Xavier Dolan continues his winning ways with 13 Canadian Screen Awards nominations for Mommy, a dazzling story of an emotionally volatile boy and his weary mother that blasted out of the gate at Cannes last spring to win the Jury Prize. It has figured consistency in critics’ polls and today it swept Canada’s “Oscar” nominations. It’s the 26 year filmmaker’s seventh film.
Mommy
Canada’s film elder statesman David Cronenberg was close by with 11 nominations for his Hollywood industry satire Maps to the Stars including Best Actress for Julianne Moore and Best Actor for Robert Pattinson and John Cusack. Albert Shin’s Her Place won seven nominations, Stéphane Lafleur’s Tu Dors Nicole and Martin Talbot’s Henri Henri each won six.
Maps to the Stars
Orphan Black leads the television field with 13 nominations including Best Actress for Tatiana Maslany while 19-2, Call Me Fitz and Mr. D. each won won ten nods.
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television CEO Helga Stephenson revealed film and television nominees in 128 including film, television, digital and special awards this morning in Toronto.
Film:
Best Motion Picture | Meilleur film
Cast No Shadow – Chris Agoston, Christian Sparkes, Allison White
Fall – Mehernaz Lentin
In Her Place – Igor Drljaca, Yoon Hyun Chan, Albert Shin
Maps to the Stars – Martin Katz, Michel Merkt, Saïd Ben Saïd
Mommy – Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant
Tu dors Nicole – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Achievement in Direction | Meilleure réalisation
Atom Egoyan – The Captive
Albert Shin – In Her Place
David Cronenberg – Maps to the Stars
Xavier Dolan – Mommy
Stéphane Lafleur – Tu dors Nicole
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Interprétation masculine dans un premier rôle
Ryan Reynolds – The Captive
Bruce Greenwood – Elephant Song
Michael Murphy – Fall
Evan Bird – Maps to the Stars
Antoine Olivier Pilon – Mommy
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Interprétation masculine dans un rôle de soutien
Justin Chatwin – Bang Bang Baby
John Cusack – Maps to the Stars
Robert Pattinson – Maps to the Stars
Marc-André Grondin – Tu dors Nicole
Kris Demeanor – The Valley Below
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Interprétation féminine dans un premier rôle
Ahn Ji Hye – In Her Place
Yoon Da Kyung – In Her Place
Julianne Côté – Tu dors Nicole
Julianne Moore – Maps to the Stars
Anne Dorval – Mommy
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Interprétation féminine dans un rôle de soutien
Sandrine Bisson – 1987
Kil Hae Yeon – In Her Place
Mia Wasikowska – Maps to the Stars
Suzanne Clément – Mommy
Catherine St-Laurent – Tu dors Nicole
Television:
Shaw Media Award for Best Dramatic Series
19 2 – Bravo!
Continuum – Showcase
Motive – CTV
Orphan Black – Space
Remedy – Global
Bell Media Award for Best Comedy Series
Call Me Fitz – TMN / Movie Central
Mr. D – CBC
Seed – City
Spun Out – CTV
Tiny Plastic Men – Super Channel
Best Dramatic Mini Series or TV Movie
Sponsor | Entertainment One
Babysellers – Lifetime
The Best Laid Plans – CBC
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy – Global
Bunks – Disney XD Canada
Best History Documentary Program or Series
28 Heroes – History Channel Canada
Apocalypse WWI – TVO / Knowledge Network
Camp X: Secret Agent School -History Channel Canada
War Story – History Channel Canada
Who Killed Gandhi? – Vision TV
Best International Drama
Sponsor | BBC Worldwide
The Great Martian War -History Channel Canada
Vikings – History Channel Canada
Best News or Information Series
16×9 -Global
CBC News: Marketplace -CBC
CBC News: the fifth estate – CBC
CBC News – CBC
Daily Planet -Discovery Channel Canada
Andrea Martin will host the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards March 1, 2015, 8pm from the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. Check out http://www.academy.ca/news.