Cinemablographer: 'Mommy', 'Tu dors Nicole' and Xavier Dolan Lead the Nominations for Quebec's Prix Jutra

1/26/2015

'Mommy', 'Tu dors Nicole' and Xavier Dolan Lead the Nominations for Quebec's Prix Jutra

Xavier Dolan and Suzanne Clément prepare for an intense scene in Mommy.
Photo: Shane Laverdière

A tight awards started in Quebec starting today. The nominations for the annual Prix Jutra, which honour the best in Québécois cinema, were announced today. Leading the pack with a whopping 10 nominations apiece are Mommy, Tu dors Nicole, and—get this—Xavier Dolan. (Mommy comes on strongest with an additional prize for top box office.) Dolan’s scored ten noms thanks to the strong presence of both Mommy and Tom at the Farm, netting multiple nominations for writing and directing, plus editing, costumes, and special prizes, although he missed out on acting nominations for both Tom and Miraculum, which could have actually made him the overall leader at the party. He’ll either have a very good night at the awards ceremony or cancel himself out and let Tu dors Nicole sweep the prizes.

The Jutras honour the best films released theatrically in Quebec and don’t permit crossover from unreleased festival films, which explains why several of last year’s s Screen Award nominees (ex: Tom, Maïna) are present here, while other notable festival hits (ex: Felix and Meira, Elephant Song) are not. The awards also included Quebec talents working in other Canadian films outside La belle province, which explains the seemingly scattered support for Enemy.

It’s a strong batch of nominations overall with few curious omissions save for Tu dors Nicole’s Marc-André Gagnon, who’s been quite popular for his performance in Tu dors Nicole, and Carlo Carangelo in the supporting race given the overall support for 1987. I’d liked to have seen more acting kudos for Miraculum, especially for Marilyn Castonguay for Best Actress, but I can’t really complain since I’m rooting for Anne Dorval.

Les nominations!

Meilleur film / Best Film

1987

3 histoires d'Indiens

Mommy
Tom at the Farm

Tu dors Nicole

Meilleure réalisation

Xavier Dolan, Mommy

Xavier Dolan, Tom at the Farm

Stéphane Lafleur, Tu dors Nicole

Robert Morin, 3 histoires d'Indiens

Denis Villeneuve, Enemy