The 3rd Jutra Awards were held on February 25, 2001 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2000."Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Denis Villeneuve's fish fable takes best picture, actress, director". Montreal Gazette, February 26, 2001. The hosts of the ceremony were Yves Jacques and Élise Guilbault.
Denis Villeneuve's Maelström received eight awards from eight nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Marie-Josée Croze, becoming the first film to sweep the awards and to win every category it was nominated for.
Winners and nominees Best Film Best Director Maelström — Roger Frappier, Luc VandalHochelaga — Michel Jetté, Louise Sabourin Life After Love (La vie après l'amour) — Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal The Orphan Muses (Les muses orphelines) — Lyse Lafontaine, Pierre Latour | valign="top" | Denis Villeneuve, Maelström Philippe Falardeau, The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La moitié gauche du frigo) Robert Favreau, The Orphan Muses (Les muses orphelines) Michel Jetté, Hochelaga Best Actor Best Actress Paul Ahmarani, The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La Mmitié gauche du frigo) Michel Côté, Life After Love (La vie après l'amour) David La Haye, Full Blast François Papineau, The Bottle (La bouteille) Marie-Josée Croze, Maelström Hélène Loiselle, The Bottle (La bouteille) Fanny Mallette, The Orphan Muses (Les muses orphelines) Louise Portal, Full Blast Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress David Boutin, Hochelaga Patrick Huard, Life After Love (La vie après l'amour) Julien Poulin, Heaven (Le petit ciel) Donald Sutherland, The Art of War Marie-Jo Thério, Full Blast Maude Guérin, Pandora's Beauty (La beauté de Pandore) Sylvie Moreau, The Bottle (La bouteille) Guylaine Tremblay, Life After Love (La vie après l'amour) Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Denis Villeneuve, Maelström Philippe Falardeau, The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La moitié gauche du frigo) Michel Jetté, Hochelaga Ken Scott, Life After Love (La vie après l'amour) André Turpin, Maelström Jonathan Freeman, Possible Worlds Pierre Gill, The Art of War Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky, The Three Madeleines (Les fantômes des 3 Madeleine) Best Art Direction Best Sound Sylvain Gingras and Denis Sperdouklis, Maelström Jean Morin, Stardom Jean Morin and Pierre Perrault, The Art of War Collin Niemi, Possible Worlds Gilles Corbeil, Mathieu Beaudin, Louis Gignac, Jérôme Décarie, Jo Caron, Daniel Bisson and Carole Gagnon, Maelström Dominique Delguste, Hochelaga Dominik Pagacz, The Orphan Muses (Les muses orphelines) Claude La Haye and Michel Pothier, Stardom Best Editing Best Original Music Richard Comeau, Maelström Hélène Girard, The Orphan Muses (Les muses orphelines) Michel Jetté and Louise Sabourin, Hochelaga Sophie Leblond, The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La moitié gauche du frigo) Michel Donato and James Gelfand, The Orphan Muses (Les muses orphelines) Ned Bouhalassa, François Bruneau and Jean-Marc Pisapia, Pandora's Beauty (La beauté de Pandore) Gilles Grégoire, Hochelaga Robert Marcel Lepage, Full Blast Best Live Short Best Animated Short Inséparables — Normand BergeronLila — Robin Aubert Romain et Juliette — Frédéric Lapierre Take-out — Jean-François Monette | valign="top" | The Hat (Le chapeau) — Michèle CournoyerThe Boy Who Saw the Iceberg (Le garçon qui a vu l'iceberg) — Paul Driessen Deadpan — Rick Raxlen From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning (Du big bang à mardi matin) — Claude Cloutier |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Documentary ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Special Awards |- | valign="top" | Searching for Louis Archambault (À la recherche de Louis Archambault) — Werner VolkmerGuantanamera Boxe — Richard Jean-Baptiste, Yann Langevin If Only I — Donigan Cumming Man of Grease — Ezra Soiferman | valign="top" | Jutra Hommage: Gilles CarleMost Successful Film Outside Quebec: Possible Worlds Billet d'or: Life After Love (La vie après l'amour)
Multiple wins and nominations
Films with multiple nominations Nominations Film 8 Maelström 7 Hochelaga 6 The Orphan Muses (Les muses orphelines) 5 Life After Love (La vie après l'amour) 4 Full Blast The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La moitié gauche du frigo) 3 The Art of War The Bottle (La bouteille) Possible Worlds 2 Pandora's Beauty (La beauté de Pandore) Stardom
Film with multiple wins Wins Film 8 Maelström
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