The Prix Iris for Best Visual Effects (French: Prix Iris des meilleurs effets visuels) is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best visual effects in films made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The award was presented for the first time at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.
Visual effects producers Jean-François Ferland and Marie-Claude Lafontaine both received three nominations in the same year, in 2018 and 2022 respectively, a rare feat in the history of the Iris. Additionally, Lafontaine was nominated for every film in the category in 2022, assuring her of a win, the only time this occurred in any category.
Marie-Claude Lafontaine also holds the records for most nominations, with seven, and most wins, with three awards won in consecutive years.
| Year | Technicians | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 19th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Jean-Pierre Boies, Mathieu Jolicoeur, Jean-François Talbot | King Dave | ||
| Marc Hall | The Cyclotron (Le Cyclotron) | ||
| Martin Lipmann, Cynthia Mourou, Benoît Touchette | Race | ||
| Daniel Lavoie, André Montambeault, Laurent Spillemaecker | Two Lovers and a Bear | ||
| John Tate | Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes) | ||
| 2018 20th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Jean-François Ferland | Ravenous (Les Affamés) | ||
| Jean-François Ferland, Marie-Claude Lafontaine | Barefoot at Dawn (Pieds nus dans l'aube) | [1] | |
| Jean-François Ferland, Olivier Péloquin, Simon Harrisson | Infiltration (Le problème d'infiltration) | ||
| Alain Lachance | Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes) | ||
| Jonathan Piché Delorme, Alexandra Vaillancourt | We Are the Others (Nous sommes les autres) | ||
| 2019 21st Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Aurélia Abate, Delphine Lasserre, Bruno Maillard, Benoît Brière, Louis-Philippe Clavet, Valérie Garcia, Étienne Rodrigue | Just a Breath Away (Dans la brume) | ||
| Jean-Pierre Boies, Jean-François Talbot | 1991 | [2] | |
| Jean-François "Jafaz" Ferland, Marie-Claude Lafontaine | La Bolduc |
| Year | Technicians | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Benoît Brière, Louis-Philippe Clavet, Kinga Sabela | Sympathy for the Devil (Sympathie pour le diable) | [3] | |
| Véronique Dessard, Philippe Frère | The Hummingbird Project | [4] | |
| Alain Lachance, Jean-Pierre Riverin | The Song of Names | ||
| 2021 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Sébastien Chartier, Jean-François « Jafaz » Ferland, Marie-Claude Lafontaine | The Decline (Jusqu'au déclin) | [5] | |
| Michael Beaulac, Marie-Hélène Panisset | Target Number One | [6] | |
| Barbara Rosenstein, Josh Sherrett | Blood Quantum | ||
| 2022 24th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Alain Lachance, Loïc Laurelut, Éric Clément, Marie-Claude Lafontaine | The Time Thief (L'arracheuse de temps) | [7] | |
| Jean-François Ferland | Jean François «Jafaz» Ferland, Marie-Claude Lafontaine | Maria Chapdelaine | [8] |
| Maxime Lapointe, Marie-Claude Lafontaine | Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur) | ||
| 2023 25th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Marie-Claude Lafontaine, Simon Beaupré | Viking | [9] | |
| Marc Hall | Babysitter | [10] | |
| Marc Hall, Alex GD | Farador | ||
| Marc Hall | Victoire (La Cordonnière) | ||
| Mathilde Vézina-Bouchard | Mistral Spatial |
| Wins | Technician |
|---|---|
| 3 | Marie-Claude Lafontaine |
| 2 | Benoît Brière |
| Louis-Philippe Clavet | |
| Jean-François Ferland | |
| Nominations | Technician |
|---|---|
| 7 | Marie-Claude Lafontaine |
| 6 | Jean-François Ferland |
| 4 | Marc Hall |
| 3 | Alain Lachance |