The Prix Iris for Most Successful Film Outside Quebec (French: Prix Iris du film s'étant le plus illustré à l'extérieur du Québec) is an annual film award presented by Québec Cinéma as part of the Prix Iris awards program, to honour films made within the Cinema of Quebec which have had significant success beyond the province, both in English Canada and internationally.
For the purposes of the award, "success" is calculated as a weighted formula incorporating a variety of factors, including box office tallies, film festival bookings, awards and sales to international distributors.[1] The award takes into account success attained within the eligibility period regardless of when the film was originally released; on two occasions to date, the same film has won the award two years in a row, and on two occasions films have had moderate success in their original year of release, making the shortlist but not being named as the winner, and then went on to win the award the following year.
Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Most Successful Film Outside Quebec 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]
The award was first presented at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000. For the first nine years of its existence, only the winner was named each year; beginning with the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009, an advance shortlist of films eligible for the award was announced. Initially, only the directors would receive the awards. Starting at the 16th Jutra Awards, producers were added to award, while screenwriters would be included starting at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards.
| Year | Film | Filmmakers |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 2nd Jutra Awards | ||
| Set Me Free (Emporte-moi) | Léa Pool | |
| 2001 3rd Jutra Awards | ||
| Possible Worlds | Robert Lepage | |
| 2002[4] 4th Jutra Awards | ||
| Maelström | Denis Villeneuve | |
| Lost and Delirious | Léa Pool | |
| 2003 5th Jutra Awards | ||
| Chaos and Desire (La Turbulence des fluides) | Manon Briand | |
| 2004 6th Jutra Awards | ||
| The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) | Denys Arcand | |
| 2005 7th Jutra Awards | ||
| The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) | Denys Arcand | |
| 2006[5] 8th Jutra Awards | ||
| C.R.A.Z.Y. | Jean-Marc Vallée | |
| 2007 9th Jutra Awards | ||
| C.R.A.Z.Y. | Jean-Marc Vallée | |
| 2008 10th Jutra Awards | ||
| Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Kevin Tierney | |
| 2009 11th Jutra Awards | ||
| Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur) | Léa Pool | |
| Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil) | Stéphane Lafleur | |
| Everything Is Fine (Tout est parfait) | Yves-Christian Fournier | |
| The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) | Benoît Pilon | |
| The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons) | Patrick Huard |
| Wins | Filmmakers |
|---|---|
| 5 | Xavier Dolan |
| Nancy Grant | |
| 3 | Denys Arcand |
| Sylvain Corbeil | |
| Léa Pool | |
| 2 | Jean-Marc Vallée |
| Denis Villeneuve | |
Not including the awards prior to the 11th Jutra Awards:
| Nominations | Filmmakers |
|---|---|
| 10 | Nancy Grant |
| 8 | Xavier Dolan |
| 7 | Sylvain Corbeil |
| 6 | Denis Côté |
| Luc Déry | |
| Kim McCraw | |
| 4 | Philippe Falardeau |
| Lyse Lafontaine | |
| 3 | Marc Daigle |
| Roger Frappier | |
| Nathanaël Karmitz | |
| Stéphane Lafleur | |
| Kim Nguyen | |
| Sébastien Pilote | |
| Léa Pool | |