The 11th Jutra Awards were held on March 29, 2009 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2008.[1] Nominations were announced on February 17.[2]
Babine received the most nominations and wins of the ceremony, with five awards from nine nominations. However, it was not nominated for Best Film, beating the record set by The Last Tunnel (Le dernier tunnel) at the 7th Jutra Awards.
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur) received eight nominations and won two awards, including Most Successful Film Outside Quebec which became a competitive award for the first time, having previously been given as a special award.
Borderline won four awards from six nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Angèle Coutu and Best Director for Lyne Charlebois who became the first woman to win the award. Isabelle Blais won Best Actress, her second acting award after winning Best Supporting Actress for Québec-Montréal.
The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) won three awards from seven nominations, including Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Natar Ungalaaq who became the first indigenous actor to win at the Jutra Awards.
- ^ "Borderline, Necessities of Life shine at Jutra Awards". CBC Arts, March 30, 2009.
- ^ "11e Soirée des Jutra : les finalistes". La Presse, February 17, 2009.