Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film

Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film (outside France)
Country France
Presented by Académie des Lumières
First awarded 2003
Currently held by Much Loved (2016)
Official website academiedeslumieres.com

The Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film (French: Prix Lumières du meilleur film francophone (hors de France)) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Lumières since 2003. It rewards the best French language film made outside France each year. It replaced the Lumières Award for Best Foreign Film (French: Prix Lumières du meilleur film étranger) that was awarded from 1996 to 2002.

Winners and nominees

In the following lists, the titles and names with a blue background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees.

2000s

Year English title Original title Director (s)
2003
(8th)
The SonLe Fils Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
2004
(9th)
The Barbarian InvasionsLes Invasions barbaresDenys Arcand
2005
(10th)
Tomorrow We MoveDemain on déménageChantal Akerman
2006
(11th)
L'EnfantJean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
2007
(12th)
BamakoAbderrahmane Sissako
Les Etats-Unis d'Albert André Forcier
C.R.A.Z.Y. Jean-Marc Vallée
Bunker Paradise Stefan Liberski
Barakat! Djamila Sahraoui
2008
(13th)
Délice PalomaNadir Moknèche
Cowboy Benoît Mariage
Gone for a Dance J'aurais voulu être un danseur Alain Berliner
In the Arms of My Enemy Voleurs de chevaux Micha Wald
Days of Darkness L'Age des ténèbres Denys Arcand
Africa paradis Sylvestre Amoussou
2009
(14th)
Lorna's SilenceLe Silence de LornaJean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
Johnny Mad Dog Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Home Ursula Meier
Rumba Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Faro: Goddess of the Waters Faro, la reine des eaux Salif Traore

2010s

Year English title Original title Director (s)
2010
(15th)
I Killed My MotherJ'ai tué ma mère Xavier Dolan
Les Saignantes Jean-Pierre Bekolo
That Day 1 journée Jacob Berger
Hand of the Headless Man Où est la main de l'homme sans tête Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin
Private Lessons Elève libre Joachim Lafosse
Beyond the Ocean Les Oiseaux du ciel Eliane de Latour
2011
(16th)
A Screaming ManUn Homme qui crieMahamat Saleh Haroun
Orly Angela Schanelec
Amer Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Illegal Illégal Olivier Masset-Depasse
Heartbeats Les Amours Imaginaires Xavier Dolan
2012
(17th)
IncendiesDenis Villeneuve
The Kid with a Bike Le Gamin au vélo Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
The Giants Les Géants Bouli Lanners
Curling Denis Côté
Where Do We Go Now? Et maintenant on va où ? Nadine Labaki
2013
(18th)
The PirogueLa Pirogue Moussa Toure
Monsieur Lazhar Philippe Falardeau
Laurence Anyways Xavier Dolan
Sister L'Enfant d'en Haut Ursula Meier
Our Children A perdre la raison Joachim Lafosse
2014
(19th)
Horses of GodLes Chevaux de Dieu Nabil Ayouch
Today Aujourd'hui Alain Gomis
The Repentant El Taaib (Le Repenti) Merzak Allouache
Dead Man Talking Patrick Ridremont
Gabrielle Louise Archambault
The Dismantling Le Démantèlement Sébastien Pilote
2015
(20th)
Two Days, One Night Deux jours, une nuitJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
C'est eux les chiens... Hisham Lasri
Fièvres Hicham Ayouch
L'Oranais Lyès Salem
Mommy Xavier Dolan
Run Philippe Lacôte
2016
(21st)
Much Loved Nabil Ayouch
As I Open My Eyes À peine j'ouvre les yeux Leyla Bouzid
Next Year L'Année prochaine Vania Leturcq
The Rooftops Les Terrasses Merzak Allouache
The Brand New Testament Le Tout Nouveau Testament Jaco Van Dormael
La Vanité Lionel Baier

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