Following a 25-year-long tradition, the Académie des Lumières, which is composed of 130 foreign press correspondents based in France (representing over 40 countries), has presented this year's awards. Les Misérables came out as big winner, honored with three trophies.
Isabelle Huppert hosted this 25th edition of the Lumière Awards ceremony, which was held at the Olympia Theater in Paris in the presence of a large number of industry figures. The Académie des Lumières, which is helmed by the American journalist Lisa Nesselson (who notably called for professionals in the industry to continue to defend the notion of cultural exception), paid a special tribute to director Costa Gavras for his contribution to raising the international profile of French cinema, and also to Roberto Benigni, winner of the Lumière Award for Best Foreign Film at the 4th annual ceremony for his film Life Is Beautiful.
Complete awards list
- Best Film
- Best Direction
Roman Polanski for An Officer and a Spy
- Best Actress
Noémie Merlant for Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Best Actor
Roschdy Zem for Oh Mercy!
- Best Screenplay
Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti for Les Misérables
- Best Cinematography
Claire Mathon for Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Most Promising Actress
Nina Meurisse for Camille
- Most Promising Actor
Alexis Manenti for Les Misérables
- Best First Film
The Mustang by Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre
- Best International Coproduction
It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman
- Best Animated Film
I Lost My Body by Jérémy Clapin
- Best Documentary
- Best Music
