Cree actor Lorne Cardinal has long worked to change how Indigenous people are portrayed on the screen and stage, using his considerable charisma to raise awareness about casting characters who are central to a storyline.
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And Eastwood took an acting trophy for starring as the boozy and blunt Hey Lady! protagonist, whose favourite pasttime is terrorizing her adult children. Hey Lady! premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and also has a cast including Jackie Richardson, Don McKellar, Scott Thompson and Peter Keleghan.
Cardinal also got an acting nod, for his role as Sgt. Davis Quinton on CTV Comedy s Corner Gas Animated, which also won best animated program or series.
Several other programs also took two awards apiece during Tuesday s pre-recorded livestream presentations, which honoured digital and immersive content, and children s and animation TV programming.
CBC Gem s Bit Playas won best fictional web program or series and a writing honour for its comical story of two best friends living in downtown Toronto.
TORONTO - Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sarah Polley and renowned actors Jayne Eastwood and Lorne Cardinal were among the winners on the second night of the virtual Canadian Screen Awards.
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