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ceremony called La Soirée des Jutra ) in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra , but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of Yves Lever 's biography of Jutra, which alleged that he had sexually abused children.
16-616: 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
32-501: 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,
48-508: 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
64-612: The 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, the award was presented as the Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature . In the same year the John Dunning Discovery Award , named in memory of film producer John Dunning , was introduced to honour microbudget films. Initially it was a separate award from the Best First Feature category, with the two awards presented alongside each other to different films, until
80-406: 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 The John Dunning Best First Feature Award is a special Canadian film award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the year's best feature film by a first-time film director. Under
96-676: 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
112-479: The Best First Feature and Best Picture awards in the same year; the directors of Le Confessionnal , Atanarjuat , Away from Her and Scarborough also won the award for Best Director for the same films. The award was originally named in memory of Claude Jutra , a Canadian film director who died in 1986. Formerly part of the Genie Awards ceremonies, the Claude Jutra Award was transitioned to be part of
128-731: 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,
144-477: 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 is the only film to receive three nominations in this category. Three actors were nominated multiple times for playing
160-519: The earlier names Claude Jutra Award and Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature , the award has been presented since the 14th Genie Awards in 1993. Formerly a juried prize whose winner was announced in advance of the ceremony, the award is now presented as a conventional category with a full shortlist of nominees. To date six films, The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) , Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner , Away from Her , A Colony (Une colonie) , Beans and Scarborough , have won both
176-503: The new Canadian Screen Awards in 2013. Following the February 2016 publication of Yves Lever 's biography of Jutra, which contained allegations that Jutra had sexually abused underage children during his lifetime, the Academy announced that it was removing Jutra's name from the award. Québec Cinéma also removed Jutra's name from its Prix Jutra ceremonies on the same day. Beginning with
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#1732855582836192-410: 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
208-683: The two awards were merged under the John Dunning Best First Feature Award name beginning with the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. 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 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
224-426: 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 the actor with the most wins in this category. Paul Ahmarani and Olivier Gourmet jointly received
240-510: 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
256-457: 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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