The Prix Iris for Best 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.Paul Townend and Maurie Alioff, "Prix Iris". The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 5, 2010.
Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Film 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.
Producing duo Luc Déry and Kim McCraw received the most nominations and awards. Together, they were nominated for thirteen 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 Year Film Producers Ref 1999 1st Jutra Awards The Red Violin (Le violon rouge) Niv Fichman 2 Seconds (2 secondes) Roger Frappier "Red Violin leads pack for Jutra Awards". The Globe and Mail, January 28, 1999. August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) Roger Frappier Nô Bruno Jobin
2000s Year Film Producers Ref 2000 2nd Jutra Awards Post Mortem Lorraine Dufour The Last Breath (Le dernier souffle) Jacques Bonin, Claude Veillet, Lucie Veillet, Sylvie Roy "Prix Jutra finalists unveiled". Playback, February 7, 2000. Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes) Jean-Roch Marcotte Set Me Free (Emporte-moi) Louis Laverdière 2001 3rd Jutra Awards Maelström Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal Hochelaga Michel Jetté, Louise Sabourin "Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". Montreal Gazette, January 24, 2001. 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 February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839) Bernadette Payeur Tar Angel (L'ange de goudron) Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal The Woman Who Drinks (La femme qui boit) Bernadette Payeur 2003 5th Jutra Awards Québec-Montréal Nicole Robert "Quebec-Montreal wins Jutra best film award". Playback, March 3, 2003. The Collector (Le collectionneur) Christian Larouche, Ginette Petit Brendan Kelly, "‘Seraphin’ tops list at Jutra noms". Variety, January 28, 2003. The Marsh (Le marais) Yves Fortin Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) Lorraine Richard 2004 6th Jutra Awards The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) Denise Robert, Daniel Louis Far Side of the Moon (La face cachée de la lune) Bob Krupinski, Mario St-Laurent 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 Odile Tremblay, "Mémoires affectives rafle les grands honneurs aux Jutra". Le Devoir, February 21, 2005. Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) Denise Robert, Daniel Louis "Cinémascope leads Jutras with nine". Playback, January 31, 2005. 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 Audition (L'audition) Luc Martineau, Lorraine Richard Odile Tremblay, "Maurice Richard et C.R.A.Z.Y. dominent la course aux Jutra". Le Devoir, February 8, 2006. The Novena (La neuvaine) Bernadette Payeur The Rocket (Maurice Richard) Denise Robert, Daniel Louis 2007 9th Jutra Awards Congorama Luc Déry, Kim McCraw "Congorama wins 5 Prix Jutra". CBC Arts, February 19, 2007. Bon Cop, Bad Cop Kevin Tierney Matthew Hays, "Bon Cop, Kigali tie Jutra noms with 12 each". Playback, February 5, 2007. 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 Days of Darkness (L'âge des ténèbres) Denise Robert, Daniel Louis 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 Borderline Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal "11e Soirée des Jutra : les finalistes". La Presse, February 17, 2009. 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 Year Film Producers Ref 2010 12th Jutra Awards I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) Xavier Dolan, Carole Mondello, Daniel Morin 1981 Nicole Robert "Prix Jutra: Dédé à travers les brumes part favori". Le Soleil, February 16, 2010. 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 Incendies Luc Déry, Kim McCraw 10½ Pierre Gendron Marc Cassivi, "Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé". La Presse, February 9, 2011. 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 Lazhar Luc Déry, Kim McCraw Coteau rouge Linda Pinet, André Forcier Odile Tremblay, "Monsieur Lazhar, Coteau rouge et Café de Flore dominent la course à la 14e Soirée des Jutra". Le Devoir, February 1, 2012. Nuit#1 Nancy 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 Camion Stéphanie Morissette "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013. Inch'Allah Luc Déry, Kim McCraw Laurence Anyways Charles 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 Catimini Nicolas Comeau, Nathalie Saint-Pierre Diego Star Pascal Bascaron, Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant, Marion Hänsel The Dismantling (Le démantèlement) Marc Daigle, Bernadette Payeur Gabrielle Luc Déry, Kim McCraw 2015 17th Jutra Awards Mommy Nancy Grant, Xavier Dolan Brendan Kelly, "Xavier Dolan's Mommy is the big winner at La soirée des Jutra". Montreal Gazette, March 15, 2015. 1987 Nicole Robert Jessica Émond-Ferrat, "Xavier Dolan domine les nominations aux Jutra". Métro, January 26, 2015. 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 Corbo Félize Frappier 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 Bad Seeds (Les mauvaises herbes) Lorraine Dufour, Luc Vandal 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 Bear Roger Frappier, Jonathan Bronfman, Ellen Hamilton 2018 20th Quebec Cinema Awards Ravenous (Les affamés) Stéphanie Morissette Boost Frédéric Bohbot, Kieran Crilly, Darren Curtis Roxanne Ocampo, "Gala Québec cinéma: «Le problème d’infiltration» et «Chien de garde» en tête". Le Soleil, June 3, 2018. 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 Tuktuq Robin Aubert 2019 21st Quebec Cinema Awards 1991 Nicole Robert La Bolduc Valérie D'Auteuil, André Rouleau 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
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