MONTREAL – The Oscar-nominated Quebec film "Incendies" is continuing to pile up accolades. It was nominated Wednesday in 10 categories for the province’s prestigious Jutra Awards.
"Incendies" leads the nominations for the awards, which will be announced on March 13, with nods including best film, best director for Denis Villeneuve, best screenplay, and best actress for both Lubna Azabal and Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin.
Other nominations include art direction, photography, sound, costumes and editing.
"Incendies" tells the wrenching story of Quebec twins who travel to the Middle East and uncover dark secrets from their mother’s past.
It has been nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign-language film category and has also recently landed 10 Genie Award nominations, including best film.
"Incendies" also picked up an audience award at the Rotterdam Film Festival last weekend, beating out nine other films, including Academy Award-nominated "Black Swan" and "Biutiful."
"10 1/2" is the second most-nominated film for the Jutras, with four nominations including best film, best director, best screenplay and best actor.
The Jutra Awards started in 1999 and are named for acclaimed Quebec director Claude Jutra, who died in 1986.
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