In a year that saw François Delisle’s Le météore (Sundance and Berlin Film Festival accepted film) receive no love (zero nominations), and Denis Côté’s critically well-received Vic + Flo Saw a Bear was perhaps too askew for the voting clique (it did grab best Actress for Quebec’s “Melissa Leo” in Pierrette Robitaille), it was a bigger than life biopic by helmer Daniel Roby that flexed its muscles, beating out the comp. The high gloss Louis Cyr won in several tech categories and it’s strongman Antoine Bertrand won for Best Actor. Considered the favorite to win the top prize, Gabrielle was awarded the Best Director and Screenplay awards for Louise Archambault. Oddly, that film received no Best Actress consideration while it did net Gabrielle Marion-Rivard a Best Actress win at Canadian Screen Awards. Here are the noms and winners of the 16th edition.
Best Film
Catimini
Le démantèlement
Diego Star
Gabrielle
Louis Cyr WINNER
Best Director
Louise Archambault, Gabrielle WINNER
Denis Côté, Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
Robert Lepage, Pedro Pires, Triptyque
Sébastien Pilote, Le démantèlement
Daniel Roby, Louis Cyr
Best Actress
Chloé Bourgeois, Diego Star
Lise Castonguay, Triptyque
Rose-Maïté Erkoreka, Louis Cyr
Marie-Evelyne Lessard, Les manèges humains
Pierrette Robitaille, Vic + Flo Saw a Bear WINNER
Best Actor
Gabriel Arcand, Le démantèlement
Antoine Bertrand, Louis Cyr WINNER
Alexandre Landry, Gabrielle
Marcel Sabourin, L’autre maison
Issaka Sawadogo, Diego Star
Best Supporting Actress
Marie Brassard, Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
Sophie Demarais, Le démantèlement
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Gabrielle WINNER
Muriel Dutil, Ressac
Frédérique Paré, Catimini
Best Supporting Actor
Guillaume Cyr, Louis Cyr WINNER
Normand Daoust, Les manèges humains
Benoit Gouin, Gabrielle
Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Gabrielle
Gilles Renaud, Le démantèlement
Best Screenplay
Louise Archambault, Gabrielle WINNER
Denis Côté, Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
Martin Laroche, Les manèges humains
Frédérick Pelletier, Diego Star
Nathalie Saint-Pierre, Catimini
Best Cinematography
L’autre maison
Louis Cyr
Le démantèlement WINNER
Catimini
Whitewash
Best Art Direction
Chasse au Godard d’Abbittibbi
Diego Star
Louis Cyr
Triptyque
Upside Down
Best Sound
Chasse au Godard d’Abbittibbi
Gabrielle
Jappeloup l’étoffe d/un champion
The Legend of Sarila
Louis Cyr
Best Film Editing
L’autre maison
Catimini
Erased
Gabrielle
Whitewash
Best Original Score
The Legend of Sarila
Les manages humains
Roche papier ciseaux
Rouge Sang
Upside Down
Best Costumes
Chasse au Godard d’Abbittibbi
Louis Cyr
Rouge Sang
Triptyque
Upside Down
Best Make-up
Chasse au Godard d’Abbittibbi
Erased
Les 4 soldats
Louis Cyr
Whitewash
Best Hairstyling
Chasse au Godard d’Abbittibbi
Les 4 soldats
Il était une fois les Boys
Lac Mystère
Louis Cyr
Best Short or Mid-Length Film
Gaspé Cooper
Mémorable moi
Nous avions
L’ouragan fuck you tabarnak !
Quelqu’un d’extraordinaire
Best Short or Mid-Length Animation
Le courant faible de la rivière
The End of Pinky
Errance
Gloria Victoria
Le jour nous écoute
Film Most Honoured Outside Quebec
Le dématèlement
Gabrielle
Inch’Àllah
Tom at the Farm
Vic + Flo Saw a Bear