'Mommy', 'Elephant Song' Top DGC Film Winners

Elephant Song

A double dose of Xavier Dolan films earn the top prizes in the feature film categories of the Directors Guild of Canada awards. Dolan’s 2014 Oscar submission won the prize for Best Feature Film, while Charles Binamé won Best Director for Elephant Song, which co-stars Xavier Dolan as a sociopathic killer. (Dolan wasn’t even nominated for Best Director.) The film awards mostly shared the wealth among the bigger titles of 2014. The big winners of the night were in the television categories, though, with The Book of Negroes sweeping the TV Movie/Mini-Series awards and Schitt’s Creek dominating the awards for comedy. The awards were handed out in Toronto last night at the Carlu. Full list of winners below:

Film Awards

BEST DIRECTION – FEATURE FILM
Presented by Deluxe

Charles Binamé – Elephant Song

  

BEST FEATURE FILM
Presented by Technicolor

Mommy

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM

Presented by Pinewood Toronto Studios

Carol Spier – Maps to the Stars

BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILM

Michele Conroy - Pompeii

BEST SOUND EDITING – FEATURE FILM

Pompeii - Kevin Banks, Stephen Barden, Fred Brennan, Alex Bullick, J.R Fountain, Rose Gregoris, Kevin Howard, Jill Purdy, Tyler Whitham

ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
Presented by Rogers Group of Funds

Super Duper Alice Cooper – Sam Dunn, Reginald Harkema, Scot McFadyen

BEST SHORT FILM

Made in Bali -  Michael Pohorly

TV Awards:

BEST DIRECTION – TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

Presented by Panavision

Clement Virgo – The Book of Negroes

BEST DIRECTION – TELEVISION SERIES
Presented by William F. White International

Kari Skogland – Vikings, “Blood Eagle”

BEST TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

Presented by Vanguarde Artists Management

The Book of Negroes

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Presented by PS Production Services Ltd. and SIM Digital

Orphan Black, “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – FAMILY

Open Heart, “Last Things First”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY

Schitt’s Creek, “Our Cup Runneth Over”

  

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

Jason Clarke – The Book of Negroes, Episode 5

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TELEVISION SERIES

Brendan Smith – Schitt’s Creek, “Our Cup Runneth Over”

  

BEST PICTURE EDITING – TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

Susan Shipton – The Book of Negroes, Episode 6

BEST PICTURE EDITING – TELEVISION SERIES

Don Cassidy – Vikings, “The Lord’s Prayer”

  

BEST SOUND EDITING – TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

The Book of Negroes, Episode 1 – Andrea Cyr, Claire Dobson, Martin Gwynn Jones, Joe Mancuso, David McCallum, Brennan Mercer, Brent Pickett, David Rose

BEST SOUND EDITING – TELEVISION SERIES

Vikings, “The Choice” - Andrew Jablonski, David McCallum, Steve Medeiros, Brennan Mercer, Dale Sheldrake, Jane Tattersall, Rob Warchol

Honorary Awards:

DGC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Presented by Shaftesbury

David Cronenberg

DON HALDANE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Mark Reid

DGC HONOURARY LIFE MEMBER AWARD

Presented by BellMedia

Peter Leitch