On screen, actor Sarah Polley was often cast as the fierce protagonist veering straight into peril, whether it was an oncoming bus or some sort of explosion. Off screen, however, she says she feared confronting certain things, including a traumatic experience with former CBC radio personality Jian Ghomeshi.
‘Corner Gas Animated’, Sarah Polley, ‘PAW Patrol’ & Andrew Phung Lead Day 2 Of 2021 Canadian Screen Awards Brent Furdyk Corner Gas Animated
The 2021 virtual edition of the Canadian Screen Awards kicked off on Monday, May 17 for a week-long celebration of the best in Canadian film and television.
On Tuesday, the Canadian Academy honoured winners in two categories: Children s & Animation, and Digital & Immersive.
In the Children s & Animated race, Corner Gas Animated won this year s award in the Best Animated Program or Series category; the show also took home a second award, with star Lorne Cardinal winning for Best Performance, Animation.
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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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