Prix Iris for Best Casting

The Prix Iris for Best Casting (French: Prix Iris de la meilleure distribution des rôles) 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.[1]

Nathalie Boutrie received the most nominations, nine, 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) [1]
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 mongols) [2]
Maxime Giroux, Jonathan Oliveira Boost [3]
Lucie Robitaille Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun)
2019
21st Quebec Cinema Awards
Ariane Castellanos A Colony (Une colonie) [4]
Nathalie Boutrie The Fall of Sparta (La chute de Sparte) [5]
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 [6]
Jacinthe Beaudet, Tobie Fraser, Geneviève Hébert, Myriam Verreault Kuessipan [7]
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)
2021
23rd Quebec Cinema Awards
Murielle La Ferrière, Marie-Claude Robitaille Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu) [8]
Deirdre Bowen, Heidi Levitt, Bruno Rosato, Supattra Punyadee Target Number One [9]
Marjolaine Lachance Our Own (Les nôtres)
Marjolaine Lachance Underground (Souterrain)
Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland)
2022
24th Quebec Cinema Awards
Nathalie Boutrie Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres) [10]
Isabelle Thez Axelrad, Brigitte Viau The Time Thief (L'arracheuse de temps) [11]
Nathalie Boutrie Aline
Maxime Giroux, Rene Haynes Beans
Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson Maria Chapdelaine
2023
25th Quebec Cinema Awards
Lucie Robitaille, Dandy Thibaudeau Viking [12]
Nathalie Boutrie Family Game (Arseneault et fils) [13]
Marilou Richer Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges)
Annie St-Pierre, Antoinette Boulat Babysitter
Brigitte Viau The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur)
2024
26th Quebec Cinema Awards
Tania Arana Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) [14]
Henry Bernadet, Marie-Anne Sergerie, Victor Tremblay-Blouin Gamma Rays (Les Rayons gamma) [15]
Nathalie Boutrie, Geneviève Hébert Ru
Ariane Castellanos Richelieu
Karel Quinn 1995
Annie St-Pierre The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain)

Multiple wins and nominations

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Boutros, Magdaline (April 5, 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse.
  2. ^ Manon Dumais, "Gala Artisans: belle récolte pour «Les affamés» et «Hochelaga, terre des âmes»". Le Devoir, May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "1991, de Ricardo Trogi, sacré meilleur film au Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "La déesse des mouches à feu se distingue au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
  10. ^ Marc-André Lussier, "Les oiseaux ivres se distingue au Gala des artisans". La Presse, June 5, 2022.
  11. ^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
  14. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gala Artisans 2024: les lauréats dévoilés". Films du Québec, December 5, 2024.
  15. ^ Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.