5th Jutra Awards

The 5th Jutra Awards were held on February 23, 2003 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2002.[1]

Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) received ten nominations and became the first film to receive five acting nominations and the second to receive at least one in every acting category. It also became the fourth film to receive two acting awards and the first to win both Best Actor, for Pierre Lebeau, and Best Actress, for Karine Vanasse. In total, the film won six competitive awards and the Billet d'or award.

With seven nominations, Ricardo Trogi's comedy Québec-Montréal was the night's big winner, receiving four awards in major categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Isabelle Blais.

Luc Picard and Karine Vanasse became the first actors to win two acting awards. Picard previously won Best Actor for February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839) while Vanasse previously won Best Actress for Set Me Free (Emporte-moi).

  1. ^ Brendan Kelly, "‘Seraphin’ tops list at Jutra noms". Variety, January 28, 2003.