3rd Magritte Awards

3rd Magritte Awards
Official poster
DateFebruary 2, 2013 (2013-02-02)
SiteSquare
Mont des Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Hosted byFabrizio Rongione
Produced byJosé Bouquiaux
Directed byVincent J. Gustin
Highlights
Best FilmOur Children
Most awardsOur Children (4)
Most nominationsDead Man Talking (8)
Television coverage
NetworkBeTV

The 3rd Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2012 in Belgium and took place on February 2, 2013, 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 20 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Actress Yolande Moreau presided the ceremony, while actor Fabrizio Rongione hosted the show for the first time.[1]

The nominees for the 3rd Magritte Awards were announced on January 10, 2013.[2] Films receiving the most nominations were Dead Man Talking with eight, followed by Our Children, Mobile Home and One Night with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 2, 2013.[3] Our Children won four awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Joachim Lafosse. Other multiple winners were The Minister with three awards, and Mobile Home with two.

  1. ^ Crousse, Nicolas (January 10, 2013). "Les Magritte fêteront Yolande Moreau et Costa-Gavras". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Les nominés aux Magritte du cinéma sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Leurquin, Anne-Sophie (February 2, 2013). "Quatre Magritte pour " A perdre la raison "". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved February 3, 2013.