The 25th Quebec Cinema Awards will be held on December 10, 2023, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2022 and 2023."Noovo sera le nouveau diffuseur du Gala Québec Cinéma"
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'', July 5, 2023. The ceremony was broadcast by

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, and hosted by Jay Du Temple."Jay Du Temple à l’animation du prochain Gala Québec Cinéma"
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'', August 7, 2023. The awards were delayed from their traditional June scheduling after Ici Radio-Canada Télé, which had been the ceremony's broadcaster since 2003, announced in fall 2022 that due to declining ratings in recent years, it would not televise the 2023 awards, and was instead planning alternative ways to highlight Quebec film in its programming. In February 2023,

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indicated that it was in negotiations with other broadcasters to carry the 2023 awards. In May 2023, by which time the nominees would ordinarily have been announced, the organization confirmed only that the ceremony would not take place in its usual June scheduling. The broadcast deal with Noovo, and the awards' scheduling in December, were announced in July. Due to the scheduling change, the awards covered a longer qualifying period than usual, with films eligible for submission if they were released between March 6, 2022, and August 31, 2023.

Overview of nominations

Nominees were announced on November 14.Maxime Demers
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'' Le Journal de Montréal'', November 14, 2023. It was the first time that four films received twelve or more nominations, with ''

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'' receiving a leading eighteen nominations, a new record. For his performances in both ''

'' and ''

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'',

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became the eight performer and fifth actor to receive two acting nominations during the same ceremony.

Luc Picard Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. He was born on September 24, 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He has played numerous characters in diverse roles. Early life and education Picard was bor ...

received his tenth acting nomination for his role in his film ''

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(Confessions)'', competing for Best Actor against his son Henri Picard for his role in '' The Dishwasher (Le plongeur)''. The Iris Tribute was given to actor and host of the 1st and 15th Jutra Awards

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. Girard had previously received two Best Actor and five Best Supporting Actor nominations, but had never won a competitive award, making him the actor with the most nominations without a win. The artisans' gala, presenting the awards in technical and craft categories, was held on December 7 and hosted by actress

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.Florence Morin-Martel
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'', December 7, 2023. ''

'' won eleven awards, including

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, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for

. It became only the second film to win more than ten awards after '' C.R.A.Z.Y.''. ''

'' received fourteen nominations but went home empty handed, tying the record with '' The Rocket (Maurice Richard)'' for most nominations without a win. ''

Red Rooms ''Red Rooms'' (french: Les chambres rouges) is a 2023 Canadian psychological thriller film, written and directed by Pascal Plante. The film stars Juliette Gariépy as Kelly-Anne, a woman who is fascinated with the criminal trial of serial killer L ...

(Les chambres rouges)'' received thirteen nominations and won two acting awards: Best Supporting Actress for

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and Revelation of the Year for Juliette Gariépy. '' The Dishwasher (Le plongeur)'' received twelve nominations and Charles-Aubey Houde won Best Supporting Actor. For her performance in '' Noemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui)'',

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winner Kelly Depeault received her second acting award, having previously won Revelation of the Year for ''

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(La déesse des mouches à feu)''.

Nominees and winners

Multiple wins and nominations

Films with multiple nominations

Films with multiple wins

References

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