17th Lumières Awards


The 17th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 13 January 2012. The ceremony was presided by Catherine Jacob. The Artist won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Best FilmBest Director

The Artist
Maïwenn — Polisse
Best ActorBest Actress
Omar Sy — The Intouchables
 Bérénice Bejo — The Artist
Most Promising ActorMost Promising Actress
Denis Ménochet — The Adopted
Adèle Haenel, Céline Sallette & Alice Barnole — House of Tolerance
Best ScreenplayBest French-Language Film
The Snows of Kilimanjaro — Jean-Louis Milesi and Robert Guédiguian
  • The Minister — Pierre Schoeller
  • Polisse — Emmanuelle Bercot and Maïwenn
  • House of Tolerance — Bertrand Bonello
  • The Artist — Michel Hazanavicius
Incendies
Best CinematographyHonorary Lumières Award
Pierre Aïm — Polisse
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