Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year
The Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year (French: Prix Iris de la révélation de l'année) is an annual award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the best performances by emerging actors in their first major film roles.[1] The award is not separated by gender.
Rykko Bellemare, the first winner of the award, became the second indigenous actor to win an acting award after Natar Ungalaaq won Best Actor for The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre). A Colony (Une colonie) became the second film to receive three nominations in an acting category after Les Boys III received three Best Actor nominations.
To date, one actor and four actresses who were nominated for Revelation of the Year received subsequent nominations in other acting categories:
- Théodore Pellerin, winner of the 2018 award, won Best Supporting Actor in 2021 for Underground (Souterrain) and Best Actor in 2024 for Solo, becoming the first person to win all three categories. Each of his winning performances were for films directed by Sophie Dupuis. He was also nominated for Best Actor in 2019 for Genesis (Genèse).
- Marine Johnson, nominated in 2018, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres).
- Émilie Bierre, winner of the 2019 award, won Best Actress in 2021 for Our Own (Les nôtres) and was nominated again in the same category in 2022 for The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le guide de la famille parfaite).
- Kelly Depeault, winner of the 2021 award, won Best Actress in 2023 for Noemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui).
- Sara Montpetit, winner of the 2022 award, was nominated for Best Actress in 2023 and 2024 for Falcon Lake and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) respectively.
In 2024, Félix-Antoine Bénard and Ariane Castellanos received dual nominations for Revelation of the Year and Best Actor and Best Actress respectively, marking the first time that actors received multiple nominations in the same year for the same performance.[2] Ariane Castellanos ended up winning both awards.
2010s
| Year | Performer | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 19th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Rykko Bellemare | Before the Streets (Avant les rues) | [3] | |
| Étienne Galloy | Prank | [4] | |
| Whitney Lafleur | Split (Écartée) | ||
| Sasha Migliarese | My Friend Dino (Mon ami Dino) | ||
| Kakki Peter | Two Lovers and a Bear | ||
| 2018 20th Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Théodore Pellerin | Family First (Chien de garde) | [5] | |
| Romane Denis | Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun) | [6] | |
| Marine Johnson | The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes) | ||
| Rose-Marie Perreault | Fake Tattoos (Les faux tatouages) | ||
| Nabil Rajo | Boost | ||
| 2019 21st Quebec Cinema Awards | |||
| Émilie Bierre | A Colony (Une colonie) | [7] | |
| Irlande Côté | A Colony (Une colonie) | [7] | |
| Lévi Doré | The Fall of Sparta (La chute de Sparte) | ||
| Maripier Morin | The Fall of the American Empire (La Chute de l'empire américain) | ||
| Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie | A Colony (Une colonie) |
2020s
References
- ^ Cédric Bélanger, "Gala Québec Cinéma: un vent de fraîcheur a soufflé sur le cinéma québécois". Le Journal de Québec, June 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "Vampire humaniste domine le Gala Québec Cinéma avec 22 nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Rykko Bellemare, la Révélation de l’année au gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 5, 2017.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Les gagnants du Gala Québec Cinéma 2017". Films du Québec, June 4, 2017.
- ^ "Les affamés et Robin Aubert triomphent au Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 3, 2018.
- ^ Normand Provencher, "Les prix Iris du cinéma entre folie et zombies". Le Soleil, May 31, 2018.
- ^ a b Marc-Andre Lussier (June 2, 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Éric Moreault, "Gala Iris: Antigone rafle la mise". Le Soleil, June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma | La déesse des mouches à feu grand gagnant". La Presse (in French). 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.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Suivez notre couverture en direct du 26e Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, December 8, 2024.