Magritte Award for Best Screenplay

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Magritte Award for Best Screenplay
Presented byAcadémie André Delvaux
First award2011
Currently held byCharlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys, We Believe You (2025)
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The Magritte Award for Best Screenplay (French: Magritte du meilleur scénario original ou adaptation) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. 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 Jaco Van Dormael receiving the award for his work in Mr. Nobody.[2] As of the 2026 ceremony, Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys are the most recent winners in this category for their work in We Believe You.

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.

2010s

Year English title Original title Screenwriter(s)
2010
(1st)		Mr. NobodyJaco Van Dormael
The BaronsLes BaronsNabil Ben Yadir and Laurent Brandenbourger with Sébastien Fernandez
IllegalIllégalOlivier Masset-Depasse
Private LessonsÉlève libreJoachim Lafosse and François Pirot
2011
(2nd)		BullheadRundskopMichael R. Roskam
The GiantsLes GéantsBouli Lanners and Elise Ancion
The Kid with a BikeLe Gamin au véloJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Romantics AnonymousLes Émotifs anonymesPhilippe Blasband
2012
(3rd)		One Night38 témoinsLucas Belvaux
Dead Man TalkingPatrick Ridremont
Mobile HomeFrançois Pirot
Our ChildrenÀ perdre la raisonJoachim Lafosse
2013
(4th)		Tango librePhilippe Blasband and Anne Paulicevich
KidFien Troch
The Fifth SeasonLa Cinquième SaisonPeter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth
Vijay and IPhilippe Blasband and Sam Garbarski
2014
(5th)		Not My TypePas son genreLucas Belvaux
HenriYolande Moreau
The MarchersLa MarcheNabil Ben Yadir
Two Days, One NightDeux jours, une nuitJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
2015
(6th)		The Brand New TestamentLe Tout Nouveau TestamentJaco Van Dormael and Thomas Gunzig
AlleluiaFabrice Du Welz and Vincent Tavier
I'm Dead But I Have FriendsJe suis mort mais j'ai des amisGuillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin
PrejudicePréjudiceAntoine Cuypers and Antoine Wauters
2016
(7th)		Death by DeathJe me tue à le direXavier Seron
After LoveL'Économie du coupleJoachim Lafosse
The First, the LastLes Premiers, les DerniersBouli Lanners
KeeperGuillaume Senez and David Lambert
2017
(8th)		InsyriatedPhilippe Van Leeuw
King of the BelgiansPeter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth
This Is Our LandChez nousLucas Belvaux
A WeddingNocesStephan Streker
2018
(9th)		GirlLukas Dhont and Angelo Tijssens
Bitter FlowersOlivier Meys and Maarten Loix
Bye Bye GermanyEs war einmal in Deutschland...Sam Garbarski
Our StrugglesNos bataillesGuillaume Senez
2019
(10th)		Mothers' InstinctDuellesOlivier Masset-Depasse
LolaLola vers la merLaurent Micheli
Our MothersNuestras madresCésar Díaz
Young AhmedLe Jeune AhmedJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

2020s

Year English title Original title Screenwriter(s)
2020/21
(11th)		Madly in LifeUne vie démenteAnn Sirot and Raphaël Balboni
PlaygroundUn mondeLaura Wandel
The RestlessLes IntranquillesJoachim Lafosse
Working GirlsFilles de joieAnne Paulicevich
2022
(12th)		CloseLukas Dhont and Angelo Tijssens
AnimalsNabil Ben Yadir and Antoine Cuypers
Nobody Has to KnowBouli Lanners
Zero Fucks GivenRien à foutreJulie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre
2023
(13th)		Love According to DalvaDalvaEmmanuelle Nicot
The Experience of LoveLe Syndrome des amours passéesAnn Sirot and Raphaël Balboni
The Lost BoysLe ParadisZeno Graton
OmenAugureBaloji
2024
(14th)		Night CallLa nuit se traîneMichiel Blanchart
AmalJawad Rhalib, David Lambert, and Chloé Léonil
Life's a BitchChiennes de vieXavier Seron
Through the NightQuitter la nuitDelphine Girard
2025
(15th)		We Believe YouOn vous croitCharlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys
Adam's InterestL'intérêt d'AdamLaura Wandel
KikaAlexe Poukine and Thomas Van Zuylen
Young MothersJeunes mèresJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

References

  1. Denis, Fernand (October 13, 2010). "André Delvaux, l'œuvre au jour". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. "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.