9th Magritte Awards
The 9th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2018 in Belgium and took place on 2 February 2019 at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels, beginning at 8:00 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. Directors Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier presided the ceremony, while comedian Alex Vizorek hosted the show for the first time. The nominees for the 9th Magritte Awards were announced on 11 January  2019. Films with the most nominations were "Above the Law" and "Girl" with nine, followed by "Let the Corpses Tan" with eight, and "The Benefit of the Doubt" and "Our Struggles" with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 2 February 2019. "Our Struggles" won five awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Guillaume Senez. Other multiple winners were "Girl" with four awards and "Let the Corpses Tan" with two. Films with multiple nominations and awards. The following nine films received multiple nominations. The following three films received multiple awards.