The 4th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2013 in Belgium and took place on 1 February 2014, 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 21 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Actress Émilie Dequenne presided the ceremony, while actor Fabrizio Rongione hosted the show for the second time.
The nominees for the 4th Magritte Awards were announced on 9 January 2014. Films with the most nominations were Tango libre with ten, followed by In the Name of the Son with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 1 February 2014. Ernest & Celestine won three awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar. Other multiple winners were Blue Is the Warmest Colour and Tango libre with two awards each.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
Ernest & Celestine (Ernest et Célestine) In the Name of the Son (Au nom du fils) Kinshasa Kids Tango libre The World Belongs to Us (Le Monde nous appartient)
Best Director
Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar – Ernest & Celestine (Ernest et Célestine) Frédéric Fonteyne – Tango libre Sam Garbarski – Vijay and I Vincent Lannoo – In the Name of the Son (Au nom du fils)
Best Flemish Film in Coproduction
Kid
Brasserie Romantiek
The Fifth Season (La Cinquième Saison)
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2) Horses of God (Les Chevaux de Dieu) The Nun (La Religieuse) Populaire
Best Screenplay
Tango libre – Philippe Blasband and Anne Paulicevich Kid – Fien Troch
The Fifth Season (La Cinquième Saison) – Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth
Vijay and I – Philippe Blasband and Sam Garbarski
Best Actor
Benoît Poelvoorde – A Place on Earth (Une place sur la Terre) François Damiens – Tango libre Jan Hammenecker – Tango libre Sam Louwyck – The Fifth Season (La Cinquième Saison)
Best Actress
Pauline Étienne – The Nun (La Religieuse) Lubna Azabal – Goodbye Morocco Déborah François – Populaire Astrid Whettnall – In the Name of the Son (Au nom du fils)
Best Supporting Actor
Laurent Capelluto – (Le Temps de l'aventure) Olivier Gourmet – Grand Central Bouli Lanners – 11.6 David Murgia – I Am a Standard Supporter (Je suis supporter du Standard) Renaud Rutten – A Song for My Mother (Une chanson pour ma mère)
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Salée – Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2) Dominique Baeyens – In the Name of the Son (Au nom du fils) Christelle Cornil – Landes Nicole Shirer – BXL/USA
Most Promising Actor
Achille Ridolfi – In the Name of the Son (Au nom du fils) Mehdi Dehbi – The Bag of Flour (Le Sac de farine) Steve Driesen – Landes Bent Simons – Kid
Most Promising Actress
Pauline Burlet – The Past (Le Passé) Rania Mellouli – The Bag of Flour (Le Sac de farine) Anne Paulicevich – Tango libre Mona Walravens – Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2)
Best Cinematography
Horses of God (Les Chevaux de Dieu) – Hichame Alaouié Mood Indigo (L'Écume des jours) – Christophe Beaucarne Tango libre – Virginie Saint-Martin
Best Sound
Ernest & Celestine (Ernest et Célestine) – Frédéric Demolder, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Luc Thomas, and Franco Piscopo In the Name of the Son (Au nom du fils) – Philippe Charbonnel, Guilhem Donzel, and Matthieu Michaux Tango libre – Marc Bastien and Thomas Gauder
Best Production Design
Tango libre – Véronique Sacrez Mood Indigo (L'Écume des jours) – Pierre Renson
The Fifth Season (La Cinquième Saison) – Igor Gabriel
Best Costume Design
Vijay and I – Catherine Marchand A Place on Earth (Une place sur la Terre) – Elise Ancion A Song for My Mother (Une chanson pour ma mère) – Nathalie Deceuninck and Aliette Vliers
Best Original Score
The World Belongs to Us (Le Monde nous appartient) – Ozark Henry The Bag of Flour (Le Sac de farine) – Christophe Vervoort In the Name of the Son (Au nom du fils) – Michelino Bisceglia
