(Toronto) BlackBerrythe satirical reimagining of the rise and fall of the smartphone, marked its dominance at Thursday night’s Canadian Screen Awards gala, ahead of the main event.
The film by Quebecer Matt Johnson won 11 of the 28 prizes awarded at the industry event rewarding excellence in the cinematic arts, notably with the prizes for best adapted screenplay and achievements in distribution and cinematography.
Glenn Howerton also won the award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy for his portrayal of Jim Balsillie, the former CEO of the tech giant.
The film is still in the running for three awards – best picture, best director and best leading actor in a comedy – which will be awarded at a televised gala Friday evening.
BlackBerry had received 17 nominations, including two for best supporting performance, but lost the makeup and visual effects award on Thursday to Brandon Cronenberg’s class war thriller, Infinity Pool.
The best original screenplay was awarded to Quebecers Ariane Louis-Seize and Christine Doyon for the film Humanist vampire seeking consenting suicide. Furthermore, the two screenwriters of Humanist vampire seeking consenting suicide were awarded the 2024 Jacques-Marcotte prize by the Society of Radio, Television and Cinema Authors, which rewards excellence in the art of writing a screenplay for cinema.
Quebec actress Chantal Thuy won the award for best performance in a supporting role, drama for her role in Rua film directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud based on a story by Kim Thúy.
The Golden Screen Award for the highest-grossing feature film at the box office went to Paw Patrol: the super patrolwhich would have grossed 202 million worldwide.
Television and documentary
Earlier in the day, Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. The World led the pack at an industry gala that recognized excellence in documentary, factual, lifestyle and reality television.
Crave’s show won six awards, including best directing, writing and photo editing.
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe from Prime Video was the other big winner this afternoon, taking home five awards, including Best Writing for a Documentary and Best Directing for a Documentary Program.
Broken – The Toxic Culture of Canadian Gymnasticsbroadcast on Crave, won the award for best documentary program, while Thunder Bayfrom the same streaming service, won both best factual series and best factual writing.
The Marilyn Denis Showwhich ended last year, received awards for Best Talk Show Series, Best Directing in a Lifestyle or News Series, and Best Talk Show or News Host. entertainment news show.
On Friday, awards for key categories will be presented, including Best Lead Performer, Best Film, Best TV Comedy and Best TV Series.