2023 Canadian Screen Awards: Clement Virgo’s ‘Brother’, ‘The Porter’ Lead Nominations
etcanada.comThe 2023 Canadian Screen Awards nominations are in. On Wednesday, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) announced the nominees in 145 television, film, and digital media categories, which also include the inaugural nominations in gender-neutral performance categories for lead and supporting performers in film and television.
The first season of CBC’s “The Porter” leads both television and overall 2023 Canadian Screen Award nominations with 19 nods, including Best Drama Series and Best Lead Performer, Drama Series nominations for Aml Ameen, Ronnie Rowe Jr., and Mouna Traoré. READ MORE: Canadian Screen Awards Moves To Gender-Neutral Acting Categories Both CBC’s “Sort Of” and CBC Gem’s “Detention Adventure” received 15 nominations, followed by CBC’s “Pretty Hard Cases” with 11.
Over in the film category, Clement Virgo’s “Brother” tops nominations with 14, including Achievement in Direction and Performance in a Leading Role for Lamar Johnson.
Stéphane Lafleur’s “Viking” follows with 13, while David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future” nabs 11. “Revenge of the Black Best Friend” leads digital media nominations with nine, including Best Web Program or Series, Fiction; followed by “Avocado Toast The Series” with seven and “Tokens” with four.
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