keeps Quiet won five awards and SKUNK won best picture. ^[1] Holy Rosita was nominated 5 times. ^{[2] [3]}

Winners and nominees

Film Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). ^{[2] [3]}

Best Film SKUNK‡ I Love Life Julie Keeps Quiet Holy Rosita Why Wettelen?	Best Direction Leonardo Van Dijl – Julie Keeps Quiet ‡ Wannes Destoop – Holy Rosita Koen Mortier – SKUNK Mathias Sercu – I Love Life Christina Vandekerckhove – Milano
Best Performance in a Lead Role Daphne Agten – Holy Rosita‡ Janne Desmet – I Love Life Thibaud Dooms – SKUNK Matteo Simoni – Milano Tessa Van den Broeck – Julie Keeps Quiet	Best Performance in a Supporting Role Mieke De Groote – Holy Rosita‡ Ruth Becquart – Julie Keeps Quiet Jan Bijvoet – The Magnet Man Sarah Vandeursen – SKUNK Greet Verstraete – J'Aime La Vie
Best Screenplay Leonardo van Dijl, Ruth Becquart – Julie Keeps Quiet ‡ Koen Mortier – SKUK Mathias Sercu – I Love Life Christina Vandekerckhove – Milano Wannes Destoop, Janne Desmet, Tom Dupont – Holy Rosita	Best Editing Thomas Pooters, Nico Poedts, Stijn Deconinck, Koen Timmerman, Pieter Smet – Moresnet‡ Tom Denoyette – Holy Rosita Bert Jacobs – Julie Keeps Quiet Philippe Ravoet – J'aime la vie Manu Van Hove – SKUNK
Best Director of Photography (DOP) Nicolas Karakatsanis – Julie Keeps Quiet ‡ Dries Delputte – Holy Rosita Diego Dezuttere – STYX Nicolas Karakatsanis – SKUNK David Williamson – The Magnet Man	Best Makeup Evalotte Oosterop – SKUNK‡ Michelle Beeckman – Julie Keeps Quiet Dorien Van Poucke – Holy Rosita Dorien Van Poucke – Uncles (Season 2) Pur Thijs, Rob Hillenbrink – STYX
Best Costume Design Ellen Blereau – Julie Keeps Quiet ‡ Hilde Destoop – Holy Rosita Oemer Khan – Chameleon Bho Roosterman – Moresnet Tine Verbeurgt – STYX	Best Art Direction Toon Mariën – Holy Rosita‡ Julien Denis – Julie Keeps Quiet Geert Paredis, Florian Legters – Moresnet Geert Paredis – SKUNK Natalia Trevino – The Magnet Man
Best Sound Arne Winderickx, Boris Debackere, Gustaf Berger – Julie Keeps Quiet ‡ Dirk Bombey, Jan Schermer – Milano Bart Martens, Raf Ferlin – Chameleon Leo Franssen, Nardi van Dijk, Jos van Galen – Moresnet Arne Winderickx, Arnout Colaert, Matthias Hillegeer – Holy Rosita	Best Music David Martijn – Holy Rosita‡ Amenra – SKUNK Caroline Shaw – Julie Silences Peter Vermeersch – Why Wettelen? Will Michiels, Mounir Hathout, Eddy Addai – Chameleon
Best Documentary Film Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat ‡ Kamai Marching In the Dark Paradigm Yalla, Baba!	Best Short Film Upper- Lennert Madou‡ The Golden Donkey - Anne Verbeure A gentle gesture - Ann-Julie Vervaeke Friday, 1st of July - Sarah Lederman My Land Is Burned - Abdulrahman Alshowaiki
Best Youth Fiction Hawa & Adam‡ AYO Skate The Hoppers (Season 2) The Council of Soekie OTIS Skate	Best Animation Bad Bad Belgium‡ Farmer (Season 2) The Reading Club Dikkie Dik and the Missing Cuddly Toy Fox & Hare Save the Forest
The Box Office Prize Holy Rosita‡ The Magnet Man I Love Life Julie Keeps Quiet SKUNK The Last Front Why Wettelen?	Telenet Audience Award Holy Rosita‡ The Magnet Man I Love Life Julie Keeps Quiet SKUNK The Last Front Why Wettelen?
Lifetime Achievement Award Guido Henderickx (posthumous)‡

TV Awards

Best Fiction – Series Moresnet‡ Chantal (Season 2) Chameleon Uncles (Season 2) STYX	Best Direction TV-Series Frank Van Passel – Moresnet‡ Anke Blondé – Juliet Jeroen Dumoulein – STYX Jelle Gordyn – Uncles (Season 2) Safi Graauw, Michael Abay – Chameleon
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Fiction Series) Isabelle Van Hecke – Uncles (Season 2)‡ Maaike Cafmeyer – Chantal (Season 2) Charlotte De Bruyne – Juliet Noa Tambwe Kabati – Chameleon Boris Van Severen – Moresnet	Best Supporting Actor (Fiction Series) Greg Timmermans – Assizes: The Insulin Murder‡ Pierre Bokma – Moresnet Joke Emmers – Billie vs Benjamin (Season 2) Dries Heyneman – Chantal (Season 2) Anemone Valcke – STYX
Best Screenplay (Fiction Series) Jelle De Beule, Floris Schillebeeckx – Uncles (Season 2)‡ Jef Hoogmartens – Moresnet Michel Sabbe – STYX Mathias Sercu – Chantal (Season 2) Juliet'	Best Documentary Series They Them We‡ If You Only Knew (Season 4) Draw For Change The Vatican - The State of the Church What no one sees

References

1. "Dit zijn alle winnaars van De Ensors 2025 | De Ensors". www.ensors.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-03-06.
2. Times, The Brussels. "The film 'Skunk' wins the Ensor prize for best film". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
3. "Dit zijn de genomineerden voor De Ensors 2025 | De Ensors". www.ensors.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-03-06.