27th Quebec Cinema Awards
The 27th Quebec Cinema Awards was held on December 7, 2025, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2024 and 2025.[1] The ceremony was broadcast by Noovo, and hosted by Phil Roy for a second year in a row.[2]
The artisans gala, presenting the craft awards not included in the broadcast ceremony, was held on December 4 and hosted by Mona de Grenoble, also for the second year in a row.[3]
Overview of nominations
Matthew Rankin's Universal Language received the most nominations with seventeen and ended up winning a leading eight awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, as well as Best Supporting Actor for Mani Soleymanlou and Best Supporting Actress for Danielle Fichaud.[4]
Two Women (Deux femmes en or) and Peak Everything (Amour Apocalypse) received fifteen nominations each and respectively won Best Actress for Karine Gonthier-Hyndman and Best Actor for Patrick Hivon. Shepherds (Bergers), which received thirteen nominations, won four technical awards.
For the second year in a row, three women were nominated for Best Director. Actress Marguerite Laurence became the third person to receive dual acting nominations for the same performance, earning nods in the Best Actress and Revelation of the Year for her performance in Miss Boots (Mlle Bottine). She ultimately won the latter.
Sound mixer Bernard Gariépy Strobl received his 31st and 32nd nominations overall, surpassing Xavier Dolan to become the most nominated individual in the history of the Prix Iris, formerly known as the Prix Jutra.
A new category was introduced for this ceremony. Modeled after the Most Successful Film Outside Quebec award, the award for Most Successful Short Film Outside Quebec rewards the short film that shined the most on the international stage.
Filmmaker Léa Pool was named as the recipient of the Tribute Award on October 27, 2025.[5]
Nominees and winners
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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| Revelation of the Year | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Documentary | Best Short Documentary |
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| Best Live Action Short Film | Best Animated Short Film |
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| Best Art Direction | Best Costume Design |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Cinematography in a Documentary |
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| Best Editing | Best Editing in a Documentary |
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| Best Original Music | Best Original Music in a Documentary |
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| Best Sound | Best Sound in a Documentary |
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| Best Hairstyling | Best Makeup |
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| Best Visual Effects | Best Casting |
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| Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | Most Successful Short Film Outside Quebec |
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| Best First Film | Prix Michel-Côté |
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| Iris Tribute | |
Multiple nominations
Films with multiple nominations
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Films with multiple wins
| Wins | Film |
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| 8 | Universal Language (Une langue universelle) |
| 4 | Shepherds (Bergers) |
| 3 | Intercepted |
| Vile & Miserable (Vil & Misérable) | |
| 2 | Peak Everything (Amour apocalypse) |
| Who Loves the Sun |
See also
References
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "(Prix Iris 2025): finalistes dévoilés". Films du Québec, October 8, 2025.
- ^ "Une langue universelle en tête du peloton". Ici Radio-Canada, October 7, 2025.
- ^ Manon Dumais, "À quoi s’attendre du Gala Québec Cinéma". La Presse, December 4, 2025.
- ^ Éric Lavallée, "2025 Prix IRIS: Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ Leads “Quebec Oscar” Noms with 17; Lesage’s ‘Comme le feu’ Lands 8". Ioncinema, October 7, 2025.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "La réalisatrice Léa Pool recevra l’Iris Hommage au prochain Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, October 27, 2025.