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.
The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Jaco Van Dormael receiving the award for his work in Mr. Nobody. 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 YearEnglish titleOriginal titleScreenwriter(s) 2010(1st) Mr. Nobody Jaco Van Dormael The Barons Les Barons Nabil Ben Yadir and Laurent Brandenbourger with Sébastien Fernandez Illegal Illégal Olivier Masset-Depasse Private Lessons Élève libre Joachim Lafosse and François Pirot 2011(2nd) Bullhead Rundskop Michael R. Roskam The Giants Les Géants Bouli Lanners and Elise Ancion The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Romantics Anonymous Les Émotifs anonymes Philippe Blasband 2012(3rd) One Night 38 témoins Lucas Belvaux Dead Man Talking Patrick Ridremont Mobile Home François Pirot Our Children À perdre la raison Joachim Lafosse 2013(4th) 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 2014(5th) Not My Type Pas son genre Lucas Belvaux Henri Yolande Moreau The Marchers La Marche Nabil Ben Yadir Two Days, One Night Deux jours, une nuit Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne 2015(6th) The Brand New Testament Le Tout Nouveau Testament Jaco Van Dormael and Thomas Gunzig Alleluia Fabrice Du Welz and Vincent Tavier I'm Dead But I Have Friends Je suis mort mais j'ai des amis Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin Prejudice Préjudice Antoine Cuypers and Antoine Wauters 2016(7th) 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 2017(8th) Insyriated Philippe Van Leeuw King of the Belgians Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth This Is Our Land Chez nous Lucas Belvaux A Wedding Noces Stephan Streker 2018(9th) Girl Lukas Dhont and Angelo Tijssens Bitter Flowers Olivier Meys and Maarten Loix Bye Bye Germany Es war einmal in Deutschland... Sam Garbarski Our Struggles Nos batailles Guillaume Senez 2019(10th) Mothers' Instinct Duelles Olivier Masset-Depasse Lola Lola vers la mer Laurent Micheli Our Mothers Nuestras madres César Díaz Young Ahmed Le Jeune Ahmed Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
2020s YearEnglish titleOriginal titleScreenwriter(s) 2020/21(11th) Madly in Life Une vie démente Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Playground Un monde Laura Wandel The Restless Les Intranquilles Joachim Lafosse Working Girls Filles de joie Anne Paulicevich 2022(12th) Close Lukas Dhont and Angelo Tijssens Animals Nabil Ben Yadir and Antoine Cuypers Nobody Has to Know Bouli Lanners Zero Fucks Given Rien à foutre Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre 2023(13th) Love According to Dalva Dalva Emmanuelle Nicot The Experience of Love Le Syndrome des amours passées Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni The Lost Boys Le Paradis Zeno Graton Omen Augure Baloji 2024(14th) Night Call La nuit se traîne Michiel Blanchart Amal Jawad Rhalib, David Lambert, and Chloé Léonil Life's a Bitch Chiennes de vie Xavier Seron Through the Night Quitter la nuit Delphine Girard 2025(15th) We Believe You On vous croit Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys Adam's Interest L'intérêt d'Adam Laura Wandel Kika Alexe Poukine and Thomas Van Zuylen Young Mothers Jeunes mères Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
References
External links Magritte Awards official website Magritte Award for Best Screenplay at AlloCiné