22nd Quebec Cinema Awards (2020)

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The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020, [1] to recognize talent and achievement in the cinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but nominees were announced 23 April. [2] Abenaki documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin was also selected as the recipient of the Iris Tribute at the unanimous recommendation of Québec Cinéma's Comité de représentation professionnelle. [3]

Following the ceremony's cancellation, Québec Cinéma announced that on 10 June, most winners would be announced by webcast by Radio-Canada and ARTV, with the webcast hosted by Élise Guilbault, Guillaume Lambert and Mani Soleymanlou; following this, Jean-Philippe Wauthier hosted his show Bonsoir Bonsoir! where the winners for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress and the Public Prize were announced. [1] Antigone by Sophie Deraspe won Best Film. [4]

Although the awards were ordinated as the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards at the time of presentation, due to their presentation as a livestream rather than a traditional award ceremony Québec Cinéma opted to also enumerate its 2021 ceremony as the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards instead of the 23rd.

Nominees and winners

Nominees and winners are: [3] [5]

Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Screenplay Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction Best Sound
Best Editing Best Original Music
Best Costume Design Best Makeup
Best Hairstyling Best Visual Effects
Best Documentary Best Cinematography in a Documentary
Best Editing in a Documentary Best Sound in a Documentary
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  • Luc Boudrias and Patrice LeBlanc, A Woman, My Mother (Une femme, ma mère)
  • Sylvain Brassard, Benoit Leduc and Gaël Poisson Lemay, Alexander Odyssey (Alexandre le fou)
  • Shelley Craig, Marie-Pierre Grenier, Luc Léger and Geoffrey Mitchell, Where the Land Ends (La Fin des terres)
  • René Portillo, Havana, from on High (Sur les toits Havane)
Best Live Action Short Film Best Animated Short Film
Revelation of the Year Best Casting
Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Public Prize
Best First Film Iris Tribute

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Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Director to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.

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References

  1. 1 2 Demers, Maxime (21 May 2020). "Un Gala Québec Cinéma en mode confinement". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. Demers, Maxime (23 April 2020). "Prix Iris: les réalisatrices à l'honneur". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Prix Iris 2020: «Il pleuvait des oiseaux» et «La femme de mon frère» partent favoris". The Huffington Post (in French). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. "Finalistes et laureats" (in French). Prix Iris . Retrieved 10 June 2020.