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North of North leads DGC Awards winners

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) handed out the 24th annual DGC Awards on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Koerner Hall in Toronto, with CBC/APTN/Netflix comedy collab North is North leading wins with four, including Comedy Series Crew of the Year, and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for Danis Goulet.

Other series garnering multiple awards included The Handmaid’s Tale, Wyonna Earp: Vengeance, along with feature film, 40 Acres. This year’s Jean-Marc Vallee DGC Discovery Award was presented to Siksika filmmaker Trevor Solway, director of Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man.

Find the full list of winners here:

DGC IMPACT AWARD
R.T. Thorne

DON HALDANE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Cathie Edgar

DGC GREEN AWARD
Peak Everything

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
Adam B. Stein, Zach Lipovsky & TeamFinal Destination: Bloodlines

FEATURE FILM CREW OF THE YEAR
Frankenstein

ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
Laurie TownshendA Mother Apart

JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD
Trevor SolwaySiksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man

BEST SHORT FILM
Alicia K. HarrisOn a Sunday at Eleven

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM
Aleks Marinkovich The Apprentice

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FILM (LIMITED BUDGET)
Liz BischofA Nice Indian Boy

BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILM
Dev Singh & Sandy Pereira40 Acres

BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARY
Pauline DecroixThe Nest

BEST SOUND EDITING – FEATURE FILM
Ed Douglas & Dermain Finlayson40 Acres

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES
Alexandra La Roche & TeamHouse of David, The Song of Moses

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
Danis Goulet & TeamNorth of North, Bad Influences

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FAMILY SERIES
Michelle Morgan & TeamHeartland, Fork in the Road

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION & MINI-SERIES
Alicia K. Harris & TeamI Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story

DRAMA SERIES CREW OF THE YEAR
The Last of Us – Season 2

COMEDY SERIES CREW OF THE YEAR
North of North – Season 1

TV MOVIE CREW OF THE YEAR
Wynonna Earp: Vengeance

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – DRAMATIC SERIES & MINI-SERIES
Élisabeth WilliamsThe Handmaid’s Tale, Exodus

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES & MINI-SERIES
Andrew BerryNorth of North, Top of the World

BEST PICTURE EDITING – DRAMATIC SERIES
Aaron MarshallThe Handmaid’s Tale, Exodus

BEST PICTURE EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION & MINI-SERIES
Julia Blua & Pete WatsonTerror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story

BEST PICTURE EDITING – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES
Marianna Khoury & Sam ThomsonNorth of North, Top of the World

BEST SOUND EDITING – DRAMATIC SERIES
Jane Tattersall, Brennan Mercer, David McCallum, Krystin Hunter, Dustin Harris, David Caporale, Nadya Hanlon, Abby Austria, Yuri GorbachowThe Handmaid’s Tale, Execution

BEST SOUND EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION & MINI-SERIES
Dave Johnson, Janice Ierulli, Kevin Banks, Mark Shnuriwsky, Matthew Hussey, Susan FawcettWynonna Earp: Vengeance

BEST SOUND EDITING – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES
Mark Dejczak, Ed Douglas, Brent Pickett, Jean Bot, Rob HegedusNorth of North, Top of the World

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Connie Thiessen
Connie Thiessenhttps://broadcastdialogue.com
Connie has worked coast-to-coast as a reporter, editor, anchor and host at CKNW and News 1130 in Vancouver, News 95.7 and CBC in Halifax, and CFCW Edmonton, among other stations. With a passion for music, film and community service, she led News 95.7 to a 2013 Atlantic Journalism Award and regional RTDNA award for Best Radio Newscast. More recently, she was nominated for Music Journalist of the Year at Canadian Music Week 2019. To report a typo or error please email - corrections@broadcastdialogue.com

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