The film unanimously won the Palme d'Or and the Best Actress awards at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival . The film also received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association ( UCC ) , and the Golden Pegasus from the 2000 Flaiano International Prizes for Best Director . Belgium 's submission of '' Rosetta '' was not nominated for the 72nd Academy Awards . Émilie Dequenne won the CFCA Award for Most Promising Actress from the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards , tied with Julia Stiles of '' 10 Things I Hate About You '' and was nominated for the Most Promising Actress at the 25th César Awards . At the 2000 Joseph Plateau Awards , it was presented with the Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actress , Best Belgian Director , Best Belgium Film , and Box Office Award while Olivier Gourmet received a nomination for Best Belgium Actor . Other nominations included the Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film and the European Film Awards for Best Actress and Best Film
1999 Cannes Film Festival
1999 Cannes Film Festival
Rosetta (film)