These are the nominees for De Ensors 2026

Nominees 2026

Best Documentary Film

• Fantastique
• Grand me
• Schaap
• Slave Island
• Une Femme Qui Part

Best Documentary Series

• 82 Dagen in de hel
• Basisschool Balder
• Mobutu's Game 
• The deal with Iran
• Voorbij de schaamte

Best Short Film

• De dag dat het zonlicht niet meer scheen - Maria Stuut & Frederik Stuut
• De leider komt - Michiel Geluykens & Manuel Janssens
• Het wonder daaronder - Nina Landau
• Klein verhaal - Mirjam Plettinx
• Shutterspeed - Jasper De Maeseneer

Best Animated Film

• De ijsbeerprins

• De omgekeerde rivier
• Een nieuwe vriend voor Dikkie Dik
• Flavors Of Iraq 
• Onze zomer van vrijheid

Best Youth Fiction

• #LikeMe (S5)
• Diede-Skate 
• Têtes Brûlées 
• United 
• Young Hearts

Best Sound

• Miguel De Oliveira e Silva, Bram Deryckere - This Is Not a Murder Mystery 
• Neal Willaert - De big fuck-up 
• Arne Winderickx, Arnout Colaert - Putain 
• Matthias Hillegeer, Gedeon Depauw - How To Kill Your Sister 
• Arne Winderickx, Arnout Colaert, Matthias Hillegeer, Alek Goosse - Julian 

Best Music

• Meskerem Mees, Pieter Van Dessel, Cedric Engels, Mounir Hathout - How To Kill Your Sister
• Zwangere Guy, Chuki Beats, Gala Dragot, FORSISSIES, Nah, Peet, Bredren & Amaea Rea, Faberyayo, Hash Converters, Madou, OCB, Krisy, Sam Gélis & Eva Rose, BRUTUS, Bert Cools, Boule Mpanya, Stab Beatmaker, 2 Times Nothing, Driss Bennis, Chris Uptown, Liesa Van der Aa, Chris Ferreira, Pablo's Eye, De Nooit Moede, Paulo Rietjens - Putain
• Mick Lemaire, Eefje de Visser, Bobbi Lu, CLELIA, Maria Iskariot, Porcelain id, Judith Kiddo, Dushime, Ategha, Mickael Karkousse, Juicy, Hermanos Inglesos, Mounir Hathout - Roomies 2
• Hannes De Maeyer, Justine Bourgeus - This is Not a Murder Mystery
• Ruben De Gheselle - Young Hearts

Best Screenplay - Film

• Ish Ait Hamou, Monir Ait Hamou - BXL 
• Anthony Schatteman - Young Hearts
• Angelo Tijssens, Cato Kusters - Julian 
• Miwako Van Weyenberg - Soft Leaves 
• Maja-Ajmia Zellama - Têtes brûlées 

Best Screenplay - Fiction Series

• Evelien Broekaert, Pedro Elias - How To Kill Your Sister 
• Malin-Sarah Gozin - Dood Spoor 
• Ditte Jacoby, Emiel Van Wouwe - Oh, Otto!
• Deben Van Dam, Frederik Daem, Nadège Bibo-Tansia - Putain
• Flo Van Deuren, Kato De Boeck - Roomies 2 

Best Art Direction

• Toon Mariën - De big fuck-up
• Jonathan Van Essche - Putain 
• Bart Van Loo - Dood Spoor 
• Bart Van Loo - This Is Not a Murder Mystery 
• Jimmy Van Meel, Jan Roos - How To Kill Your Sister  

Best Make-up

• Labhise Allara Mandango Ciratu - Putain 
• Esther De Goey - Dood Spoor
• Leonie Gysel - De big fuck-up
• Dorien Van Poucke, Kitty Van Meel - How To Kill Your Sister
• Kaatje Van Damme - This Is Not a Murder Mystery 

Best Costume Design

• Maud Kuypers - De big fuck-up 
• Isabel Van Renterghem - Putain
• Manu Verschueren - Ferry 2 
• Charlotte Willems - How To Kill Your Sister  
• Charlotte Willems - This Is Not a Murder Mystery 

Best Film Direction

• Cato Custers - Julian
• Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah - Patsers
• Miwako Van Weyenberg - Soft Leaves
• Anthony Schatteman - Young Hearts
• Maja-Ajmia Zellama - Têtes brûlées 

Best Fiction Series Direction

• Jonas Geirnaert - How To Kill Your Sister 
• Hans Herbots - This is Not a Murder Mystery 
• Deben Van Dam - Putain
• Stijn Van Kerkhoven - Oh, Otto!
• Flo Van Deuren, Kato De Boeck - Roomies 2 

Best D.O.P.

• Esmoreit Lutters - Roomies 2
• Esmoreit Lutters - How To Kill Your Sister 
• Kobe Vangronsveld - Oh, Otto!
• Jordan Vanschel - Putain 
• David Williamson - This Is Not a Murder Mystery 

Best Editing

• Stijn Deconinck, Joppe Van Den Brande - Putain
• Mathieu Depuydt, Gert Fimmers - This is Not a Murder Mystery 
• Bert Jacobs - How To Kill Your Sister 
• Maarten Janssens, Ward Geerts - Comeback
• Pieter Smet - Patsers

Best Acting Performance Lead Role - Film

• Lou Goossens - Young Hearts
• Fouad Hajji - BXL
• Frank Lammers - Ferry 2
• Nina Meurisse - Julian
• Laurence Roothooft - Julian

 Best Acting Performance Supporting Role - Film

• Veerle Baetens - Comeback

• Emilie De Roo - Young Hearts
• Jennifer Heylen - Julian
• Peter Seynaeve - Julian
• Geert Van Rampelberg - Young Hearts

Best Acting Performance Lead Role - Fiction Series

• Marjan De Schutter - How To Kill Your Sister 
• Willem De Schryver - De big fuck-up
• Liam Jacqmin - Putain 
• Mona Mina Leon - Holy Sh!t 
• Liesa Van der Aa - Putain 

Best Acting Performance Supporting Role - Fiction Series

• Sofie Decleir - How To Kill Your Sister 
• Marjan De Schutter - Roomies 2 
• Felix Heremans - Putain 
• Jennifer Heylen - Oh, Otto! 
• Nico Sturm - How To Kill Your Sister 

Best Fiction Series

• De big fuck-up
• Dood Spoor
• How To Kill Your Sister 
• Oh, Otto!
• Putain

Best Film

• BXL
• Julian
• Soft Leaves
• Têtes brûlées
• Young Hearts

Members of the Ensor Academy can vote for their favorite productions in the second and final voting round, which remains open until January 27. The winners will be announced at The Ensors Gala on February 7.

Vote for the Telenet Audience Award

Film fans can also participate in selecting the Telenet Audience Award winner. Public voting opens Friday, January 9 and runs through January 30 at www.telenet.be/ensors. The eligible films are: ‘BXL’, ‘Comeback’, ‘Ferry 2’, ‘Julian’, ‘Nachtvlinders’, ‘Patsers’, ‘Soft Leaves’, ‘Team Spirit NXT GEN’, ‘Têtes brûlées’ en ‘Young Hearts’.

Tickets voor het Gala van De Ensors zijn vanaf nu beschikbaar, en kosten

• EUR 48.00 (incl. VAT) for the public (without afterparty),
• EUR 115.00 (incl. VAT) for Ensor Academy members (with afterparty), and
• EUR 225.00 (incl. VAT) for the VIP package (with afterparty)