The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma , which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec . Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award ( Prix Jutra , with the ceremony called La Soirée des Jutra ) in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra , but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of Yves Lever 's biography of Jutra, which alleged that he had sexually abused children.
12-629: It should not be confused with the Claude Jutra Award , a special award presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television as part of the separate Canadian Screen Awards program which was also renamed in 2016 following the allegations against Jutra. Introduced in 1999, the awards are presented for Best Film and performance, writing and technical categories such as best actor, actress, director, screenplay, et cetera. Due to Quebec's majority francophone population, most films made in
24-507: A coproduction which is classified as "minority Québécois", such as the 2015 film Brooklyn , is eligible only in categories where a resident of Quebec is the nominee, and cannot be submitted for Best Film. The initial creation of the awards sparked some concern that the idea of a separate award for Quebec films would undermine the pan-Canadian scope of the Genie Awards ; Québec Cinéma clarified that it did not have, and would not impose,
36-508: A rule that films could not be submitted for both awards, although at least one film producer, Roger Frappier , voluntarily declined to submit the films August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) and 2 Seconds (2 secondes) for Genie consideration at all on the grounds that since neither film was projected to be popular outside Quebec, they would purportedly not get any public relations or marketing benefit out of Genie nominations. Frappier has not subsequently refused to submit other films to
48-414: Is the only film to receive three nominations in this category. Three actors were nominated multiple times for playing the same character: Marc Messier for Les Boys II and Les Boys III , Patrick Huard for Bon Cop, Bad Cop and Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 and Jean-Carl Boucher for 1981 , 1987 , 1991 and 1995 . Six actors received nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in
60-764: The "Big Five" categories: Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Actress and Best Screenplay . Of those, only Mommy managed to win all five awards. Claude Jutra Award Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 952730492 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:50:12 GMT Prix Iris for Best Actor Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Actor ( French : Prix Iris de la meilleure interprétation dans un premier rôle masculin ) to recognize
72-681: The 25th Quebec Cinema Awards; as of May 2023, however, the organization had confirmed only that the ceremony would not take place in its usual June scheduling. In July 2023, Québec Cinéma announced that the ceremony would be held in December 2023, and broadcast by Noovo . The following films received at least 10 nominations: The following films received at least 5 awards (including non-competitive): The following individuals received at least 10 nominations: The following individuals received at least 5 awards (including non-competitive): To date, thirteen films were nominated for
84-750: The Genies or the Canadian Screen Awards after 1999. Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 awards were presented solely under the name Québec Cinéma pending an announcement of the award's new permanent name. The Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016. The trophy was designed by sculptor Charles Daudelin . The awards replaced the prix Guy-L'Écuyer , created in 1987 by Les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in memory of actor Guy L'Écuyer . The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony, originally planned for June 7, 2020,
96-465: The actor with the most wins in this category. Paul Ahmarani and Olivier Gourmet jointly received the award for Congorama , making Ahmarani the first actor to win the award twice and Gourmet the first non-Canadian to win the award. Natar Ungalaaq became the first indigenous actor to win the award for his performance in The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) . Les Boys III
108-607: The best in the Cinema of Quebec . Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Actor in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra . Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma. The Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016. Luc Picard received the most nominations in this category, six, and received one award. Gilbert Sicotte received three nominations and won everytime, becoming
120-410: The province are French-language films, but English-language films made in the province are also fully eligible for nomination. The awards maintain slightly different eligibility criteria for international coproductions, however: a coproduction which surpasses the organization's criteria for "majority Québécois" involvement is treated the same as a Quebec film, with full eligibility in all categories, while
132-519: Was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada ; unlike the 8th Canadian Screen Awards , however, the award nominations had not yet been released when the cancellation of the ceremony was announced. Nominations were still released on April 22, and the winners were announced via livestreaming on June 10. Following the death of influential Quebec filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée in December 2021, there
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#1732783812756144-463: Was some public demand that Québec Cinéma rename the awards to the Prix Vallée in his honour. In 2022, Radio-Canada announced that due to declining ratings in recent years, it would not televise the 2023 awards, and was instead planning alternative ways to highlight Quebec film in its programming. In February 2023, Québec Cinéma indicated that it was in negotiations with other broadcasters to carry
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