Refusing to sing, dance and flutter under the direction of the energetic Jean-Marc Généreux, Véronique Cloutier wanted to break her image as a nice girl by announcing that the 37e Gemini Awards Gala would be “ scandalissimo ! What to make all the members of the UDA directory shudder, including Michel Charette, who went there with a mix of his ptage de coche du Happiness and her crying fit of District 31.
“Galas are going badly, galas are useless, galas will die… if it’s the death of galas, I’m going to take a couple to the grave with me,” announced the blonde host all in black dressed before having fun with Florence Longpré, Vincent Leclerc, Jean-Philippe Dion, Christine Beaulieu and José Gaudet, who interrupted her speech to tell her that it was not mean, but funny. “It’s beige,” added Guy Jodoin. Even Mani Soleymanlou allowed himself to give some advice.
“I can’t be fine, I love you too much. It is true that the TV flutters. So I’m going to do a choreography that everyone burns! Instead of an incisive Vero, we were treated to a Vero with butterfly wings singing along with the winner of Canada’s Got TalentJeanick Fournier.
After the 126 prizes awarded at the Industry Gala and the Opening Gala, hosted by Nicolas Ouellet on Thursday and Sunday afternoon at the Imperial, there were only 17 prizes left to give away on Sunday evening. With so many prizes distributed before the big evening live from the Théâtre Maisonneuve, on ICI Télé, several victories seem less dazzling live.
This is particularly the case of That’s how I love you, crowned Best Drama Series. The previous days, the dramatic series with caustic black humor camped in Sainte-Foy (fantasized) of the Year of the Woman had won six technical awards at the Industry Gala and three others at the Opening Gala, including that of for Best Direction (Dramatic Series), for Robin Aubert and Jean-François Rivard, for Best Text (Dramatic Series), for François Létourneau, and for Most Successful Production Abroad, for a total of ten Gemini awards.
This is also the case of Family size, hosted by Sébastien Diaz and Bianca Gervais; the power couple of Télé-Québec, which no longer counts the trophies won off the air, was still delighted to leave with the Gémeaux for Best Animation (Magazine de services). Still on the animation side, Pierre-Yves Lord won the bet for 100 geniuses (Game), Jean-René Dufort for Infoman (Humor) and France Beaudoin for Live from the universe-Special New Year’s Day (Series or Special Varieties).
The latter, who thanked her entire team and her extended family, received her trophy from the hands of the flamboyant Gisèle Lullaby, winner of Canada’s Drag Race, because how to spice up an evening of variety, nothing better than drag queens. “That’s variety! “, said in chorus Rita Baga, Barbada and Mona de Grenoble, whose number of lypsinc had the good fortune to delight André Robitaille, before presenting the category nicknamed “Stars who invite other stars”.
Five awards for Audrey came back
Crowned Best Female Leading Role (Comedy) and Best Male Leading Role (Comedy) respectively, Florence Longpré and Denis Bouchard allowed the irresistible Audrey came back to win his fourth and fifth Gémeaux awards. Crowned Best Comedy at the Opening Gala, the series also won two prestigious awards there, that of Best Director (Comedy), for Guillaume Lonergan, and Best Text (Comedy) for Florence Longpré and Guillaume Lambert, for a total of five Gemini. “If it’s true that TV flutters, Guillaume Lonergan, you flutter in my heart,” said Florence Longpré, who paid tribute to the one who plays her mother, Josée Deschênes, by sharing her interpretation prize with her.
Voted Best Drama Series, We, by Dominick Parenteau-Lebeuf, had distinguished itself by winning the prizes for Best Annual Dramatic Series Production, for Yannick Savard, and Best Female Supporting Role, for Élise Guilbault, thus totaling three Gemini. Winner of the award for Best Program or Series of Interviews or talk show, The tower had also won two awards earlier, Best Direction (Interviews or talk shows), for Esther Fortin, Noémie Jolicoeur-Laforest, Jill Niquet-Joyal, Olivier Roberge, and Best Animation in the same category for Patrick Huard. The animator, retained on the set of the first feature film of his companion, Anick Jean, said that these prices came full circle. Remember that Gildor Roy is now piloting Tower.
In addition to the awards for Best Sound (Fiction) and Best Original Score (Fiction), won on Thursday, the drama by Danielle Dansereau, Reasonable doubt, distinguished itself a third time thanks to the talent of Karelle Tremblay, who won the Gemini for Best Female Supporting Role (Dramatic Series). Surprise, the actress notably thanked the director Claude Desrosiers. On the men’s side, it was Sylvain Marcel who won the bet for Turn.
Satisfied actors
While Benoît McGinnis, who plays his son in Another one story, had won the prize for Best Supporting Role (Annual Dramatic Series) in the afternoon, Marina Orsini left with that of Best Female Lead (Annual Dramatic Series) for her role as Anemone / Manon. Her male counterpart, Guy Jodoin, was hailed for his performance in Alerts.
The Best Female and Male Leading Roles were awarded respectively to Luc Picard, thanks to his role as a teacher who would be given the good Lord without confession in One way ticketand to Sandrine Bisson, moving widow at the head of a family farm in Raspberry time.
“It’s Philippe Falardeau’s fault, that price, because without him, I wouldn’t be here”, launched the feverish actress towards the director of the series of Florence Longpré and Suzie Bouchard.
“I would like to thank Bernard Dansereau, Annie Piérard and Étienne Piérard-Dansereau for writing such a beautiful role and Yan Lanouette Turgeon, an exceptional director,” said the actor, who said he was “Francoanxious”. “Let’s love our language!” he concluded.
For her part, Rosalie Vaillancourt was awarded the Gémeaux for Best Leading Role for a program or series produced for digital media (Comedy), Completely high school. “A gender-neutral award”, announced with happiness, Vanessa Destiné (Best animation for a program or series produced for digital media: Public Affairs, Sport for Decolonizing History) and Simon Boulerice (Best children’s text for six degrees), who had won their first Gemini in the afternoon.
Without scandal
At half-time, dressed in a pink jacket – “a beautiful butterfly costume” according to the host, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge surprised the audience by coming to remind the public to go and vote… for the Audience Prize.
Speaking of butterflies, a presenter having had to be absent, Véronique Cloutier asked Jean-Philippe Wauthier, her substitute host, to go behind the scenes to prepare to present a Gemini. He returned to the stage wearing the black dress and butterfly wings the host wore during the opening number.
“I hope you don’t will scrap not my television career,” said Jean-Sébastien Girard to Isabelle Racicot, with whom he is hosting the After-Gala when presenting the Public Prize, which, once again, was won by Live from the universe.
“Don’t forget, the TV flutters,” exclaimed Véronique Cloutier at the end of the gala. We promise, but we’ll try to forget his horrible velcro butterfly song!