Magritte Award for Best Actor
| Magritte Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Académie André Delvaux |
| First award | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Yannick Renier, Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) |
| Website | lesmagritteducinema.com |
The Magritte Award for Best Actor (French: Magritte du meilleur acteur) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements.[1]
The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Jonathan Zaccaï receiving the award for his role in Private Lessons.[2] As of the 2026 ceremony, Yannick Renier is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Reflection in a Dead Diamond.
Winners and nominees
In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 (11th) | Jean Le Peltier | Madly in Life | Une vie démente |
| Bouli Lanners | Love Song for Tough Guys | Cette musique ne joue pour personne | |
| Jérémie Renier | Slalom | ||
| Arieh Worthalter | Hold Me Tight | Serre moi fort | |
| 2022 (12th) | Bouli Lanners | The Night of the 12th | La Nuit du 12 |
| Soufiane Chilah | Animals | ||
| Benoît Poelvoorde | Inexorable | ||
| Jérémie Renier | L'Ennemi | ||
| Aboubakr Bensaihi | Rebel | ||
| 2023 (13th) | Arieh Worthalter | The Goldman Case | Le Procès Goldman |
| Bouli Lanners | Paint It Gold | Un coup de maître | |
| Jérémie Renier | Let's Get Lost | Ailleurs si j'y suis | |
| Marc Zinga | Omen | Augure | |
| 2024 (14th) | Arieh Worthalter | Life's a Bitch | Chiennes de vie |
| Bouli Lanners | Smoke Signals | Une affaire de principe | |
| Benoît Poelvoorde | The Art of Nothing | L'Art d'être heureux | |
| Jean-Jacques Rausin | Life's a Bitch | Chiennes de vie | |
| 2025 (15th) | Yannick Renier | Reflection in a Dead Diamond | Reflet dans un diamant mort |
| Pierre Bastin | Vitrival – The Most Beautiful Village in the World | Vitrival | |
| Jean-Benoît Ugeux | Krump | ||
| Arieh Worthalter | Ablaze | Les Braises | |
References
- ↑ Denis, Fernand (October 13, 2010). "André Delvaux, l'œuvre au jour". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Le cinéma belge était à l'honneur lors de la Première édition des Magritte du cinéma belge francophone". Moniteur du film (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved January 1, 2014.