The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced the nominees for the 2022 DGC Awards for Feature Film, Documentary and Short Film.
Selected from nearly 450 submissions, the nominations are led by Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley, David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, and Danis Goulet’s Night Raiders. Each secured three nods including Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film nominations for Goulet and Cronenberg.
The nominees for Television Series, Movies for Television and Mini Series were announced in August. Winners will be announced at the first-ever West Coast DGC Awards Gala in Vancouver on Nov. 5.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
David Cronenberg – Crimes of the Future
Danis Goulet – Night Raiders
Robert Budreau – Delia’s Gone
Agam Darshi – Donkeyhead
Zoe Hopkins – Run Woman Run
Sarah Watts & Mark Slutsky – You Can Live Forever
ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux – Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew
Andrew Moir – Don’t Come Searching
Chase Joynt – Framing Agnes
Madison Thomas – Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Adam Brooks – Cliff: A Portrait of an Artist
Barri Cohen – Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children
JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD SHORT LIST
Anthony Shim – Riceboy Sleeps
Nyla Innuksuk – Slash/Back
Luis De Filippis – Something You Said Last Night
Gail Maurice – Rosie
Kelly Fyffe-Marshall – When Morning Comes
Ashley McKenzie – Queens of the Qing Dynasty
BEST SHORT FILM
Kelly Fyffe-Marshall – Omi
Chris Strikes – Patty vs. Patty
Brad Bangsboll – Moore’s Void
Simonee Chichester – Him & Her
Hayley Gray – Send the Rain
Ritvick Mehra – Lover Boy’s Little Dream
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM
Tamara Deverell – Nightmare Alley
Carol Spier – Crimes of the Future
Claude Paré – The Adam Project
Zazu Myers – Night Raiders
Ludovic Dufresne – Noémie dit oui
BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILM
Cam McLauchlin – Nightmare Alley
Jorge Weisz – Night Raiders
Christopher Donaldson – Crimes of the Future
Simone Smith – Slash/Back
BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARY
Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux – Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew
Nick Hector – The Perfect Story
Sarah Peddie – Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children
Lee Walker – The Long Rider
BEST SOUND EDITING – FEATURE FILM
Nathan Robitaille, Jill Purdy, Dashen Naidoo, Josh Brown, Nelson Ferreira, Kayla Stewart, Craig MacLellan, Kevin Banks – Nightmare Alley
Nelson Ferreira, Dashen Naidoo, Ève Corrêa-Guedes, Josh Brown, Robert Hegedus, Jack Madigan – Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Jane Tattersall, Paul Germann, Jill Purdy, David Caporale – 13 Minutes
Tyler Whitham, Krystin Hunter, Dustin Harris, Alex Bullick, Bret Killoran, Ryan Allam – Fistful of Vengeance
Elma Bello – Stay the Night
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