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Montreal filmmaker Xavier Dolan has won the prize for Best Foreign Film at the Césars, the French equivalent of the Oscars.

This was Dolan’s fourth nomination in six years in the category, finally winning the Academy’s favour with his 2014 film Mommy.

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Mommy, the story of a single mother, her violent son and a stuttering neighbour, tied for winner of the 2014 Cannes Jury Prize with famous French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard.

Suzanne Clément, who plays the neighbour in Mommy, received the prize on Dolan’s behalf.

Dolan had been previously nominated for his films Laurence Anyways, Les amours imaginaires and his 2010 feature debut, J’ai tué ma mère.

He faced fierce competition at the Césars Friday, up against films including 12 Years a Slave, Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel.