6th Magritte Awards
The 6th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2015 in Belgium and took place on February 6, 2016, 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 Marie Gillain presided the ceremony, while Charlie Dupont hosted the show for the second time.
The nominees for the 6th Magritte Awards were announced on January 12, 2016. Films with the most nominations were The Brand New Testament with ten, followed by All Cats Are Grey with nine and Alleluia with eight. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 6, 2016. The Brand New Testament won four awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Jaco Van Dormael. Other multiple winners were Alleluia also with four awards, and All Cats Are Grey with two.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
- The Brand New Testament
- * All Cats Are Grey
- * I'm Dead But I Have Friends
- * Melody
- * Prejudice
Best Director
- Jaco Van Dormael – The Brand New Testament
- * Bernard Bellefroid – Melody
- * Savina Dellicour – All Cats Are Grey
- * Fabrice Du Welz – Alleluia
Best Actor
- Wim Willaert – I'm Dead But I Have Friends
- * François Damiens – La Famille Bélier
- * Bouli Lanners – All Cats Are Grey
- * Jérémie Renier – The Wakhan Front
Best Actress
- Veerle Baetens – Un début prometteur
- * Annie Cordy – Memories
- * Christelle Cornil – What Jacques Saw
- * Yolande Moreau – Journey Through China
Best Supporting Actor
- Laurent Capelluto – The Clearstream Affair
- * Arno Hintjens – Prejudice
- * David Murgia – The Brand New Testament
- * Marc Zinga – Dheepan
Best Supporting Actress
- Anne Coesens – All Cats Are Grey
- * Yolande Moreau – The Brand New Testament
- * Helena Noguerra – Alleluia
- * Babetida Sadjo – Waste Land
Most Promising Actor
- Benjamin Ramon – Être
- * Arthur Bols – Prejudice
- * Romain Gelin – The Brand New Testament
- * David Thielemans – Chubby
Most Promising Actress
- Lucie Debay – Melody
- * Manon Capelle – All Cats Are Grey
- * Pili Groyne – The Brand New Testament
- * Stéphanie Van Vyve – Être
Best Screenplay
- The Brand New Testament – Thomas Gunzig and Jaco Van Dormael
- * Alleluia – Fabrice Du Welz and Vincent Tavier
- * I'm Dead But I Have Friends – Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin
- * Prejudice – Antoine Cuypers and Antoine Wauters
Best First Feature Film
- All Cats Are Grey
- * Next Year
- * Prejudice
Best Flemish Film
- The Ardennes
- * Belgian Rhapsody
- * Cafard
- * Waste Land
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction
- La Famille Bélier
- * Marguerite
- * Song of the Sea
- * The Wakhan Front
Best Cinematography
- Alleluia – Manuel Dacosse
- * The Brand New Testament – Christophe Beaucarne
- * Prejudice – Frédéric Noirhomme
Best Production Design
- Alleluia – Emmanuel de Meulemeester
- * All Cats Are Grey – Paul Rouschop
- * I'm Dead But I Have Friends – Eve Martin
Best Costume Design
- The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun – Pascaline Chavanne
- * All Cats Are Grey – Sabine Zappitelli
- * I'm Dead But I Have Friends – Elise Ancion
Best Original Score
- The Brand New Testament – An Pierlé
- * Alleluia – Vincent Cahay
- * Melody – Frédéric Vercheval
Best Sound
- Alleluia – Emmanuel de Boissieu, Frédéric Meert, and Ludovic Van Pachterbeke
- * The Brand New Testament – François Dumont, Michel Schillings, and Dominique Warnier
- * I'm Dead But I Have Friends – Marc Bastien, Marc Engels, and Franco Piscopo
Best Editing
- Alleluia – Anne-Laure Guégan
- * All Cats Are Grey – Ewin Ryckaert
- * I'm Dead But I Have Friends – Yannick Leroy
Best Live Action Short Film
- The Black Bear
- * Jay Amongst Men
- * Tout va bien
Best Animated Short Film
- Last Door South
- * The Scent of Carrots
- * A Slice of the Country
Best Documentary Film
- The Man Who Mends Women: The Wrath of Hippocrates
- * Employment Office
- * I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
- * Ship of Fools
Honorary Magritte Award
- Vincent Lindon
Films with multiple nominations and awards
- Ten: The Brand New Testament
- Nine: All Cats Are Grey
- Eight: Alleluia
- Seven: I'm Dead But I Have Friends
- Six: Prejudice
- Four: Melody
- Two: Être, La Famille Bélier, The Wakhan Front, and Waste Land
- Four: The Brand New Testament and Alleluia
- Two: All Cats Are Grey