The artisans gala, presenting the craft awards not included in the broadcast ceremony, was held on December 4 and hosted by Mona de Grenoble.[3]
Overview of nominations
Ariane Louis-Seize's Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) received a record breaking twenty-two nominations. It became the first film to receive seven acting nominations, the first to receive nominations in all five acting categories and the third film to receive three acting nominations in a single category, namely Best Supporting Actress. It received nominations in all eligible categories except Prix Michel-Côté which is determined by box-office results.[1] Despite winning a leading eight awards during the ceremony, including Best Film and Best Screenplay, it failed to win any of its acting nominations.
For his performances in both Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and The Nature of Love, Steve Laplante became the first actor to receive two nominations in the same acting category, namely Best Supporting Actor. For his performances in both The Successor (Le successeur) and Richelieu, Marc-André Grondin became the ninth performer and sixth actor to receive nominations for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor during the same ceremony.
For the first time since the Revelation of the Year category was introduced, two actors — Félix-Antoine Bénard in Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and Ariane Castellanos in Richelieu — received dual nominations for both that category and the lead acting categories. Castellanos also received a Best Casting nomination for Richelieu, making her the first person to receive nominations for both acting and casting in the same movie.
Sound mixer Luc Boudrias became only the third person, following haistylist Martin Lapointe and producer Marc Bertrand, to receive four nominations in a single category, namely Best Sound. Marie-Claude Lafontaine became the first person to win four consecutive awards, all in the Best Visual Effects category.
