Emilia Pérez triumphs at the Lumière Awards
- Jacques Audiard’s feature scooped five trophies, including Best Film; Karla Sofía Gascón and Abou Sangare win in the acting categories, while Holy Cow earned itself a couple of accolades too

Dedicated to the best works and artists gracing French cinema as decided upon by international journalists based in France, and unfolding last night in a ceremony organised by the foreign press and hosted in Paris’ Forum des Images, the 30th Lumière Awards named Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez [+see also:
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After claiming prizes in Cannes and at the European Film Awards, Abou Sangare also triumphed in the Lumière’s Best Actor category thanks to Souleymane’s Story [+see also:
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Equally eye-catching on the winners’ list are The Kingdom [+see also:
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The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Film
Emilia Pérez [+see also:
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Best Director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Best Actress
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Best Actor
Abou Sangare – Souleymane’s Story [+see also:
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interview: Boris Lojkine
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Best Screenplay
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Best First Film
Holy Cow [+see also:
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interview: Louise Courvoisier
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Best Female Newcomer
Ghjuvanna Benedetti – The Kingdom [+see also:
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interview: Julien Colonna
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Best Male Newcomer
Clément Faveau – Holy Cow
Best Documentary
Dahomey [+see also:
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Best Animated Film
Flow [+see also:
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interview: Gints Zilbalodis
interview: Red Carpet @ European Film …
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Best International Co-Production
The Seed of the Sacred Fig [+see also:
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interview: Mohammad Rasoulof
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Best Photography
Nicolas Bolduc – The Count of Monte-Cristo [+see also:
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Best Music
Camille and Clément Ducol – Emilia Pérez
(Translated from French)
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