15th René Awards

15th René Awards
Official poster
Date7 March 2026 (2026-03-07)
SiteFlagey
Ixelles, Belgium
Hosted byCharline Vanhoenacker
Highlights
Best FilmWe Believe You
Best Flemish FilmJulian
Most awardsWe Believe You (6)
Most nominationsWe Believe You (11)
Television coverage
NetworkRTBF
Proximus

The 15th René Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2025 in Belgium. It took place on 7 March 2026 at the Flagey in Ixelles, beginning at 8:15 p.m. CET.[1] It marked a transitional edition following the end of the partnership with the Magritte Foundation, which led to the adoption of the name "René Awards".[2] It was hosted for the second time by comedian Charline Vanhoenacker and, for the first time in the award's history, was held without a president.[1]

We Believe You won six awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys. Other winners included Reflection in a Dead Diamond with four awards, Flow and Heads or Fails with two, Julian, Kika, Maldoror, Nino and Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat with one.[3] The ceremony was broadcast in Belgium on Auvio, Pickx, and Proximus Showcase, with a pre-show aired on La Une. Overall coverage reached seven million viewers.[4]

Winners and nominees

The nominations for the 15th René Awards were announced on 6 February 2026 and introduced, for the first time, competitive categories dedicated to television series.[5] A total of 107 works were eligible, including 28 short films, 16 documentaries and 7 television series.[6] Films with the most nominations were We Believe You with eleven, followed by Kika with eight, Young Mothers with seven, Adam's Interest and Maldoror with six. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne received two nominations for Best Film as producers of Young Mothers and Adam's Interest.[5]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 7 March 2026.[3] We Believe You became the fourth directorial debut to win Best Film, while Charlotte Devillers was the third woman to win Best Director.[7] Anne Coesens was the first performer to win both film and television acting awards, having previously won Best Actress for Illégal and receiving the inaugural television acting award.[8]

Film

Television

Special awards

Films with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "René du cinéma : où et à quelle heure suivre la cérémonie en direct ?". Le Soir (in French). 7 March 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Cullus, Fabienne (6 January 2026). "Les Magritte du cinéma changent de nom et deviennent 'Les René du cinéma'" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 Engelen, Aurore (9 March 2026). "On vous croit rafle la mise aux René du cinéma". Cineuropa (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2026..
  4. ↑ "Voici les audiences des René du cinéma". CinéFemme (in French). Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Voici les nominations aux René du Cinéma 2026" (in French). RTBF. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Un vote en deux tours" (in French). Académie André Delvaux. p. 17. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "René du cinéma : « On vous croit » sacré meilleur film et meilleure réalisation". Le Soir (in French). 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Anne Coesens et Yoann Blanc, meilleurs actrice et acteur dans une série pour 'Pandore'". La Libre (in French). 8 March 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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