Succession-fashion tech drama BlackBerry tops the nomination listing for the Canadian Display screen Awards’ movie class — not only for this 12 months, however for any 12 months within the awards’ historical past.
BlackBerry pulled in 17 nods in classes together with finest movement image, finest course, and finest efficiency in a number one position (Jay Baruchel) and supporting position (Glenn Howerton). These nominations pushed the Matt Johnson-directed film — primarily based on the rise and fall of the BlackBerry cellphone and its Canadian makers — previous the earlier record-holder, Brother, which went into final 12 months’s ceremony with 14 nominations, finally successful 12.
In whole, 216 function, documentary and quick movies acquired nominations for this 12 months’s Canadian Display screen Awards, which had been created by way of the merger of the Genie and Gemini awards in 2012. The nominees had been unveiled Wednesday.
A brand new film takes on the rise and fall of the long-lasting tech system Blackberry, however how correct is the portrayal? A dialog with two individuals who know the actual story nicely: former Analysis in Movement co-CEO Jim Balsillie and Jacquie McNish, who wrote Shedding the Sign, a behind-the-scenes have a look at the Canadian firm.
Greatest movement image
- BlackBerry
- Humanist Vampire Looking for Consenting Suicidal Individual
- Infinity Pool
- Crimson Rooms
- Richelieu
- Solo
Achievement in course, movie
- Matt Johnson, BlackBerry
- Ariane Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire Looking for Consenting Suicidal Individual
- Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool
- Henri Pardo, Kanaval
- Pascal Plante, Crimson Rooms
- Sophie Dupuis, Solo
However as ordinary, it was TV that actually led the pack this 12 months. Restricted collection Little Hen and dramedy Type Of acquired 19 and 18 nominations, respectively, dominating their fields of drama and comedy.
For Type Of, which aired its remaining season late final 12 months, the nominations capped a formidable document on the awards. Co-created by Fab Filippo and star Bilal Baig, it received finest comedy collection in 2022 and 2023.
It’s now up for awards in directing, writing, enhancing and supporting comedy performer (Amanda Cordner, Ellora Patnaik and Supinder Wraich). Maybe surprisingly, Type Of isn’t nominated for finest comedy collection this 12 months.
Greatest comedy collection
- Bria Mack Will get a Life
- Letterkenny
- Shelved
- Son of a Critch
- Workin’ Mothers
Greatest drama collection
- Essex County
- Little Hen
- Plan B
- Slasher: Ripper
- Transplant
Little Hen is predicated on the Sixties Scoop, a historic follow that noticed the Canadian authorities take away Indigenous kids from their households to be adopted or put into foster care. The collection, co-created by Jennifer Podemski, is up for finest drama collection, finest course, finest supporting performer (Braeden Clarke) and finest lead performer (Darla Contois and Ellyn Jade), amongst others.
Shut races
Workin’ Mothers was the third most-nominated collection, selecting up 12 for its remaining season. The Catherine Reitman-fronted collection has been nominated yearly since 2018. This 12 months it competes for finest ensemble efficiency in a comedy, finest lead performer in a comedy (for each Reitman and Dani Sort), finest comedy collection and others.
Following BlackBerry in nominations for the movie class is Quebec’s Humanist Vampire Looking for Consenting Suicidal Individual, which scored 12 nominations, together with finest image and finest efficiency in a number one position (Sara Montpetit). Director Ariane Louis-Seize additionally earned a nomination, making her one in all two ladies up for one of the best director award, together with Sophie Dupuis for Solo.
Earlier this week, Louis-Seize acquired the Toronto Movie Critics Affiliation’s Stella Artois Jay Scott Prize for rising artists. The affiliation’s prime prize — the $100,000 Rogers Greatest Canadian Movie Award — was break up between BlackBerry and Swan Tune, a documentary profiling ballerina Karen Kain; nevertheless, whereas the Canadian Display screen Awards acknowledged BlackBerry, Swan Tune was not nominated for finest feature-length documentary.
Ted Rogers finest feature-length documentary
- Past Paper
- Kite Zo A: Go away the Bones
- The Longest Goodbye
- Somebody Lives Right here
- Twice Colonized
Greatest factual collection
- Bollywed
- Cocaine, Jail & Likes: Isabelle’s True Story
- Darkish Facet of the Ring
- Little Large Group
- Thunder Bay
Different notable nominees embrace Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool, with 11 nominations — equalling his father David Cronenberg’s nomination depend in 2023 for Crimes of the Future. Infinity Pool is within the operating for finest movement image, finest authentic screenplay and finest efficiency in a number one position for each Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgård.
Dani Pagliarello and Aisha Evelyna’s woman-led manufacturing The Drop and Vivek Shraya’s coming-of-age drama Find out how to Fail as a Popstar lead digital media collection nominations, with 5 every.
Managed by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Tv, the 2024 Canadian Display screen Awards will happen over 4 separate ceremonies in late Could — practically six weeks later than regular.
The academy transitioned the ultimate broadcast present right into a pre-taped ceremony final 12 months, stitching collectively highlights from the completely different ceremonies. It led to appreciable pushback, together with from Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy.
Organizers confirmed that the 2024 awards will as soon as once more be pre-taped. They are going to culminate on Could 31 with a present hosted by comic Mae Martin, which is able to air on CBC and CBC Gem at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Different nominees embrace:
John Dunning finest first function movie award
- Humanist Vampire Looking for Consenting Suicidal Individual
- In Flames
- Kanaval
- Richelieu
- One thing You Stated Final Evening
- By means of the Evening
Efficiency in a number one position — Movie, drama
- Mia Goth, Infinity Pool
- Alexander Skarsgård, Infinity Pool
- Rayan Dieudonné, Kanaval
- Oyin Oladejo, Orah
- Amrit Kaur, The Queen Of My Desires
- Juliette Gariépy, Crimson Rooms
- Ariane Castellanos, Richelieu
- Théodore Pellerin, Solo
Though most Canadian movies are made in English, the true important and business success is available in Canada’s different official language.
Efficiency in a number one position — Movie, comedy
- Jay Baruchel, BlackBerry
- Cody Lightning, Hey, Viktor!
- Félix-Antoine Bénard, Humanist Vampire Looking for Consenting Suicidal Individual
- Sara Montpetit, Humanist Vampire Looking for Consenting Suicidal Individual
- Magalie Lépine Blondeau, The Nature of Love
- Alexandra Billings, Queen Tut
- Susan Kent, Who’s Yer Father?
- Chris Locke, Who’s Yer Father?
Greatest lead performer, drama collection
- Mayko Nguyen, Hudson & Rex
- Darla Contois, Little Hen
- Ellyn Jade, Little Hen
- Victor Garber, Household Regulation
- Meredith MacNeill, Fairly Onerous Instances
- Adrienne C. Moore, Fairly Onerous Instances
- Hamza Haq, Transplant
- Laurence Leboeuf, Transplant
Greatest lead performer, comedy collection
- Meaghan Rath, Kids Damage The whole lot
- Carolyn Taylor, I Have Nothing
- Andrew Phung, Run the Burbs
- Chris Sandiford, Shelved
- Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Son of a Critch
- Dani Sort, Workin’ Mothers
- Catherine Reitman, Workin’ Mothers
