The Prix Iris for Best Casting (French: Prix Iris de la meilleure distribution des rôles) is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best casting in films made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The award was presented for the first time at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.[1]
Nathalie Boutrie received the most nominations, eight, and is the only casting director to receive two awards. She and Marjolaine Lachance are the only casting directors to receive multiple nominations in the same year: Boutrie in 2020 and 2022 and Lachance in 2021.
Five casting directors received nominations for films they also directed: Xavier Dolan won the inaugural award in 2017 for It's Only the End of the World. Denis Côté and Kristina Wagenbauer were both nominated in 2019 for Ghost Town Anthology and Sashinka respectively. Sophie Deraspe and Myriam Verreault were both nominated in 2020 for Antigone and Kuessipan respectively, with Deraspe winning the award.
| Year | Casting director(s) | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 19th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Xavier Dolan | It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde) | ||
| Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne, Nathalie Boutrie | Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises Herbes) | ||
| Lucie Robitaille, Heidi Levitt | Two Lovers and a Bear | ||
| 2018 20th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne, Nathalie Boutrie, Frédérique Proulx | Cross My Heart (Les rois) | ||
| Maxime Giroux, Jonathan Oliveira | Boost | [2] | |
| Lucie Robitaille | Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun) | ||
| 2019 21st Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Ariane Castellanos | A Colony (Une colonie) | [3] | |
| Nathalie Boutrie | The Fall of Sparta (La chute de Sparte) | [4] | |
| Chloé Cinq-Mars | The Far Shore (Dérive) | ||
| Denis Côté | Ghost Town Anthology (Répertoire des villes disparues) | ||
| Nolwenn Daste, Fanny Rainville, Kristina Wagenbauer | Sashinka |
| Year | Casting director(s) | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Sophie Deraspe, Isabelle Couture, Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson | Antigone | [5] | |
| Jacinthe Beaudet, Tobie Fraser, Geneviève Hébert, Myriam Verreault | Kuessipan | [6] | |
| Nathalie Boutrie | Young Juliette (Jeune Juliette) | ||
| Nathalie Boutrie, Francis Cantin, Bruno Rosato | Mafia Inc. | ||
| Karel Quinn, Lucie Robitaille | And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) | ||
| 2021 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Murielle La Ferrière, Marie-Claude Robitaille | Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu) | [7] | |
| Deirdre Bowen, Heidi Levitt, Bruno Rosato, Supattra Punyadee | Target Number One | [8] | |
| Marjolaine Lachance | Our Own (Les nôtres) | ||
| Marjolaine Lachance | Underground (Souterrain) | ||
| Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson | The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland) | ||
| 2022 24th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Nathalie Boutrie | Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres) | [9] | |
| Isabelle Thez Axelrad, Brigitte Viau | The Time Thief (L'arracheuse de temps) | [10] | |
| Nathalie Boutrie | Aline | ||
| Maxime Giroux, Rene Haynes | Beans | ||
| Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson | Maria Chapdelaine | ||
| 2023 25th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Lucie Robitaille, Dandy Thibaudeau | Viking | [11] | |
| Nathalie Boutrie | Family Game (Arseneault et fils) | [12] | |
| Marilou Richer | Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges) | ||
| Annie St-Pierre, Antoinette Boulat | Babysitter | ||
| Brigitte Viau | The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur) |
| Nominations | Casting Director |
|---|---|
| 8 | Nathalie Boutrie |
| 4 | Lucie Robitaille |
| 3 | Pierre Pageau |
| Daniel Poisson | |