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Friday, February 24, 2023

Local Artists Nominated for 2023 Canadian Screen Awards


The 2023 Canadian Screen Award nominees were recently announced and a few local artists were on the list. The ceremony will take place on April 16, 2023.

Below is a complete list of nominees. Local acts are bolded.

Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
  • Comedy Punks: Kids In The Hall
  • ET Canada Presents Remembering Betty White
  • Indspire Awards 2022
  • Skindigenous
Direction, Animation
Documentary Program
  • BEAUTIFUL SCARS  (about Hamilton's Tom Wilson)
  • BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
  • MAGIC SHADOWS ELWY YOST: A LIFE IN MOVIES
  • SEX WITH SUE
  • UNLOVED: HURONIA'S FORGOTTEN CHILDREN
Original Music, Drama
Original Music, Factual, Lifestyle, Reality, or Entertainment
Picture Editing, Documentary (TV)
Pre-School Program or Series
Sound, Animation
Writing, Pre-School
Live Entertainment Special
  • 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize
  • The Junos 2022
  • The Legacy Awards
Music – Original Score (Movies)

  • Ian Lefeuvre - ASHGROVE
  • Todor Kobakov - BROTHER
  • Howard Shore - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Adrian Ellis - CULT HERO
  • Ari Posner - THE END OF SEX

Music – Original Song (Movies)

  • Ian Lefeuvre - ASHGROVE
  • Marie Clements, Wayne Lavallee, Jesse Zubot - BONES OF CROWS
  • Chuck Baker, Tony Burgess - CULT HERO
  • Rose Cousins, Breagh Isabel - DAWN, HER DAD & THE TRACTOR
  • Kate Hewlett - THE SWEARING JAR
Original Music, Animation
  • Ari Posner, Amin Bhatia, Kris Kuzdak - LET'S GO LUNA!
  • Caleb Chan, Brian Chan - PINECONE & PONY
  • Jeff Morrow - THE SNOOPY SHOW
  • Neil Parfitt - SUPER WISH
  • Caleb Chan, Brian Chan - TEAM ZENKO GO
Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary 

  • Walker Grimshaw - DEAR AUDREY
  • Edo Vanbreemen, Johannes Winkler - HANDLE WITH CARE: THE LEGEND OF THE NOTIC STREETBALL CREW
  • Delphine Measroch - HUMUS
  • Ramachandra Borcar - SCRAP
  • Jonathan Goldsmith - TO KILL A TIGER
Original Music / Original Song (TV)
  • Antonio Naranjo, Carla Sutton - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Jonathan Goldsmith, Kaïa Kater - THE PORTER
  • Emily Persich (EARTH TO EMILY) - SORT OF
  • Creighton Doane, Melanie Doane, Bob Ezrin - UKULELE U
Original Music, Comedy (TV)
  • Ames Bessada - ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD
  • Ari Posner, Amin Bhatia, Sarah Slean, Antonio Naranjo - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • John Rowley - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Alan Doyle, Keith Power - SON OF A CRITCH
  • Ceréna, Emily Persich (EARTH TO EMILY), Moël, Terrell Morris, SVDP, Vivek Shraya - SORT OF
Original Music, Documentary
  • Todor Kobakov - A.RTIFICIAL I.MMORTALITY
  • Tom Third - BLK: AN ORIGIN STORY
  • Ramachandra Borcar - DEAR JACKIE
  • Ohad Benchetrit, Justin Small - THE PERFECT STORY
  • Michelle Osis - UNLOVED: HURONIA'S FORGOTTEN CHILDREN
Performing Arts Program
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker
  • Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
  • Freedom Talks
  • Winnipeg Comedy Festival
Adapted Screenplay

  • Catherine Léger - BABYSITTER
  • Clement Virgo - BROTHER
  • Charlotte Le Bon - FALCON LAKE
Animated Program or Series
  • Big Blue
  • Denis and Me: Santa Who
  • The Snoopy Show
  • Summer Memories
  • Total Dramarama
Animated Short 

  • ARCTIC SONG (Germaine Arnattaujuq, Neil Christopher, Louise Flaherty, Alicia Smith, David Christensen, Nadia Mike) 
  •  THE FLYING SAILOR (Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis, David Christensen) 
  • IMPOSSIBLE FIGURES AND OTHER STORIES I (Marta Pajek, Piotr Szczepanowicz, Grzegorz Wacławek, Maral Mohammadian) 
  • THE SHADOW OF MY LIFE  (Hajar Moradi) 
  •  TRIANGLE OF DARKNESS (Marie-Noëlle Robidas-Moreau, Nicolas Dufour-Laperrière) 

Art Direction 

  • Jennifer Morden - ALICE, DARLING
  • Jason Clarke, John Kim, Richard Racicot - BROTHER 
  • Carol Spier - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Dan Herrick, Zoë Woodrow - CULT HERO
  •  André-Line Beauparlant - VIKING
Casting, Fiction (TV)
  • Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay - CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING
  • Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay - LETTERKENNY
  • Sharon Forrest - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Larissa Mair - RUN THE BURBS
  • Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, Jason Knight, John Buchan - TRANSPLANT

Casting, Motion Picture

  • Deirdre Bowen - BROTHER
  • Deirdre Bowen - Deirdre Bowen
  • John Buchan, Jason Knight, Mélanie Bray - ROSIE
  • Nicole Hilliard Forde, Matthew Lessall - THE SWEARING JAR
  • Lucie Robitaille - VIKING
Casting, Non-Fiction (TV)
  • Mike Yerxa - 1 QUEEN 5 QUEERS
  • Jesse Storey, Mike Yerxa - THE AMAZING RACE CANADA
  • Heather Muir - CANADA'S DRAG RACE
  • Meredith Veats - THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW
  • Tanner Sawatzky - RACE AGAINST THE TIDE
Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series
  • Detention Adventure
  • Holly Hobbie
  • Malory Towers
  • The Next Step
  • Odd Squad Mobile Unit
Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
  • All-Round Champion
  • Gabby’s Farm
  • Leo’s Pollinators
  • Raven’s Quest
Cinematography

  • Douglas Koch, csc - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Vincent Gonneville - NOUVEAU-QUÉBEC
  • Christopher Lew - RICEBOY SLEEPS
  • Keenan Lynch - TEHRANTO
  • Sara Mishara - VIKING

Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary

  • Noura Kevorkian -BATATA
  • Nicholas de Pencier - THE COLOUR OF INK
  • Jacquelyn Mills - GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE
  • Katerine Giguère - SCRAP
  • Étienne Roussy - ZO REKEN
Comedy Series
  • Astrid & Lilly Save the World
  • Children Ruin Everything
  • Fakes
  • Letterkenny
  • Sort Of

Costume Design (Movies)

  • Hanna Puley - BROTHER
  • Mayou Trikerioti - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Carrie Cathrae-Keeling - CULT HERO
  • Sig Burwash, Kathleen Darling - QUEENS OF THE QING DYNASTY
  • Mara Zigler - TENZIN
  • Sophie Lefebvre - VIKING
Costume Design (TV)
  • Lisa Williams - BIG BROTHER CANADA
  • Joanna Syrokomla - MURDOCH MYSTERIES
  • Heather Neale - THE PORTER
  • Nicole Manek - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Crystal Silden - SORT OF

Direction, Motion Picture

  • Clement Virgo - BROTHER
  • David Cronenberg - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Charlotte Le Bon - FALCON LAKE
  • Anthony Shim - RICEBOY SLEEPS
  • Stéphane Lafleur - VIKING
Direction, Comedy
  • Aleysa Young - RUN THE BURBS
  • Jacob Tierney - SHORESY
  • Joyce Wong - Joyce Wong
  • Fab Filippo - SORT OF
  • Yael Staav - WORKIN' MOMS
Direction, Children's or Youth
  • Graeme Lynch- ALL-ROUND CHAMPION
  • Melanie Orr - Melanie Orr
  • Bruce MacDonald - MALORY TOWERS
  • Romeo Candido - THE NEXT STEP
  • Warren P. Sonoda - ODD SQUAD MOBILE UNIT
Direction, Documentary Series
  • Guyleigh Johnson, Jodell Stundon, Tyus McSween, Deborah Castrilli - BEING BLACK IN HALIFAX
  • Jennifer Holness - BLK: AN ORIGIN STORY
  • Reginald Harkema - COMEDY PUNKS: KIDS IN THE HALL
  • Robin Bicknell - ICE AND FIRE: TRACKING CANADA'S CLIMATE CRISIS
  • Robin Bicknell - THE MACHINE THAT FEELS
Direction, Drama Series
  • Cory Bowles - CORONER
  • Cory Bowles - DIGGSTOWN
  • Gloria Ui Young Kim - HEARTLAND
  • Charles Officer - THE PORTER
  • R.T. Thorne - THE PORTER
Direction, Factual
  • Jeff Thrasher - ARCTIC VETS
  • Michelle Mama - LOST CAR RESCUE
  • Sebastian Cluer - STILL STANDING
  • Andrew Murray - STILL STANDING
  • Victoria Lean - WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE (EVEN JAY BARUCHEL)
Direction, Lifestyle or Information
  • Les Stroud, Kevin Kossowan - LES STROUD'S WILD HARVEST
  • John Keffer - THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW
  • Jan McCharles - Jan McCharles
  • Jim MacPherson - PROPERTY BROTHERS: FOREVER HOME
  • Harbinder Singh - RAUFIKAT'S BETTER BAKE ALONG
Direction, Live Sports Event
  • Andy Bouyoukos - 2021 GREY CUP
  • Dawn Landis - 2022 IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: CANADA VS. USA
  • John Szpala - 2022 STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 6
Direction, Reality/Competition
  • Rob Brunner - THE AMAZING RACE CANADA
  • Frank Samson - BLOWN AWAY
  • Shelagh O’Brien - CANADA'S DRAG RACE
  • Dave Russell - THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW
  • Graeme Lynch - RACE AGAINST THE TIDE
Direction, TV Movie
  • Barry Avrich  - EDWARD ALBEE'S THREE TALL WOMEN
  • Siobhan Devine - IMPERFECT HIGH
  • Samantha Wan - LOVE AT SKY GARDENS
  • Alfons Adetuyi - Alfons Adetuyi
  • Lisa Rose Snow - UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE
Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy
  • Shelagh O’Brien - COMEDY NIGHT WITH RICK MERCER
  • Dave Russell - THE JUNOS 2022
  • Shelagh O’Brien - ROAST BATTLE CANADA
  • Bruce McCulloch - TALLBOYZ
  • Jocelyn Corkum, Allison Johnston - THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES
Direction, Web Program or Series
  • Sam Coyle - AVOCADO TOAST THE SERIES
  • Maya Annik Bedward, Alicia K. Harris - LIDO TV
  • Thyrone Tommy - REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND
  • Winnifred Jong - TOKENS
  • Romeo Candido - TOPLINE
Documentary Program
  • A.rtificial I.mmortality
  • The Case Against Cosby
  • Kings of Coke
  • The Perfect Story
  • Sex with Sue
Drama Series
  • DEPARTURE
  • MOONSHINE
  • THE PORTER 
  • SKYMED
  • TRANSPLANT

Editing 

  • Christopher Donaldson, CCE - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Simone Smith - I LIKE MOVIES
  • Anthony Shim - RICEBOY SLEEPS
  • Faran Moradi - TEHRANTO
  • Sophie Leblond - VIKING

Editing in a Feature Length Documentary

  • Noura Kevorkian, Mike Munn, CCE - BATATA
  • René Roberge - BLOOM 
  • Jeremiah Hayes - DEAR AUDREY
  • Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux - HANDLE WITH CARE: THE LEGEND OF THE NOTIC STREETBALL CREW
  •  Mike Munn, CCE, Dave Kazala - TO KILL A TIGER
Editorial Research
  • Kathy Grant, Lola Waheed - BLACK LIBERATORS WWII
  • Madison Thomas, Andrea Warner - BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
  • Jackie Carlos - CHEF SECRETS: THE SCIENCE OF COOKING
  • Jessica Joy Wise - UNLOVED: HURONIA'S FORGOTTEN CHILDREN
  • Victoria Lean, Jackie Carlos, Rita Kotzia, Britt Wray, Stuart Henderson, Ben Travers, Simone Zucker - WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE (EVEN JAY BARUCHEL)
Entertainment News Program or Series
  • Entertainment Tonight Canada
  • ET Canada Presents Icons: Oprah Celebrates Sidney
  • Etalk
Factual Series
  • Arctic Vets
  • How I Got Here
  • Lost Car Rescue
  • Never Seen Again
  • We’re All Gonna Die 

First Feature Film Award

  • FALCON LAKE (Charlotte Le Bon) 
  • THE MAIDEN (Graham Foy) 
  • NOÉMIE DIT OUI (Geneviève Albert) 
  • RODÉO (Joëlle Desjardins Paquette) 
  • WOLVES (Danny Dunlop) 
Guest Performance, Comedy (TV)
  • Anna Hopkins - LETTERKENNY
  • Jonathan Torrens - LETTERKENNY
  • Kardinal Offishall - RUN THE BURBS
  • Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll - SON OF A CRITCH
  • Amanda Brugel - SORT OF

Hair (Movies)

  • Charlene Dunn - BONES OF CROWS
  • Tremaine Thomas - BROTHER
  • Mykola Korolyov - THE SWEARING JAR
  • Vincent Dufault - VIKING
Hair (TV)
  • Shirley Bond, Toni Mastropietro - MURDOCH MYSTERIES
  • Heather Streilein, Tremaine Thomas - THE PORTER
  • Norma Richard - SON OF A CRITCH
  • Zinka Tuminski - STRAYS
History Documentary Program or Series
  • Esi Edugyan: Out of the Sun, The CBC Massey Lectures
  • ET Canada Presents Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
  • Evil by Design: Surviving Nygard
  • Summit 72
  • Underground Railroad: The Secret History
Host, Lifestyle
  • Chuck Hughes - CHUCK AND THE FIRST PEOPLES' KITCHEN
  • Bryan Baeumler, Sarah Baeumler - ISLAND OF BRYAN
  • Drew Scott, Jonathan Silver Scott - PROPERTY BROTHERS: FOREVER HOME
  • Scott McGillivray - SCOTT'S VACATION HOUSE RULES
  • Nicole Babb, Caffery Vanhorne - STYLED
Host, Live Entertainment Special
  • Rupi Kaur, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee - 2021 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE
  • Simu Liu - THE JUNOS 2022
  • Shamier Anderson, Stephan James - THE LEGACY AWARDS
Host or Interviewer, News or Information
  • Peter Mansbridge - ARCTIC BLUE
  • Drew Hayden Taylor - GOING NATIVE
  • Cyril Chauquet - LAST OF THE GIANTS
  • Rick Westhead - THAT'S HOCKEY
  • Avery Haines - W5
Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition
  • Arisa Cox - BIG BROTHER CANADA
  • Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, Traci Melchor - CANADA'S DRAG RACE
  • Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Kardinal Offishall, Trish Stratus, Lindsay Ell - CANADA'S GOT TALENT
  • Ann Pornel, Alan Shane Lewis - THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW
  • Jonny Harris - STILL STANDING
Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News
  • Tracy Moore - CITYLINE
  • Cheryl Hickey - ET CANADA PRESENTS ICONS: OPRAH CELEBRATES SIDNEY
  • Tom Power - THE JUNOS PRE-SHOW WITH TOM POWER
  • Vassy Kapelos - POWER & POLITICS
  • Madison Tevlin - WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?
Host, Web Program or Series
  • Tracy Peart - CITYLINE: FACE IT WITH TRACY P
  • Cheryl Hickey, Roz Weston, Sangita Patel, Carlos Bustamante, Keshia Chante, Morgan Hoffman - ET CANADA LIVE
  • Mark Kenneth Woods - PRIDE: THE LGBTQ HISTORY SERIES
  • Aiza Ntibarikure, Kamana Ntibarikure - REAL BLACKITY TALK
  • Kayla Grey - THE SHIFT
Immersive Experience, Fiction (Digital)
  • Brainstream 
  • The Orchid and the Bee
  • Unceded Territories
Immersive Experience, Non-Fiction (Digital)
  • The Choice
  • Lou
  • Partita for 8 Voices
Lead Performance, Web Program or Series
  • Heidi Lynch - AVOCADO TOAST THE SERIES
  • Perrie Voss - AVOCADO TOAST THE SERIES
  • Kayla Lorette - DOOMLANDS
  • Lido Pimienta - LIDO TV
  • Oluniké Adeliyi - REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND
  • Araya Mengesha - REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND
  • Kirsten Rasmussen - SLO PITCH
  • Connie Wang - TOKENS
Lead Performer, Comedy (TV)
  • Meaghan Rath - Meaghan CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING
  • Meredith MacNeill - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Adrienne C. Moore - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Rakhee Morzaria - RUN THE BURBS
  • Andrew Phung - RUN THE BURBS
  • Bilal Baig - SORT OF
  • Dani Kind - WORKIN' MOMS
  • Catherine Reitman - WORKIN' MOMS
Lead Performer, Drama Series 
  • Mayko Nguyen - HUDSON & REX
  • John Reardon - HUDSON & REX
  • Jennifer Finnigan - MOONSHINE
  • Aml Ameen - THE PORTER
  • Ronnie Rowe Jr. - THE PORTER
  • Mouna Traoré - THE PORTER
  • Hamza Haq - TRANSPLANT
  • Laurence Leboeuf - TRANSPLANT
Lead Performer, TV Movie
  • Tori Anderson - CAMPFIRE CHRISTMAS
  • Holly Deveaux - CHRISTMAS MOVIE MAGIC
  • Erica Durance - COLOR MY WORLD WITH LOVE
  • Martha Henry - EDWARD ALBEE'S THREE TALL WOMEN
  • Jenny Raven - LOVE AT SKY GARDENS
  • Sarah Drew - STOLEN BY THEIR FATHER
  • Gabrielle Graham - SWINDLER SEDUCTION
  • Gil Bellows - TWO DEATHS OF HENRY BAKER
Lifestyle Program or Series
  • The Big Sex Talk
  • Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet
  • Gut Job
  • Mary Makes It Easy
  • Rock Solid Builds
Live Action Short Drama 

  • III (Salomé Villeneuve, Catherine Boily, Rosalie Chicoine Perreault) 
  • À LA VIE À L’AMOR (Lex Garcia, Léonie Hurtubise, Emilie Mannering) 
  • MIMINE (Simon Laganière, Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering) 
  • NO GHOST IN THE MORGUE (Marilyn Cooke, Kélyna N. Lauzier) 
  • SIMO (Rosalie Chicoine Perreault, Aziz Zoromba) 
Live News Special
  • CBC News Network: Breaking News Special: Ottawa Occupation
  • CTV News Special: Pope Francis in Canada
  • Pope Francis in Canada: Maskwacis Apology
Live Production, Social Media
  • ET Canada Live
  • The Extra Hour – Beijing 2022 Olympic Games
  • Intimate and Interactive with Tate McRae
Live Sports Event
  • 2021 Grey Cup
  • 2022 IIHF World Junior Gold Medal Game
  • 2022 Stanley Cup Final Game 6
Local Newscast
  • CBC News Compass
  • CBC Vancouver News at 6
  • CityNews at 6
  • CTV News Toronto at 6
  • Global News Hour at 6
  • GLOBAL NEWS HOUR AT 6
Local Reporter
  • Michelle Ghoussoub - CBC VANCOUVER NEWS AT 6
  • Caroline Barghout - CBC WINNIPEG NEWS AT 6
  • Cynthia Mulligan - CITYNEWS AT 6
  • Sean O’Shea - GLOBAL NEWS
Motion Picture 

  • Babysitter (Martin Paul-Hus, Fabrice Lambot, Catherine Léger, Pierre-Marcel Blanchot)
  • Brother (Damon D'Oliveira, Sonya Di Rienzo, Aeschylus Poulos, Clement Virgo)
  • Falcon Lake (Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant)
  • Riceboy Sleeps (Anthony Shim, Rebecca Steele, Bryan Demore)
  • Summer with Hope (Christina Piovesan, Kiarash Anvari, Sadaf Foroughi)
  • Viking (Luc Déry, Kim McCraw) 

Make-Up (Movies)

  • Darci Jackson, Elizabeth McLeod - BONES OF CROWS
  • Joan Chell - BROTHER
  • Alexandra Anger, Monica Pavez - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Katie Ballantyne, Jonathan Craig - CULT HERO
  • Marie-Josée Galibert - VIKING
Make-Up (TV)
  • Dorota Mitoraj, Sasha Pawluk - CORONER
  • Katie Minnis - HAUNTED HOSPITALS
  • Lauren Cavanaugh - HOLLY HOBBIE
  • Deb Drennan - MURDOCH MYSTERIES
  • Tracy George, Krista Hann, Alisha Talbot - THE PORTER
Morning Show
  • Breakfast Television
  • CBC News Morning Live with Heather Hiscox
  • CTV Your Morning
  • Global News Morning – Edmonton
National Newscast
  • APTN National News
  • CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme
  • Global National News
  • The National
National Reporter
  • Jeff Semple - GLOBAL NATIONAL NEWS
  • Chris Brown - THE NATIONAL
  • Juanita Taylor - THE NATIONAL
News Anchor, Local
  • Sam Maciag - CBC NEWS SASKATCHEWAN
  • Dwight Drummond - CBC TORONTO NEWS AT 6
  • Anita Bathe - CBC VANCOUVER NEWS AT 6
  • Nathan Downer, Michelle Dubé - CTV NEWS TORONTO AT 6
News Anchor, National
  • Lisa LaFlamme - CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME
  • Dawna Friesen - GLOBAL NATIONAL NEWS
  • Adrienne Arsenault, Ian Hanomansing, Andrew Chang - THE NATIONAL
News or Information Segment
  • Indigenous Day Live 2021 – “A Nation and Her Mother”
  • The National – “Kidnapped by a Nun: Residential School Survivor Story”
  • The National – “Kidney Donation”
  • The New Reality – “Rights of Nature”
  • W5 – “The Humboldt Driver”
News or Information Series
  • APTN Investigates
  • The Fifth Estate
  • The New Reality
  • W5
News or Information Program
  • APTN Investigates: In Plain Sight
  • Arctic Blue
  • CTV News Reporter’s Notebook: Paul Workman in Afghanistan
  • The Fifth Estate: Finding School 4: WE Charity’s donor deception in Kenya
Original Screenplay (Movies)

  • Marie Clements - BONES OF CROWS
  • Anthony Shim - RICEBOY SLEEPS
  • Sadaf Foroughi - SUMMER WITH HOPE
  • Sophie Jarvis - UNTIL BRANCHES BEND
  • Stéphane Lafleur, Eric K. Boulianne - VIKING
Performance, Animation (TV)
  • Julius Cho - AGENT BINKY: PETS OF THE UNIVERSE
  • Melody Johnson - AGENT BINKY: PETS OF THE UNIVERSE
  • Hattie Kragten - THE SNOOPY SHOW
  • Tricia Black  - SUMMER MEMORIES
  • Glee Dango - THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENGINES GO
Performance, Children's or Youth (TV)
  • Lilly Bartlam - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Jack Fulton - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Simone Miller - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Ali Prijono - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Tomaso Sanelli - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Saara Chaudry - HOLLY HOBBIE
  • Alyssa Hidalgo - ODD SQUAD MOBILE UNIT
  • Melanie Doane - UKULELE U
Performance, Drama Series
  • Jo Vannicola - DIGGSTOWN
  • Natalie Brown - HUDSON & REX
  • Allan Hawco - MOONSHINE
  • Jonathan Torrens - MOONSHINE
  • Alfre Woodard  - THE PORTER

Performance in a Leading Role (Movies)

  • Monia Chokri - BABYSITTER
  • Lamar Johnson - BROTHER
  • Joseph Engel - FALCON LAKE
  • Kelly Depeault - NOÉMIE DIT OUI
  • Choi Seung-yoon - RICEBOY SLEEPS
  • Maxime Le Flaguais - RODÉO
  • Larissa Corriveau - THAT KIND OF SUMMER
  • Steve Laplante - VIKING

Performance in a Supporting Role (Movies)

  • Nadia Tereszkiewcz - BABYSITTER
  • Mohammed Marouazi - BREATHE
  • Marsha Stephanie Blake - BROTHER
  • Aaron Pierre - BROTHER
  • K.C. Collins - CHIEN BLANC
  • Sara Montpetit - FALCON LAKE
  • Jean-Luc Kanapé - NOUVEAU-QUÉBEC
  • Leili Rashidi - SUMMER WITH HOPE
Performance, Sketch Comedy (Individual or Ensemble)
  • Nicola Correia-Damude, Adam DiMarco, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Sydney Scotia, Gregory Prest, Paolo Santalucia, Chris Robinson, Kwasi Thomas, Andrew Wheeler, Sharon Crandall, Vanessa Lauren Fox - PILLOW TALK
  • Russell Peters, Sabrina Jalees, K. Trevor Wilson, Ennis Esmer, Salma Hindy, Sophie Buddle, Ron Josol, Jean Paul - ROAST BATTLE CANADA
  • Guled Abdi, Tim Blair, Vance Banzo, Franco Nguyen - TALLBOYZ
  • Mark Critch, Trent McClellan, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle - THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES
Photography, Comedy (TV)
  • Gayle Ye - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Kristin Fieldhouse, csc - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Iris Ng - STRAYS
  • Tim Mombourquette - VOLLIES
  • Ben Lichty - WORKIN' MOMS
Photography, Documentary or Factual (TV)
  • Iris Ng, Stephen Chung - A.RTIFICIAL I.MMORTALITY
  • Ricardo Diaz - BLK: AN ORIGIN STORY
  • Maya Bankovic - CRYSTAL PITE: ANGELS' ATLAS
  • Lulu Wei, Ann Tipper - SEX WITH SUE
  • Ken Ng - THE TALENTED MR. ROSENBERG
Photography, Drama (TV)
  • Samy Inayeh, csc - CORONER
  • Ken LeBlanc - DIGGSTOWN
  • D. Gregor Hagey - THE HARDY BOYS
  • Yuri Yakubiw - MURDOCH MYSTERIES
  • Jordan Oram - THE PORTER
Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
  • Shane Geddes - BEST IN MINIATURE
  • David Baron - DR. SAVANNAH: WILD ROSE VET
  • Alysha Galbreath - THE FABULOUS SHOW WITH FAY AND FLUFFY
  • Kevin Kossowan - LES STROUD'S WILD HARVEST
  • Kevin C. W. Wong - MARY MAKES IT EASY
Photography, News or Information
  • John Minh Tran - ARCTIC BLUE
  • Marc D’Amours - CTV NEWS REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: PAUL WORKMAN IN AFGHANISTAN
  • Brent Rose - THE NEW REALITY
  • Kirk Neff - W5
Picture Editing, Children's or Youth (TV)
  • Al Manson - ALL-ROUND CHAMPION
  • Joe Kicak, Mike Lobel - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Sabrina Pitre - FAKES
  • Jane MacRae - HOLLY HOBBIE
  • Courtney Goldman, Nathan Martinak - ODD SQUAD MOBILE UNIT
Picture Editing, Comedy (TV)
  • Kyle Martin - LETTERKENNY
  • Kyle Martin - SHORESY
  • Marianna Khoury - SORT OF
  • Hugh Elchuk - SORT OF
  • Marianna Khoury - WORKIN' MOMS
Picture Editing, Drama (TV)
  • Teresa de Luca - CORONER
  • Kimberlee McTaggart - MOONSHINE
  • Sandy Pereira - THE PORTER
  • Dev Singh - THE PORTER
  • Annie Ilkow - TRANSPLANT
Picture Editing, Factual (TV)
  • Anna Bigos - ARCTIC VETS
  • Vitold Vidic - HOW I GOT HERE
  • Derek Esposito - HOW I GOT HERE
  • Mike Langevin, Jordan Lavigne, Tim Thompson, Ken Yan - NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
  • Kirk Ramsay, Nick Taylor - WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE (EVEN JAY BARUCHEL)
Picture Editing, Reality/Competition
  • Michael Tersigni, Samantha Shields - THE AMAZING RACE CANADA
  • Lindsay Ragone - CANADA'S DRAG RACE
  • Peter Topalovic - CANADA'S DRAG RACE
  • Swapna Mella, Lara Mrkoci - THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW
  • Jordan Wood, Alex Mastronardi - WALL OF BAKERS
Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction (TV)
  • Brian Verhoog, Joel Guzman, Brianna Trush, Andrew Hill - THE HARDY BOYS
  • Bill Fleming - MOONSHINE
  • Bob Sher - MURDOCH MYSTERIES
  • Réjean Labrie, Jon Van Winkle, Sara McCudden - THE PORTER
  • Ingrid Jurek, M-A Orenstein, Jenn Luckas - SORT OF
Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction
  • Peter Faragher, Andy Roskaft, Kevin Halliday, Aaron Scholl - BIG BROTHER CANADA
  • Andrew Kinsella - CANADA'S DRAG RACE
  • Michael “Spike” Parks, Mike Gelinas - THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW
  • Callum Maclachlan, Mark Hockin - HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
  • Alex Nadon - THE JUNOS 2022
Reality/Competition Program or Series
  • The Amazing Race Canada
  • Best in Miniature
  • Blown Away
  • Canada’s Drag Race
  • A Cut Above
Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
  • Carbon – The Unauthorised Biography
  • Curb Your Carbon
  • Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada’s Climate Crisis
  • The Mightiest
  • Nature’s Big Year
Short Documentary

  • THE BENEVOLENTS (Sarah Baril Gaudet) 
  • BILL REID REMEMBERS (Alanis Obomsawin, Annette Clarke) 
  • THE GOATS OF MONESIGLIO (Emily Graves, Anna Cooley, Raj Dhillon) 
  • PATTY VS. PATTY ( Chris Strikes, Kate Fraser, Maya Annik Bedward) 
  • PERFECTING THE ART OF LONGING (Kitra Cahana, Kat Baulu, Ariel Nasr, Annette Clarke) 
Sketch Comedy Program or Series
  • Abroad
  • Roast Battle Canada
  • TallBoyz
  • This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Social/Political Documentary Program
  • Come Clean
  • Dear Jackie
  • Marketplace: Crisis in Home Care
  • My Indian Name
  • The Pretendians
Sound, Documentary or Factual
  • Stephen Paniccia, Kane Kirton, Daniel Pellerin, Chris Birkett - BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
  • Graham Rogers, Stefana Fratila, Krystin Hunter, Dane Kelly - CRYSTAL PITE: ANGELS' ATLAS
  • Stéphane Barsalou, Lynne Trépanier, Catherine Van Der Donckt, Benoît Dame - DEAR JACKIE
  • Matt Drake, Devon Cooke - DOUG AND THE SLUGS AND ME
  • Michael Josselyn, Matthew McKenzie - MAGIC SHADOWS ELWY YOST: A LIFE IN MOVIES
Sound Editing (Movies)

  • Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Paul Germann, Krystin Hunter, Kevin Banks - BROTHER
  • Robert Bertola, Tom Bjelic, Jill Purdy - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Martin Gwynn Jones - DAWN, HER DAD & THE TRACTOR
  • Elma Bello - STAY THE NIGHT
  • Sylvain Bellemare, Simon Meilleur, Frédéric Lavigne, Francis Gauthier, Claire Pochon - VIKING
Sound, Fiction (TV)
  • Janice Ierulli, Mark Shnuriwsky, Matthew Hussey, Dave Johnson, Marco Döelle, Harvey Hyslop, Hilary Thomson, Matthew Thomson - HUDSON & REX
  • Ed Douglas, David McCallum, Marvyn Dennis, Peter Thillaye, Stef Fraticelli, Jason Charbonneau, Martin Lee, Graham Rogers, Russ Dyck - THE PORTER
  • Graham Rogers, Stacy Coutts, Sue Conley, Paul Germann, Zenon Waschuk - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Paul Germann, Martin Gwynn Jones, Rob Ainsley, Bryan Day, Graham Rogers, Goro Koyama, Jenna Dalla Riva - SORT OF
  • Guy Pelletier, Christian Rivest, Gaël Poisson-Lemay, Sylvain Brassard, Guy Francoeur, Claude Champagne - TRANSPLANT
Sound, Lifestyle, Reality, or Entertainment
  • Mark Krupka, Brian Gallant, Lisa Meitin - THE AMAZING RACE CANADA
  • Peter Hamilton - BLOWN AWAY
  • Mark Vreeken, Jeff Kozak, Doug McClement - BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: STARWALKER
  • John Diemer, Scott Brachmayer, Rosie Eberhard, Levi Linton, Rob Taylor, Alastair Sims, Eric Leigh - CANADA'S DRAG RACE
  • Mark Vreeken, Jeff Kozak, Charles-Emile Beaudin, Doug McClement - THE JUNOS 2022

Sound Mixing (Movies)

  • Richard Penn, Joe Morrow, James Bastable - BROTHER
  • Ron Mellegers, Justin Helle, Christian Cooke, Mark Zsifkovits - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • Martin M. Messier, Maxime Vermette - THE INHUMAN 
  • Matthew Chan - STAY THE NIGHT
  • Pierre Bertrand, Bernard Gariépy Strobl - VIKING
Sports Analyst
  • Arianne Jones - 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Cheryl Pounder - 2022 IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: CANADA VS. USA
  • Joe Siddall - BLUE JAYS CENTRAL
  • Craig Simpson - HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
Sports Feature Segment
  • Rob Dunn, Adam Fair, Kevin Fallis, Jason Wessel - HIGH HEAT - ALLI SCHRODER STORY
  • Josh Shiaman, Rick Westhead, Nigel Akam, Darren Oliver, Michael Banani - LEFT BEHIND
  • Tracy Britnell, Devon Burns, Owen Ewers, Richard Liani, Adam Parsons, David Midgley - NAKED
  • Josh Shiaman, Farhan Lalji, Jacob Frenkel, Michael Banani, Jason Wessel - PIVOT - THE SHELDON GUY STORY
Sports Host
  • Andi Petrillo - 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Ron MacLean - HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
  • Jay Onrait - SC WITH JAY ONRAIT
  • James Duthie - TSN FREE AGENT FRENZY
Sports Opening
  • Matt Dorman, Darren Oliver, Kevin Fallis, Devon Burns, Curry Leamen - 2021 GREY CUP OPENING
  • Tim Thompson, Chris Irwin, Jeff Shelegy - 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Tim Thompson, Jeff Shelegy - 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Simon Garan, Jacob Frenkel, Kevin Fallis, James Judges - TORONTO RAPTORS SEASON OPENING
Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
  • Brenda Irving - 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Gord Miller - 2022 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR GOLD MEDAL GAME
  • Dan Shulman - BLUE JAYS CENTRAL
  • Chris Cuthbert - HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
Sports Program or Series
  • 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games
  • Sportscentre
  • Tim and Friends
Stunt Coordination (TV)

  • Paul Nigro - AUTO AFICIONADO
  • Jean-François Lachapelle - FAMILY GAME 
  • Wayne Wells - THE FIGHT MACHINE
  • Dan Skene - LETTERKENNY
  • John Stead, Anita Nittoly, Dejah Dixon-Green, Nova Zatzman, George Tchortov - PRETTY HARD CASES
Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series
  • Prince Amponsah - AVOCADO TOAST THE SERIES
  • Nelu Handa - AVOCADO TOAST THE SERIES
  • Clare McConnell - AVOCADO TOAST THE SERIES
  • Emmanuel Kabongo - CHATEAU LAURIER
  • Ashton James - REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND
  • Dwain Murphy - REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND
  • Linda Kash - SLOPPY JONES
  • Sedina Fiati - TOKENS
Supporting Performer, Drama (TV)
  • Thom Allison - CORONER
  • Andy McQueen - CORONER
  • Wendy Crewson - DEPARTURE
  • Karen LeBlanc - DEPARTURE
  • Christopher Plummer - DEPARTURE
  • Dwain Murphy - DIGGSTOWN
  • Kevin Hanchard - HUDSON & REX
  • Daniel Maslany - MURDOCH MYSTERIES
Supporting Performer, Comedy (TV)
  • Ennis Esmer - CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING
  • Tricia Black - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Al Mukadam - Al Mukadam
  • Karen Robinson - PRETTY HARD CASES
  • Malcolm McDowell - SON OF A CRITCH
  • Amanda Cordner - SORT OF
  • Sarah McVie - WORKIN' MOMS
  • Enuka Okuma - WORKIN' MOMS
Talk Program or Series
  • 1 Queen 5 Queers
  • ET Canada Presents Forward: The Future of Black Entertainment
  • ET Canada Presents Indigenous Artists & Icons: Celebrating the Future
  • The Marilyn Denis Show
  • The Social
TV Movie
  • A CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS 
  • MIRACLE IN MOTOR CITY
  • SAYING YES TO CHRISTMAS
  • SWINDLER SEDUCTION
  • UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE
Variety or Entertainment Special
  • Dave Merheje: I Love You Habibi
  • ET Canada Presents One on One with Trevor Noah
  • FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2022
  • Impact & Influence: A Truth & Reconciliation Day Special
  • The Original Santa Claus Parade
Video Game
  • I Was A Teenage Exocolonist
  • JETT: The Far Shore
  • Nobody Saves the World
  • Ooblets
  • Tunic
Visual Effects (Movies)

  • Marc Hall - BABYSITTER
  • Eric Gambini, Sarah Krusch Flanagan, Louis Mackall, Virginie Strub, Andrew Joe, Gabriel Chiang, Linus Burghardt - BONES OF CROWS
  • Peter MacAuley, Kayden Anderson, Tom Turnbull, Caitlin Foster - CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
  • James Anthony Young - CULT HERO
  • Jean-François (Jafaz) Ferland, Marie-Claude Lafontaine, Charles Lamoureux, Jean-François Crevier - LINES OF ESCAPE
  • Landon Bootsma, Dexter Davey, Ashley Hampton, Milton Muller, Dmitry Vinnik - UNTIL BRANCHES BEND
Visual Effects (TV)
  • Joe Kicak, Sebastian Harder - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Jonathon Corbiere, Flavio de Paula, Julia Nadeau, Steve Murphy, Suzanna Brusikiewicz, Tyler Sammy - HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS
  • Alex Nadon - THE LEGACY AWARDS
  • Matthew J.R. Bishop, Nial McFadyen, Susan Sullivan, Cody McCaig, Stephen Curran, James Wallace, Jeff Robinson, Belma Abdicevic, Tom Perry, Steve Lowry - ODD SQUAD MOBILE UNIT
  • Andy Powell, Raymond Pang - SUPER WISH
Visual Research
  • Kenya-Jade Pinto, Erin Chisholm - BLACK LIBERATORS WWII
  • Jessica Joy Wise, Bailey Johnson, Jennifer Dysart, Joan Prowse, Connie Littlefield, Allison Wolfe - BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
  • Elspeth Domville - THE CASE AGAINST COSBY
  • Cindy Wolfe, Emma Kehayas - COMEDY PUNKS: KIDS IN THE HALL
  • Barri Cohen, Jessica Joy Wise, Bailey Johnson - UNLOVED: HURONIA'S FORGOTTEN CHILDREN
Web Program or Series, Fiction
  • Avocado Toast The Series
  • Mary & Flo on the Go!
  • Revenge of the Black Best Friend
  • Tokens
  • Topline
Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
  • Being Black in Canada: My Journey Here
  • Being Black in Canada at The Olympic Games
  • ET Canada Pride
  • ET Canada Royal Rewind
  • Pride: The LGBTQ+ History Series
Writing, Animation
  • John May, Suzanne Bolch - 16 HUDSON
  • Stephanie Kaliner, Lakna Edirisinghe - PINECONE & PONY
  • Scott Montgomery - THE SNOOPY SHOW
  • Sara Peters - SUMMER MEMORIES
  • J. Green, Sean Jara - TEAM ZENKO GO
Writing, Children's or Youth (TV)
  • Carmen Albano - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Lisa Rose Snow - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Joe Kicak - DETENTION ADVENTURE
  • Ramona Barckert - THE HARDY BOYS
  • Amy Cole - THE NEXT STEP
Writing, Comedy (TV)
  • Kurt Smeaton - CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING
  • Kurt Smeaton, Jessica Meya - CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING
  • JP Larocque - SORT OF 
  • Bilal Baig, Fab Filippo - SORT OF
  • Catherine Reitman - WORKIN' MOMS
Writing, Documentary (TV)
  • Sudz Sutherland - BLK: AN ORIGIN STORY
  • Madison Thomas, Andrea Warner - BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
  • Karen Shopsowitz - MAGIC SHADOWS ELWY YOST: A LIFE IN MOVIES
  • Drew Hayden Taylor, Paul Kemp, Jonathan Baltrusaitis - THE PRETENDIANS
  • Lisa Rideout - SEX WITH SUE
Writing, Drama Series
  • Adriana Maggs - CORONER
  • Annmarie Morais, Aubrey Nealon - THE PORTER
  • Marsha Greene - THE PORTER
  • Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer - TRANSPLANT
  • Carmine Pierre-Dufour - TRANSPLANT
Writing, Factual
  • Jeff Thrasher - ARCTIC VETS
  • Armen Kazazian - A GHOST RUINED MY LIFE
  • Samantha Beck, Katie Redburn, Gillian Mahoney - RUST VALLEY RESTORERS
  • Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Graham Chittenden, Steve Dylan - STILL STANDING
  • Victoria Lean - WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE (EVEN JAY BARUCHEL)
Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
  • Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski, Josh Tizel - THE AMAZING RACE CANADA
  • Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Trevor Boris, Spencer Fritz, Kevin Hazlehurst - CANADA'S DRAG RACE
  • Elvira Kurt - A CUT ABOVE
  • Nadine Djoury - THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW
  • Carly Spencer - RACE AGAINST THE TIDE
Writing, TV Movie
  • Elizabeth Stewart - BE MINE, VALENTINE
  • Rhonda Baraka - MIRACLE IN MOTOR CITY
  • Barbara Kymlicka - STOLEN BY THEIR FATHER
  • Sebastian Pigott - TWO DEATHS OF HENRY BAKER
Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy
  • Ngozi Paul - FREEUP! EMANCIPATION DAY 2022
  • Simu Liu, Luciano Casimiri, Leonard Chan, Julie Kim, Kristeen Von Hagen - THE JUNOS 2022
  • David F. Mewa, Milca Kuflu - THE LEGACY AWARDS
  • George Reinblatt, Aisha Brown, Jeff Rothpan, Andrew Johnston, Rob Michaels - ROAST BATTLE CANADA
  • Guled Abdi, Vance Banzo, Tim Blair, Franco Nguyen - TALLBOYZ
Writing, Web Program or Series
  • Kent Staines, Emily Weedon - CHATEAU LAURIER
  • Amanda Parris - REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND
  • Keavy Lynch - REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND
  • Motion - REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND
  • Romeo Candido, Marie Beath Badian - TOPLINE
Special Award Recipients
  • ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ TRIBUTE AWARD: Jennifer Podemski
  • ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ TRIBUTE AWARD: Paul Pope
  • ACADEMY ICON AWARD: Catherine O’Hara
  • CHANGEMAKER AWARD: Tracy Moore
  • EARLE GREY AWARD: Peter MacNeill
  • GORDON SINCLAIR AWARD FOR BROADCAST JOURNALISM: Lisa LaFlamme
  • HUMANITARIAN AWARD: Ryan Reynolds
  • LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Pierre Bruneau
  • RADIUS AWARD: Simu Liu

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

2023 Reverend John C Holland Award Winners

From the website:

Since 1996, the Reverend John C Holland Awards have celebrated excellence in Hamilton’s Black community. The Awards celebrate and recognize the academic achievements and aspirations of Black youth by offering scholarships and support to assist them in accessing post-secondary education. The Awards also celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our community and recognize the contributions of local Black leaders to the social, economic, and cultural life of our city. 

Winners were announced at a ceremony on Saturday February  18, 2023.

Media Links

Below is a complete list of winners.

  • Youth Achievement Bursary Winners: Suzanne Abdullah, Cynthia Oyogo, Devlyn Tagoe, Cyrena Hamilton, Khairiya Haji, Joshua Cote, Keionna Cousins, Derron Alleyne (instructor, Hamilton Youth Steel Orchestra), Shante Paddy (tenor sax player), Josiah Bowen



    Video above courtesy of The Gasworks Hamilton

  • Lincoln Alexander Breaking Down Barriers Scholarship: Esther Goombs (community outreach assistant  - ACORN Canada)
  • Evelyn Myrie Political Action Bursary: Alice Okpere (student, volunteer)
  • Nelson Mandela Social Justice Scholarship: Chanice Olokesusi (student)
  • Rev. George Horton Scholarship - Serenity Thompson (student, poet)
  • Audre Lorde LBTQ2S+ Scholarship: Omowonuola Adelusi (student, co-founder - DeGroote B (L) ack in Business)
  • Marlene Thomas Community Advocacy Bursary - Mofiyinfoluwa Saka (Black Futures Lab)
  • Immigrants Matter Scholarship: Abraham Oroma (student)
  • Dr. Ethilda “Tilly” Johnson — Business/Entrepreneurship Bursary: Yasmeen Elkheir (student)
  • Raymond G. Lewis Sports Leadership - Laila Hampson (student, athlete)
  • YWCA Girls Rock Scholarship - Kiyara Millwood (student, athlete)
  • Hamilton Steelworkers Area Council Community Matters Scholarship: Ademide Abogunrin (student, member of the Celtic Calibrate)
  • Connection Awards: Brandon Bernard, Chealsey Kamara, Nokutenda Nyamande, Coralie Muco, Crisanne Braham, Fiona Jumu, Isra Bashir, Angela Adeyinka, Alexandra Brown. Delina Woldeyesus, Ivana Ndangam, Ndama Simon, Atteyla Barichello-Herrera
  • Empowerment Awards: Shaleesa Clarke, Khadidja Taguina, Opemipo Oluwasola, Laila Baker, Tinotenda mariga, Agapa Goombs, Halle Williams, Maryan Jama, Abigail Smith Bennett, Rugeyata Bah, Rami Naamna, Chloe Naylor-Malcolm, Caitlyn Mwangi, Maleek Pryce, Kyla Momanyi
  • Unity Awards: Obed Matumona, Marie-Paul Duwai-Sowa, Quintin Greenidge, Mercy Nyakundi, Ehis Oziegbe, Uaetohange Katjiuongua, Rheanne Browne, Luca Di Gregorio Zotti, Tiffany Williams, Suad Adan, Esther Bothon, Deaundra Simms, Michelle Ogunyemi, Nyal Lewis, Ireal Daly
  • HBHC Award of Merit: Robert Small
  • Community Service Award: BLK Owned HamOnt
  • Business/Professional Achievement: Vivian Kaye
  • Vince Morgan Ally Award: Denise Christopherson


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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Throwback Thursday! Trickbag 35th Anniversary Edition

This is part of our recurring series of 'Throwback Thursday' posts where we celebrate the wonderful past of the local music scene (specifically pre-2000). If you know of any videos, old posters, trivia bites, etc that would be perfect for this, please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com

Local Blues legends, Trickbag will be turning 35 this year so we're celebrating along with them. Their official 35th anniversary celebration will be Sunday, February 26, 3-6pm at Stonewalls. They'll be joined by Smoke Wagon Blues Band.


Pictures courtesy of Trickbag

Biographical Bits






Monday, February 20, 2023

Trickbag, Lester Smith & Smoke Wagon Blues Band Videos

Links: TrickbagMore Trickbag StoriesVideo above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers

Links: Les SmithMore Les Smith StoriesSong courtesy of Lester Smith with Trickbag

Links: Smoke Wagon Blues BandMore Smoke Wagon Blues Band StoriesVideo above courtesy of Corey Lueck


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Friday, February 17, 2023

CHCH TV Features the Legendary Jackie Washington in Black History Month Spotlight



For Black History Month, CHCH News is doing a spotlight on prominent black Hamilton citizens every Friday in February 2023. One of featured folks was none other than the late, legendary Bluesman, Jackie Washington.

Links: Jackie WashingtonMore Jackie Washington StoriesVideo above courtesy of CHCH News. Click here for the written story

The previous episode featured the late Tillie Johnson, of the Hamilton Famers Market

Video above courtesy of CHCH News

The week after, Black historical preservationist Wilma Morrison was the focus.

Video above courtesy of CHCH News

As CHCH adds more videos to YouTube, we'll be adding this year's Black History Month Spotlights to this post.


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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Throwback Thursday! Teenage Head Fan Club Valentine, Lori Yates on Tommy Hunter Show, Ian Thomas

This is part of our new recurring series of 'Throwback Thursday' posts where we celebrate the wonderful past of the local music scene (specifically pre-2000). If you know of any videos, old posters, trivia bites, etc that would be perfect for this, please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com


Picture courtesy of Robert Gronfors from Steelore-Hamilton Rock History 1970’s to 2010’s


Friday, February 10, 2023

New Offering from Kitchener's Elliott and the Audio Kings Will Get You Boogieing

Make sure you have your Fitbits and step counters on when you put on So Much to Do, the latest offering from Kitchener's Elliott and the Audio Kings. Once the music starts, you'll be getting a lot of steps in when you boogie and slide to these excellent tunes.

Released on Busted Flat Records, this album will get you moving right away with it's infectious beats and swingin' sound. Elliott and the Audio Kings are masters of the groove and have enough cool rhythms here for three albums. 

You can download the album from the Busted Flat Bandcamp site or purchase a CD at their impressive live shows or at Encore Records in Kitchener.

Stream the full album here

Links: Elliott and the Audio KingsMore Elliott and the Audio Kings StoriesMore Releases


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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Throwback Thursday! 5 Rising Sons, Harrison Kennedy on American Bandstand, Varga

This is part of our new recurring series of 'Throwback Thursday' posts where we celebrate the wonderful past of the local music scene (specifically pre-2000). If you know of any videos, old posters, trivia bites, etc that would be perfect for this, please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com



Biographical highlights (from GarageHangover.com)
Media links:
Comment from Garage Hangover by drummer Robin McMillan 
We all went to different schools in Burlington and played the Hamilton and Burlington areas for approx. one year. My dad was the sales manager of Elgin Ford on Bay Street in Toronto and he had a three day extravaganza at the dealership in Toronto for the new Mustang, hot rods, dragsters and lots of other fast cars from Ford. He hired us to play all the music in the afternoons for the Friday, Saturday and special Sunday shows as well and bought a lot of commercial time on CHUM, CFRB and all the major newspapers and included us in all the ads.

Before you knew it there were over 30,000 people at the shows and of course to see the cars and we didn’t look back. We got bookings from all over.
With all the hype we were invited to make a couple of records which helped up quickly up the ladder from a local Burlington group to huge jobs in Toronto … the Hawks Nest, Club 888 and many others, and one of the thirteen bands CHUM picked to play at Maple Leaf Gardens.

“Annie” was in the top ten in Winnipeg, the Maritimes and CFOX in Montreal as well as CKOC, CKPC and tons more stations in Canada and played although not charted on CHUM.

Bruce joined the group the day after the Toronto Sound Show in Sept 1966. Peter on organ left to go to college in London but still kept in touch with us.

We recorded under the name of Willapuss Wallapuss just for the fun of it. Yorkville’s idea because we were a very young group and they thought it was cute I guess but it got play. “To Jone” written by Bruce Ley, who actually has done quite well writing songs for kids TV shows. Actually her name is Joan but spelled Jone don’t ask me why.

Video above courtesy of 60sCanadianGarage