24th Quebec Cinema Awards
Aline, a biopic inspired by the life of Celine Dion, initially received eight nominations, but due to it being a majority French production, it was deemed ineligible for the Most Successful Film Outside Quebec and the Public Prize awards and was removed from the final voting list.Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres) swept the ceremony with ten awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and two acting awards: Best Supporting Actor for Claude Legault, his second acting award, and Best Actress for Hélène Florent.Maria Chapdelaine won four awards, including two acting awards: Best Supporting Actress for Hélène Florent and Revelation of the Year for Sara Montpetit.Hélène Florent became the seventh performer and third actress to receive two acting nominations during the same ceremony.She won for The Time Thief (L'arracheuse de temps).