Roman Polanski for his latest film J'accuse and Les Misérables by Ladj Ly, shortlisted for an Oscar for the best foreign film, are the main winners of the 25th Prix Lumières awarded Monday evening by the international press stationed in Paris.
Roman Polanski, who was not present at the ceremony, was distinguished by the award for the staging for his feature film devoted to the Dreyfus affair, released in full controversy after an accusation by the French photographer Valentine Monnier, who said to have been raped by the director in 1975. Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in September, J'accuse had an eventful exit with sessions canceled due to blockages by feminist activists. The film, however, recorded a historic start in the director's career with more than 500,000 viewers in the first week, crossing the milestone of 1.5 million seats in early January.
A special tribute to the director Costa-Gavras
Jury Prize at Cannes, Les Misérables by Ladj Ly was rewarded with three Lumières trophies: film, screenplay and male revelation for Alexis Manenti.
The Lumiere Awards Academy, made up of 130 press correspondents representing more than forty countries, paid special tribute to director Costa-Gavras for his contribution to the global influence of French cinema and to actor Roberto Benigni.
Broadcast from L'Olympia in Paris live on Canal +, the ceremony also distinguished Céline Sciamma's Portrait of the young girl on fire with two prizes (best actress for Noémie Merlant and best image for Claire Mathon). Roschdy Zem won the Lumières Prize for best actor for her interpretation in Roubaix, a light by Arnaud Depleschin, while Nina Meurisse was crowned a female revelation in Camille by Boris Lojkine.
The Lumiere Prize for documentary went to M by Yolande Zauberman and that for animation at I lost my body by Jérémie Clapin, also in the running for the Oscars. The trophy for the best music was awarded to Alexandre Desplat for Adults in the Room in Costa-Gavras. Nevada by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre won the Lumières prize for the first feature film and It must be heaven by Elia Suleiman, for the best international co-production.
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