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.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
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
Best Director
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)
Best Actor
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)
Best Actress
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)
Best Supporting Actor
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
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Salée – Keeper
Anne Coesens – Jailbirds (La Taularde) Virginie Efira – Elle Julienne Goeffers – Parasol
Most Promising Actor
Yoann Blanc – Man Overboard (Un homme à la mer) Lazare Gousseau – Baden Baden Martin Nissen – Welcome Home Pierre Olivier – Nous quatre
Most Promising Actress
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)
Best Screenplay
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
Best First Feature Film
Keeper
Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire) Parasol
Best Flemish Film
Belgica
Black
The Land of the Enlightened
Problemski Hotel
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
The Red Turtle (La Tortue rouge) As I Open My Eyes (À peine j'ouvre les yeux) Eternity (Éternité) Les Cowboys
Best Cinematography
Parasol – Olivier Boonjing The Dancer (La Danseuse) – Benoît Debie
Evolution – Manuel Dacosse
The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers) – Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd
Best Production Design
The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers) – Paul Rouschop Eternity (Éternité) – Véronique Sacrez Keeper – Florin Dima
Best Costume Design
The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers) – Elise Ancion Baden Baden – Sandra Campisi Black – Nina Caspari
Best Original Score
Parasol – Cyrille de Haes and Manuel Roland Black – Hannes De Maeyer
Rising Voices (Le Chant des hommes) – Catherine Graindorge
Best Sound
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
Best Editing
Keeper – Julie Brenta Death by Death (Je me tue à le dire) – Julie Naas
Parasol – Nicolas Rumpl
Best Live Action Short Film
The Plumber (Le Plombier) Lovers (Les Amoureuses) Snatched (A l'arraché)
Best Animated Short Film
Pornography
Summer (Estate) Totems
Best Documentary Film
Into Battle (En bataille) Abandoned Land (La Terre abandonnée) Intégration Inch'Allah