The 22nd
Quebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020,
to recognize talent and achievement in the
cinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, but nominees were announced 23 April.
Abenaki
The Abenaki ( Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was pre ...
documentary filmmaker
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin, (born August 31, 1932) is an Abenaki American Canadian filmmaker, singer, artist, and activist primarily known for her documentary films. Born in New Hampshire, United States and raised primarily in Quebec, Canada, she has wri ...
was also selected as the recipient of the Iris Tribute at the unanimous recommendation of
Québec Cinéma
Québec Cinéma is a Canadian organization based in Quebec, whose mission is to promote and develop the Cinema of Quebec.
The organization's programs include the Prix Iris, the annual film awards for Quebec films; the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, ...
's Comité de représentation professionnelle.
Following the ceremony's cancellation, Québec Cinéma announced that on 10 June, most winners would be announced by
webcast by
Radio-Canada
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
and
ARTV, with the webcast hosted by
Élise Guilbault,
Guillaume Lambert
Guillaume Lambert (born January 31, 1984) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec,Julie Lambert"Guillaume Lambert se dit ravi de la réponse des Sorelois à son film" ''Les 2 Rives'', February 12, 2018. most noted as a writer, pr ...
and
Mani Soleymanlou; following this,
Jean-Philippe Wauthier hosted his show ''
Bonsoir Bonsoir!'' where the winners for
Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
,
Best Actor,
Best Actress
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and the
Public Prize were announced.
''
Antigone
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'' by
Sophie Deraspe
Sophie Deraspe (born October 27, 1973) is a Canadian director, scenarist, director of photography and producer. Prominent in new Quebec cinema, she is known for a 2015 documentary ''The Amina Profile'', an exploration of the Amina Abdallah Arraf a ...
won Best Film.
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; however, the awards in 2022 were numbered as the
24th Quebec Cinema Awards
The 24th Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 5, 2022, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2021. The ceremony was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt.
Actress Hélène Florent won both Best Actress for ''Drunken Birds (Les Oisea ...
instead of the 23rd, indicating that the 2021 awards are now considered the
23rd Quebec Cinema Awards
The 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 6, 2021, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2020. A live gala was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt; due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, however, it was staged differently than ...
.
Nominees and winners
Nominees and winners are:
References
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