The Lumière Awards (), officially the Lumières de la presse internationale, are French film awards presented by the to honor the best in the French-speaking cinema of the previous year. The awards ceremony is organized by the Académie des Lumières which consists of over 200 representatives of the international press based in Paris. Today they are regarded as one of the most prestigious French film industry awards, and are considered France's equivalent to the Golden Globe Awards.
History
The Lumière Awards were initiated in 1995 by French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier and American journalist and ex-Newsweek's Paris correspondent Edward Behr. Their idea was to replicate the Golden Globes, which were presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.L'Académie des Lumières "À l'image des Golden Globe Awards décernés chaque année par l'Association de la presse étrangère de Hollywood, l'Académie des Lumières veut souligner le grand intérêt que porte au cinéma français la presse internationale largement représentée à Paris." The Lumière Awards is usually presented a month before the César Awards, the French national film award. Le Figaro described the Lumières as "one of the barometers of the French awards season and are a good indication of the films that will be acclaimed by the César Awards, when they are nominated in January".
Directing Board
The president of the Academy is Lisa Nesselson, the vice-presidents are Pamela Bienzobas and José Maria Riba, the treasurer is Min Liu, the general secretary is Jacques Kermabon and the general delegate is Anne Guimet.
Award categories
Current categories Best Film: since 1996 Best Director: since 1996 Best Actor: since 1996 Best Actress: since 1996 Best Screenplay: since 1996 Best Male Revelation: since 2000 Best Female Revelation: since 2000 Best First Film: since 2014 Best Cinematography: since 2008 Best Music: since 2016 Best Documentary: since 2016 Best Animated Film: since 2017 Best International Co-Production: since 2020 Honorary Lumière Award
Discontinued categories World Audience Award Special Jury Prize Best Foreign Film Best French-Language Film
Ceremonies
Edition Date President(s) Best Film1st Lumière Awards29 January 1996Isabella RosselliniLa Haine2nd Lumière Awards13 January 1997Philippe NoiretRidicule3rd Lumière Awards15 December 1998Fanny ArdantMarius and Jeannette4th Lumière Awards16 January 1999Jean RenoThe Dreamlife of Angels5th Lumière Awards2 February 2000Claudia CardinaleThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc6th Lumière Awards24 January 2001Frédéric LopezThe Taste of Others7th Lumière Awards25 February 2002Amélie8th Lumière Awards14 February 2003Carole LaureAmen.9th Lumière Awards17 February 2004Patrice ChéreauThe Triplets of Belleville10th Lumière Awards16 February 2005Alain CorneauThe Chorus11th Lumière Awards 21 February 2006Claudia CardinaleThe Beat That My Heart Skipped12th Lumière Awards 5 February 2007Isabelle MergaultTell No One13th Lumière Awards13 January 2008Claude LelouchThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly14th Lumière Awards19 January 2009Jeanne BalibarThe Class15th Lumière Awards15 January 2010Régis WargnierWelcome16th Lumière Awards14 January 2011François BerléandOf Gods and Men17th Lumière Awards13 January 2012Catherine JacobThe Artist18th Lumière Awards 18 January 2013Victoria AbrilAmour19th Lumière Awards20 January 2014Carole BouquetBlue Is the Warmest Colour20th Lumière Awards 2 February 2015Claudia Cardinale, Victoria Abril, Jeanne Balibar, and Catherine JacobTimbuktu21st Lumière Awards 8 February 2016Mustang22nd Lumière Awards 30 January 2017Elle23rd Lumière Awards 5 February 2018 BPM (Beats per Minute)24th Lumière Awards 4 February 2019The Sisters Brothers 25th Lumière Awards 27 January 2020 Les Misérables 26th Lumière Awards 19 January 2021 Love Affair(s) 27th Lumière Awards 17 January 2022 Happening 28th Lumière Awards 16 January 2023 The Night of the 12th 29th Lumière Awards 22 January 2024 Anatomy of a Fall 30th Lumière Awards 20 January 2025 Emilia Pérez
See also César Awards Louis Delluc Prize Magritte Awards Golden Globe Awards
References
External links
Lumière Awards at AlloCiné Lumière Awards at Facebook