The André Cavens Award () is an accolade presented annually by the

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(UCC), an organization of film critics from publications based in

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. The André Cavens Award was introduced in 1976 by the organizing committee to honor cinematic achievement in Belgium. The name of the award comes from film director André Cavens. The most awarded filmmakers are Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne with five awards, followed by

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, Joachim Lafosse, and Fien Troch with three. Other multiple winners are Jean-Jacques Andrien, André Delvaux, and Lukas Dhont with two awards each. As of 2024, '' Night Call'' and '' Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'' are the most recent winners ex aequo.

Winners

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple winners

Eight directors or co-directors have won the award multiple times. Three of them () have also received a nomination for the Grand Prix.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andre Cavens Award Belgian film awards Awards established in 1976 Awards for best film Lists of films by award