André Cavens Award
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The André Cavens Award (French: Prix André-Cavens) is an accolade presented annually by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC), an organization of film critics from publications based in Brussels. The André Cavens Award was introduced in 1976 by the organizing committee to honor cinematic achievement in Belgium.[1] The name of the award comes from film director André Cavens.
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievement
Presented byBelgian Film Critics Association
First award1976
Currently held byYoung Mothers (2025)
| André Cavens Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievement |
| Presented by | Belgian Film Critics Association |
| First award | 1976 |
| Currently held by | Young Mothers (2025) |
The most awarded filmmakers are Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne with six awards, followed by Jaco Van Dormael, Joachim Lafosse, and Fien Troch with three. Other multiple winners are Jean-Jacques Andrien, André Delvaux, and Lukas Dhont with two awards each. As of 2025, Young Mothers is the most recent winner.
Winners
1970s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Son of Amir Is Dead | Le Fils d'Amr est mort | Jean-Jacques Andrien | [2] |
| 1977 | In the Name of the Führer | In naam van de Fuehrer | Lydia Chagoll | [3] |
| 1978 | Les Rendez-vous d'Anna | Chantal Akerman | [4] | |
| 1979 | Woman Between Wolf and Dog | Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf | André Delvaux | [5] |
1980s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | My Name Is Anna Magnani | Io sono Anna Magnani | Chris Vermorcken | [6] |
| 1981 | Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven | Jean-Jacques Andrien | [2] | |
| 1982 | Le Lit | Marion Hänsel | [7] | |
| 1983 | Brussels by Night | Marc Didden | [8] | |
| 1985 | Permeke | Patrick Conrad and Henri Storck | [9] | |
| 1986 | The van Paemel Family | Het gezin van Paemel | Paul Cammermans | [10] |
| 1987 | Wedding in Galilee | Urs al-Jalil | Michel Khleifi | [11] |
| 1988 | The Abyss | L'Œuvre au noir | André Delvaux | [12] |
| 1989 | Wait Until Spring, Bandini | Dominique Deruddere | [13] | |
1990s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Monsieur | Jean-Philippe Toussaint | [14] | |
| 1991 | Toto the Hero | Toto le Héros | Jaco Van Dormael | [15] |
| 1992 | Man Bites Dog | C'est arrivé près de chez vous | Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde | [16] |
| 1993 | Just Friends | Marc-Henri Wajnberg | [17] | |
| 1994 | The Sexual Life of the Belgians | La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950–1978 | Jan Bucquoy | [18] |
| 1995 | Manneken Pis | Frank Van Passel | [19] | |
| 1996 | La Promesse | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | [20] | |
| 1997 | Gabriel's Dream | Le rêve de Gabriel | Anne Lévy-Morelle | [21] |
| 1998 | Rosie | Patrice Toye | [22] | |
| 1999 | Rosetta | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | [20] | |
2000s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lijmen/Het Been | Robbe De Hert | [23] | |
| 2001 | No Man's Land | Ničija zemlja | Danis Tanović | [24] |
| 2002 | The Son | Le Fils | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | [20] |
| 2003 | On the Run | Cavale | Lucas Belvaux | [25] |
| An Amazing Couple | Un couple épatant | |||
| After Life | Après la vie | |||
| 2004 | Gilles' Wife | La Femme de Gilles | Frédéric Fonteyne | [26] |
| 2005 | L'Enfant | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | [27] | |
| 2006 | The Only One | Vidange perdue | Geoffrey Enthoven | [28] |
| 2007 | Private Property | Nue propriété | Joachim Lafosse | [29] |
| 2008 | Eldorado | Bouli Lanners | [30] | |
| 2009 | Unspoken | Fien Troch | [31] | |
2010s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mr. Nobody | Jaco Van Dormael | [32] | |
| 2011 | Bullhead | Rundskop | Michaël R. Roskam | [33] |
| 2012 | Our Children | À perdre la raison | Joachim Lafosse | [34] |
| 2013 | Kid | Fien Troch | [35] | |
| 2014 | Two Days, One Night | Deux jours, une nuit | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | [36] |
| 2015 | The Brand New Testament | Le Tout Nouveau Testament | Jaco Van Dormael | [37] |
| 2016 | After Love | L'Économie du couple | Joachim Lafosse | [38] |
| 2017 | Home | Fien Troch | [39] | |
| 2018 | Girl | Lukas Dhont | [40] | |
| 2019 | Our Mothers | Nuestras madres | César Díaz | [41] |
2020s
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Adoration | Fabrice Du Welz | [42] | |
| 2021 | Playground | Un monde | Laura Wandel | [43] |
| 2022 | Close | Lukas Dhont | [44] | |
| 2023 | Love According to Dalva | Dalva | Emmanuelle Nicot | [45] |
| 2024 | Night Call | La nuit se traîne | Michiel Blanchart | [46] |
| Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Johan Grimonprez | |||
| 2025 | Young Mothers | Jeunes mères | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | [47] |
Multiple winners
Eight directors or co-directors have won the award multiple times. Three of them (‡) have also received a nomination for the Grand Prix.
| Number of wins | Director(s) | Films |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne ‡ | La Promesse (1996), Rosetta (1999), The Son (2002), L'Enfant (2005), Two Days, One Night (2014), Young Mothers (2025) |
| 3 | Jaco Van Dormael | Toto the Hero (1991), Mr. Nobody (2010), The Brand New Testament (2015) |
| Joachim Lafosse | Private Property (2007), Our Children (2012), After Love (2016) | |
| Fien Troch | Unspoken (2009), Kid (2013), Home (2017) | |
| 2 | Jean-Jacques Andrien | The Son of Amir Is Dead (1976), Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven (1981) |
| André Delvaux | Woman Between Wolf and Dog (1979), The Abyss (1988) | |
| Lukas Dhont ‡ | Girl (2018), Close (2022) |