The Magritte Award for Best Actor (french: Magritte du meilleur acteur) is an award presented annually by the
Académie André Delvaux The Académie André Delvaux is a Belgium, Belgian professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Cinema of Belgium, Belgian cinema. Founded in 2010, it is responsible for the annual Magritte Awards, Belgium's principal film ...
. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a
leading
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role while working within the
film industry
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post ...
. It is one of the
Magritte Award
A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented ...
s, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements.
The
1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with
Jonathan Zaccaï receiving the award for his role in ''
Private Lessons''.
As of the
2022 ceremony,
Jean Le Peltier
Jean Le Peltier is a Belgian-French film and stage director, writer and actor.
After developing an interest in acting, Le Peltier studied performing arts at the Rennes 2 University in France and graduated from there in 2008. He began working in t ...
is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''
Madly in Life''.
Winners and nominees
In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.
2010s
2020s
References
External links
Magritte Awards official websiteMagritte Award for Best Actorat ''
AlloCiné''
{{Magritte Awards
2011 establishments in Belgium
Awards established in 2011
Film awards for lead actor
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...