# Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation

The Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation (French: Lumière de la révélation féminine) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Lumières since 2000.
It was presented as the Lumière du meilleur espoir féminin from 2000 to 2013. In English, the award was variously referred to as Most Promising Actress or Best Female Newcomer.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first with a blue background, followed by the other nominees.

### 2000s

| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
| 2000 (5th) | Audrey Tautou | Venus Beauty Institute | Vénus Beauté (Institut) |
| 2001 (6th) | Isild Le Besco | Sade | Sade |
| 2002 (7th) | Rachida Brakni | Chaos | Chaos |
| 2003 (8th) | Cécile de France | L'Auberge Espagnole | L'Auberge Espagnole |
| 2004 (9th) | Sasha Andres | She's One of Us | Elle est des nôtres |
| 2005 (10th) | Lola Naymark | A Common Thread | Brodeuses |
| 2005 (10th) | Marilou Berry | Look at Me | Comme une image |
| 2006 (11th) | Fanny Valette | Little Jerusalem | La Petite Jérusalem |
| 2007 (12th) | Mélanie Laurent | Don't Worry, I'm Fine | Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas |
| 2007 (12th) | Sandrine Le Berre | Coup de sang | Coup de sang |
| 2007 (12th) | Medeea Marinescu | You Are So Beautiful | Je vous trouve très beau |
| 2007 (12th) | Déborah François | The Page Turner | La Tourneuse de pages |
| 2007 (12th) | Nina Kervel-Bey | Blame It on Fidel | La Faute à Fidel |
| 2008 (13th) | Hafsia Herzi | The Secret of the Grain | La Graine et le Mulet |
| 2008 (13th) | Romola Garai | Angel | Angel |
| 2008 (13th) | Clotilde Hesme | Love Songs | Les Chansons d'amour |
| 2008 (13th) | Audrey Dana | Roman de Gare | Roman de Gare |
| 2008 (13th) | Lucie Desclozeaux | Et toi, t'es sur qui? | Et toi, t'es sur qui? |
| 2008 (13th) | Christa Theret | Et toi, t'es sur qui? | Et toi, t'es sur qui? |
| 2009 (14th) | Nora Arnezeder | Paris 36 | Faubourg 36 |
| 2009 (14th) | Bertille Noël-Bruneau | The Fox and the Child | Le Renard et l'Enfant |
| 2009 (14th) | Karina Testa | Dolls and Angels | Des poupées et des anges |
| 2009 (14th) | Leïla Bekhti | Dolls and Angels | Des poupées et des anges |
| 2009 (14th) | Léa Seydoux | The Beautiful Person | La Belle Personne |
| 2009 (14th) | Sara Reguigue | Masquerades | Mascarades |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
| 2010 (15th) | Pauline Étienne | Silent Voice | Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront |
| 2010 (15th) | Christa Theret | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) |
| 2010 (15th) | Garance Le Guillermic | The Hedgehog | Le Hérisson |
| 2010 (15th) | Mati Diop | 35 Shots of Rum | 35 Rhums |
| 2010 (15th) | Julie Sokolowski | Hadewijch | Hadewijch |
| 2011 (16th) | Yahima Torres | Black Venus | Vénus noire |
| 2011 (16th) | Lolita Chammah | Copacabana | Copacabana |
| 2011 (16th) | Marie Féret | Mozart's Sister | Nannerl, la sœur de Mozart |
| 2011 (16th) | Nina Rodriguez | No et moi | No et moi |
| 2011 (16th) | Linda Doudaeva | Hands Up | Les Mains en l'air |
| 2012 (17th) | Adèle Haenel | House of Tolerance | L'Apollonide : Souvenirs de la maison close |
| 2012 (17th) | Céline Sallette | House of Tolerance | L'Apollonide : Souvenirs de la maison close |
| 2012 (17th) | Alice Barnole | House of Tolerance | L'Apollonide : Souvenirs de la maison close |
| 2012 (17th) | Anamaria Vartolomei | My Little Princess | My Little Princess |
| 2012 (17th) | Zoé Héran | Tomboy | Tomboy |
| 2013 (18th) | Julia Faure | Camille Rewinds | Camille Redouble |
| 2013 (18th) | Judith Chemla | Camille Rewinds | Camille Redouble |
| 2013 (18th) | India Hair | Camille Rewinds | Camille Redouble |
| 2013 (18th) | Agathe Bonitzer | A Bottle in the Gaza Sea | Une bouteille à la mer |
| 2013 (18th) | Stéphanie Sokolinski | Augustine | Augustine |
| 2013 (18th) | Sofiia Manousha | Le Noir (Te) Vous Va Si Bien | Le Noir (Te) Vous Va Si Bien |
| 2013 (18th) | Izïa Higelin | Bad Girl | Mauvaise fille |
| 2014 (19th) | Adèle Exarchopoulos | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 |
| 2014 (19th) | Vimala Pons | The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu | La Fille du 14 juillet |
| 2014 (19th) | Alice de Lencquesaing | Headfirst | La Tête la première |
| 2014 (19th) | Pauline Etienne | The Nun | La Religieuse |
| 2014 (19th) | Miss Ming | Henri | Henri |
| 2014 (19th) | Marine Vacth | Young & Beautiful | Jeune & Jolie |
| 2015 (20th) | Louane Emera | La Famille Bélier | La Famille Bélier |
| 2015 (20th) | Joséphine Japy | Respire | Respire |
| 2015 (20th) | Lou de Laâge | Respire | Respire |
| 2015 (20th) | Alice Isaaz | La Crème de la crème | La Crème de la crème |
| 2015 (20th) | Ariane Labed | Fidelio, l’odyssée d’Alice | Fidelio, l’odyssée d’Alice |
| 2015 (20th) | Karidja Touré | Girlhood | Bande de filles |
| 2015 (20th) | Ana Girardot | High Society | Le Beau Monde |
| La Prochaine fois je viserai le cœur ||
| 2016 (21st) |
| 2016 (21st) | Güneş Nezihe Şensoy | Mustang | Mustang |
| 2016 (21st) | Doğa Zeynep Doğuşlu | Mustang | Mustang |
| 2016 (21st) | Elit Işcan | Mustang | Mustang |
| 2016 (21st) | Tuğba Sunguroğlu | Mustang | Mustang |
| 2016 (21st) | İlayda Akdoğan | Mustang | Mustang |
| 2016 (21st) | Golshifteh Farahani | Two Friends | Les Deux Amis |
| 2016 (21st) | Sara Giraudeau | Les Bêtises | Les Bêtises |
| 2016 (21st) | Baya Medhaffar | As I Open My Eyes | À peine j'ouvre les yeux |
| 2016 (21st) | Lou Roy-Lecollinet | My Golden Days | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse |
| 2016 (21st) | Sophie Verbeeck | All About Them | À trois on y va |
| 2017 (22nd) |
| 2017 (22nd) | Oulaya Amamra | Divines | Divines |
| 2017 (22nd) | Déborah Lukumuena | Divines | Divines |
| 2017 (22nd) | Paula Beer | Frantz | Frantz |
| 2017 (22nd) | Lily-Rose Depp | The Dancer | La Danseuse |
| 2017 (22nd) | Manal Issa | Parisienne | Peur de rien |
| 2017 (22nd) | Naomi Amarger | Heaven Will Wait | Le Ciel attendra |
| 2017 (22nd) | Noémie Merlant | Heaven Will Wait | Le Ciel attendra |
| 2017 (22nd) | Raph | Slack Bay | Ma Loute |
| 2018 (23rd) |
| 2018 (23rd) | Laetitia Dosch | Montparnasse Bienvenue | Jeune femme |
| 2018 (23rd) | Iris Bry | The Guardians | Les Gardiennes |
| 2018 (23rd) | Eye Haïdara | C'est la vie! | Le Sens de la fête |
| 2018 (23rd) | Camélia Jordana | Le Brio | Le Brio |
| 2018 (23rd) | Pamela Ramos | All the Dreams in the World | Tous les rêves du monde |
| 2018 (23rd) | Solène Rigot | Orphan | Orpheline |
| 2019 (24th) |
| 2019 (24th) | Ophélie Bau | Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno | Mektoub My Love |
| 2019 (24th) | Galatea Bellugi | The Apparition | L'Apparition |
| 2019 (24th) | Andréa Bescond | Little Tickles | Les Chatouilles |
| 2019 (24th) | Jeanne Cohendy | Head Above Water | Marche ou crève |
| 2019 (24th) | Kenza Fortas | Shéhérazade | Shéhérazade |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
| 2020 (25th) | Nina Meurisse | Camille | Camille |
| 2020 (25th) | Céleste Brunnquell | The Dazzled | Les Éblouis |
| 2020 (25th) | Mina Farid | An Easy Girl | Une fille facile |
| 2020 (25th) | Lise Leplat Prudhomme | Joan of Arc | Jeanne |
| 2020 (25th) | Mame Bineta Sane | Atlantics | Atlantique |
| 2021 (26th) | Noée Abita | Slalom | Slalom |
| 2021 (26th) | Najla Ben Abdallah | A Son | Un fils |
| 2021 (26th) | Nisrin Erradi | Adam | Adam |
| 2021 (26th) | Mélissa Guers | The Girl with a Bracelet | La Fille au bracelet |
| 2021 (26th) | Fathia Youssouf | Cuties | Mignonnes |
| 2022 (27th) | Agathe Rousselle | Titane | Titane |
| 2022 (27th) | Zbeida Belhajamor | A Story Of Love And Desire | Une histoire d'amour et de désir |
| 2022 (27th) | Aïssatou Diallo Sagna | The Divide | La fracture |
| 2022 (27th) | Daphné Patakia | Benedetta | Benedetta |
| 2022 (27th) | Lucie Zhang | Paris, 13th District | Les Olympiades, Paris 13e |
| 2023 (28th) |
| 2023 (28th) | Nadia Tereszkiewicz | Forever Young | Les Amandiers |
| 2023 (28th) | Guslagie Malanda | Saint Omer | Saint Omer |
| 2023 (28th) | Hélène Lambert | Between Two Worlds | Ouistreham |
| 2023 (28th) | Marion Barbeau | Rise | En corps |
| 2023 (28th) | Rebecca Marder | A Radiant Girl | Une jeune fille qui va bien |
| 2024 (29th) |
| 2024 (29th) | Ella Rumpf | Marguerite's Theorem | Le Théorème de Marguerite |
| 2024 (29th) | Suzanne Jouannet | The Path of Excellence | La Voie royale |
| 2024 (29th) | Louise Mauroy-Panzani | Àma Gloria | Àma Gloria |
| 2024 (29th) | Ji-Min Park | Return to Seoul | Retour à Séoul |
| 2024 (29th) | Claire Pommet | Spirit of Ecstasy | La Vénus d'argent |
| 2025 (30th) |
| 2025 (30th) | Ghjuvanna Benedetti | The Kingdom | Le Royaume |
| 2025 (30th) | Maïwène Barthélemy | Holy Cow | Vingt Dieux |
| 2025 (30th) | Malou Khebizi | Wild Diamond | Diamant brut |
| 2025 (30th) | Clara-Maria Laredo | In His Own Image | À son image |
| 2025 (30th) | Megan Northam | Rabia | Rabia |