[1] Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête) was the night's big winner, receiving nine nominations and winning seven awards, including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor for Emmanuel Bilodeau, with André Turpin taking home and Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.
February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839) also received nine nominations and won four awards, becoming the third film to receive two acting awards, and the first to win both Best Actor, for Luc Picard, and Best Supporting Actress, for Sylvie Drapeau.
Tar Angel (L'ange de goudron) received eight nominations, including the "Big Five": Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Zinedine Soualem, Best Actress for Catherine Trudeau and Best Screenplay.
The first tie in the history of the awards happened when Lost and Delirious and Maelström jointly won Most Successful Film Outside Quebec.
With this award and the eight it won the previous year, Maelström tied the record set by The Red Violin (Le violon rouge) for the film with the most wins.