The DGC congratulates the 2024 DGC Awards nominees announced today in Toronto. Selected from close to 200 submissions, the nominees in 19 categories represent a cross section of the industry's outstanding talent working in the screen-based industry.
The Awards will be presented at the annual Gala on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at the prestigious Royal York Hotel. Hosted by multi-talented comedian, actor and musician Seán Cullen, 2024 marks the 12th edition of the DGC Awards. The evening will feature special surprise guests and a Nominees' reception prior to the Gala.
"I am proud of the nominees and what their collective body of work brings to this country's industry as well as to the Guild as a whole," stated Sturla Gunnarsson, President, DGC. "It is an honour to be a part of this organization and to lead the celebration of the best work created by DGC Members last year."
DGC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Presented by Silver Sponsor, Shaftesbury
John N. Smith
DON HALDANE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Lee Gordon
DGC HONOURARY LIFE MEMBER AWARD
Peter O'Brian
BEST DIRECTION - FEATURE FILM
Presented by Gold Sponsor, Deluxe
Michael Clattenburg - Moving Day
Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais - Whitewash
Michael McGowan - Still Mine
Sudz Sutherland - Home Again
BEST DIRECTION - TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Presented by Gold Sponsor, Panavision
David Frazee - Borealis
Sudz Sutherland - The Phantoms
Anne Wheeler - The Horses of McBride
Jeff Woolnough - Jack
BEST DIRECTION - TELEVISION SERIES
Presented by Gold Sponsor, William F. White International
Holly Dale - The Firm; Episode 118 - Chapter Eighteen
Kelly Makin - Flashpoint; Episode 501 - Broken Peace
Stefan Pleszczynski - Flashpoint; Episode 509 - We Take Care of Our Own
David Wellington - Saving Hope; Episode 101 - The Pilot
BEST FEATURE FILM
Presented by Platinum Sponsor, Technicolor
Midnight's Children
My Awkward Sexual Adventure
Rebelle
Still Mine
BEST TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
An Amish Murder
Jack
An Officer and a Murderer
Titanic - 4
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Presented by Gold Sponsor, PS Production Services Ltd.
The Borgias; Episode 205 - The Choice
Continuum; Episode 11 - Endtimes
Flashpoint; Episode 512 - Keep the Peace Part 1
Saving Hope; Episode 101 - Pilot
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - FAMILY
Degrassi: The Next Generation; Episode 1220 - Scream Part 2
Degrassi: The Next Generation; Episode 1232 - Bitter Sweet Symphony Part 2
Heartland; Episode 601 - Running Against the Wind
Heartland; Episode 610 - The Road Ahead
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY
Call Me Fitz; Episode 302 - Thirty Percent Less Pulp
Less than Kind; Episode 401 - I'm Only 19
Mr. D; Episode 204 - Overnight Trip
ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
Presented by Rogers Group of Funds
Fight Like Soldiers Die Like Children
Playing a Dangerous Game
Stories We Tell
Vanishing Point
BEST SHORT FILM
Frost
How to Keep your Job
The Sound of Willie Nelson's Guitar
The Sweetest Hippopotamus
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - FEATURE FILM
André-Line Beauparlant - Inch'Allah
Emmanuel Frechette - Rebelle
Arvinder Grewal - Antiviral
Anastasia Masaro - Mama
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Tim Bider - An Amish Murder
André Chamberland - Willed to Kill
Eric Fraser - Ring of Fire - Episode 2
Louise Middleton - Borealis
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - TELEVISION SERIES
John Blackie - Hell on Wheels; Episode 209 - Blood Moon
John Blackie & Tony Ianni - Copper; Episode 10 - A Vast and Fiendish Plot
John Dondertman - Flashpoint; Episode 512 - Keep the Peace Part 1
Aidan Leroux - Bomb Girls; Episode 103 - How You Trust
BEST PICTURE EDITING - FEATURE FILM
Michele Conroy - Mama
Roderick Deogrades - Still Mine
Matthew Hannam - Antiviral
Kimberlee McTaggart - Blackbird
BEST PICTURE EDITING - TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Mike Lee - Jack
Susan Maggi - World Without End
Susan Shipton - Titanic - 4
Ron Wisman Sr. - An Officer and a Murderer
BEST PICTURE EDITING - TELEVISION SERIES
Christopher Donaldson - Flashpoint; Episode 501 - Broken Peace
Stephen Lawrence - Transporter; Episode 112 - Trojan Horsepower
Mike Lee - Copper; Episode 7 - The Hudson River School
David Wharnsby - Saving Hope; Episode 101 - Pilot
BEST SOUND EDITING - FEATURE FILM
Home Again - Mark Gingras, John Laing, Dale Lennon, James Robb & Adam Stein
Mama - Allan Fung
Resident Evil: Retribution - Kevin Banks, Stephen Barden, Alex Bullick, Rose Gregoris, Dashen Naidoo and Jill Purdy
Silent Hill: Revelation - David Caporale, David Evans, Krystin Hunter, Paul Germann, David McCallum, Steve Medeiros, Brent Pickett, Jill Purdy and Jane Tattersall
BEST SOUND EDITING - TELEVISION MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Borealis - Richard Calistan, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, Nathan Robitaille, Craig MacLellan
Jack - Rob Ainsley, Allan Fung, Josh Machado, Clive Turner
Titanic - 4 - Kevin Banks, Jean Bot, David Caporale, Sue Conley, Tony Currie, Krystin Hunter, David McCallum, Jane Tattersall and Rob Warchol
World Without End - Claire Dobson, Martin Gwyn Jones, Steve Medeiros, Brennan Mercer, David McCallum, Brent Pickett, Dale Sheldrake, and Jane Tattersall
BEST SOUND EDITING - TELEVISION SERIES
The Borgias - Episode 207 - The Siege of Forli - David McCallum and Jane Tattersall
Flashpoint - Episode 501 - Broken Peace - Richard Calistan, Matthew Hussey, Janice Ierulli and Mark Shnuriwsky
Heartland - Episode 610 - The Road Ahead - Kevin Banks, Richard Calistan, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, and P. Jason MacNeill
Transporter - Episode 101 - The General's Daughter - Joe Bracciale, Nelson Ferreira, Kevin Howard, Nathan Robitaille, and Tyler Whitman
The Directors Guild of Canada wishes to thank the SPONSORS of the 2024 DGC Awards:
Platinum - Technicolor
Gold - Canadian Media Production Association, Deluxe, Panavision, PS Productions Services Ltd., and William F. White International Inc./Canada Film Capital/EP Canada
Silver - The Harold Greenberg Fund, Rogers Group of Funds, Shaftesbury
Bronze - ACTRA, Canadian Film Centre, Cinespace, Don Carmody Productions, Great West Life, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Tattersall Sound & Picture, Telefilm Canada, and the Writers Guild of Canada
Patron - Epitome Pictures, Sim Digital
Contra - Thistle Printing, Jason Jennings Lighting Consultants and Productions Canada
The DGC also wishes to thank Ernst & Young the official auditor of the 2024 DGC Awards.