Lukas Dhont

Lukas Dhont (born 11 June 1991) (Dutch: [ˈlykɑz ˈdɔnt][1]) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2019.[2]

Lukas Dhont
Dhont in October 2018
Born
Ghent, Belgium
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter
Years active2012–present

Early life

Dhont was born in Ghent, Belgium.[3] His mother, Hilbe, is a fashion teacher at an art school.[4] He has a younger brother Michiel[5] who is a producer.[6] As a teenager, Dhont worked as a costume design assistant on film and television sets.[4]

Career

He made his feature-length debut in 2018 with Girl, a drama film inspired by the story of Nora Monsecour which focuses on a trans girl pursuing a career as a ballerina. Girl premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or award for best first feature film, as well as the Queer Palm.[7] It received the André Cavens Award for Best Film given by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC) and was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[8][9] It received nine nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won four, including Best Flemish Film and Best Screenplay for Dhont.[10]

Dhont's second feature, Close, starring Émilie Dequenne and Léa Drucker, premiered in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where he shared the Grand Prix with Claire Denis' Stars At Noon.[11] It also won the Sydney Film Prize in June 2022. The film is based on his own experiences at school, and tells the story of the friendship between two boys in their early teens.[12] In 2023, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[13]

As of July 2021 Dhont is developing an untitled film with screenwriter Laurent Lunetta.[14][15]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
Academy Awards 2023 Close Best International Feature Film (as representative of Belgium) Nominated [13]
Austin Film Critics Association 2022 Best International Film Nominated [16]
Belgian Film Critics Association 2018 Girl André Cavens Award Won [17]
2022 Close Won [18]
Grand Prix Nominated [19]
BFI London Film Festival 2018 Girl Sutherland Award Won [20]
British Independent Film Awards 2022 Close Best International Independent Film Nominated [21]
Cannes Film Festival 2018 Girl Caméra d'Or Won [7]
Queer Palm Won
2022 Close Grand Prix Won [22]
César Awards 2019 Girl Best Foreign Film Nominated [23]
2023 Close Nominated [24]
Chicago Film Critics Association 2022 Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [25]
Chicago International Film Festival 2022 Silver Hugo Jury Award Won [26]
Gold Q-Hugo Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [27]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2022 Best Foreign Language Film Runner-up [28]
Dorian Awards 2023 Non-English Language Film of the Year Nominated [29]
European Film Awards 2018 Girl Best European Film Nominated [30]
European Discovery Won
2019 People's Choice Award Nominated [31]
2022 Close Best European Film Nominated [32]
Best European Director Nominated
Best European Screenwriter Nominated
European University Film Award Nominated [33]
European Film Festival Palić 2018 Girl Golden Tower for Best Film Won [34]
Filmfest Hamburg 2022 Close Arthouse Cinema Award Won [35]
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 2019 Girl Best Foreign Debut Film Won [36]
Golden Globe Awards 2019 Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language Nominated [37]
2023 Close Nominated [38]
Goya Awards 2019 Girl Best European Film Nominated [39]
Hollywood Critics Association 2023 Close Best International Film Nominated [40]
Houston Film Critics Society 2022 Best Foreign Language Feature Nominated [41]
International Federation of Film Critics 2018 Girl Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Prize Won [42]
Lumières Award 2019 Best Francophone Film Won [43]
Magritte Awards 2019 Best Screenplay Won [44]
Best Flemish Film Won
2023 Close Won [45]
Best Screenplay Won
Miskolc International Film Festival 2022 CICAE Jury Prize Won [46]
National Board of Review 2022 Best Foreign Language Film Won [47]
Norwegian International Film Festival 2022 Norwegian Film Critics’ Award Won [48]
San Diego Film Critics Society 2022 Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [49]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2022 Best International Feature Film Nominated [50]
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2018 Girl Sebastiane Award Won [51]
Satellite Awards 2022 Close Best Original Screenplay Nominated [52]
Seville European Film Festival 2022 Golden Giraldillo for Best Film Nominated [53]
Grand Jury Prize Won
Stockholm International Film Festival 2018 Girl Bronze Horse Nominated [54]
St. Louis Film Critics Association 2022 Close Best International Feature Film Nominated [55]
Sydney Film Festival 2022 Sydney Film Prize Won [56]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2022 Best International/Foreign Language Film Nominated [57]
Zurich Film Festival 2018 Girl Golden Eye Won [58]

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