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Ceremony of Lights 2026: the coronation of François Ozon

ByLeila January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

The Stranger, adapted from Albert Camus, won the Best Film Prize. Benjamin Voisin is crowned Best Actor.

These are a bit Golden Globes of French cinema: the 31st Lumières ceremony – organized by the Académie des Lumières, which brings together international press correspondents from 38 countries – took place yesterday evening at the Arab World Institute in Paris. And she crowned François Ozon and The Strangercrowned Best Film, succeeding in the prize list to Emilia Pérez. Benjamin Voisin left with the Best Actor trophy. Léa Drucker won Best Actress for File 137. And Richard Linklater won the directing prize for New wave. Find the entire list below:

BEST MOVIE

WINNER: The Stranger – by François Ozon

BEST DIRECTION

WINNER: Richard Linklater – New wave

BEST ACTRESS

WINNER: Léa Drucker – File 137

BEST ACTOR

WINNER: Benjamin Voisin – The Stranger

BEST SCENARIO

WINNER: Stéphane Demoustier – The Unknown of the Grande Arche

FEMININE REVELATION

WINNER: Nadia Melliti – The Little Last

MASCULINE REVELATION

WINNER: Guillaume Marbeck – New wave

BEST FIRST FILM

WINNER: Nino – Pauline Loquès

BEST INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION

WINNER: The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho

BEST DOCUMENTARY

WINNER: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk – Sepideh Farsi

BEST ANIMATED FILM

WINNER: Arco – Ugo Bienvenu

BEST PICTURE

WINNER: Manu Dacosse – The Stranger

BEST MUSIC

WINNER: Warren Ellis, Dom La Nena and Rosemary Standley – The Song of the Forest

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