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Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards Arrive On Crave
Celebrating the arts in Canadian films and TV shows, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television brings the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards to Crave. For those who missed out on the original airing of the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards on CBC and CBC Gem, you won't need to fret anymore, as the showcase is available on demand and on Crave from June 2nd onward. Showing more love to the Canadian creative minds, the partnership between CBC Gem and Crave is quite a big deal, as it unites two Canadian streaming services to increase access to the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television was founded in 1979 and now comprises more than 4,000 members, comprising both emerging and established industry professionals. The organization is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating Canadian talent across film, television, and digital media. Continuing this mission, the Canadian Screen Awards were launched in 2013 through the merger of the Academy's Gemini and Genie Awards. The Canadian Screen Awards are the biggest night in Canadian entertainment. It brings together icons and emerging stars to honour the country's creative minds. Returning in 2025, the showcase will feature exciting moments, tributes to beloved entertainers who have shaped the film and television industry, and recognition across a wide range of categories. Commenting on the surprise partnership, Tammy Frick, CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, said: 'CBC Gem and Crave coming together to showcase the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards marks a proud moment in Canadian storytelling. For the first time, two of our nation's biggest streaming platforms are joining forces to shine a brighter spotlight on Canadian talent and creativity. Together, we're celebrating the best of Canada – our voices, our stories, and the communities that shape them – and making sure they're widely seen and celebrated from coast to coast to coast.' Following the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards original airing, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has released a list of the nominees and winners for each category. As a quick recap, check the list below of all the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards winners. Best Motion Picture – The Apprentice by Daniel Bekerman. Achievement in Direction – Matthew Rankin, Universal Language | Une langue universelle. Original Screenplay – Henry Bernadet, Isabelle Brouillette, and Nicolas Krief. Gamma Rays. Adapted Screenplay – Sook-Yin Lee and Joanne Sarazen. Paying For It. Achievement in Cinematography – Gayle Ye, Paying For It. Achievement in Editing – Xi Feng, Universal Language | Une langue universelle. Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design – Louisa Schabas, Universal Language | Une langue universelle. Achievement in Make-Up – Colin Penman, Brandi Boulet, and Sean Sansom. The Apprentice. Achievement in Costume Design – Negar Nemati, Universal Language | Une langue universelle. Achievement in Hair – Michelle Cote, Charlotte DeLaet, and Sandra Kelly. The Apprentice. Achievement in Visual Effects – Brian Huynh, Sophia Jooyeon Lee, Steven Huynh, Justin Perreault, and Michael Davison. Code 8: Part II. Achievement in Sound Mixing – Christian Cooke, Mark Zsifkovits, Trevor Goulet, Peter Persaud, and Daniel Moctezuma. The Shrouds. Achievement in Music – Original Score — Mychael Danna, Seven Veils. Achieve in Music – Original Song — Revolutionary Heart by Torquil Campbell, for the We Forgot To Break Up film. Best Stunt Coordination – Steven McMichael and Leslie McMichael. Wynonna Earp: Vengeance. Achievement in Casting – Marilou Richer and Ila Firouzabadi. Universal Language | Une langue universelle. Performance in a Leading Role, Drama – Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice. Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy – Cate Blanchett, Rumours. Performance in a Supporting Role, Drama – Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice. Performance in a Supporting Role, Comedy – Graham Greene, Seeds. Best Feature Length Documentary – Yintah by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, Bob Moore, Sam Vinal, Doris Rosso, Daniel Cross, and Mila Aung-Thwin. Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary – Michael Toledano, Yintah. Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary – David Schmidt, Wilfred Buck. Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary – Murray Lightburn, Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. Best Sound Design in a Feature Length Documentary – Marie-Pierre Grenier, Camille Demers-Lambert, Nataq Huault, Olivier Germain, and Alexis Farand. Okurimono. Best Short Documentary – Hello Stranger by Amélie Hardy, Sarah Mannering, and Fanny Drew. Best Animated Short – Maybe Elephants by Torill Kove, Lise Fearnley, Maral Mohammadian, and Tonje Skar Reiersen. Best Live Action Short Drama – On a Sunday at Eleven by Alicia K. Harris and Jeff Chiu. Performance in a Live Action Short Drama – Bryn McAuley, Bibi's Dog is Dead. John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award – Village Keeper, Karen Chapman. What an exciting time to honour Canadian films and the television industry in the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards are available on CBC Gem and, as of now, Crave.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Will Trump Torch L.A.'s Olympics?
Just how severely Donald Trump may impact, tarnish or otherwise undermine Los Angeles' 2028 Olympic Games remains an open question. But it's now fair to expect the city's road to gold and glory will be littered with political potholes. His administration's hard-line immigration approach, extreme cost-cutting of federal services and adversarial international relations are at odds with the ethos of the mega-spectacle, which (no matter how much you buy it) bills itself as a beacon of kumbaya globalism. More from The Hollywood Reporter Seth Meyers on Finding Joy (and Comedy) in Trump's Second Term Trump Biopic 'The Apprentice' Dominates Politically Charged Canadian Screen Awards Would Trump Pardon Sean "Diddy" Combs? "I Would Certainly Look at the Facts," President Says Trump himself has in recent months reportedly assured the local Olympic organizing committee, LA28, at a private Mar-a-Lago conclave that he'll be 'supportive in every way possible' because, after all, 'these are America's Olympics.' Still, experts are sounding alarm bells. They warn that the event — taking place at the end of Trump's second term — could be a historic embarrassment for the U.S. because of his policies, which have antagonized allies as well as adversaries around the world. Jonathan Aronson, a USC professor specializing in international policy, sees a real possibility of diplomatic boycotts on the horizon: 'If he alienates other countries too much, what greater insult is there than not to come at all?' Trump's hot-button tariffs likely won't affect the costs of the Los Angeles Games, which has pledged a 'no-build' strategy that relies heavily on existing infrastructure. But visa issues may plague the lead-up to the event — and not just for athletes but the vast Olympics ecosystem, from coaches and families to sponsors and vendors to, of course, attendees. In February, the U.S. Travel Association raised concern about processing visas ahead of America's 'global events,' including the 2028 Games, in a report it commissioned from a group of former high-level officials at the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration and the Customs and Border Protection agency. For his part, LA28 chair Casey Wasserman, the entertainment and sports management mogul, guaranteed the International Olympic Committee in a March speech that 'irrespective of politics today, America will be open and accepting' to all countries for the Olympics. 'L.A. is the most diverse city in the history of humanity, and we will welcome the people from around the world and give them all a great time.' He added that visas will be handled by a designated desk at the State Department. 'In my many conversations with President Trump and Secretary [Marco] Rubio, they understand the scale and complexity required to deliver these Games, the access required for not just athletes but for delegations, and the incredibly short time frame on which to do those.' LA28 did not comment for this story. Others are less sanguine. 'Without additional resources, visa processing delays seem likely,' says Emma Prodromou, global visa and immigration manager at the U.K.-based workforce management consultancy Mauve Group. She explains it's 'a real concern, especially given how often complications arise from time-sensitive documents or strict administrative requirements — such as whether an abridged birth certificate is acceptable, or if a police clearance must be issued within 90 days of travel. These small but critical details can easily disrupt travel plans.' Karine Faure Wenger, who serves as corporate immigration counsel at the international law firm Fragomen, describes the situation as 'very fluid,' noting that 'the extreme enhanced vetting and screening of who is entering the U.S. will make these Games different — although President Trump is going to want the event to be a success, so I'd imagine accommodations will be made.' She also points out that there are countries participating in the Olympics with whom the U.S. doesn't have diplomatic relations, like North Korea and Iran. 'What kinds of concessions will this administration make in those situations?' The 2026 FIFA World Cup — jointly held by the U.S., Canada and Mexico — is widely considered to be a test run for the 2028 Games. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who's close to Trump, tells The Hollywood Reporter he's 'not worried at all' about America's ongoing diplomacy tensions, including with its next-door neighbors and co-hosts. 'Next year there will be an invasion of America — but an invasion of people who come to celebrate with a positive spirit,' he says. 'From that perspective, I am sure everything will run smoothly. Of course, there are many people behind the scenes working very hard to make sure everything goes smoothly, so we can welcome the world to America.' Both the World Cup and the Olympics are designated National Special Security Events, in which the U.S. Secret Service is the lead agency in charge, along with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. 'This will give Trump and his administration a lot of leverage over state and local officials,' explains Pacific University professor Jules Boykoff, one of the foremost scholars on the politics of the Olympics. 'ICE will have free reign.' L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and other local politicians asked Trump in November for $3.2 billion to fund transportation projects ahead of the Games. Much of the request is to double the current fleet of buses to handle the expected millions of ticket holders. L.A. City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez — who, before his 2022 election, was an organizer with the activist group NOlympics LA, which called for the cancellation of the Games over environmental, economic and other concerns — worries that Trump will require concessions in exchange for facilitating financial disbursements. This would mean at the least surrender to, and likely local assistance in, the administration's roundups of undocumented immigrants, as well as the banishment of homeless residents from prominent public spaces. 'We know he uses the power of the purse to try to bully and coerce to do what he wants on his larger agenda,' he says. 'It's, 'If you fight me, I'll punish you.' That's greater with the Olympics.' Trump is known to enjoy taking center stage at sports spectacles, from UFC bouts to the Super Bowl. Fox News commentator Jesse Watters, a reliable defender of the president, joked on-air in March that 'he's running out of events to go to,' noting, 'he's going to want to hold the torch in L.A.' NYU hospitality professor Christopher Gaffney, who has studied the Games, agrees, contending that Trump is likely to underscore his worldview at the opening ceremony: 'You know that [authoritarian world leaders] Milei, Bukele and Orbán will be in his presidential box.' Which is why key officials and outside Games observers alike believe that Trump wants the 2028 Olympics to triumph — if only on his terms. 'This is an opportunity for him to shine,' California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on NBC's Meet the Press in January. Adds Aronson, the USC professor, 'Presuming he doesn't try to run for a third term, this will be his swan song, and it's in his interest to put on a good show.' Mia Galuppo contributed to this report. This story appeared in the June 4 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. 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CBC
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Must-see looks from the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards, held in Toronto from May 30 to June 1 this year, celebrate the best in the Canadian film, television and digital media. Festivities kicked off on Friday with the News, Entertainment and Sports Awards, and culminated in today's CBC broadcast event, hosted by YouTuber and actor Lisa Gilroy. This year, the list of talented nominees include A-listers like Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Sandra Oh. Here are the must-see fashion looks from this year's Canadian Screen Awards red carpet. Sonia Mangat Mangat, who hosted the Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle and Reality Awards, walked a gold carpet in an eye-catching pleated blue dress by Lideé, with a built-in cape. The look was styled by Etalk 's Simone Faloona. Jessica Allen The Social host and winner of Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News, correspondent shone in a white mini dress by fashion label Vaquera, paired with matching mules. Though actually part of a bridal capsule for Montreal-based retailer Ssense, the look felt fun and playful at the News, Entertainment and Sports Awards. Perdita Felicien Canadian athlete Perdita Felicien wore a really great bright pink suit — with matching heels, nails and lipstick — to Friday's Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle and Reality Awards. The look, she said, was originally pulled for her by stylist Alexis Honce for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Scott Farley Farley, nominated this year in the Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series category for Stories From my Gay Grandparents, stood out on the carpet in a black suit by British menswear label Phix, elevated by a green velvet bow tie made by Canadian designer Micheline Wedderburn. Emily Lê Nominated in the Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy category for her role in Paying For It, Lê stood out in a bold, form-fitting red dress with long sleeves. Lamar Johnson The actor and dancer — and last year's Radius Award recipient — attended the broadcast ceremony in an effortlessly stylish look. Here, it was all about the details: layered shirts, perfectly tucked in, Bottega Veneta trousers, and a metallic accessory hanging from a belt loop. Grace Dove Dove, nominated in the Best Lead Performer, Drama Series category for Bones of Crows, wore a moiré-patterned strapless gown with a lace-up corset back to the broadcast ceremony. Manny Jacinto Jacinto, this year's Radius Award recipient, walked the red carpet with fiancée Dianne Doan, looking sharp in a fitted single-breasted suit in an unexpected shade of brown. Andrew Phung Phung, who won Best Lead Performer, Comedy for Run the Burbs, wore a sharp black satin tuxedo with a crisp white shirt and loafers — skipping both the bow tie and socks. Brooke Lynn Hytes The Canada's Drag Race host and winner of Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition, wore a leopard-print sequin halter dress, styled with statement accessories like oversized red crystal earrings and sheer opera gloves. Olunike Adeliyi Adeliyi, nominated in the Performance in a Leading Role, Drama category, was radiant in a deep blue silk velvet gown. The strapless design, adorned with four oversized camellia flowers, is by Canadian fashion label RVNG Couture. Rakhee Morzaria
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'The Apprentice' film about Donald Trump wins big at Canadian awards: 'He effectively forced the industry to freeze out our film'
While the team behind the film The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, largely went home from U.S. awards shows empty handed, that wasn't the case in Canada. At the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards, the movie won five awards, Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Make-Up, Achievement in Hair, Performance in a Leading Role, Drama for Stan, and Performance in a Supporting Role, Drama for Strong. "When Donald heard about our movie, apparently he got a little freaked out and he called us some interesting words. He called us, 'human dumpster fire people' and 'human scum,'" Canadian producer Daniel Bekerman told reporters in Toronto. "But more seriously, he threatened any distributor who would dare to bring this movie out to audiences, and he effectively forced the industry to freeze out our film." "I think over the last few years, there's been so much discussion about censorship and there's people, including a particular former professor from this city, who is very upset and very mad that they can't say mean and cruel things about some of the most vulnerable people in our society, and they're calling that censorship. But I think I have had a front row scene to what actual censorship is, and that is when the most powerful people in society tell artists and ordinary people what they can and can't say about the people at the top. That's actual censorship." Bekerman said he felt a real "chill" in the industry around both the release of The Apprentice and possible support for the film. "A lot of really incredible people fought against that. Someone like Jane Fonda stood up on stage and talked about Sebastian's performance, and how valuable and important it was. That made me so happy," he said. "The experience with this movie is that institutional entertainment companies really jumped when Donald said jump, that's the truth. And so I feel that in this moment independent storytellers and using the network of international co-productions, there's a lot of fantastic independent storytellers in that network. We are now in a position of almost obligation to tell brave stories, because it's pretty clear that those are not going to be happening in say the mainstream space. So to me, this is the moment for international co-productions, and I think we can do things that no one else can do." When asked about Trump's recently implemented tariffs and the threat of additional tariffs of films made outside of the U.S., Bekerman sees that through the lens of storytelling. "My biggest lesson I feel I've learned through this whole process is the truth that I think Donald Trump is actually a genius storyteller," Bekerman said. "He has a very narrow skill set and it's about telling, not just stories in general, a specific story about himself." "It's about a man with this magical story, about a man with a golden toilet who never loses, who always wins, never ever, ever loses. And he told that for decades, and people started to believe it. Even though he's got multiple bankruptcies, he was such a good storyteller. They ignore that because he's told a compelling story about a protagonist called Donald Trump, and that, to me, is the lens I look at it through. So when he talks about tariffs, I see that as, a chapter in a book, I don't think he writes books actually, but he is trying to push people's emotional buttons. He's not trying to create policy."
CTV News
02-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
‘The Apprentice,' ‘Canada's Drag Race' among big winners at Canadian Screen Awards
Daniel Bekerman, producer of "The Apprentice," winner of Best Motion Picture, poses for a photo at the Canadian Screen Awards, in Toronto, Sunday, June 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young A film chronicling the rise of Donald Trump won best motion picture at the Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday, where its Toronto-born producer used his acceptance speech to address the U.S. president's threats to Canadian sovereignty. Daniel Bekerman is the lead producer of 'The Apprentice,' a Canada-Ireland-Denmark co-production that portrays how Trump got started in the real-estate industry and honed his persona under the mentorship of controversial fixer Roy Cohn. 'Our movie shows how the young Donald Trump amassed wealth and power by finding a dilapidated building and slapping his name on it,' said Bekerman on stage at the CBC headquarters in Toronto. 'As president, he's doing the same thing with the economy -- we'll see how that works out. But now he wants to slap his name on this country. This is a challenge, but it is a good challenge.' Bekerman went on to say he's inspired by the rise of Indigenous and queer cinema in Canada, but that he wants the country's independent film community to band together. 'When we're faced with power structures that want to silence us, we can't do it in isolation. It's time to link arms, stand our ground and tell stories with enough honesty that we can build a country that has trust at its core. So in this complex and chaotic world, we can survive and thrive together.' Sunday's show had several calls to support homegrown content amid U.S-Canada tensions, capping off a multi-day celebration of Canadian film, television and digital storytelling. Matthew Rankin's absurdist dramedy 'Universal Language' also had a strong showing, as the filmmaker took home the best director trophy. This brought the film's Screen Awards tally to six after it dominated Saturday's industry gala for cinematic arts, where it nabbed best original screenplay, casting and art direction. On the red carpet before the show, Rankin reflected on the definition of Canadian content amid political tensions with the U.S. over tariffs and sovereignty. 'We're in this political moment where we have to reckon with what Canada means, and ideally we should be thinking also about what it will mean as we go forward and what cinema can contribute to that,' the filmmaker said. 'I think of Canada as a space that should constantly be redefined. But usually, when I identify something as being Canadian, I think it feels like a President's Choice Hollywood movie,' Rankin quipped. On the TV side, Crave's drag queen competition series 'Canada's Drag Race' won best reality program, bringing its Screen Awards total to eight -- the most overall. The series took home several trophies at an industry gala earlier in the weekend, including best host for Hytes, Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor. 'Canada's Drag Race' judge Brooke Lynn Hytes thanked her fellow queens while accepting the award. 'Thank you for coming on TV, sharing your stories, and letting it all hang out literally and figuratively,' she said. 'We're all just so grateful to be here and get to celebrate queer people in queer spaces on national TV.' Citytv's 'Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent,' which led all nominees with 20, won best drama series. It wound up pocketing three awards in total, including best writing in a drama series and best sound in fiction. Comedian Lisa Gilroy opened the show with several self-deprecating jokes while also taking light jabs at celebrities and calling on Canadians to toast homegrown fare. 'We're here to celebrate an industry that's helped birth enormous global stars like Drake,' Gilroy said on stage at CBC headquarters in her opening monologue. 'And commemorate stars we've lost in the past year, like Drake.' In an opening skit, actor Will Sasso referred to Gilroy, who is from Edmonton and based in Los Angeles, as the 'Canadian Nikki Glaser only less successful,' to which she retorted, 'Exactly.' Gilroy also joked that Australian actress Cate Blanchett was in the building -- before the camera panned to a mannequin donning a dress in the audience. Blanchett later won in absentia for best lead performance in a comedy for her role in Guy Maddin's 'Rumours.' CTV's 'Children Ruin Everything' won best comedy, adding to its previous three wins, including best ensemble performance. The sitcom is created by Ottawa's Kurt Smeaton and stars Meaghan Rath and Aaron Abrams as a couple trying to carve out an identity beyond parenthood. It won four trophies overall. Andrew Phung of CBC's 'Run the Burbs' won for best lead performer in a comedy series. 'The Apprentice' won five Screen Awards in total, including best performance in a lead role for Sebastian Stan's turn as Trump, and best supporting actor for Jeremy Strong's portrayal of Cohn. Trump's team attempted to block the film's theatrical release last fall, calling it 'election interference by Hollywood elites' and threatening to file a lawsuit. Last month, Bekerman told The Canadian Press that Trump's threat to impose a 100 per cent tariff on foreign films, citing national security, felt like a veiled reference to 'The Apprentice.' Bekerman denied that his film is a national security threat but said it might instead be 'an ego security threat' for Trump. 'This is not some sort of political attack film,' Bekerman said. 'It's actually not at all what it is. It is a humanistic story about choices people make in their lives and the consequences of those choices.' By Alex Nino Gheciu This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 1, 2025. Crave, CTV News and CP24 are owned by Bell Media, which is a division of BCE.
