Prix Iris for Best Film explained

The Prix Iris for Best Film (French: Prix Iris du meilleur film) is an annual film award presented Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best film made within the Cinema of Quebec.[1]

Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Film in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra.[2] Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma.[2] The Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016.[3]

Luc Vandal, Bernadette Payeur and Xavier Dolan each received two nominations as a producer in the same year, respectively in 2001, 2002 and 2015. Roger Frappier, Nancy Grant and Sylvain Corbeil achieved the same feat twice each; Frappier in 1999 and 2001, Grant in 2015 and 2016 and Corbeil in 2016 and 2020.

Producing duo Luc Déry and Kim McCraw received the most nominations and awards. Together, they were nominated for twelve films and won six awards, while Déry received another nomination and win for Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête) before their partnership. The pair also won two consecutive awards thrice, first in 2007 and 2008, then in 2011 and 2012 and finally in 2022 and 2023.

1990s

YearFilmProducersRef
1999
1st Jutra Awards
The Red Violin (Le violon rouge)Niv Fichman[4]
2 Seconds (2 secondes)Roger Frappier[5]
August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre)Roger Frappier
Bruno Jobin

2000s

YearFilmProducersRef
2000
2nd Jutra Awards
Post MortemLorraine Dufour[6]
The Last Breath (Le dernier souffle)Jacques Bonin, Claude Veillet, Lucie Veillet, Sylvie Roy[7]
Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)Jean-Roch Marcotte
Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)Louis Laverdière
2001
3rd Jutra Awards
MaelströmRoger Frappier, Luc Vandal[8]
HochelagaMichel Jetté, Louise Sabourin[9]
Life After Love (La vie après l'amour)Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal
The Orphan Muses (Les muses orphelines)Lyse Lafontaine, Pierre Latour
2002
4th Jutra Awards
Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête)Luc Déry, Joseph Hillel[10]
February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839)Bernadette Payeur[11]
Tar Angel (L'ange de goudron)
The Woman Who Drinks (La femme qui boit)Bernadette Payeur
2003
5th Jutra Awards
Québec-MontréalNicole Robert[12]
The Collector (Le collectionneur)Christian Larouche, Ginette Petit [13]
The Marsh (Le marais) Yves Fortin
(Séraphin: un homme et son péché)Lorraine Richard
2004
6th Jutra Awards
The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares)Denise Robert, Daniel Louis[14]
Far Side of the Moon (La face cachée de la lune)Bob Krupinski, Mario St-Laurent[15]
Gaz Bar Blues Lorraine Dufour
Seducing Doctor Lewis (La grande séduction)Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal
2005
7th Jutra Awards
Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives)Barbara Shrier[16]
Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) Denise Robert, Daniel Louis[17]
The Five of Us (Elles étaient cinq)Maxime Rémillard, Richard Lalonde
Love and Magnets (Les aimants)Nicole Robert, Gabriel Pelletier
2006
8th Jutra Awards
C.R.A.Z.Y.Pierre Even, Jean-Marc Vallée[18]
Audition (L'audition)Luc Martineau, Lorraine Richard[19]
The Novena (La neuvaine) Bernadette Payeur
The Rocket (Maurice Richard)Denise Robert, Daniel Louis
2007
9th Jutra Awards
CongoramaLuc Déry, Kim McCraw[20]
Bon Cop, Bad CopKevin Tierney[21]
The Secret Life of Happy People (La vie secrète des gens heureux)Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal
A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali)Lyse Lafontaine, Michael Mosca
2008
10th Jutra Awards
Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)Luc Déry, Kim McCraw[22]
Days of Darkness (L'âge des ténèbres)Denise Robert, Daniel Louis[23]
The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons) Pierre Gendron, Christian Larouche
Twilight (La brunante)Jean-Roch Marcotte
2009
11th Jutra Awards
The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)Bernadette Payeur, René Chénier[24]
BorderlineRoger Frappier, Luc Vandal[25]
It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur)Lyse Lafontaine, Michael Mosca

2010s

YearFilmProducersRef
2010
12th Jutra Awards
I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère)Xavier Dolan, Carole Mondello, Daniel Morin[26]
1981Nicole Robert[27]
Before Tomorrow (Le jour avant le lendemain)Stéphane Rituit, Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk
Polytechnique Maxime Rémillard, Don Carmody
Through the Mist (Dédé, à travers les brumes)Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal
2011
13th Jutra Awards
IncendiesLuc Déry, Kim McCraw[28]
10½Pierre Gendron[29]
Curling Stéphanie Morissette, Denis Côté
Heartbeats (Les amours imaginaires)Xavier Dolan, Daniel Morin, Carole Mondello
Vital Signs (Les signes vitaux) Nicolas Fonseca
2012
14th Jutra Awards
Monsieur LazharLuc Déry, Kim McCraw[30]
Coteau rougeLinda Pinet, André Forcier[31]
Nuit#1Nancy Grant, Sylvain Corbeil
The Salesman (Le vendeur)Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Starbuck André Rouleau
2013
15th Jutra Awards
War Witch (Rebelle)Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin[32]
CamionStéphanie Morissette [33]
Inch'Allah Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Laurence AnywaysCharles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz, Lyse Lafontaine
Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze)Paul Barbeau
2014
16th Jutra Awards
Louis Cyr (Louis Cyr: L'homme le plus fort du monde)Christian Larouche, Caroline Héroux, Stephanie Heroux[34]
CatiminiNicolas Comeau, Nathalie Saint-Pierre[35]
Diego StarPascal Bascaron, Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant, Marion Hänsel
The Dismantling (Le démantèlement)Marc Daigle, Bernadette Payeur
GabrielleLuc Déry, Kim McCraw
2015
17th Jutra Awards
MommyNancy Grant, Xavier Dolan[36]
1987Nicole Robert[37]
3 Indian Tales (3 histoires d'indiens)Virginie Dubois, Robert Morin
Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme)Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant, Lyse Lafontaine, Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz
You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
2016
18th Quebec Cinema Awards
The Passion of Augustine (La passion d'Augustine)Lyse Lafontaine, François Tremblay[38]
Corbo Félize Frappier[39]
The Demons (Les démons)Philippe Lesage, Galilé Marion-Gauvin
Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira)Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant, Maxime Giroux
Our Loved Ones (Les êtres chers)Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
2017
19th Quebec Cinema Awards
It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde)Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant, Xavier Dolan, Elisha Karmitz, Nathanaël Karmitz, Michel Merkt[40]
Bad Seeds (Les mauvaises herbes)Lorraine Dufour, Luc Vandal[41]
Before the Streets (Avant les rues)Chloé Leriche
Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)Hany Ouichou
Two Lovers and a BearRoger Frappier, Jonathan Bronfman, Ellen Hamilton
2018
20th Quebec Cinema Awards
Ravenous (Les affamés)Stéphanie Morissette[42]
Boost Frédéric Bohbot, Kieran Crilly, Darren Curtis[43]
Cross My Heart (Les rois mongols)Stéphanie Pages, Luc Chatelain
Family First (Chien de garde)Étienne Hansez
Infiltration (Le problème d'infiltration)Luc Vandal
The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes)Marcel Giroux
TuktuqRobin Aubert
2019
21st Quebec Cinema Awards
1991Nicole Robert[44]
La BolducValérie D'Auteuil, André Rouleau[45]
A Colony (Une colonie)Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering
For Those Who Don't Read Me (À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas)Luc Déry, Élaine Hébert, Kim McCraw
Genesis (Genèse)Galilé Marion-Gauvin
Ghost Town Anthology (Répertoire des villes disparues)Ziad Touma
The Great Darkened Days (La grande noirceur)Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant

2020s

YearFilmProducersRef
2020
22nd Quebec Cinema Awards
Antigone Marc Daigle[46]
And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)Ginette Petit[47]
A Brother's Love (La femme de mon frère)Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
Fabulous (Fabuleuses)Nicole Robert
KuessipanFélize Frappier
Mafia Inc. Antonello Cozzolino, Valérie D'Auteuil, André Rouleau
Young Juliette (Jeune Juliette)Sylvain Corbeil
2021
23rd Quebec Cinema Awards
Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu)Luc Vandal[48]
My Salinger YearLuc Déry, Kim McCraw, Ruth Coady, Susan Mullen[49]
Nadia, ButterflyDominique Dussault
Underground (Souterrain)Étienne Hansez
The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland)Chantal Lafleur
2022
24th Quebec Cinema Awards
Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres)Luc Déry, Kim McCraw[50]
BeansAnne-Marie Gélinas[51]
Maria ChapdelainePierre Even, Sylvain Proulx
NorbourgRéal Chabot
Without Havana (Sin la Habana)Ménaïc Raoul, Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
2023
25th Quebec Cinema Awards
VikingLuc Déry, Kim McCraw[52]
BabysitterMartin Paul-Hus, Catherine Léger, Pierre-Marcel Blanchot, Fabrice Lambot[53]
The Dishwasher (Le plongeur)Marie-Claude Poulin
Falcon LakeNancy Grant, Sylvain Corbeil, Dany Boon, Jalil Lespert, Julien Deris, David Gauquié, Jean-Luc Ormières
Family Game (Arseneault et fils)Stéphanie Morissette, Charles Stéphane Roy
Noemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui)Patricia Bergeron
Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges)Dominique Dussault

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

WinsProducer
7Luc Déry
6Kim McCraw
3Xavier Dolan
2Nancy Grant
Pierre Even
Nicole Robert
Luc Vandal

Three or more nominations

NominationsProducer
13Luc Déry
12Kim McCraw
10Roger Frappier
Nancy Grant
Luc Vandal
9Sylvain Corbeil
6Lyse Lafontaine
Bernadette Payeur
Nicole Robert
5Xavier Dolan
4Daniel Louis
Stéphanie Morisette
Denise Robert
3Marc Daigle
Lorraine Dufour
Pierre Even
Nathanaël Karmitz
Christian Larouche
André Rouleau

See also

Notes and References

  1. Paul Townend and Maurie Alioff, "Prix Iris". The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 5, 2010.
  2. Web site: Quebec Cinema will rename Jutra awards; cities renaming streets . 17 February 2016 . .
  3. Web site: Quebec film awards renamed Prix Iris after Claude Jutra sex scandal . 14 October 2016 . .
  4. Book: Wise, Wyndham . Wyndham Wise . Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film . Toronto, Buffalo and London . University of Toronto Press . 2001 . 0802083986 . 270.
  5. "Red Violin leads pack for Jutra Awards". The Globe and Mail, January 28, 1999.
  6. Web site: Post Mortem leads Prix Jutra Awards . . March 20, 2000.
  7. https://playbackonline.ca/2000/02/07/28053-20000207/ "Prix Jutra finalists unveiled"
  8. Web site: Maelström blitzes Quebec's Jutra Awards . February 27, 2001 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211051048/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/maelstrom-blitzes-quebecs-jutra-awards/article25433343/ . February 11, 2018 . live .
  9. "Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". Montreal Gazette, January 24, 2001.
  10. Web site: Turpin's Crabe scoops up seven Jutra awards . . . February 18, 2002.
  11. Web site: 'Soft Shell Man' nabs 10 Jutras noms . Brendan Kelly . . January 23, 2002.
  12. https://playbackonline.ca/2003/03/03/jutra-20030303/ "Quebec-Montreal wins Jutra best film award"
  13. Brendan Kelly, "‘Seraphin’ tops list at Jutra noms". Variety, January 28, 2003.
  14. Web site: Jutras put Arcand in winners' circle yet again. February 24, 2004 . The Globe and Mail. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918110419/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/jutras-put-arcand-in-winners-circle-yet-again/article18260011/. September 18, 2016. live.
  15. Web site: Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra . Odile Tremblay . January 22, 2004 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419220234/http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/45451/les-invasions-barbares-la-grande-seduction-et-gaz-bar-blues-dominent-la-course-aux-jutra . April 19, 2017 . live . fr.
  16. Odile Tremblay, "Mémoires affectives rafle les grands honneurs aux Jutra". Le Devoir, February 21, 2005.
  17. https://playbackonline.ca/2005/01/31/jutras-20050131/ "Cinémascope leads Jutras with nine"
  18. Web site: C.R.A.Z.Y. sweeps Jutras, as expected . . . April 3, 2006.
  19. Odile Tremblay, "Maurice Richard et C.R.A.Z.Y. dominent la course aux Jutra". Le Devoir, February 8, 2006.
  20. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/congorama-wins-5-prix-jutra-1.666273 "Congorama wins 5 Prix Jutra"
  21. [Matthew Hays]
  22. Web site: Continental, Silk score at Quebec's Jutra film awards . March 10, 2008 . CBC News.
  23. Web site: Huard's p'tits cochons film dominates nominations for Quebec's Jutras . February 7, 2008. CBC News.
  24. Web site: 'Ce qu'il faut pour vivre' wins big at Jutra awards . Canadian Press. March 30, 2009 . CTV News.
  25. https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4551900-11e-soiree-des-jutra-les-finalistes.php "11e Soirée des Jutra : les finalistes"
  26. News: Mathieu . Annie . March 29, 2010 . 'J'ai tue ma mere' wins top Jutra prize, 'Polytechnique' wins most . The Canadian Press.
  27. https://www.lesoleil.com/archives/prix-jutra-dede-a-travers-les-brumes-part-favori-0bd2ac7574b06d2536b89e1319b73218 "Prix Jutra: Dédé à travers les brumes part favori"
  28. Web site: Incendies sweeps Jutra Awards . March 14, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319072358/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/incendies-sweeps-jutra-awards-1.1076841 . March 19, 2017 . live .
  29. Marc Cassivi, "Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé". La Presse, February 9, 2011.
  30. Web site: Monsieur Lazhar takes 7 Jutra Awards . . March 12, 2012.
  31. Odile Tremblay, "Monsieur Lazhar, Coteau rouge et Café de Flore dominent la course à la 14e Soirée des Jutra". Le Devoir, February 1, 2012.
  32. Web site: Kim Nguyen's War Witch dominates Jutras in Quebec . Etan Vlessing . March 19, 2013 . March 28, 2017 . Playback.
  33. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spotlight-shines-on-quebec-cinema-at-the-jutra-awards-1.1368459 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards"
  34. Web site: 'Strong' showing from Louis Cyr at 2014 Jutra Awards . Julianna Cummins . . March 24, 2014.
  35. Web site: Domination musclée de Louis Cyr aux nominations des Jutra . Odile Tremblay. . fr . January 28, 2014.
  36. Brendan Kelly, "Xavier Dolan's Mommy is the big winner at La soirée des Jutra". Montreal Gazette, March 15, 2015.
  37. Jessica Émond-Ferrat, "Xavier Dolan domine les nominations aux Jutra". Métro, January 26, 2015.
  38. Web site: La passion d'augustine wins big at Le gala du cinema Quebecois . . March 21, 2016.
  39. Web site: La Passion d'Augustine and Corbo lead the Jutra film nominations . . January 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202191029/https://montrealgazette.com/storyline/la-passion-daugustine-and-corbo-lead-the-jutra-film-nominations . February 2, 2016.
  40. News: Gala des artisans Québec Cinéma: Juste La Fin du monde obtient trois prix Iris . June 1, 2017 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034229/http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/ceremonies/201706/01/01-5103611-gala-des-artisans-quebec-cinema-juste-la-fin-du-monde-obtient-trois-prix-iris.php . June 2, 2017 . live.
  41. News: Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête . Magdaline Boutros . April 5, 2017 . La Presse.
  42. Web site: Les affamés et Robin Aubert triomphent au Gala Québec Cinéma . June 3, 2018 . Radio-Canada.
  43. Roxanne Ocampo, "Gala Québec cinéma: «Le problème d’infiltration» et «Chien de garde» en tête". Le Soleil, June 3, 2018.
  44. News: Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année . June 2, 2019 . . Marc-André Lussier . fr.
  45. Web site: Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations . April 11, 2019 . . fr.
  46. Web site: Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix . . June 10, 2020 . June 20, 2020 . French .
  47. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1696771/nominations-finalistes-gala-quebec-cinema-femmes-realisatrices "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma"
  48. Web site: La déesse des mouches à feu triomphe au Gala Québec Cinéma . . 6 June 2021 . 6 June 2021 . French.
  49. Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
  50. François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, June 5, 2022.
  51. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Finalistes aux Prix Iris 2022". Films du Québec, April 14, 2022.
  52. Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
  53. Maxime Demers, "Gala Québec Cinéma: le film «Viking» en tête des nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, November 14, 2023.