In the news release, The 16th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto
Nominees, issued 12-Jan-2018 by ACTRA
Toronto over CNW, we are advised by the company that the third
bullet point in the second paragraph should read "Sheila McCarthy -- Valerie Walker in Cardinals (Wilding Pictures)"
rather than "Sheila McCarthy --
Hagge in Martin's Hagge (Dog-Eared Productions)" as originally
issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:
The 16th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees
TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - ACTRA Toronto is very proud
to announce the nominees for the 16th Annual ACTRA
Awards in Toronto, a celebration
of the 75th anniversary of ACTRA. The ACTRA Awards in
Toronto will take place at The
Carlu on Saturday, February 24,
2018.
Nominees for Outstanding Performance –
Female:
Kristin Booth
— Ethel Kennedy in The Kennedys
After Camelot, Episode 1 (Muse Entertainment Enterprises)
Sarah Gadon — Grace in
Alias Grace, Episode 6 (Halfire Entertainment)
Sheila McCarthy —
Valerie Walker in Cardinals
(Wilding Pictures)
Tatiana Maslany — Fran in
Apart from Everything (Mutual Friends Films)
Tatiana Maslany — Various in
Orphan Black, "To Right the Wrongs of Many" (Temple Street
Productions)
Nominees for Outstanding Performance – Male:
Richard Clarkin — Morgan in
The Drawer Boy (Open City Works)
Stuart Hughes — Angus in
The Drawer Boy (Open City Works)
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee — Appa in
Kim's Convenience, "Hapkido" (Thunderbird Entertainment)
Tony Nappo — Quinn Diaz in Split Seconds (Toronto 48 Hour Film Project)
Ronnie Rowe Jr. — Black Cop
in Black Cop (Blac Op Films)
Nominees for Outstanding Performance –
Voice:
David Berni —
Hector in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, "Inventor Code"
(DHX Media)
Saara Chaudry — Parvana in
The Breadwinner (Aircraft Pictures)
Cory Doran — Donny in 3
Amigonauts, "May the 4th Amigonaut be with You" (9
Story Media Group)
Colin Doyle — Bill in
Fangbone", "The Bill of Magic" (Radical Sheep
Productions)
Carter Hayden — Klaus in
Hotel Transylvania, "Becoming Klaus" (Nelvana
Limited)
The nominees for the outstanding performance awards are chosen
by a jury of ACTRA Toronto performers.
Nominees for the Members' Choice Series Ensemble award
are:
Baroness Von Sketch Show (Frantic Films)
Kim's Convenience (Thunderbird Entertainment)
Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury)
Orphan Black (Temple Street Productions)
Schitt's Creek (Not a Real Company)
Nominees for the ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award
are:
Hubert Boorder & Max
White (joint nominees)
Shara Kim
Angelica Lisk-Hann
Chris Mark & James
Mark (joint nominees)
John Stead
The winner of the 2018 ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award will be decided
by a vote of ACTRA Toronto's stunt community.
ACTRA Toronto performer Tamara
Podemski will present her sister Jennifer Podemski with the Award of
Excellence.
The show will be hosted by Colin
Mochrie, written by Diana
Frances, with live music by God Made Me
Funky. Following the lead of #TIMESUP, the dress code will be
black.
"What a challenging and inspiring year in our industry!," said
President Theresa Tova. "As
performers, our collective voices help make the world a better
place through the stories we tell. I could not be prouder to
recognize these talented artists whose performances have raised the
bar for all of us."
The ACTRA Awards in Toronto are
sponsored this year by: Diamond: AFBS. Platinum:
ACTRA National & PRS, Bell Media, SAG-AFTRA. Gold: CBC,
CMPA, Deluxe, FirstOntario Credit Union, HUB International, IATSE
873, USW. Silver: Cavalluzzo, DGC Ontario, Don Carmody
Productions, RBC, Take 5 Productions. Bronze: Addenda
Capital, Creative Arts Savings & Credit Union, Entertainment
Partners Canada Inc. and Canada Film Capital, Grant Thornton, NABET 700-M UNIFOR, New Real
Films, Serendipity Point Films, Thunderbird Films, Universal
Promotions, WGC, Whizbang Films. Post-Show Reception:
eOne
ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA,
representing over 15,000 of Canada's 23,000 professional performers
working in recorded media in Canada. As an advocate for Canadian culture
since 1943, ACTRA is a member-driven union that continues to secure
rights and respect for the work of professional performers.
SOURCE ACTRA Toronto