Matt Johnson91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏lackBerry91裸聊视频� may have ended in tragedy but it saw nothing short of triumph as it dominated the Canadian Screen Awards in an evening full of self-referential jabs about the industry and some moments of protest Friday.
The Toronto filmmaker91裸聊视频檚 chaotic dramedy about the rise and fall of an era-defining smartphone won best picture, while Johnson won for achievement in direction and Montreal91裸聊视频檚 Jay Baruchel took home the prize for best lead performer in a comedy film.
91裸聊视频淚 think there is an ideology in this country that you can91裸聊视频檛 make the things that you want, and that it91裸聊视频檚 not possible to stay in Canada. I want to tell you that it91裸聊视频檚 all in your head,91裸聊视频� Johnson said while accepting the best picture award, addressing young Canadian filmmakers.
91裸聊视频淭his country91裸聊视频檚 having a renaissance, we have role models again, and if you stick with it, Canada will have a voice in cinema again. It won91裸聊视频檛 be us. This movie was a joke. But it will be you.91裸聊视频�
This brought the movie91裸聊视频檚 Screen Awards tally to 14 after it swept Thursday91裸聊视频檚 industry gala for cinema arts, where it nabbed best adapted screenplay, best cinematography and best supporting comedy performer for U.S. actor Glenn Howerton.
91裸聊视频淚 was pretty fortunate to be invited into (Johnson91裸聊视频檚) posse, and we made something special,91裸聊视频� Baruchel said Friday while accepting his award in a striped blazer with matching shorts and 91裸聊视频淗ockey Night in Canada91裸聊视频� socks.
91裸聊视频淚 hope everyone at home gets to see the ingrown hairs,91裸聊视频� he said, gesturing toward his bare calves. 91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檙e welcome, Canada.91裸聊视频�
Meanwhile, 91裸聊视频淟ittle Bird91裸聊视频� cleaned up among the TV shows, receiving the award for best drama series and best drama performer for Darla Contois on Friday, racking up a total of 13 trophies over multiple galas.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 just so excited to see so much young, Indigenous talent coming up,91裸聊视频� Toronto co-creator Jennifer Podemski said on the red carpet before the bash.
91裸聊视频淚t kind of just feels like that91裸聊视频檚 what it was all for, the times where it was just me in certain spaces 91裸聊视频� and I91裸聊视频檓 also happy for the young people on my show, because they91裸聊视频檙e here to celebrate and I91裸聊视频檓 excited for them.91裸聊视频�
Markham, Ont.-born actor Amrit Kaur won best lead performance in a drama and gave an impassioned speech calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war while accepting the award for her role in the film 91裸聊视频淭he Queen of My Dreams.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淭o be an artist, it is my job to feel and to empathize. And for those of you who are telling us artists not to speak up in fear of losing jobs, in fear of losing careers, in fear of losing reputation, you are telling us not to be artists,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淚 refuse to sacrifice and live in the hatred of humanity.91裸聊视频�
TV winners included Crave91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏ria Mack Gets A Life,91裸聊视频� which beat CBC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淲orkin91裸聊视频� Moms,91裸聊视频� Crave91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淟etterkenny,91裸聊视频� CTV91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪helved91裸聊视频� and CBC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪on of a Critch91裸聊视频� for the best comedy series award.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been one of the crowning achievements of the show to be able to accurately reflect the Jamaican-Canadian immigrant experience in a contemporary way,91裸聊视频� creator Sasha Leigh Henry said backstage about her show, which follows a young Black woman navigating life with the help of an invisible hype girl.
Host Mae Martin took a moment to jest about the troubled state of the homegrown entertainment industry during their opening monologue, saying several friends sent them 91裸聊视频渆ncouraging91裸聊视频� articles in the leadup to the show with the headline, 91裸聊视频淐an the Canadian Screen Awards Save an Industry in Crisis Mode?91裸聊视频�
Martin joked that puts a lot of pressure on their 91裸聊视频渕ild jokes91裸聊视频� but said there are tons of reasons to celebrate.
That was certainly the case for the creators and cast of 91裸聊视频淏lackBerry,91裸聊视频� the most nominated film in the 11-year history of the Screen Awards with 17 nods.
Set in 1990s Waterloo, Ont., the film follows the Icarus-like ascent of the BlackBerry mobile device and its inventors. Baruchel stars as company co-founder Mike Lazaridis and Howerton plays co-CEO Jim Balsillie.
Other best film contenders included drag queen drama 91裸聊视频淪olo,91裸聊视频� sci-fi horror 91裸聊视频淚nfinity Pool,91裸聊视频� teen love dramedy 91裸聊视频淗umanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person,91裸聊视频� psychological thriller 91裸聊视频淩ed Rooms (Les chambres rouges)91裸聊视频� and workplace abuse portrait 91裸聊视频淩ichelieu.91裸聊视频�
The accolades for 91裸聊视频淟ittle Bird,91裸聊视频� centred on a 91裸聊视频�60s Scoop survivor fostered by a Jewish family in Montreal, included best drama ensemble, best casting and best supporting drama performer for Braeden Clarke.
Co-created by Podemski and Ottawa91裸聊视频檚 Hannah Moscovitch, it features a largely Indigenous cast and creative team and entered the race with 19 nominations. The six-part show bested CBC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淓ssex County91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淧lan B,91裸聊视频� Hollywood Suite91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪lasher: Ripper91裸聊视频� and CTV91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭ransplant91裸聊视频� in the best drama series category.
Contois said working on the series felt 91裸聊视频渧ery impactful91裸聊视频� given the way Canada has come to learn more about the Indigenous experience in recent years.
91裸聊视频淲ith it being so very close to my heart and my family, it just feels incredible to share that story so that in some way we as Canadians can be on the same page,91裸聊视频� she said backstage.
The annual celebration of the best in homegrown film, television and digital media is run by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.
Traditionally, the bash has been broadcast live to home viewers but this year91裸聊视频檚 edition aired Friday night as a one-hour show on CBC and CBC Gem, comprised of taped tributes and highlights from the two-hour gala.
In an interview earlier this week, Academy CEO Tammy Frick said the organization 91裸聊视频渓istened91裸聊视频� to feedback on last year91裸聊视频檚 pre-taped telecast hosted by Samantha Bee, which was largely panned for featuring segments taped in New York well ahead of the announcement.
In the days leading up to the telecast, that experiment drew criticism from industry figures including Eugene Levy, who argued Canadian creators deserved a live celebration.
91裸聊视频� With files from Nicole Thompson in Toronto
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press
