The 25th Quebec Cinema Awards were held on December 10, 2023, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2022 and 2023.[1] The ceremony was broadcast by Noovo, and hosted by Jay Du Temple.[2]
The artisans' gala, presenting the awards in technical and craft categories, was held on December 7 and hosted by actress Fabiola Nyrva Aladin.[3]
The awards were delayed from their traditional June scheduling after Ici Radio-Canada Télé, which had been the ceremony's broadcaster since 2003, announced in fall 2022 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.[4]
In February 2023, Québec Cinéma indicated that it was in negotiations with other broadcasters to carry the 2023 awards.[5] In May 2023, by which time the nominees would ordinarily have been announced, the organization confirmed only that the ceremony would not take place in its usual June scheduling.[6] The broadcast deal with Noovo, and the awards' scheduling in December, were announced in July.[1]
Due to the scheduling change, the awards covered a longer qualifying period than usual, with films eligible for submission if they were released between March 6, 2022, and August 31, 2023.[2]
Overview of nominations
editNominees were announced on November 14.[7] It was the first time that four films received twelve or more nominations, with Viking receiving a leading eighteen nominations, a new record. For his performances in both Viking and Babysitter, Steve Laplante became the eighth performer and fifth actor to receive two acting nominations during the same ceremony. Luc Picard received his tenth acting nomination for his role in his film Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions), competing for Best Actor against his son Henri Picard for his role in The Dishwasher (Le plongeur).
The Iris Tribute was given to actor and host of the 1st and 15th Jutra Awards Rémy Girard. Girard had previously received two Best Actor and five Best Supporting Actor nominations, but had never won a competitive award, making him the actor with the most nominations without a win.
Viking won eleven awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Steve Laplante. It became only the second film to win more than ten awards after C.R.A.Z.Y.. Babysitter received fourteen nominations but went home empty handed, tying the record with The Rocket (Maurice Richard) for most nominations without a win.
Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges) received thirteen nominations and won two acting awards: Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Babin and Revelation of the Year for Juliette Gariépy, while The Dishwasher (Le plongeur) received twelve nominations with Charles-Aubey Houde winning Best Supporting Actor. For her performance in Noemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui), Best Actress winner Kelly Depeault received her second acting award, having previously won Revelation of the Year for Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu).
Nominees and winners
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Multiple wins and nominations
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Films with multiple nominationsedit
Films with multiple winsedit
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References
edit- ^ a b "Noovo sera le nouveau diffuseur du Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, July 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jay Du Temple à l’animation du prochain Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, August 7, 2023.
- ^ Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.
- ^ Hugo Dumas, "Qui pleurera la mort du gala du cinéma ?". La Presse, November 1, 2022.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Le Gala Québec Cinéma «n’est pas mort»". Le Journal de Montréal, February 6, 2023.
- ^ Marc Cassivi, "Mieux que rien". La Presse, May 31, 2023.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Gala Québec Cinéma: le film «Viking» en tête des nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, November 14, 2023.