The22ndQuebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020,[1] to recognize talent and achievement in thecinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, but nominees were announced 23 April.[2]Abenaki documentary filmmakerAlanis Obomsawin was also selected as the recipient of the Iris Tribute at the unanimous recommendation ofQuébec Cinéma's Comité de représentation professionnelle.[3]
Following the ceremony's cancellation, Québec Cinéma announced that on 10 June, most winners would be announced bywebcast byRadio-Canada andARTV, with the webcast hosted byÉlise Guilbault,Guillaume Lambert andMani Soleymanlou; following this,Jean-Philippe Wauthier hosted his showBonsoir Bonsoir! where the winners forBest Film,Best Actor,Best Actress and thePublic Prize were announced.[1]
And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) received thirteen nominations, the most of the ceremony, and became the fifth film to receive a nomination in all four acting categories (not including Revelation of the Year). It won three awards, including two acting awards:Andrée Lachapelle posthumously wonBest Actress whileGilbert Sicotte became the fourth person to receive three acting award and the first actor to winBest Actor three times.
Antigone was the night's big winner, winning six awards from eight nominations, includingBest Film,Best Director,Best Screenplay andRevelation of the Year forNahéma Ricci.[4]
Mafia Inc. received ten nominations and wonBest Supporting Actor forSergio Castellitto, whileThe Twentieth Century received nine nominations and won four awards. Other winners includeMatthias & Maxime who took home three awards from seven nominations, includingBest Supporting Actress forMicheline Bernard, andSympathy for the Devil who won three awards from six nominations.
Robin Aubert became the sixth performer to receive two acting nominations during the same ceremony, forBest Actor andBest Supporting Actor, but he didn't win either award.
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 the24th Quebec Cinema Awards instead of the 23rd, indicating that the 2021 awards are now considered the23rd Quebec Cinema Awards.[5]
Nominees and winners are:[3][6]
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 13 | And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) |
| 11 | A Brother's Love (La femme de mon frère) |
| 10 | Mafia Inc. |
| 9 | The Twentieth Century |
| 8 | Antigone |
| 7 | Kuessipan |
| Matthias & Maxime | |
| 6 | Sympathy for the Devil (Sympathie pour le diable) |
| Young Juliette (Jeune Juliette) | |
| 5 | Fabulous (Fabuleuses) |
| 4 | Alexander Odyssey (Alexandre le fou) |
| The Song of Names | |
| 3 | 14 Days, 12 Nights (14 jours 12 nuits) |
| Compulsive Liar (Menteur) | |
| Dark Suns (Soleils noirs) | |
| Jouliks | |
| Mad Dog and the Butcher (Les derniers vilains) | |
| 2 | Havana, from on High (Sur les toits Havane) |
| Laughter (Le rire) | |
| Thanks for Everything (Merci pour tout) | |
| A Woman, My Mother (Une femme, ma mère) | |
| Xalko | |
| Ziva Postec: The Editor Behind the Film Shoah (Ziva Postec: La monteuse derrière le film Shoah) |
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Antigone |
| 4 | The Twentieth Century |
| 3 | And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) |
| Matthias & Maxime | |
| Sympathy for the Devil (Sympathie pour le diable) |
