The 2nd
Jutra Awards Jutras may have several meanings :
* Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker
**Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris
**The Claude Jutra Awa ...
were held on March 5, 2000 to honour films made with the participation of the
Quebec film industry in 1999.
["Post Mortem snares top Jutra". '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...
'', March 7, 2000. The hosts of the ceremony were
and
Élise Guilbault
Élise Guilbault (born April 8, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is most noted for her performances in the film '' The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)'', for which she won both the Genie Award
The Genie Awards were gi ...
.
''
Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)'' lead the ceremony with seven nominations. It won three competitive award and the award for
Most Successful Film Outside Quebec. It also became the second film to win two acting awards:
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress award ...
for
Karine Vanasse
Karine Vanasse (, ; born 24 November 1983) is a Canadian actress, who had roles in the films '' Polytechnique'', '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'', ''Switch'' and '' Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)''. Internationally ...
and
Best Supporting Actress for
Pascale Bussières
Pascale Bussières (born June 27, 1968) is a French Canadian actress. Her credits include ''Sonatine (1984 film), Sonatine'' (1984), ''Eldorado (1995 film), Eldorado'' (1995), ''When Night Is Falling'' (1995), ''August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août s ...
.
''
Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi)'' also received seven nominations and became the first film to receive at least one acting nomination in all four categories. Its director,
Jean-Philippe Duval, also received a nomination for
Best Documentary for ''Lumière des oiseaux''.
''
Post Mortem
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'' was the night's big winner with five awards from six nominations, including
Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...
,
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* As ...
,
Best Screenplay and
Best Actor for
Gabriel Arcand
Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand.
Career
After studying philosophy at McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La Criée in Marseille, France, a ...
.
For the second year in a row, the host of the ceremony received a
Best Supporting Actor nomination, with
receiving a nod for his performance in ''
Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)''.
Winners and nominees
Multiple wins and nominations
Films with multiple nominations
Films with multiple wins
References
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March 2000 in Canada