2nd Jutra Awards explained

The 2nd Jutra Awards were held on March 5, 2000 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 1999.[1] The hosts of the ceremony were Yves Jacques and Élise Guilbault.

Set Me Free (Emporte-moi) lead the ceremony with seven nominations. It won three competitive award and the award for Most Successful Film Outside Quebec. It also became the second film to win two acting awards: Best Actress for Karine Vanasse and Best Supporting Actress for Pascale Bussières.

Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi) also received seven nominations and became the first film to receive at least one acting nomination in all four categories. Its director, Jean-Philippe Duval, also received a nomination for Best Documentary for Lumière des oiseaux.

Post Mortem was the night's big winner with five awards from six nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Gabriel Arcand.

For the second year in a row, the host of the ceremony received a Best Supporting Actor nomination, with Yves Jacques receiving a nod for his performance in Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes).

Winners and nominees

Best FilmBest Director
Best ActorBest Actress
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Best ScreenplayBest Cinematography
Best Art DirectionBest Sound
  • Serge Bureau and Michèle Hamel, Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)
  • Claude Paré and Renée April, Grey Owl
  • Raymond Dupuis and Suzanne Harel, Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite)
  • Michel Marsolais and Hélène Schneider, (Pin-Pon, le film)
Best EditingBest Original Music
Best Live Short FilmBest Animated Short Film
  • Louise Archambault, Atomic Saké
  • Stéphane Morissette, 2000 pieds carrés
  • Jean-François Asselin, The Little Story of a Man Without a Story (La petite histoire d'un homme sans histoire)
  • Guy Bonneau and Martine Fortin, Mommie, There's a Monster in My Bed (Maman, y'a un monstre dans mon lit)
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Best DocumentarySpecial Awards

Frédéric Back

Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)

Les Boys II

Multiple wins and nominations

Films with multiple nominations

NominationsFilm
7Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi)
Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)
6Post Mortem
5The Last Breath (Le dernier souffle)
Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)
4Winter Stories (Histoires d'hiver)
3The Big Snake of the World (Le grand serpent du monde)
Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite)
2Pin-Pon, le film

Films with multiple wins

WinsFilm
5Post Mortem
4Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)

Notes and References

  1. "Post Mortem snares top Jutra". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 2000.