Lukas Dhont’s War Movie ‘Coward’ Is Belgium’s Entry for the Oscars

Oscars: Belgium Selects Lukas Dhont’s Cannes Prizewinning ‘Coward’ for International Feature Race

Lukas Dhont’s “Coward,” which won the best actor prize at Cannes for Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, will represent Belgium in the international feature film race at the 99th Academy Awards. The selection marks the third time Belgium has submitted a film by Dhont to the Oscars. His 2018 debut “Girl” – which won Cannes’ Caméra d’Or for best first feature as well as the Queer Palm — was Belgium’s submission, but failed to make the final n…

Oscars: Belgium Picks Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission

Lukas Dhont's queer WWI drama will represent Belgium in the 2027 Oscar race for best international feature.

Lukas Dhont’s war movie ‘Coward’ is Belgium’s entry for the Oscars

The film ‘Coward’ directed by Fleming Lukas Dhont has been selected to represent Belgium at the Oscars. This is the third time a film by Dhont has been accorded this honour. It now remains to be seen whether the film will actually receive an Oscar nomination.

Oscars: Belgium Selects Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’

Lukas Dhont’s latest feature, Coward, has been selected as Belgium’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. Directed by Dhont from a screenplay he wrote with Angelo Tijssens, Coward is set at the height of the First World War and follows Pierre, a soldier newly arrived at the front, […]