Prix Iris for Best Original Music

The Prix Iris for Best Original Music (French: Prix Iris de la meilleure musique originale) is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best music in films made within the Cinema of Quebec. Unlike some other film awards, which present separate categories for scores and songs, the Prix Iris only presents a single music category inclusive of both types of film music.

Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Original Music 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]

Benoît Charest and Michel Cusson both received six nominations, the most in this category, each winning once. Martin Léon received three awards from five nominations, the most wins for a composer.

Three composers received two nominations in the same year: Jorane in 2007, Benoît Charest in 2013 and Philippe Brault in 2022.

Dédé Fortin, who died in 2000, received the award posthumously for Through the Mist (Dédé, à tarvers les brumes), a biopic about his life and music with the band Les Colocs.

1990s

Year	Nominee(s)	Film
1999^[3] 1st Jutra Awards
	John Corigliano	The Red Violin (Le Violon rouge)
	Pierre Desrochers, Nathalie Boileau	August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre)
	François Dompierre	It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)
	Richard Grégoire, Y. Desrosiers	Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing)

2000s

Year	Nominee(s)	Film
2000 2nd Jutra Awards
	Benoît Jutras	Alegria
	Guy Bélanger, Steve Hill	Post Mortem
	Gaëtan Gravel, Serge LaForest	The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand Serpent du monde)
	Richard Grégoire	Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)
2001 3rd Jutra Awards
	Michel Donato, James Gelfand	The Orphan Muses (Les Muses orphelines)
	Ned Bouhalassa, François Bruneau, Jean-Marc Pisapia	Pandora's Beauty (La Beauté de Pandore)
	Gilles Grégoire	Hochelaga
	Robert Marcel Lepage	Full Blast
2002^[4] 4th Jutra Awards
	Guy Pelletier, Ramachandra Borcar	Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête)
	Bertrand Chénier	Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron)
	Jean St-Jacques	February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839)
	Simon Wayland, Peter Xirogiannis, Phil York	Danny in the Sky
2003 5th Jutra Awards
	Michel Cusson	Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)
	Pierre Desrochers, Nathalie Boileau	Québec-Montréal
	Gilles Grégoire	Inside (Histoire de pen)
	Robert Marcel Lepage	Yellowknife
2004 6th Jutra Awards
	Guy Bélanger, Claude Fradette	Gaz Bar Blues
	Jean-Marie Benoît	Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande Séduction)
	Michel Cusson	Father and Sons (Père et fils)
	FM Le Sieur	Mambo Italiano
2005 7th Jutra Awards
	Carl Bastien, Dumas	Love and Magnets (Les Aimants)
	Michel Corriveau	The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel)
	Michel Cusson	Dans une galaxie près de chez vous
	James Gelfand	Jack Paradise: Montreal by Night (Jack Paradise, Les nuits de Montréal)
2006^[5] 8th Jutra Awards
	Daniel Bélanger	Audition (L'Audition)
	Frédéric Bégin, Phil Electric	Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique)
	Michel Cusson	The Rocket (Maurice Richard)
	Robert Marcel Lepage	The Novena (La Neuvaine)
2007 9th Jutra Awards
	Jorane	A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali)
	Benoît Charest	The Little Book of Revenge (Guide de la petite vengeance)
	Michel Corriveau	Bon Cop, Bad Cop
	Jorane	Kamataki
2008 10th Jutra Awards
	Catherine Major	The Ring (Le Ring)
	Normand Corbeil	My Daughter, My Angel (Ma fille, mon ange)
	Stéphane Dufour	The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 P'tits Cochons)
	FM Le Sieur	Nitro
2009 11th Jutra Awards
	Normand Corbeil, Serge Fiori	Babine
	Carl Bastien, Luc Sicard	A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un été sans point ni coup sûr)
	Laurent Eyquem	Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur)
	Robert Marcel Lepage	The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)

2010s

Year	Nominee(s)	Film
2010 12th Jutra Awards
	Dédé Fortin, Les Colocs, Éloi Painchaud	Through the Mist (Dédé à travers les brumes)
	Benoît Charest	Polytechnique
	Bertrand Chenier	Love and Savagery
	Normand Corbeil	The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles)
	Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle	Before Tomorrow (Le jour avant le lendemain)
2011 13th Jutra Awards
	Guy Bélanger, Benoît Charest	Route 132
	Michel Cusson	Stay with Me (Reste avec moi)
	Julien Knafo	Blind Spot (Lucidité passagère)
	Philippe Héritier	City of Shadows (La Cité)
	Martin Léon	Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme)
2012 14th Jutra Awards
	Martin Léon	Monsieur Lazhar
	Louis Côté, Claude Lamothe	Snow and Ashes
	Pierre Lapointe, Philippe Brault	The Salesman (Le vendeur)
	FM Le Sieur	A Sense of Humour (Le Sens de l'humour)
	Catherine Major	For the Love of God (Pour l'amour de Dieu)
2013 15th Jutra Awards
	Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Éric West-Millette	Camion
	Benoît Charest	A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (Une bouteille dans la mer de Gaza)
	Benoît Charest	Mars and April (Mars et Avril)
	Normand Corbeil	The Torrent (Le Torrent)
	Michel Corriveau	Ésimésac
2014^[6] 16th Jutra Awards
	Ramachandra Borcar	Rock Paper Scissors (Roche papier ciseaux)
	Olivier Auriol	The Legend of Sarila (La Légende de Sarila)
	Benoît Charest	Upside Down
	Michel Cusson	The Storm Within (Rouge sang)
	Thomas Hellman	Fair Sex (Les Manèges humains)
2015 17th Jutra Awards
	Rémy Nadeau-Aubin, Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux	You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)
	Alain Auger	Uvanga
	Jeff Barnaby, Joe Barrucco	Rhymes for Young Ghouls
	Michel Corriveau	Exile (Exil)
	Patrice Dubuc, Gaëtan Gravel	Meetings with a Young Poet
2016^[7] 18th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Martin Léon	My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre)
	Jean-Philippe Bernier, Jean-Nicolas Leupi	Turbo Kid
	Michel Corriveau	Anna
	Gaëtan Gravel, Patrice Dubuc	Elephant Song
	Jenny Salgado, André Courcy, Luc St-Pierre	Scratch
2017 19th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Frannie Holder, Charles Lavoie, Vincent Legault	Nelly
	Thierry Amar, David Bryant, Kevin Doria	Shambles (Maudite poutine)
	Guy Bélanger	Bad Seeds (Les Mauvaises Herbes)
	Martin Léon	Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)
	Robert Marcel Lepage	Before the Streets (Avant les rues)
2018^[8] 20th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Pierre-Philippe Côté	Ravenous (Les Affamés)
	Bertrand Chenier	Infiltration (Le problème d'infiltration)
	Dead Obies (Patrice Dubuc, Gaëtan Gravel, Vincent Banville, Gregory Beaudin Kerr, Jonathan Quirion, Jean-Francois Ruel, Pierre Savu-Massé, Charles-André Vincelette)	Family First (Chien de garde)
	Gyan Riley, Terry Riley	Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes)
	Michael Silver	Boost
2019^[9] 21st Quebec Cinema Awards
	Philippe Brault	The Fireflies Are Gone (La disparition des lucioles)
	Olivier Alary	The Great Darkened Days (La grande noirceur)
	Frédéric Bégin	1991
	Philippe Bergeron	We Are Gold (Nous sommes Gold)
	Peter Venne	Before We Explode (Avant qu'on explose)

2020s

Year	Nominee(s)	Film	Ref
2020 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards
	Jean-Michel Blais	Matthias & Maxime	^[10]
	Andréa Bélanger, David Ratté	And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)	^[11]
	Jean Massicotte, Jad Orphée Chami	Antigone
	Howard Shore	The Song of Names
	Peter Venne	The Twentieth Century
2021 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards
	Martin Léon	My Salinger Year (Mon année Salinger)	^[12]
	Olivier Alary	Night of the Kings (La nuit des rois)	^[13]
	Patrice Dubuc, Gaëtan Gravel	Underground (Souterrain)
	Guido Del Fabbro, Pierre Lapointe	The Vinland Club (Le Club Vinland)
	Jean-Phi Goncalves, Éloi Painchaud, Jorane Pelletier	Target Number One
2022 24th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Philippe Brault	Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres)	^[14]
	Philippe Brault	Maria Chapdelaine	^[15]
	Jean Martin, Tanya Tagaq	Bootlegger
	Éloi Painchaud, Fred Pellerin	The Time Thief (L'arracheuse de temps)
	Roger Tellier-Craig	La Contemplation du mystère
2023 25th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Daniel Bélanger	Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions)	^[16]
	Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Alexis Martin	Family Game (Arseneault et fils)	^[17]
	Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux, Mathieu Charbonneau	Viking
	Martin Léon	You Will Remember Me (Tu te souviendras de moi)
	Dominique Plante	Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges)

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins Wins Composer 3 Martin Léon 2 Daniel Bélanger Guy Bélanger Ramachandra Borcar Philippe Brault

Three or more nominations Nominations Composer 6 Benoît Charest Michel Cusson Martin Léon 5 Michel Corriveau Gaëtan Gravel Robert Marcel Lepage 4 Guy Bélanger Philippe Brault Normand Corbeil Patrice Dubuc 3 Bertrand Chenier Jorane FM Le Sieur Éloi Painchaud

Combined totals for Best Original Music and Best Original Music in a Documentary

Multiple wins Wins Composer 3 Martin Léon 2 Daniel Bélanger Guy Bélanger Ramachandra Borcar Philippe Brault Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux

Three or more nominations Nominations Composer 7 Robert Marcel Lepage 6 Benoît Charest Michel Cusson Martin Léon 5 Michel Corriveau Gaëtan Gravel 4 Guy Bélanger Philippe Brault Normand Corbeil Patrice Dubuc 3 Olivier Alary Bertrand Chenier Jorane FM Le Sieur Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux Éloi Painchaud

See also

• Prix Iris for Best Original Music in a Documentary
• Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score
• Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song

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