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Directors Guild Announces 2024 DGC Awards Nominees

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  • The DGC is pleased to announce the 2024 DGC Awards nominees. There were over 260 submissions this year and the nominees represent a diverse selection of the industry’s outstanding talent working in this country.

    The Awards will be presented at the annual Gala on Saturday, October 22, 2024 at The Carlu in Toronto. Hosted by Arisa Cox with special guests soon to be announced, the 15th edition of the DGC Awards promises to be a big one.  The evening will feature a special Nominees’ reception prior to the Awards ceremony.

    “Part of the DGC’s mandate is to celebrate excellence,” stated Tim Southam, National President, DGC. “And these nominations honour the women and men who have worked together to inspire and create exceptional works. It is a privilege for the Guild to have an opportunity to highlight such outstanding talent every year through the DGC Awards.”

     

    DGC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
    Presented by Shaftesbury
    Anne Wheeler

    DON HALDANE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
    Manny Danelon

    DGC HONOURARY LIFE MEMBER AWARD
    Presented by BellMedia
    Trina McQueen

    OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
    Presented by Technicolor

    Robert Budreau – Born to Be Blue
    Atom Egoyan – Remember
    Paul Gross – Hyena Road
    Wiebke von Carolsfeld – The Saver

    OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
    Presented by deluxe
    Michel Poulette – Swept Under
    Kari Skogland – Sons of Liberty
    Scott Smith – Gourmet Detective
    Anne Wheeler – A Country Wedding

    OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES
    Presented by Panavision
    Ken Girotti – Vikings, 310, The Dead
    Kelly Makin – Vikings, 308, To the Gates
    Helen Shaver – Vikings, 306, Born Again
    Jeff Woolnough – Vikings, 303, A Warrior’s Fate

    OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVMENT IN FAMILY SERIES
    Presented by William F. White
    Stefan Brogren Degrassi: Next Class, 101, #Bootycall
    Stefan Brogren Degrassi Next Class, 110, #Sorrynotsorry
    Eleanore Lindo Degrassi: The Next Class, 107, #Thiscouldbeusbutyouplayin
    Bruce McDonald Heartland, 910, Before the Darkness

    OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
    Presented by PS Production Services Ltd. and SIM Digital
    Cory Bowles Trailer Park Boys, 908, A Dancer For Money
    Jerry Ciccoritti Schitt’s Creek, 209, Moira’s Nudes
    Paul Fox Schitt’s Creek, 208, Milk Money
    Samir Rehem What Would Sal Do?, 101, Punches Pilot

    ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
    Presented by Rogers Group of Funds
    Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr
    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge Of The World
    Ninth Floor
    Painted Land: In Search of The Group Of Seven

    BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARY
    Cathy Gulkin Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr
    Cathy Gulkin Painted Land: In Search of The Group Of Seven
    Gordon Thorne & Steve Taylor The Next Step Live: The Movie
    Nick Hector This Changes Everything

    BEST SHORT FILM
    Big Little Girl
    Friends Like Us
    Portal To Hell!!!
    The Offer

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM
    Presented by Pinewood Toronto Studios
    Arvinder Grewal Beeba Boys
    Arvinder Grewal Hyena Road
    Aidan Leroux Born To Be Blue
    Elisa Sauvé Zoom

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
    Tim Bider Last Chance for Christmas
    Naz Goshtasbpour Group Home
    Robert Gray Sons of Liberty
    Rocco Matteo The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TELEVISION SERIES
    Ian Brock Dark Matter, 1,
    John Dondertman Orphan Black, 306, Certain Agony of The Battlefield
    Zoë Sakellaropoulo The Art of More, 105, One Ton Depot
    Brendan Smith Schitt’s Creek, 213, Happy Anniversary

    BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILM
    Christopher Donaldson –Remember
    Matthew Hannam –Into the Forest
    Susan Shipton –Forsaken
    David Wharnsby –Hyena Road

    BEST PICTURE EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
    Bryan Atkinson –Riftworld Chronicles
    Roger Mattiusi –Last Chance for Christmas
    Lara Mazur – On the Farm
    Ron Wisman Sr. & Ron Wisman Jr. – The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

    BEST PICTURE EDITING – TELEVISION SERIES
    Michael Doherty –Hannibal, 301, Antipasto
    Stephen Philipson –Hannibal, 306, Dolce
    Jay Prychidny – Orphan Black, 306, Certain Agony Of The Battlefield
    D. Gillian Truster –Orphan Black, 305, Scarred By Many Past Frustrations

    BEST SOUND EDITING – FEATURE FILM
    A Christmas Horror Story – Kevin Banks, Sound Editor; Ed Douglas, Sound Editor; Barry Gilmore, Sound Editor; David Caporale, 1stAssistant Sound Editor; Krystin Hunter, 1st Assistant Sound Editor

    Forsaken  Mark Gingras, Sound Editor; Jill Purdy, Sound Editor; Adam Stein, Sound Editor; James Robb, 1st Assistant Sound Editor

    Hyena Road  Jane Tattersall, Supervising Sound Editor; Kevin banks, Sound Editor; Ed Douglas, Sound Editor; David Evans, Sound Editor; Barry Gilmore, Sound Editor; Martin Gwynn Jones, Sound Editor; Dave Rose, Sound Editor;  David McCallum, Sound Editor;  Brennan Mercer, Sound Editor; Claire Dobson, 1st Assistant Sound Editor; Krystin Hunter, 1st Assistant Sound Editor

    Zoom  Jane Tattersall, Supervising Sound Editor; David McCallum, Sound Editor; Dave Rose, Sound Editor; Claire Dobson, 1stAssistant Sound Editor

    BEST SOUND EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES

    Charming Christmas Alex Bullick, Sound Editor; Nelson Ferreira, Sound Editor; John D. Smith, Sound Editor; Ayaz Kamani, 1stAssistant Sound Editor

    Hello It’s Me  Alex Bullick, Sound Editor; Nelson Ferreira, Sound Editor; John D. Smith, Sound Editor; Ayaz Kamani, 1st Assistant Sound Editor

    Murdoch Mysteries 919 A Merry Murdoch Christmas Mark Beck, Sound Editor; Joseph Doane, 1st Assistant Sound Editor;Jonas Kuhnemann, Dialogue Editor; Richard Calistan, ADR Editor

    The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe  Susan Conley, Sound Editor; Joe Mancuso, Sound Editor; David McCallum, Sound Editor;Steve Medeiros, Sound Editor; Jane Tattersall, Sound Editor; Krystin Hunter, Sound Editor; Claire Dobson, 1st Assistant Sound Editor

    BEST SOUND EDITING – TELEVISION SERIES

    Between, 101, School’s OutKevin Banks, Sound Editor; Dale Lennon, Sound Editor; Adam Stein, Sound Editor; James Robb, 1stAssistant Sound Editor

    Colony, 106, Yoknapatawpha Elma Bellow, Sound Editor; John Loranger, Sound Editor; Joe Mancuso, Sound Editor; John Sexton, Sound Editor;  Adam Stein, Sound Editor; Craig MacLellan, 1st Assistant Sound Editor; Jill Purdy, Sound Editor

    The Expanse, 102, The Big Empty Dustin Harris, Sound Editor; Kevin Banks, Sound Editor; Nelson Ferreira, Sound Editor; Nathan Robitaille, Sound Editor; Tyler Whitham, Sound Editor; Dashen Naidoo, 1st Assistant Sound Editor

    The Strain, 213, Night Train Richard Calistan, Sound Editor; Katie Halliday, Sound Editor; Kevin Howard, Sound Editor; John Loranger, Sound Editor; P. Jason MacNeill, Sound Editor; Joe Mancuso, Sound Editor; Carla Murray, Sound Editor; Jill Purdy, Sound Editor; John Sexton, Sound Editor; John D. Smith, Sound Editor; Adam Stein, Sound Editor; Craig MacLellan,1st Assistant Sound Editor; Joseph Doane, 1st Assistant Sound Editor

    The Directors Guild of Canada wishes to thank the SPONSORS of the 2024 DGC Awards:
    Lead – Technicolor
    Gold – BellMedia, Deluxe, Panavision, PS Productions Services Ltd., SIM Digital and William F. White International Inc./Canada Film Capital/EP Canada
    Silver – Canadian Media Production Association, The Harold Greenberg Fund, Pinewood Toronto Studios, Rogers Group of Funds, Shaftesbury and Vanguarde Artists Management
    Bronze – ACTRA, Canadian Film Centre, CBC, Don Carmody Productions, Take 5 Productions, Tattersall Sound & Picture, Telefilm Canada, and the Writers Guild of Canada
    Patron –Cast & Crew Entertainment Services, City of Toronto, Great-West Life, and Entertainment One
    Contra
    – Thistle Printing and Production Canada

    The DGC also wishes to thank Ernst & Young the official auditor of the 2024 DGC Awards.