7th Magritte Awards

The 7th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2016 in Belgium and took place on 4 February 2017 at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels, beginning at 8:00 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 22 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Actress Virginie Efira presided the ceremony, while Anne-Pascale Clairembourg hosted the show for the first time.

The nominees for the 7th Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2017. Films with the most nominations were The First, the Last and Keeper with eight, followed by Death by Death and Parasol with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 4, 2017. The First, the Last won five awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Bouli Lanners. Other multiple winners were Keeper with three awards, and Death by Death, Parasol, and The Red Turtle with two.

• The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers)

  • After Love (L'Économie du couple)
  • Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire)
  • Keeper
  • Parasol

• Bouli Lanners – The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers)

  • Joachim Lafosse – After Love (L'Économie du couple)
  • Valéry Rosier – Parasol
  • Xavier Seron – Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire)

• Jean-Jacques Rausin – Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire)

  • Aboubakr Bensaihi – Black
  • François Damiens – Les Cowboys
  • Bouli Lanners – The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers)

• Virginie Efira – In Bed with Victoria (Victoria)

• Astrid Whettnall – Road to Istanbul (La Route d'Istanbul)

  • Jo Deseure – Man Overboard (Un homme à la mer)
  • Marie Gillain – Mirage of Love (Mirage d'amour)

• David Murgia – The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers)

  • Laurent Capelluto – I Am a Soldier (Je suis un soldat)
  • Charlie Dupont – Odd Job (Un petit boulot)
  • Sam Louwyck – Keeper

• Catherine Salée – Keeper

  • Anne Coesens – Jailbirds (La Taularde)
  • Virginie Efira – Elle
  • Julienne Goeffers – Parasol

• Yoann Blanc – Man Overboard (Un homme à la mer)

  • Lazare Gousseau – Baden Baden
  • Martin Nissen – Welcome Home
  • Pierre Olivier – Nous quatre

• Salomé Richard – Baden Baden

  • Martha Canga Antonio – Black
  • Ghalia Benali – As I Open My Eyes (À peine j'ouvre les yeux)
  • Jade Soentjens and Margaux Soentjens – After Love (L'Économie du couple)

• Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire) – Xavier Seron

  • After Love (L'Économie du couple) – Joachim Lafosse
  • The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers) – Bouli Lanners
  • Keeper – Guillaume Senez and David Lambert

• Keeper

  • Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire)
  • Parasol

• Belgica

  • Black
  • The Land of the Enlightened
  • Problemski Hotel

• The Red Turtle (La Tortue rouge)

  • As I Open My Eyes (À peine j'ouvre les yeux)
  • Eternity (Éternité)
  • Les Cowboys

• Parasol – Olivier Boonjing

  • The Dancer (La Danseuse) – Benoît Debie
  • Evolution – Manuel Dacosse
  • The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers) – Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd

• The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers) – Paul Rouschop

  • Eternity (Éternité) – Véronique Sacrez
  • Keeper – Florin Dima

• The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers) – Elise Ancion

  • Baden Baden – Sandra Campisi
  • Black – Nina Caspari

• Parasol – Cyrille de Haes and Manuel Roland

  • Black – Hannes De Maeyer
  • Rising Voices (Le Chant des hommes) – Catherine Graindorge

• The Red Turtle (La Tortue rouge) – Nils Fauth and Peter Soldan

  • Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire) – Arnaud Calvar, Julien Mizac, and Philippe Charbonnel
  • Keeper – Virginie Messiaen and Franco Piscopo

• Keeper – Julie Brenta

  • Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire) – Julie Naas
  • Parasol – Nicolas Rumpl

• The Plumber (Le Plombier)

  • Lovers (Les Amoureuses)
  • Snatched (A l'arraché)

• Pornography

  • Summer (Estate)
  • Totems

• Into Battle (En bataille)

  • Abandoned Land (La Terre abandonnée)
  • Intégration Inch'Allah

• André Dussollier

• 42nd César Awards

• 22nd Lumières Awards

• 2016 in film

• Official website

• 7th Magritte Awards at IMDb