Prix Iris for Best Screenplay
The Prix Iris for Best Screenplay (French: Prix Iris du meilleur scénario) is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best screenplay in the Cinema of Quebec.
Until 2016, it was known as the 'Jutra Award for Best Screenplay in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra.[1] Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma.[1] The Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016.[2]
Bernard Émond, Philippe Falardeau and Ken Scott are the most nominated screenwriters with five nominations each. Philippe Falardeau won the award twice, Bernard Émond once and Ken Scott didn't win any award. Louis Bélanger, Xavier Dolan and Denis Villeneuve also won the award twice. Xavier Dolan is the only screenwriter to receive two nominations in the same year in 2015 for Mommy and Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme).
1990s
| Year | Writer(s) | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 1st Jutra Awards | |||
| François Girard, Don McKellar | The Red Violin (Le violon rouge) | ||
| Manon Briand | 2 Seconds (2 secondes) | ||
| Robert Lepage, André Morency | Nô | ||
| Denis Villeneuve | August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) |
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Writer(s) | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Sophie Deraspe | Antigone | [9] | |
| Louise Archambault | And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) | [9] | |
| Jean Barbe, Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault | Sympathy for the Devil (Sympathie pour le diable) | ||
| Anne Émond | Young Juliette (Jeune Juliette) | ||
| Naomi Fontaine, Myriam Verreault | Kuessipan | ||
| 2021 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Sophie Dupuis | Underground (Souterrain) | [10] | |
| Normand Bergeron, Benoît Pilon, Marc Robitaille | The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland) | [11] | |
| Philippe Falardeau | My Salinger Year | ||
| Catherine Léger | Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu) | ||
| Daniel Roby | Target Number One | ||
| 2022 24th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Ivan Grbovic, Sara Mishara | Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres) | [12] | |
| Tracey Deer, Meredith Vuchnich | Beans | [13] | |
| Louis Godbout, Normand Corbeil | A Revision (Une révision) | ||
| Kaveh Nabatian | Without Havana (Sin la Habana) | ||
| Fred Pellerin | The Time Thief (L'arracheuse de temps) |
Multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins
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Three or more nominations
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References
- "Quebec Cinema will rename Jutra awards; cities renaming streets". CTV Montreal. 17 February 2016.
- "Quebec film awards renamed Prix Iris after Claude Jutra sex scandal". CBC News. 14 October 2016.
- Manon Dumais, "Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr". Voir, March 23, 2014.
- Jessica Émond-Ferrat, "Xavier Dolan domine les nominations aux Jutra". Métro, January 26, 2015.
- Maxime Demers, "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal, March 20, 2016.
- "Nominations aux Jutra: Corbo et La passion d'Augustine en tête". La Presse, January 25, 2016.
- André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
- "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "La déesse des mouches à feu triomphe au Gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 6, 2021.
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
- François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, June 5, 2022.
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Finalistes aux Prix Iris 2022". Films du Québec, April 14, 2022.