Awards

‘The Artist’ takes home Best Picture at the Oscars
Posted on February 27, 2012 | 1 Comment
The black and white silent film The Artist took home five Oscars at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, including Best Picture, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best...
Official Oscars app released for the iPad and iPhone
Posted on January 25, 2012 | 3 Comments
We recently wrote about Disney’s “Second Screen” feature included on some of their Blu-ray releases, such as this week’s release of Real Steel. Now the group at Disney behind the...
Nominations for the 2012 Oscars announced
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment
The nominations for the 2012 Oscars were announced this morning and Monsieur Lazhar, Canada’s official entry into the race, made the cut as one of the five films nominated in...
‘Monsieur Lazhar’ advances to the second round of Oscar voting
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No Comments
Canada’s official entry into the 2012 Oscar race, Monsieur Lazhar, has advanced to the second round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category and is one of the nine contenders...
32nd Annual Genie Award Nominations Announced
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No Comments
The nominations for the 32nd Annual Genie Awards (a.k.a the Canadian Oscars) were announced today (January 16) by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, and not surprisingly Jean-Marc Vallée’s Café...
Winners of the 2012 Golden Globes
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 1 Comment
We watched, we laughed, we cringed, we Tweeted. The 2012 Golden Globes was a much more subdued event this year even though “edgy” host Ricky Gervais was invited back as...
Toronto Film Critics pick ‘The Tree of Life’ as best film of 2011
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No Comments
Terrence Malick’s epic drama The Tree of Life beat out The Artist and The Descendants to be named Best Film of 2011 by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) today....
CTV.ca hosting live Primetime Emmy Awards chat
Posted on September 18, 2011 | No Comments
It’s the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards and Canadian broadcaster CTV is hosting a live chat on CTV.ca for viewers to discuss the awards with Fashion Television personality Glen Baxter, Sympatico’s...
Nominees for 26th annual Gemini Awards announced
Posted on August 3, 2011 | No Comments
The nominees for the 26th annual Gemini Awards were announced this morning at the Intercontinental Hotel’s SkyLounge in Toronto. The Gemini Awards, organized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and...
TFCA celebrates producer John Dunning
Posted on June 20, 2011 | No Comments
When it comes to the Canadian film scene one of the most important people in the game is producer John Dunning. Dunning founded the distribution company Cinepix back in the...
[Archived] Live Blog: 2011 Oscars
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No Comments
Please join us tonight beginning at 8 p.m. ET for our live coverage of the 2011 Oscars. We want to hear your thoughts on who should win, what you think...
Where to Watch the 2011 Oscars in Canada
Posted on February 26, 2011 | No Comments
Haven’t been invited to a friends Oscar party and don’t want to sit on the couch alone watching CTV’s broadcast of the big night? Then why not get out to...
31st Annual Genie Award Nominations Announced
Posted on February 2, 2011 | No Comments
Celebrating the best in Canadian film, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced their nominees for the 31st annual Genie Awards today, and Barney’s Version, the adaptation of Mordecai...
Roundup of Reaction Statements from 2011 Oscar Nominees
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No Comments
Whenever nominations for major film awards are announced (i.e. the Oscars) the studios jam our inbox with reactions from the people being nominated. It’s very helpful in writing pieces (such...
‘Incendies’ Gets Oscar Nom
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No Comments
With Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies getting an Oscar nomination this morning in the Foreign Language Film category, it becomes the fifth Canadian film to compete for the little golden statue, joining...