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.^[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 and 2024 for Genesis (Genèse) and Solo respectively. He also 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 and 2024 for Falcon Lake and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) respectively.

In 2024, Félix-Antoine Bénard and Ariane Castellanos received dual nominations for Revelation of the Year and Best Actor and Best Actress respectively, marking the first time that actors received multiple nominations in the same year for the same performance.^[2]