The Magritte Award for Best Actor () is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements.
The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Jonathan Zaccaï receiving the award for his role in Private Lessons. As of the 2026 ceremony, Yannick Renier is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Reflection in a Dead Diamond.
Winners and nominees In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.
2010s YearActorEnglish titleOriginal title 2010(1st) Jonathan Zaccaï Private Lessons Élève libre The Barons Les Barons Olivier Gourmet Angel at Sea Un ange à la mer Thierry Hancisse The Boat Race La Régate 2011(2nd) Matthias Schoenaerts Bullhead Rundskop Dominique Abel The Fairy La Fée Benoît Poelvoorde Romantics Anonymous Les Émotifs anonymes Jonathan Zaccaï A Distant Neighborhood Quartier lointain 2012(3rd) Olivier Gourmet The Minister L'Exercice de l'État Benoît Poelvoorde Le grand soir Jérémie Renier My Way Cloclo Matthias Schoenaerts Rust and Bone De rouille et d'os 2013(4th) Benoît Poelvoorde A Place on Earth Une place sur la Terre François Damiens Tango libre Sam Louwyck The Fifth Season La Cinquième Saison 2014(5th) Fabrizio Rongione Two Days, One Night Deux jours, une nuit François Damiens Playing Dead Je fais le mort Bouli Lanners Lulu in the Nude Lulu femme nue Benoît Poelvoorde Scouting for Zebras Les Rayures du zèbre 2015(6th) Wim Willaert I'm Dead but I Have Friends Je suis mort mais j'ai des amis François Damiens La Famille Bélier Bouli Lanners All Cats Are Grey Tous les chats sont gris Jérémie Renier The Wakhan Front Ni le ciel ni la terre 2016(7th) Death by Death Je me tue à le dire Aboubakr Bensaihi Black François Damiens Les Cowboys Bouli Lanners The First, the Last Les Premiers, les Derniers 2017(8th) Peter Van den Begin King of the Belgians François Damiens Just to Be Sure Ôtez-moi d'un Doute Jérémie Renier L'Amant double Matthias Schoenaerts Racer and the Jailbird Le Fidèle 2018(9th) Victor Polster Girl François Damiens Mon Ket Olivier Gourmet Above the Law Tueurs Benoît Poelvoorde Keep an Eye Out Au poste! 2019(10th) Bouli Lanners Real Love C'est ça l'amour Kevin Janssens Patrick De Patrick Benoît Poelvoorde Sink or Swim Le Grand Bain Marc Zinga The Mercy of the Jungle La Miséricorde de la Jungle
2020s YearActorEnglish titleOriginal title 2020/21(11th) Jean Le Peltier Madly in Life Une vie démenteBouli Lanners Love Song for Tough Guys Cette musique ne joue pour personneJérémie Renier Slalom Arieh Worthalter Hold Me Tight Serre moi fort 2022(12th) Bouli Lanners The Night of the 12th La Nuit du 12Soufiane Chilah AnimalsBenoît Poelvoorde Inexorable Jérémie Renier L'EnnemiAboubakr Bensaihi Rebel 2023(13th) Arieh Worthalter The Goldman Case Le Procès GoldmanBouli Lanners Paint It Gold Un coup de maîtreJérémie Renier Let's Get Lost Ailleurs si j'y suis Marc Zinga Omen Augure 2024(14th) Arieh Worthalter Life's a Bitch Chiennes de vieBouli Lanners Smoke Signals Une affaire de principeBenoît Poelvoorde The Art of Nothing L'Art d'être heureuxJean-Jacques Rausin Life's a Bitch Chiennes de vie 2025(15th) Yannick Renier Reflection in a Dead Diamond Reflet dans un diamant mortPierre Bastin Vitrival – The Most Beautiful Village in the World VitrivalJean-Benoît Ugeux KrumpArieh Worthalter Ablaze Les Braises
References
External links Magritte Awards official website Magritte Award for Best Actor at AlloCiné