Awards

Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Canadians Win Big at Academy Awards

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023AwardsAcademy Wards, Brendan Fraser, Daniel Rohr, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Navalny, Sarah Polley, The Flying Sailor, The Sea Beast, Turning Red, Women Talking

You might be thinking that I’m a little late to this award show afterparty, yet given that I was away last week and unable to cover this year’s Academy Awards like I usually would, I

The Academy Awards: Reflecting on 2023 Canadian Nominees and this Year’s Biggest Surprises

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023AwardsAcademy Awards, Canadian Nominees

Well, there we have it folks. The nominees are in, and while there were a few surprises (with one even stirring an unprecedented controversy, but more on that later), there were few major upsets this

Potential Canadian Oscar Nominees and Winners at the 2023 Academy Awards

January 25, 2023January 23, 2023AwardsAll Quiet, All That Breathes, Avatar: The Way of Water, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Fire of Love, Nominees, Oscar, The Fablemans, The Flying Sailor, Top Gun: Maverick, Turning Red, Women Talking

It’s that time of year again, where all the back and forth between category favourites throughout the myriad of global film festivals culminate with the final list of nominees for the big prize, the Academy

AWARDS SEASON

December 22, 2022December 19, 2022Awards752 Is Not a Number, Ashgrove, Before I Change My Mind, Black Ice, Crimes of the Future, Doug and the Slugs and Me, The End of Sex, The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, Women Talking

2022 has been a hit and miss kind of year for movies. I’m not necessarily referring to the box office or blockbuster films like the latest Jurassic Park sequel or Star Wars prequel. I’m talking about good old fashioned

UBCP/ACTRA Awards – Gatherings after 2 years of Online

November 21, 2022March 1, 2023AwardsAgam Darshi, Candace Churchill, Ellie Harvie, Eric McCormack, Kalyn Miles, Karla Laird, Stephen Lobo, UBCP/ACTRA, UBCP/ACTRA Red Carpet Event and Awards Show, Vancouver Playhouse

For a lot of people, it’s been 2 years since they got to attend the UBCP/ACTRA awards. For me, it’s been 3 years, because former writer Darren got to cover the last one and have

Canadian Nominees for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards

July 27, 2022July 25, 2022AwardsAtlanta, Barry, Emmy Awards, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, Killing Eve, Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special, Only Murders in the Building, Pam & Tommy, Succession, Ted Lasso, What We Do In The Shadows, White Lotus, Yellowjackets

As this Golden Age of Television we live in continues to churn out silver screen brilliance, it’s that time of the year once again to reward those setting the bar in the medium at the

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