The Prix Iris for Best Casting () is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best casting in films made within the Cinema of Quebec.
The award was presented for the first time at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.
Nathalie Boutrie received the most nominations, eleven, and is the only casting director to receive two awards. Six casting directors received nominations for films they also directed: Xavier Dolan, Denis Côté, Kristina Wagenbauer, Sophie Deraspe, Myriam Verreault and Henry Bernadet. Of those, Xavier Dolan and Sophie Deraspe won the award.
Ariane Castellanos holds the distinction of being the only person to receive an acting nomination for a film where she also was the casting director. For her performance in Richelieu, she received dual nominations for Best Actress and Revelation of the Year, as well as a nomination for Best Casting.
2010s Year Casting director(s) Film Ref 2017 19th Quebec Cinema Awards Xavier Dolan It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde) Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne, Nathalie Boutrie Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises Herbes) Lucie Robitaille, Heidi Levitt Two Lovers and a Bear 2018 20th Quebec Cinema Awards Emanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne, Nathalie Boutrie, Frédérique Proulx Cross My Heart (Les rois ) Manon Dumais, "Gala Artisans: belle récolte pour «Les affamés» et «Hochelaga, terre des âmes»". Le Devoir, May 30, 2018. Maxime Giroux, Jonathan Oliveira Boost André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018. Lucie Robitaille Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun) 2019 21st Quebec Cinema Awards Ariane Castellanos A Colony (Une colonie) "1991, de Ricardo Trogi, sacré meilleur film au Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 2, 2019. Nathalie Boutrie The Fall of Sparta (La chute de Sparte) Chloé Cinq-Mars The Far Shore (Dérive) Denis Côté Ghost Town Anthology (Répertoire des villes disparues) Nolwenn Daste, Fanny Rainville, Kristina Wagenbauer Sashinka
2020s Year Casting director(s) Film Ref 2020 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards Sophie Deraspe, Isabelle Couture, Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson Antigone Jacinthe Beaudet, Tobie Fraser, Geneviève Hébert, Myriam Verreault Kuessipan "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020. Nathalie Boutrie Young Juliette (Jeune Juliette) Nathalie Boutrie, Francis Cantin, Bruno Rosato Mafia Inc. Karel Quinn, Lucie Robitaille And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) 202123rd Quebec Cinema Awards Murielle La Ferrière, Marie-Claude Robitaille Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu) "La déesse des mouches à feu se distingue au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 3, 2021. Deirdre Bowen, Heidi Levitt, Bruno Rosato, Supattra PunyadeeTarget Number One Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021. Marjolaine Lachance Our Own (Les nôtres) Marjolaine Lachance Underground (Souterrain) Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland) 202224th Quebec Cinema Awards Nathalie Boutrie Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres) Marc-André Lussier, "Les oiseaux ivres se distingue au Gala des artisans". La Presse, June 5, 2022. Isabelle Thez Axelrad, Brigitte Viau The Time Thief (L'arracheuse de temps) Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022. Nathalie Boutrie Aline Maxime Giroux, Rene Haynes Beans Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson Maria Chapdelaine 202325th Quebec Cinema Awards Lucie Robitaille, Dandy Thibaudeau Viking Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023. Nathalie Boutrie Family Game (Arseneault et fils) "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023. Marilou Richer Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges) Annie St-Pierre, Antoinette Boulat Babysitter Brigitte Viau The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur) 202426th Quebec Cinema Awards Tania Arana Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gala Artisans 2024: les lauréats dévoilés". Films du Québec, December 5, 2024. Henry Bernadet, Marie-Anne Sergerie, Victor Tremblay-Blouin Gamma Rays (Les Rayons gamma) Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024. Nathalie Boutrie, Geneviève Hébert Ru Ariane Castellanos Richelieu Karel Quinn 1995 Annie St-Pierre The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain) 202527th Quebec Cinema Awards Marilou Richer, Ila Firouzabadi Universal Language (Une langue universelle) Maxime Demers, "Le film «Bergers» remporte quatre prix au Gala Artisans de Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 4, 2025. Nathalie Boutrie, Hannah Antaki, Jon Comerford Peak Everything (Amour apocalypse) "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux Prix IRIS 2025". CTVM, October 8, 2025. Catherine Didelot, Maxime Giroux, Constance Demontoy Who by Fire (Comme le feu) Adélaïde Mauvernay, Nathalie Boutrie Shepherds (Bergers) Karel Quinn, Lucie Llopis Two Women (Deux femmes en or)
Multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins Wins Casting Director 2 Nathalie Boutrie
Three or more nominations Nominations Casting Director 11 Nathalie Boutrie 4 Lucie Robitaille 3 Maxime Giroux Pierre Pageau Daniel Poisson Karel Quinn
See also Canadian Screen Award for Best Casting in a Film
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