September 18, 2023
Nominees Announced for 22nd Annual DGC Awards
It is our pleasure to announce the 2023 DGC Awards nominees for Feature Film, Documentary and Short Film, completing the full slate of nominations for the first DGC Awards Gala held in Toronto since 2019. The nominees for Television Series, Movies for Television and Mini-Series were previously unveiled on August 25th and are also included below. Winners will be revealed at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto on Saturday, October 21st.
We were ecstatic to receive extensive submissions capturing the true breadth and innovation of creatives in the Canadian film & television industry.
"The strength of our feature film submissions speaks to the resiliency of Canadian filmmakers," said DGC President Warren P. Sonoda. "They push through any challenge to create world-class productions every year. I look forward to celebrating their achievements at the DGC Awards Gala next month."
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
Chloé Robichaud – Les Jours heureux (Days of Happiness)
Clement Virgo – Brother
Sarah Polley – Women Talking
Brandon Cronenberg – Infinity Pool
Molly McGlynn – Fitting In
ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
Nisha Pahuja – To Kill a Tiger
Zack Russell – Someone Lives Here
Phyllis Ellis – Category: Woman
Noura Kevorkian – Batata
Jules Koostachin – WaaPaKe
JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD SHORT LIST
Ariane Louis-Seize – Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person)
Chloé Leriche – Atikamekw Suns (Soleils Atikamekw)
Cody Lightning – Hey, Viktor!
Fawzia Mirza – The Queen of My Dreams
Zarrar Kahn – In Flames
BEST SHORT FILM
Eva Thomas – Redlights
Anubha Momin – Aftercare
Emily Lerer – T-Minus
Mostafa Keshvari – For Her
Lisa Robertson – SmokeBreak
Murry Peeters – Woman Meets Girl
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM
Ludovic Dufresne – Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person)
André-Line Beauparlant – Viking
Laura Nhem – Red Rooms
Peter Cosco – Women Talking
James Philpott – Bones of Crows
BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILM
Jay Prychidny – Scream VI
James Vandewater – Infinity Pool
Christopher Donaldson & Roslyn Kalloo – Women Talking
Kye Meechan – Brother
Simone Smith – I Like Movies
BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARY
Mike Munn – To Kill a Tiger
Noura Kevorkian & Mike Munn – Batata
Marianna Khoury – Someone Lives Here
Lisa Grootenboer – Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope
BEST SOUND EDITING – FEATURE FILM
Alex Bullick, Jill Purdy, Robert Bertola, Craig MacLellan, Simon Miminis – Infinity Pool
David McCallum, Jane Tattersall, Alex Bullick, Krystin Hunter, Christopher Alan King – Women Talking
David McCallum, Jane Tattersall, Krystin Hunter, Paul Germann, Jean Bot, Kevin Banks – Brother
Bret Killoran & Kristi McIntyre – In Flames
Adam Stein & Dale Lennon – Simulant
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES
Vincenzo Natali – The Peripheral, Pilot
James Marshall – Wednesday, A Murder of Woes
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers – Little Bird, Love is all Around
Zoe Hopkins – Little Bird, Bineshi Kwe
Tracey Deer – Three Pines, The Cruellest Month - Part 1
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
Zoe Lister-Jones – Slip, The Wife
Fabrizio Filippo – Sort Of, Sort of Janazah
Renuka Jeyapalan – Son of a Critch, Growing Apart
Jeremiah S. Chechik – Reginald the Vampire, Dead Weight
Pat Mills – Run the Burbs, Morning Phrenzy
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FAMILY SERIES
Felipe Rodriguez – Ruby and the Well, I Wish Things Could've Turned Out Differently
Jonathan Rosenbaum – Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Night of the Lights
Grant Harvey – The Way Home, Building a Mystery
J.J. Johnson – Jane, Ursus maritimus
Lisa Rose Snow – Odd Squad, Why Did The Chick Cross The Dimension? / Off The Clock
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION OR MINI-SERIES
Danielle Sturk – El Toro, Épisode 5
Andrew Cividino – Essex County, Episode 3
Aisling Chin-Yee – Plan B, Episode 5
Anya Adams – Prom Pact
Simone Stock – The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – DRAMATIC SERIES
Tamara Deverell – Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, The Autopsy
John Dondertman – Chucky, The Sinners Are Much More Fun
Elisa Sauvé – The Accused, Robyn's Story
Martine Kazemirchuk – Three Pines, The Hangman: Part 2
Bill Fleming – Moonshine, 44.6304N 64.0515W
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION OR MINI-SERIES
Brian Kane – Essex County, Episode 3
Graham Caswell – Hotel for the Holidays
Zoë Sakellaropoulo – Snow Day
Ron Stefaniuk – Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper
Patrick Gauthier – Six Degrees of Santa
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES
Danielle Sahota – Slip, The Wife
Domini Anderson – Jane, Danaus plexippus
Liz Bischof – Son of a Critch, Pope Visit
Ingrid Jurek – Sort Of, Sort of Janazah
Zoë Sakellaropoulo – Ghosts, Woodstone's Hottest Couple
BEST PICTURE EDITING – DRAMATIC SERIES
Wendy Hallam Martin – The Handmaid's Tale, Safe
Tad Seaborn – Vikings: Valhalla, The Reckoning
Cam McLauchlin – Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, The Outside
Michele Conroy – From, The Kindness of Strangers
Aaron Marshall – Moonhaven, The Pilot
Ana Yavari – Wednesday, Quid Pro Woe
BEST PICTURE EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
Gloria Tong – Designing Christmas
Chad Tremblay – El Toro, Episode 5
Chris Mutton, Sandy Pereira & Dev Singh – Essex County, Episode 3
Trevor Ambrose – All I Didn't Want for Christmas
Roger Mattiussi – House of Chains
BEST PICTURE EDITING – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES
Lara Johnston – The Consultant, Friday
Sandy Pereira – Slip, The Imposter
Luke Sargent – Circuit Breakers, Entangled
Sam Thomson – Sort Of, Sort of I Love You
BEST SOUND EDITING – DRAMATIC SERIES
John Loranger, Dan Sexton, Kristi McIntyre, Alastair Gray, Faustine Pelipel – Wednesday, A Murder of Woes
Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Brennan Mercer, David Caporale, Dustin Harris, Krystin Hunter, Stefana Fratila, Christopher Alan King, Yuri Gorbachow – The Handmaid's Tale, Safe
Nelson Ferreira, Paul Germann, Rose Gregoris, Jill Purdy, Robert Hegedus – Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, The Autopsy
J.R. Fountain, Dustin Harris, Kevin Banks, Jill Purdy, Josh Brown, Craig MacLellan – Locke and Key, Farewell
Adam Stein, Brent Pickett, Ryan Allam, Matthew Hearn, Kelly McGahey, Kevin Banks – From, Strangers in a Strange Land
BEST SOUND EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION OR MINI-SERIES
Jane Tattersall, Ed Douglas, David Caporale, Alex Bullick, David Evans, Susan Conley, Kathy Choi, Rob Hutchins, Kevin Banks, Nadya Hanlon, Jean Bot – Thai Cave Rescue, To Not Offend the Gods
Alan Geldart, Aravind Sundar, John Laing – Essex County, Episode 4
Ryan Birnberg, Mark Dejczak, John Laing – Jolly Good Christmas
Ryan Birnberg, Dale Lennon, Mark Gingras – Moriah's Lighthouse
BEST SOUND EDITING – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES
John Douglas Smith, Kayla Stewart, Kevin Banks, Paul Talbott, Kelly McGahey, Taylor Brockelsby – Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Night of the Lights
Sean Karp, Aravind Sundar, Cailey Milito – Jane, Apis mellifera
Dermain Finlayson, Ryan Birnberg, John Laing – Home Sweet Rome, The Bats Own The Apartment Now
Mark Dejczak, Kayla Stewart, Kathy Choi, Josh Brown, Ethan Horbay, Kevin Banks – The Way Home, Building a Mystery
Sean Karp & Cailey Milito – Ghostwriter, The Ghost, the Mouse and the Motorcycle, Part 2