The 2024 Canadian Screen Award winners from the Cinematic Arts categories were announced Thursday evening.
BlackBerry, which headed into the awards as the most-nominated film in CSA history, swept the evening with 11 wins, including Achievement in Casting, Make-up, hair, Costume Design, Editing, and Cinematography.
Other multiple award winners included Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi horro Infinity Pool, Jasmin Mozaffari live action short drama Motherland, and feature length documentary The Longest Goodbye.
The evening also celebrated a pair of Special Award recipients. Late filmmaker Jeff Barnaby was posthumously honoured with The Academy Board of Directors Tribute Award, which was accepted by his wife and son on his behalf. Quebec actor Patrick Huard, recipient of the Earle Grey Award, was also recognized.
Find the full list of winners here:
Performance in a Supporting Role, Drama
Chantal Thuy – Ru
Achievement in Casting
Pam Dixon, Sara Kay, Jenny Lewis – BlackBerry
Achievement in Make-Up
Dan Martin, Traci Loader, Svetlana Gutic – Infinity Pool
Achievement in Hair
Dylan Twigg, Philippe Bertrand-Hudon – BlackBerry
Achievement in Costume Design
Hanna Puley – BlackBerry
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Matthew Chan, Bret Killoran, Nathan Street, Paul Lynch, Randy Wilson, Ron Mellegers, Justin Helle – BlackBerry
Achievement in Sound Editing
Matthew Chan, Gabe Knox, Michelle Irving, Lucas Prokaziuk, Stefan Fraticelli, Jason Charbonneau – BlackBerry
Achievement in Editing
Curt Lobb – BlackBerry
Achievement in Visual Effects
Andy Robinson – Infinity Pool
Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design
Adam Belanger, Kerry Noonan, Lucy Larkin – BlackBerry
Best Animated Short
Where Rabbits Come From | D’où viennent les lapins – Colin Ludvic Racicot, Bertrand Paquette, Simon Allard
Best Short Documentary
Madeleine – Raquel Sancinetti
Best Live Action Short Drama
Motherland – Jasmin Mozaffari, Caitlin Grabham, Priscilla Galvez
Performance in a Live Action Short Drama
Behtash Fazlali – Motherland
Best Immersive Experience – Non-Fiction
This Is Not a Ceremony
(National Film Board of Canada)
Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon), Dana Dansereau, Robert McLaughlin
Best Immersive Experience – Fiction
Survivorman VR
(Cream Productions and Les Stroud Enterprises Inc.)
David Brady, Andrew MacDonald, Les Stroud, Kate Harrison Karman, Johnny Kalangis, Irene Vandertop
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary
Kaveh Nabatian – Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones
Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary
Anouk Deschênes – The Longest Goodbye
Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary
Ramachandra Borcar – The Longest Goodbye
Best Sound Design in a Feature Length Documentary
Sam Rodgers, James Lazarenko, Claire Dobson, Krystin Hunter, Graham Rogers, Jane Tattersall, Stefana Fratila, Paul Germann, Steve Medeiros, Marilee Yorston, Steve Hammond, David Yonson, Steve Copley – Swan Song
Achievement in Music – Original Score
Jay McCarrol – BlackBerry
Achievement in Music – Original Song
Qurram Hussain – The Queen Of My Dreams – “Ishq Ki Na Koi Bhi Hud Hai”
Original Screenplay
Ariane Louis-Seize, Christine Doyon – Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person | Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant
Adapted Screenplay
Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller – BlackBerry
Golden Screen Award for Feature Film
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie – Jennifer Dodge, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens
John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award
In Flames – Zarrar Kahn
Achievement in Cinematography
Jared Raab – BlackBerry
Performance in a Supporting Role, Comedy
Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry
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