The season of awards is upon us and everywhere you look, there’s an accolade being presented. The Golden Globes and the Oscars are certainly head-turner awards, creating a lot of buzz every year. However, we get a bit of news that’s a little closer to home. The Canadian Screen Awards – a new set of awards as a result of a merger between the Gemini and Genie Awards – has put out its nominees this morning. Leading the pack is Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle / War Witch, which is also an Oscar contender.
An overview of the top 5 nominated films:
- Rebelle / War Witch – 12 Nominations
- Laurence Anyways – 10 Nominations
- Midnight’s Children – 8 Nominations
- Still Mine – 7 Nominations
- Goon & L’affaire Dumont – 6 Nominations
In addition, Stories We Tell, The World Before Her, Indie Game: The Movie, Over My Dead Body and Alphée des Étoiles will all hope to achieve the accolade of Best Feature-Length Documentary.
In the television category, we had a pretty amazing mix of nominees. Here’s a quick snapshot of the top 5 nominated television shows:
- Flashpoint – 12 Nominations
- Less Than Kind – 10 Nominations
- Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 8 Nominations
- Bomb Girls, Degrassi, Good God – 6 Nominations
- Continuum – 5 Nominations
To check out the full list of nominees, visit www.academy.ca/awards/nominees.cfm
The Canadian Screen Awards takes place and is broadcast live on March 3, 2013 at 8pm (8:30 N.T) on CBC.
