The artisans' gala, presenting the awards in technical and craft categories, was held on December 7 and hosted by actress Fabiola Nyrva Aladin.[3]
The awards were delayed from their traditional June scheduling after Ici Radio-Canada Télé, which had been the ceremony's broadcaster since 2003, announced in fall 2022 that due to declining ratings in recent years, it would not televise the 2023 awards, and was instead planning alternative ways to highlight Quebec film in its programming.[4]
In February 2023, Québec Cinéma indicated that it was in negotiations with other broadcasters to carry the 2023 awards.[5] In May 2023, by which time the nominees would ordinarily have been announced, the organization confirmed only that the ceremony would not take place in its usual June scheduling.[6] The broadcast deal with Noovo, and the awards' scheduling in December, were announced in July.[1]
Due to the scheduling change, the awards covered a longer qualifying period than usual, with films eligible for submission if they were released between March 6, 2022, and August 31, 2023.[2]
Overview of nominations
Nominees were announced on November 14.[7] It was the first time that four films received twelve or more nominations, with Viking receiving a leading eighteen nominations, a new record. For his performances in both Viking and Babysitter, Steve Laplante became the eighth performer and fifth actor to receive two acting nominations during the same ceremony. Luc Picard received his tenth acting nomination for his role in his film Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions), competing for Best Actor against his son Henri Picard for his role in The Dishwasher (Le plongeur).
The Iris Tribute was given to actor and host of the 1st and 15th Jutra Awards Rémy Girard. Girard had previously received two Best Actor and five Best Supporting Actor nominations, but had never won a competitive award, making him the actor with the most nominations without a win.
