2nd Magritte Awards
The 2nd Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2011 in Belgium and took place on February 4, 2012, at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:45 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 21 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Film director Bertrand Tavernier presided the ceremony, while actress Helena Noguerra hosted the show for the second time.
The nominees for the 2nd Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2012. Films with the most nominations were The Giants with twelve, followed by Bullhead with nine and The Kid with a Bike with eight. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 4, 2012. The Giants won five awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Bouli Lanners. Other multiple winners were Bullhead with four awards, and The Fairy with two.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
- The Giants
- * Beyond the Steppes
- * The Fairy
- * The Kid with a Bike
Best Director
- Bouli Lanners – The Giants
- * Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon – The Fairy
- * Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne – The Kid with a Bike
- * Sam Garbarski – A Distant Neighborhood
Best Flemish Film in Coproduction
- Bullhead
- * 22nd of May
- * Come as You Are
- * Madly in Love
- * Pulsar
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
- Romantics Anonymous
- * A Screaming Man
- * Potiche
- * Route Irish
Best Screenplay
- Bullhead – Michael R. Roskam
- * The Giants – Bouli Lanners and Elise Ancion
- * The Kid with a Bike – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- * Romantics Anonymous – Philippe Blasband
Best Actor
- Matthias Schoenaerts – Bullhead
- * Dominique Abel – The Fairy
- * Benoît Poelvoorde – Romantics Anonymous
- * Jonathan Zaccaï – A Distant Neighborhood
Best Actress
- Lubna Azabal – Incendies
- * Cécile de France – The Kid with a Bike
- * Isabelle De Hertogh – Come as You Are
- * Yolande Moreau – The Long Falling
Best Supporting Actor
- Jérémie Renier – Potiche
- * Laurent Capelluto – The Long Falling
- * Bouli Lanners – Kill Me Please
- * Didier Toupy – The Giants
Best Supporting Actress
- 'Gwen Berrou – The Giants
- * Virginie Efira – Kill Me Please
- * Tania Garbarski – A Distant Neighborhood
- * Marie Kremer – Final Balance ''
Most Promising Actor
- Thomas Doret – The Kid with a Bike
- * Romain David – Black Ocean
- * David Murgia – Bullhead
- * Martin Nissen – The Giants
Most Promising Actress
- Erika Sainte – She's Not Crying, She's Singing
- * Stéphanie Crayencour – Les Mythos
- * Jeanne Dandoy – Bullhead
- * Hande Kodja – Marieke, Marieke
Best Cinematography
- The Giants – Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd
- * Bullhead – Nicolas Karakatsanis
- * The Kid with a Bike – Alain Marcoen
Best Sound
- The Fairy – Emmanuel de Boissieu, Fred Meert and Hélène Lamy-Au-Rousseau
- * Bullhead – Benoît De Clerck, Yves De Mey, Quentin Collette, Christine Verschorren and Benoît Biral
- * The Giants – Marc Bastien and Thomas Gauder
Best Production Design
- A Distant Neighborhood – Véronique Sacrez
- * The Giants – Paul Rouschop
- * The Kid with a Bike – Igor Gabriel
- * The Pack – Eugénie Collet and Florence Vercheval
Best Costume Design
- The Fairy – Claire Dubien
- * A Distant Neighborhood – Florence Scholtes
- * The Giants – Elise Ancion
Best Original Score
- The Giants – Bram Van Parys
- * Bullhead – Raf Keunen
- * Trader Games – Frédéric Vercheval
Best Editing
- Bullhead – Alain Dessauvage
- * The Giants – Ewin Ryckaert
- * The Kid with a Bike – Marie-Hélène Dozo
Best Short Film
- Sundays
- * Back Against the Wall
- * Bad Moon
- * The Wolf's Version
Best Documentary
- LoveMEATender
- * Fritkot
- * In Their Hands
- * Summer of Giacomo
Honorary Magritte Award
- Nathalie Baye
Audience Award
- Virginie Efira
Films with multiple nominations and awards
- Twelve: The Giants
- Nine: Bullhead
- Eight: The Kid with a Bike
- Five: A Distant Neighborhood and The Fairy
- Three: Romantics Anonymous
- Two: Come as You Are, The Long Falling, Kill Me Please, and Potiche
- Five: The Giants
- Four: Bullhead
- Two: The Fairy