The Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress (French: Magritte du meilleur espoir féminin) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of a young actress who has delivered an outstanding breakthrough performance while working within the film industry. 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 Pauline Étienne receiving the award for her role in Private Lessons. As of the 2026 ceremony, María Cavalier-Bazan is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Heads or Fails.
Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.
2010s YearActressEnglish titleOriginal title 2010(1st) Pauline Étienne Private Lessons Élève libre Stéphanie Blanchoud The Boat Race La Régate Anna Fransiska Jager My Queen Karo Chloé Struvay Motherly Maternelle 2011(2nd) Erika Sainte She's Not Crying, She's Singing Elle ne pleure pas, elle chante Stéphanie Crayencour Les Mythos Jeanne Dandoy Bullhead Rundskop Hande Kodja Marieke, Marieke 2012(3rd) Anne-Pascale Clairembourg Mobile Home Pauline Burlet Dead Man Talking Mona Jabé Miss Mouche Aurora Marion Almayer's Folly La Folie Almayer 2013(4th) 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 2014(5th) Ambre Grouwels Baby Balloon Evelien Bosmans Marina Hande Kodja Rosenn Emilie Maréchal Tokyo Anyway 2015(6th) Lucie Debay Melody Manon Capelle All Cats Are Grey Tous les chats sont gris Pili Groyne The Brand New Testament Le Tout Nouveau Testament Stéphanie Van Vyve Être 2016(7th) Salomé Richard Baden Baden Martha Canga Antonio Black Ghalia Benali As I Open My Eyes À peine j'ouvre les yeux Jade Soentjens and Margaux Soentjens After Love L'Économie du couple 2017(8th) Maya Dory Angel Mon ange Adriana de Fonseca Even Lovers Get the Blues Fantine Harduin Happy End Lena Suijkerbuik Home 2018(9th) Lena Girard Voss Our Struggles Nos batailles Myriem Akheddiou The Benefit of the Doubt Une Part d'ombre Bérénice Baoo Above the Law Tueurs Nawell Madani Stand Up Girl C'est tout pour moi Anaël Snoek The Wild Boys Les Garçons sauvages 2019(10th) Mya Bollaers Lola Lola vers la mer Bebel Tshiani Baloji Binti Victoria Bluck Young Ahmed Le Jeune Ahmed Raphaëlle Corbisier Escapada
2020s YearActressEnglish titleOriginal title 2020/21(11th) Maya Vanderbeque Playground Un monde Salomé Dewaels Lost Illusions Illusions perdues Fantine Harduin Adoration Daphné Patakia Benedetta 2022(12th) Sophie Breyer The Hive La Ruche Mara Taquin The Hive La Ruche Elsa Houben Le Cœur noir des forêts Joely Mbundu Tori and Lokita Tori et Lokita 2023(13th) Zelda Samson Love According to Dalva Dalva Laetitia Mampaka Employee of the Month L'Employée du mois Bérangère McNeese Let's Get Lost Ailleurs si j'y suis Mara Taquin The Beast in the Jungle La Bête dans la jungle 2024(14th) Purdey Lombet It's Raining in the House Il pleut dans la maison Kenza Benbouchta Amal Mara Taquin Life's a Bitch Chiennes de vie Tessa Van Den Broeck Julie Keeps Quiet Julie zwijgt 2025(15th) María Cavalier-Bazan Heads or Fails Janaïna Halloy Fokan Young Mothers Jeunes mères Elsa Houben Young Mothers Jeunes mères Adèle Pinckaers We Believe You On vous croit
References
External links Magritte Awards official website Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress at AlloCiné