March 06, 2024

The 2024 Canadian Screen Award Nominees

WIFF films receive 74 nominations.

This morning the 12th Canadian Screen Award nominees were announced. Matt Johnson’s Blackberry is far ahead of the pack with 17 nominations, and WIFF Prize in Canadian Film Winner Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person close behind with 12. Overall, official selections of WIFF earned 74 nominations across all categories. Among the nominees is the short live-action film Invincible, which is currently screening at WIFF as part of the Oscar Short Films series and Ru which was shown earlier this year. A number of nominations went to previous WIFF Prize in Canadian Film Nominees including Solo, The Nature of Love, Something You Said Last Night, The Dishwasher, One Summer and North of Normal. Other WIFF films nominated this morning include Fitting In, Who’s Yer Father?, In Flames, Slash/Back, Suze, Someone Lives Here, Twice Colonized, Cynara, Swan Song and Zug Island.

See the full list of nominees below.

Best Motion Picture

Blackberry
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Infinity Pool
Red Rooms
Richelieu
Solo

Achievement in Art Direction

Adam Belanger, Kerry Noonan, Lucy Larkin, Blackberry
Thea Hollatz, Fitting In
Ludovic Dufresne, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Michael Pierson, The Queen of My Dreams
Marie-Hélène Lavoie, Ru

Achievement in Casting

Pam Dixon, Sara Kay, Jenny Lewis, Blackberry
Jason Knight, John Buchan, Fitting In
Tania Arana, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Mark Bennett, Deirdre Bowen, Infinity Pool
Ariane Castellanos, Victor Tremblay-Blouin, Richelieu

Achievement in Cinematography

Jared Raab, Blackberry
Mike McLaughlin, Hands That Bind
Karim Hussain, Infinity Pool
Alexandre Bussière, Montréal Girls
André Turpin, The Nature of Love
Gabriel Brault Tardif, Richelieu
Jean-François Lord, Ru
Mathieu Laverdière, Solo

Achievement in Costume Design

Hanna Puley, Blackberry
Kelly-Anne Bonieux, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Rosalie Clermont, Ru
Athena Theny, Seagrass
Mara Zigler, Something You Said Last Night

Achievement in Direction

Matt Johnson, Blackberry
Ariane Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool
Henri Pardo, Kanaval
Pascal Plante, Red Rooms
Sophie Dupuis, Solo

Achievement in Editing

Curt Lobb, Blackberry
Isabelle Malenfant, The Dishwasher
Stéphane Lafleur, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
James Vandewater, Infinity Pool
Pauline Gaillard, The Nature of Love

Achievement in Hair

Mykola Korolyov, Better Days
Dylan Twigg, Philippe Bertrand-Hudon, Blackberry
Rikki Zucker, Mother of All Shows
Nermin Grbic, Carole Bertini, One Summer
Vincent Dufault, Ru
Isabel Paganine, Seagrass

Achievement in Make-Up

Ashley Vieira, Erin Sweeney, Thea Samuels, Blackberry
Katie Ballantyne, Jonathan Craig, Karlee Morse, The Hyperborean
Dan Martin, Traci Loader, Svetlana Gutic, Infinity Pool
Karlee Morse, Mary Cuffe, Polaris
Erin Pidgeon, R.L. Stine’s Zombie Town
Dominique T. Hasbani, Ru
Fatema Hoque, Who’s Yer Father?

Achievement in Music – Original Score

Jay McCarrol, Blackberry
Steph Copeland, Cascade
Alysha Brille, The Queen of My Dreams
Suad Bushnaq, Queen Tut
Ryan Shore, R.L. Stine’s Zombie Town

Achievement in Music – Original Song

Melissa D’Agostino, David Brock, Rebecca Everett
Qurram Hussain, The Queen of My Dreams
Suad Bushnaq, Omar El-Deeb, Queen Tut
Kamel Bushnaq, Ashley Jane, Suad Bushnaq, Queen Tut
Lawrence Gowan, R.L. Stine’s Zombie Town

Achievement in Sound Editing

Matthew Chan, Gabe Knox, Michelle Irving, Lucas Prokaziuk, Stefan Fraticelli, Jason Charbonneau, Blackberry
John Blerot, Hands That Bind
Alex Bullick, Jill Purdy, Rob Bertola, Craig MacLellan, Infinity Pool
J.R. Fountain, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Pierre-Jules Audet, Marie-Miel Lacasse Hévey, Monique Vézina, Natalie Fleurant, Ru

Achievement in Sound Mixing

Matthew Chan, Bret Killoran, Nathan Street, Paul Lynch, Randy Wilson, Ron Mellegers, Justin Helle, Blackberry
Brent Planiden, Chris Ferguson, Cold Road
Bernard Gariépy Strobl, J.R. Fountain, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Hans Laitres, Guillaume Daoust, Maxime Vermette, Daniel Bisson, Mathieu Maillé, Ru
Tyler Bogaert, Ian Rankin, Will Stephens, The Young Arsonists

Achievement in Visual Effects

Tristan Zerafa, Lou Gatti, Matthew Nayman, Mike Boers, Blackberry
Jeff Bruneel, James Miligan, Tamara Young, Nick Winger, Adam Graves, In Flames
Andy Robinson, Infinity Pool
Adam Graves, The King Tide
Marie-Claude Lafontaine, JF (Jafaz) Ferland, Simon Beaupré, One Summer

Adapted Screenplay

Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, Billie Blue
Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Blackberry
Eric K. Boulianne, Francis Leclerc, The Dishwasher
Alexandra Weir, North of Normal
Fawzia Mirza, The Queen of My Dreams
Jacques Davidts, Ru

Original Screenplay

Cody Lightning, Samuel Miller, Hey, Viktor!
Ariane Louis-Seize, Christine Doyon, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool
Monia Chokri, The Nature of Love
Pascal Plante, Red Rooms
Delphine Girard, Through the Night

Best Stunt Coordination

Performance in a Leading Role, Drama

Mia Goth, Infinity Pool
Alexander Skarsgård, Infinity Pool
Rayan Dieudonné, Kanaval
Oyin Oladejo, Orah
Amrit Kaur, The Queen of My Dreams
Juliette Gariépy, Red Rooms
Ariane Castellanos, Richelieu
Théodore Pellerin, Solo

Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy

Jay Baruchel, Blackberry
Cody Lightning, Hey, Viktor!
Félix-Antoine Bénard, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Sara Montpetit, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Magalie Lépine-Blondeau, The Nature of Love
Alexandra Billings, Queen Tut
Susan Kent, Who’s Yer Father?
Chris Locke, Who’s Yer Father?

Performance in a Supporting Role, Drama

Charles-Aubey Houde, The Dishwasher
Martin Dubreuil, Kanaval
Frances Fisher, The King Tide
Aden Young, The King Tide
Laurie Babin, Red Rooms
Nelson Coronado, Richelieu
Chantal Thuy, Ru
Alexis Vincent-Wolfe, Slash/Back

Performance in a Supporting Role, Comedy

Glenn Howerton, Blackberry
Matt Johnson, Blackberry
Hannah Cheesman, Hey, Vicktor!
Steve Laplante, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Noémie O’Farrell, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Marc-André Leclair, One Summer
Guy Nadon, One Summer
Charlie Gillespie, Suze

Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary

Beyond Paper
Kite Zo: Leave the Bones
The Longest Goodbye
Someone Lives Here
Twice Colonized

Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary

Ben Giesbrecht, Luke Connor, Aitamaako’Tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
Étienne Roussy, Beyond Paper
Patrick McGowan, Jason Providence, Coven
Kaveh Nabatian, Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones
Ernesto Pardo, The White Guard

Best Editing in a Feature-Length Documentary

Rich Williamson, Cynara
Denys Desjardins, Michel Giroux, I Lost My Mom
Anouk Deschênes, The Longest Goodbye
Marianna Khoury, Someone Lives Here
Derek Esposito, Cecilio Escobar, Summer Qamp

Best Original Music in a Feature-Length Documentary

Antoine Bertiaume, Greyland
Stéphanie Hamelin Tomala, I Lost My Mom
Ramachandra Borcar, The Longest Goodbye
Kat Duma, Verity Susman, Matthew Simms, Tramps!
Olivier Alary, Johannes Malfatti, Twice Colonized

Best Sound Design in a Feature-Length Documentary

Catherine Van Der Donckt, Stéphane Cadotte, Jean Paul Vialard, Geoffrey Mitchell, Beyond Paper
Sylvain Bellemare, Isabelle Lussier, Days
Brian Eimer, Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope
Sam Rodgers, James Lazarenko, Claire Dobson, Krystin Hunter, Graham Rogers, Jane Tattersall, Stefana Fratila, Paul Germann, Steve Medeiros, Marilee Yorston, Steve Hammond, David Yonson, Steve Copley, Swan Song
Hans Laitres, Sylvain Bellemare, Daniel Capeille, The White Guard

Best Short Documentary