Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2019-11-22
Xavier Dolan, C.M., C.Q.
Montréal, Quebec
With the meteoric rise of his career, Xavier Dolan continues to shape the country’s cultural scene through his exceptional talent. A multidisciplinary artist, he has created several cinematic masterpieces, including I Killed My Mother, Mommy, and It’s Only the End of the World. His avant-garde approach to gender and sexuality has earned him critical acclaim. With a long list of honours, he has won more awards at the Cannes Film Festival than any other Québécois writer-director.