Handed out by foreign journalists stationed in Paris to the best French and French-speaking films and artists, the 25th Lumières Awards have crowned Les Misérables, which thus receives three more awards in addition to the many others it has received since its Jury Prize win in Cannes: the Lumières award for Best French Film of 2019, the award for Best Script (written by the director together with Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti), and the award for Most Promising Actor (for the latter, who therefore wins two awards to his name). Nominated for the International Feature Film award, the feature was produced by Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral for SRAB Films, co-produced by Rectangle Productions and Lyly Films, distributed in France by Le Pacte and sold internationally by Wild Bunch.

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Among the very diverse list of winners this year, another film has been particularly successful, receiving two Lumières awards: Portrait of a Lady on Fire [+leggi anche:
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The international press also celebrated Roschdy Zem, who won the Best Actor award (for his charismatic performance in Oh Mercy! [+leggi anche:
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The full list of award winners:

Best Film
Les Misérables [+leggi anche:
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Best Director
Roman Polanski -An Officer and a Spy [+leggi anche:
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Best Actress
Noémie Merlant – Portrait of a Lady on Fire [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Céline Sciamma
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Best Actor
Roschdy Zem – Oh Mercy! [+leggi anche:
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Best Script
Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti - Les Misérables

Best Photography
Claire Mathon – Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Most Promising Actress
Nina Meurisse – Camille [+leggi anche:
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Most Promising Actor
Alexis Manenti - Les Misérables

Best First Film
Nevada [+leggi anche:
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Best international Co-Production
It Must Be Heaven [+leggi anche:
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Best Animated Film
I Lost My Body [+leggi anche:
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Best Documentary
M [+leggi anche:
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Best Music
Alexandre Desplat – Adults in the Room [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Costa-Gavras
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