10th Magritte Awards | |
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Date | 1 February 2020 |
Site | Square Mont des Arts, Brussels, Belgium |
Hosted by | Kody |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Mothers' Instinct |
Most awards | Mothers' Instinct (9) |
Most nominations | Mothers' Instinct (10) |
Television coverage | |
Network | RTBF |
The 10th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2019 in Belgium. It took place on 1 February 2020, at the Square, in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 22 categories.[1] The ceremony was televised in Belgium by La Deux. Actor Pascal Duquenne presided the ceremony, while comedian Kody hosted the show for the first time.[2]
The nominees for the 10th Magritte Awards were announced on 8 January 2020.[3] Films with the most nominations were Mothers' Instinct with ten, followed by Young Ahmed with nine and Lola with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 1 February 2020.[4] Mothers' Instinct won a record-breaking nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Olivier Masset-Depasse. Other multiple winners were Lola and Young Ahmed with two awards each.