Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year

The Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year (French: Prix Iris de la révélation de l'année) is an annual award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the best performances by emerging actors in their first major film roles who were not nominated in the main lead and supporting acting categories.^[1] The award is not separated by gender.

Rykko Bellemare, the first winner of the award, became the second indigenous actor to win an acting award after Natar Ungalaaq won Best Actor for The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre). A Colony (Une colonie) became the second film to receive three nominations in an acting category after Les Boys III received three Best Actor nominations.

To date, one actor and four actresses who were nominated for Revelation of the Year received subsequent nominations in other acting categories:

• Théodore Pellerin, winner of the 2018 award, was nominated for Best Actor in 2019 for the film Genesis (Genèse) and won the 2021 award for Best Supporting Actor for Underground (Souterrain).
• Marine Johnson, nominated in 2018, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres).
• Émilie Bierre, winner of the 2019 award, won Best Actress in 2021 for Our Own (Les nôtres) and was nominated again in the same category in 2022 for The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le guide de la famille parfaite).
• Kelly Depeault, winner of the 2021 award, won Best Actress in 2023 for Noemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui).
• Sara Montpetit, winner of the 2022 award, was nominated for Best Actress in 2023 for Falcon Lake.

2010s

Year	Performer	Film	Ref
2017 19th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Rykko Bellemare	Before the Streets (Avant les rues)	^[2]
	Étienne Galloy	Prank	^[3]
	Whitney Lafleur	Split (Écartée)
	Sasha Migliarese	My Friend Dino (Mon ami Dino)
	Kakki Peter	Two Lovers and a Bear
2018 20th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Théodore Pellerin	Family First (Chien de garde)	^[4]
	Romane Denis	Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun)	^[5]
	Marine Johnson	The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes)
	Rose-Marie Perreault	Fake Tattoos (Les faux tatouages)
	Nabil Rajo	Boost
2019 21st Quebec Cinema Awards
	Émilie Bierre	A Colony (Une colonie)	^[6]
	Irlande Côté	A Colony (Une colonie)	^[6]
	Lévi Doré	The Fall of Sparta (La chute de Sparte)
	Maripier Morin	The Fall of the American Empire (La Chute de l'empire américain)
	Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie	A Colony (Une colonie)

2020s

Year	Performer	Film	Ref
2020 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards
	Nahéma Ricci	Antigone	^[7]
	Catherine Chabot	Compulsive Liar (Menteur)	^[8]
	Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao	Kuessipan
	Alexane Jamieson	Young Juliette (Jeune Juliette)
	Lilou Roy-Lanouette	Jouliks
2021 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards
	Kelly Depeault	Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu)	^[9]
	Jasmine Lemée	My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi)	^[10]
	Rosalie Pépin	Vacarme
	Joakim Robillard	Underground (Souterrain)
	Arnaud Vachon	The Vinland Club (Le club Vinland)
2022 24th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Sara Montpetit	Maria Chapdelaine	^[11]
	Yonah Acosta	Without Havana (Sin la Habana)	^[12]
	Rainbow Dickerson	Beans
	Jorge Antonio Guerrero	Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres)
	Kiawentiio Tarbell	Beans
2023 25th Quebec Cinema Awards
	Juliette Gariépy	Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges)	^[13]
	Fabiola Nyrva Aladin	Viking	^[14]
	Emi Chicoine	Noemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui)
	Virginie Fortin	Two Days Before Christmas (23 décembre)
	Joan Hart	The Dishwasher (Le plongeur)
	François Pérusse	Niagara

References

1. Cédric Bélanger, "Gala Québec Cinéma: un vent de fraîcheur a soufflé sur le cinéma québécois". Le Journal de Québec, June 1, 2019.
2. "Rykko Bellemare, la Révélation de l’année au gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 5, 2017.
3. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Les gagnants du Gala Québec Cinéma 2017". Films du Québec, June 4, 2017.
4. "Les affamés et Robin Aubert triomphent au Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 3, 2018.
5. Normand Provencher, "Les prix Iris du cinéma entre folie et zombies". Le Soleil, May 31, 2018.
6. Marc-Andre Lussier (June 2, 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2020.
7. Éric Moreault, "Gala Iris: Antigone rafle la mise". Le Soleil, June 10, 2020.
8. "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
9. "Gala Québec Cinéma | La déesse des mouches à feu grand gagnant". La Presse (in French). June 6, 2021.
10. Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
11. François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, June 5, 2022.
12. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Finalistes aux Prix Iris 2022". Films du Québec, April 14, 2022.
13. Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
14. "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.