Prix Iris for Best Cinematography in a Documentary

The Prix Iris for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (French: Prix Iris de la meilleure direction de la photographie d'un long métrage documentaire) is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best cinematography in documentary films made within the Cinema of Quebec.

The award was presented for the first time at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.

With his win for Mother Saigon (Má Sài Gòn), Mathieu Laverdière became the first cinematographer to receive an award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary and Best Cinematography, having previously won for Underground (Souterrain).

2010s

Year	Cinematographer	Film	Ref
2017 19th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Étienne Roussy	Gulîstan, Land of Roses (Gulîstan, terre de roses)	^[1]
	Jérémie Battaglia	Perfect (Parfaites)	^[2]
	John Price	I Am the Blues
	Sébastien Rist, Aude Leroux-Lévesque	Living With Giants (Chez les géants)
	Olivier Tétreault	Manor (Manoir)
2018 20th Quebec Cinema Awards
	François Messier-Rheault	A Skin So Soft (Ta peau si lisse)	^[3]
	Benoit Aquin, Mathieu Roy	The Dispossessed (Les dépossédés)	^[4]
	Samuel de Chavigny	Far Away Lands (Les terres lointaines)
	François Jacob, Vuk Stojanovic, Ilya Zima	A Moon of Nickel and Ice (Sur la lune de nickel)
	Étienne Roussy	Destierros
2019 21st Quebec Cinema Awards
	Danae Elon, Itamar Mendes Flohr	A Sister's Song	^[5]
	Benjamín Echazarreta	Cielo	^[6]
	Sylvestre Guidi	New Memories
	Alexandre Lampron	Des histoires inventées
	Matthieu Rytz	Anote's Ark

2020s

Year	Cinematographer	Film	Ref
2020 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards
	Pedro Pires	Alexander Odyssey (Alexandre le fou)	^[7]
	Dominic Dorval, Vincent Masse, Thomas Rinfret, Richard Tremblay	Mad Dog and the Butcher (Les Derniers vilains)	^[8]
	Sami Mermer	Xalko
	François Messier-Rheault, Ernesto Pardo	Dark Suns (Soleils noirs)
	Pedro Ruiz	Havana, from on High (Sur les toits Havane)
2021 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards
	Olivier Higgins, Renaud Philippe	Wandering: A Rohingya Story (Errance sans retour)	^[9]
	Sarah Baril Gaudet	Passage	^[10]
	Hugo Gendron, Michel Valiquette	Call Me Human (Je m’appelle humain)
	Mathieu Perrault Lapierre	The 108 Journey
	Marianne Ploska	Prayer for a Lost Mitten (Prière pour une mitaine perdue)
2022 24th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Tobie Marier Robitaille, Josée Deshaies	Big Giant Wave (Comme une vague)	^[11]
	David Nadeau-Bernatchez, Sammy Baloji, Kiripi Katembo Siku	Rumba Rules, New Genealogies (Rumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies)	^[12]
	Ariel Méthot	Dehors Serge dehors
	Léna Mill-Reuillard	Sisterhood (Ainsi soient-elles)
	Claire Sanford, Sam Trudelle	Fanny: The Right to Rock
2023 25th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Jacquelyn Mills	Geographies of Solitude	^[13]
	Geoffroy Beauchemin	Humus	^[14]
	Nicolas Canniccioni, Arshia Shakiba	Rojek
	Joannie Lafrenière	Gabor
	Maude Plante-Husaruk	Far Beyond the Pasturelands (Au-delà des hautes vallées)
2024 26th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Mathieu Laverdière	Mother Saigon (Má Sài Gòn)	^[15]
	Philippe Lavalette	After the Odyssey (Au lendemain de l'odyssée)	^[16]
	Kaveh Nabatian	Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones (Kite Zo A: Laisse les os)
	Ernesto Pardo, François Messier-Rheault	The White Guard (La Garde blanche)
	Louis Turcotte	Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert (Graver l'homme: arrêt sur Pierre Hébert)

Multiple wins and nominations

Three or more nominations

Nominations	Cinematographer
3	François Messier-Rheault

Combined totals for Best Cinematography and Best Cinematography in a Documentary

Multiple wins

Wins	Cinematographer
7	André Turpin
3	Pierre Mignot
3	Sara Mishara
2	Yves Bélanger
	Nicolas Bolduc
	Alain Dostie
	Pierre Gill
	Mathieu Laverdière

Three or more nominations

Nominations	Cinematographer
13	André Turpin
9	Sara Mishara
8	Steve Asselin
6	Nicolas Bolduc
5	Pierre Gill
	Michel La Veaux
	Mathieu Laverdière
4	Yves Bélanger
	Bernard Couture
	Josée Deshaies
	Daniel Jobin
	François Messier-Rheault
	Pierre Mignot
3	Nicolas Canniccioni
	Alain Dostie
	Guy Dufaux
	Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
	Ronald Plante
	Tobie Marier Robitaille

References

^ Yan Lauzon, "Xavier Dolan amorce sa récolte". TVA Nouvelles, June 1, 2017.
^ "Duel en vue entre Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear au Gala du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, April 5, 2017.
^ Manon Dumais, "Gala Artisans: belle récolte pour «Les affamés» et «Hochelaga, terre des âmes»". Le Devoir, May 30, 2018.
^ André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
^ "1991, de Ricardo Trogi, sacré meilleur film au Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 2, 2019.
^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
^ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
^ "La déesse des mouches à feu se distingue au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 3, 2021.
^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
^ Marc-André Lussier, "Les oiseaux ivres se distingue au Gala des artisans". La Presse, June 5, 2022.
^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.
^ Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.
^ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gala Artisans 2024: les lauréats dévoilés". Films du Québec, December 5, 2024.
^ Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.

[1] Yan Lauzon, "Xavier Dolan amorce sa récolte". TVA Nouvelles, June 1, 2017.

[2] "Duel en vue entre Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear au Gala du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, April 5, 2017.

[3] Manon Dumais, "Gala Artisans: belle récolte pour «Les affamés» et «Hochelaga, terre des âmes»". Le Devoir, May 30, 2018.

[4] André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.

[5] "1991, de Ricardo Trogi, sacré meilleur film au Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 2, 2019.

[Radio-6] "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[7] "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[8] "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.

[9] "La déesse des mouches à feu se distingue au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 3, 2021.

[10] Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.

[11] Marc-André Lussier, "Les oiseaux ivres se distingue au Gala des artisans". La Presse, June 5, 2022.

[12] Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.

[13] Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.

[14] "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.

[15] Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gala Artisans 2024: les lauréats dévoilés". Films du Québec, December 5, 2024.

[16] Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.

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Awards	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Best Documentary Film Best Live Action Short Film Best Animated Short Film Best Art Direction Best Casting Best Cinematography Best Cinematography in a Documentary Best Costume Design Best Editing Best Editing in a Documentary Best First Film Best Hair Best Makeup Best Original Music Best Original Music in a Documentary Best Short Documentary Best Sound Best Sound in a Documentary Best Visual Effects Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Prix Michel-Côté Revelation of the Year Tribute
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