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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
Presented by Technicolor
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
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
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
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
Mark Reid
DGC HONOURARY LIFE
MEMBER AWARD
Presented by BellMedia
Peter Leitch