Joseph Plateau Awards 2005



19th Joseph Plateau Awards March 7, 2006

Best Film:  The Child  The 19th Annual Joseph Plateau Awards, given on 7 March 2006, honoured the best Belgian filmmaking of 2005.

This year, L'enfant (The Child) of the brothers Dardenne won the "Big 5" (the five biggest prizes): Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director and Screenplay.

Best Belgian Actor
 Jérémie Renier - The Child (L'enfant)
 * Benoît Poelvoorde - Entre ses mains
 * Koen De Bouw - The Intruder (De indringer) and Elongated Weekend (Verlengd weekend)

Best Belgian Actress
 Déborah François - The Child (L'enfant)
 * Marie du Bled - Ultranova
 * Karlijn Sileghem - Suspect

Best Belgian Cinematography
 The Wedding Party (Die Bluthochzeit) - Danny Elsen
 * Bunder paradise and Ultranova
 * The Ordeal (Calvaire)

Best Belgian Composer
 George Van Dam - Friday or Another Day (Vendredi ou un autre jour)
 * Jan Leyers - Gilles (Buitenspel)
 * Casimir Liberski - Bunder paradise

Best Belgian Director
 Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne - The Child (L'enfant)
 * Bouli Lanners - Ultranova
 * Frien Troch - Someone Else's Happiness (Een ander zijn geluk)

Best Belgian Film
 The Child (L'enfant)
 * The Sleeping Child (L'enfant endormi)
 * Someone Else's Happiness (Een ander zijn geluk)

Best Belgian Screenplay
 The Child (L'enfant) - Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
 * Someone Else's Happiness (Een ander zijn geluk) - Fien Troch
 * Duplicity (Trouble) - Harry Cleven

Best Belgian Short Film
 Forever
 * Love's Lost and Happiness
 * The One Thing to Do (Une seule chose à faire)
 * The Sunflyers

Box Office Award
 Buitenspel