For the third consecutive year in Montréal Pride history, the 2009 Montréal Pride Celebrations are launching a series of special awards for the most exciting, crowdpleasing and unforgettable floats.
Special “Jury Prizes” to be awarded at the discretion of our panel of judges.
Our panel of distinguished judges:
In 2008, awards were handed out to the following
winners:
Katherine Saint-Jean
“Most Crowd Pleasing Float”
Séro Zéro
“Best Expression of the 2008 Theme”
Le Complexe Sky
“Best Choreography by a Group”
GLAM (Gay and Lesbian Asians Montreal)
“Best Costumes and Make-up”
Coalition jeunesse (Adosgays Québec, Aglebus, AlterHéros, l'Alternative-UDM, la Coalition Jeunesse montréalaise de lutte à l'homophobie, JASE, Jeunesse Lambda, Projet 10, Queer McGill, REDS-UQAM and Rejaq)
“Community Float or Contingent of the Year”
Le Complexe Sky
“Corporate Float of the Year”
The Jury awarded two special prizes for make up, given to the Lionne of Cabaret Mado, and for costume, to the girafes of Aigle Noir.
For your information, in 2007, awards were handed out to the following winners:
Gai Écoute
www.gaiecoute.org
“Most Crowd Pleasing Float”
Le magazine Être
www.etremag.com
“Best Expression of the 2007 Theme”
Le Club Bolo
www.clubbolo.com
“Best Choreography by a Group”
Helem
http://montreal.helem.net
“Best Costumes and Make-up”
Séro Zéro
www.sero-zero.qc.ca
“Community Float or Contingent of the Year”
Sky
www.complexesky.com
“Corporate Float of the Year”
The jury also awarded a Special Jury Prize to
“À pied
levé”,
a local aerobics team, for “Best First-Time Participation
in the Parade”.