8th Magritte Awards
The 8th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2017 in Belgium and took place on 3 February 2018 at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels, beginning at 8:45 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 22 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by La Deux, after RTBF took over broadcast rights from BeTV. Actress Natacha Régnier presided the ceremony, while Fabrizio Rongione hosted the show for the third time.
| 8th Magritte Awards | |
|---|---|
Official poster | |
| Date | 3 February 2018 |
| Site | Square Mont des Arts, Brussels, Belgium |
| Hosted by | Fabrizio Rongione |
| Produced by | Olivier Auclair |
| Directed by | Vincent J. Gustin |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Insyriated |
| Most awards | Insyriated (6) |
| Most nominations | A Wedding (8) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | RTBF |
The nominees for the 8th Magritte Awards were announced on 11 January 2018. Films with the most nominations were A Wedding with eight, followed by This Is Our Land with seven and Insyriated with six. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 3, 2018. Insyriated won six awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Philippe Van Leeuw. Other multiple winners were A Wedding and Raw with two awards each.