The Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film (
French: Prix Iris du meilleur film documentaire) is an annual film award presented by
Québec Cinéma as part of its
Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best
documentary film made within the
cinema of Quebec.
Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Documentary in memory of influential Quebec film director
Claude Jutra.[1] Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma.[1] The
Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016.[2]
Patricio Henríquez is the most nominated and decorated filmmaker in this category, receiving three awards from five nominations.
Serge Giguère received two awards from three nominations, while directing duo
Richard Desjardins and
Robert Monderie received two awards from two nominations.
Producer Colette Loumède is the only person to receive multiple nominations in the same year in this category, with three films nominated in 2015, including eventual winner Finding Macpherson. Cielo and Bestiaire are the only documentaries to be nominated for
Most Successful Film Outside Quebec.
Three documentaries were nominated for the
Public Prize award: Call Me Human (Je m'appelle humain), The Perfect Victim (La parfaite victime) and eventual winner The Rose Family (Les Rose). Of these, only Call Me Human (Je m'appelle humain) also received a nomination for Best Documentary Film.
The Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film (
French: Prix Iris du meilleur film documentaire) is an annual film award presented by
Québec Cinéma as part of its
Prix Iris program, to honour the year's best
documentary film made within the
cinema of Quebec.
Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Documentary in memory of influential Quebec film director
Claude Jutra.[1] Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma.[1] The
Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016.[2]
Patricio Henríquez is the most nominated and decorated filmmaker in this category, receiving three awards from five nominations.
Serge Giguère received two awards from three nominations, while directing duo
Richard Desjardins and
Robert Monderie received two awards from two nominations.
Producer Colette Loumède is the only person to receive multiple nominations in the same year in this category, with three films nominated in 2015, including eventual winner Finding Macpherson. Cielo and Bestiaire are the only documentaries to be nominated for
Most Successful Film Outside Quebec.
Three documentaries were nominated for the
Public Prize award: Call Me Human (Je m'appelle humain), The Perfect Victim (La parfaite victime) and eventual winner The Rose Family (Les Rose). Of these, only Call Me Human (Je m'appelle humain) also received a nomination for Best Documentary Film.