The Prix Iris for Most Successful Film Outside Quebec () is an annual film award presented by

Québec Cinéma Québec Cinéma is a Canadian organization based in Quebec, whose mission is to promote and develop the Cinema of Quebec. The organization's programs include the Prix Iris, the annual film awards for Quebec films; the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, ...

as part of the

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awards program, to honour films made within the

Cinema of Quebec The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the Frenchman Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North America in a Montreal theatre room. However, it would have to wait until the 1960s before a genuine Quebe ...

which have had significant success beyond the province, both in English Canada and internationally. For the purposes of the award, "success" is calculated as a weighted formula incorporating a variety of factors, including box office tallies, film festival bookings, awards and sales to international distributors."Ajout d'une nomination aux prix Iris 2020"

, April 30, 2020. The award takes into account success attained within the eligibility period regardless of when the film was originally released; on two occasions to date, the same film has won the award two years in a row, and on two occasions films have had moderate success in their original year of release, making the shortlist but not being named as the winner, and then went on to win the award the following year. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Most Successful Film Outside Quebec in memory of influential Quebec film director

Claude Jutra Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 – November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.

. Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma. The

name was announced in October 2016. The award was first presented at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000. For the first nine years of its existence, only the winner was named each year; beginning with the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009, an advance shortlist of films eligible for the award was announced. Initially, only the directors would receive the awards. Starting at the

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, producers were added to award, while screenwriters would be included starting at the

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. Producer

Nancy Grant Nancy Grant is a French-Québécois Canadian film producer. She was born in the small village of Matane, Petit-Matane, on the Gaspé Peninsula in the north of Quebec, Canada. She is best known for producing multiple projects with several Queb ...

received the most nominations, eleven, while she and

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature ...

received the most awards, with five each, including three shared wins for '' Mommy'', ''

It's Only the End of the World ''It's Only the End of the World'' () is a 2016 drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the 1990 play by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, and Vincen ...

(Juste la fin du monde)'' and '' Matthias & Maxime''. With her win for '' The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain)'', she became the third person to receive ten awards, tying Bernard Gariépy-Strobl and only trailing behind Xavier Dolan with fifteen wins.

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

Three or more nominations

Not including the awards prior to the 11th Jutra Awards:

References

{{Quebec Cinema Awards Awards established in 2000 Most Successful Quebec-related lists