Love Affair(s) triumphs at the Lumières Awards
- Emmanuel Mouret’s feature wins the Award for Best Film; Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa share the prize for Best Actress while Sami Bouajila is named Best Actor
Handed out by foreign journalists stationed in Paris to the best French and French-speaking films and artists during a ceremony (attended this year only by the winners and by those handing out the awards) shown on Canal+, the 26th Lumières Awards have crowned Emmanuel Mouret’s Love Affair(s) [+see also:
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Two of Us [+see also:
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The international press also awarded Sami Bouajila, with the award for Best Actor, recognising his performance in Mehdi M. Barsaoui’s A Son [+see also:
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The Lumières Award for Best Director went to Maïwenn for DNA [+see also:
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interview: David Dufresne
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Aurel’s Josep [+see also:
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François Ozon’s Summer of 85 [+see also:
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Finally, two films whose late-2020 releases had to be delayed due to the brutal decision not to reopen French cinemas on 15 December, but which were kept among the nominees out of solidarity, complete the list of winners: Charlène Favier’s Slalom [+see also:
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interview: Charlène Favier
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The full list of award winners:
Best Film
Love Affair(s) [+see also:
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interview: Emmanuel Mouret
film profile] - Emmanuel Mouret (France)
Best Director
Maïwenn – DNA [+see also:
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film profile] (France)
Best Script
Stéphane Demoustier - The Girl with a Bracelet [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Stéphane Demoustier
film profile] (France/Belgium)
Best Documentary
The Monopoly of Violence [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: David Dufresne
film profile] - David Dufresne (France)
Best Animated Film
Josep [+see also:
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interview: Aurel
film profile] – Aurel (France/Spain)
Best Actress
Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa – Two of Us [+see also:
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interview: Filippo Meneghetti
film profile] (France/Luxembourg/Belgium)
Best Actor
Sami Bouajila – A Son [+see also:
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interview: Mehdi M Barsaoui and Sami B…
film profile] (Tunisia/France/Lebanon/Qatar)
Most Promising Actress
Noée Abita – Slalom [+see also:
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interview: Charlène Favier
film profile] (France/Belgium)
Most Promising Actor
Félix Lefebvre and Benjamin Voisin - Summer of 85 [+see also:
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Best Feature Debut
Two of Us – Filippo Meneghetti
Best International Co-Production
The Man Who Sold His Skin [+see also:
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interview: Kaouther Ben Hania
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Best Cinematography
Hichame Alaouié - Summer of 85
Best Music
Silvia Pérez Cruz - Josep
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