NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 20TH ANNUAL DGC AWARDS

It is our pleasure to announce the nominations for the 2021 DGC Awards for Feature Film, Documentary and Short Film. The nominees for Television Series, Movies for Television and Mini-Series were previously announced on July 7 and are also included below. Winners in these categories will be announced at the 20th Annual Awards online on October 23, 2021.

We were pleased to receive nearly 350 submissions this year that showcase the incredible creativity and innovation of filmmakers that are thriving in the Canadian film & television industry.

“The nominated filmmakers are some of the film & television industry’s best—not only in Canada but across the globe,” said DGC President Warren P. Sonoda. “We are ecstatic to have the honour of celebrating such a diverse range of talent as we head into a third decade of DGC Awards.”

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
Wendy Morgan – Sugar Daddy
Michael McGowan – All My Puny Sorrows
Mark O’Brien – The Righteous
Jeffrey St. Jules – Cinema of Sleep
Anthony Scott Burns – Come True
Jessie Anthony – Brother, I Cry

ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY
Renée Blanchar – Le Silence
Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt – No Ordinary Man
Yung Chang – Wuhan Wuhan
Michèle Stephenson – Stateless
Brishkay Ahmed – In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland
Sean Horlor and Steve Adams – Someone Like me

DGC DISCOVERY AWARD SHORT LIST 
Danis Goulet – Night Raiders
Kaveh Nabatian – Sin La Habana 
Bretten Hannam – Wildhood
Philippe Grégoire – Noise of Engines

BEST SHORT FILM
Zoé Pelchat-Ouellet – Lune
Josephine Anderson – On Falling
Michael Hanley – You Will Still Be Here Tomorrow
Weyni Mengesha – Georgeena
Hannah Michielsen – Ingredients

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM
Zazu Myers – The Broken Hearts Gallery
André Chamberland – Beans
Jason Clarke – The Righteous
Mario Hervieux – Best Sellers

BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILM
Michelle Szemberg, Orlee Buium – All My Puny Sorrows
Duff Smith – Stanleyville
Bryan Atkinson – Islands
Anthony Scott Burns – Come True
Sean Garrity – I Propose We Never See Each Other Again

BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARY
Steve Taylor – A.rtificial I.mmortality
Caroline Christie – Duet for Solo Piano
Aisling Chin-Yee – No Ordinary Man
Chris Strikes – Becoming a Queen

BEST SOUND EDITING – FEATURE FILM
Adam Stein, Marvyn Dennis – Sugar Daddy
Tom Bjelic, Paul Germann, Mark Gingras, John Laing, Dale Sheldrake – Death of a Ladies’ Man
Jane Tattersall, Martin Gwynn Jones, Brennan Mercer, Sue Fawcett, Brent Pickett – All My Puny Sorrows
David McCallum, Krystin Hunter, Jane Tattersall – Funny Boy
J.R. Fountain, Nelson Ferreira, Mark Dejczak, Rob Hegedus, Claudia Pinto, Jack Madigan – Paw Patrol

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES
Clement Virgo – Grand Army, Episode 109, Freedom
Tim Southam – American Gods, Episode 308, The Rapture of Burning
Anne Wheeler – Firefly Lane, Episode 103, Dancing Queens
Adrienne Mitchell – Coroner, Episode 309, Christmas Eve
Danielle Sturk – Edgar, Episode 106, Dernier Round,
Berkley Brady – The Secret History of The Wild West, Episode 106, The Chosen One 

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
Vivieno Caldinelli & Joyce Wong – Baroness Von Sketch Show, Episode 501, Whatever you do, don't smell his t–shirts
Sherren Lee – Kim’s Convenience, Episode 509, Field of Schemes
Aleysa Young – Workin’ Moms, Episode 510, Fack
Justin Wu – Kim’s Convenience, Episode 508, Slippery Slope

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FAMILY SERIES
Lisa Soper – The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Episode 403, The Weird
Melanie Orr – The Hardy Boys, Episode 108, What Happened in Bridgeport
Chris Potter – Heartland, Episode 1404, Through the Smoke
Anthony Q. Farrell – The Parker Andersons, Episode 113, Father & Sons

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI –SERIES
Danishka Esterhazy – I Was Lorena Bobbitt
Anne de Léan – Within These Walls
J.B. Sugar – Faith Heist
Pat Mills – The Christmas Setup
Jennifer Liao – A Sugar and Spice Holiday

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – DRAMATIC SERIES
Richard Berg – American Gods, Episode 303, Ashes and Demons
Stephen Geaghan – Snowpiercer, Episode 201, The Time of Two Engines
Mark Steel – The Umbrella Academy, Episode 206, A Light Supper
Richard Berg – Clarice, Episode 104, You Can't Rule Me
Phillip Barker – Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 301, That Hope is You – Part 1

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI –SERIES
David Hackl – Salt-N-Pepa
Helen Kotsonis – I Was Lorena Bobbitt
Jean Bécotte – Within These Walls
Ashley Devereux – Faith Heist

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES
Zoe Sakellaropoulo – The Bold Type, Episode 405, Tearing Down the Donut Wall
Lisa Soper – The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Episode 408, At the Mountains of Madness
Danielle Sahota – Workin’ Moms, Episode 502, Mama Mia Meatboy
Tim Bider – Private Eyes, Episode 412, Drop Dead Carny

BEST PICTURE EDITING – DRAMATIC SERIES
Christopher Donaldson – American Gods, Episode 305, Sister Rising
Jonathan Eagan – Ginny & Georgia, Episode 103, Next Level Rich People Shit
Roderick Deogrades – The Expanse, Episode 509, Winnipesaukee
Teresa De Luca – Coroner, Episode 310, Christmas Day
D. Gillian Truster – Pretty Hard Cases, Episode 105, Kids

BEST PICTURE EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI –SERIES
Hugh Elchuk – I Was Lorena Bobbitt
Courtney Goldman – Dino Dana: The Movie
Stephen Philipson – Faith Heist
Ryan Kovack – The Christmas Setup

BEST PICTURE EDITING – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES
Daniel Sadler – The Hardy Boys, Episode 113, While the Clock Ticked
Eamonn O’Connor – For Heaven’s Sake, Episode 101, The Disappearance
Aren Hansen & Lee Walker – Kim’s Convenience, Episode 510, Who's Pranking Who?
Marianna Khoury – Workin’ Moms, Episode 510, Fack

BEST SOUND EDITING – DRAMATIC SERIES
Joseph Bracciale, Tyler Whitham, Craig MacLellan, Jill Purdy, Nathan Robitaille – American Gods, Episode 304, The Unseen
Nelson Ferreira, Alex Bullick, Dustin Harris, Josh Brown, Craig MacLellan, Ayaz Kamani – The Expanse, Episode 504, Guagamela
John Smith, John Sexton, Jonas Kuhnemann, Mark Beck, Paul Talbott, Ayaz Kamani, Kelly McGahey, P. Jason MacNeill – Departure, Episode 101, Vanished
Brennan Mercer, Barry Gilmore, David McCallum, Jane Tattersall, David Caporale – Trickster, Episode 101
Janice Ierulli, Alastair Gray, Matthew Hussey, Geoff Younghusband, Nadya Hanlon, Steve Roberts – Hudson & Rex, Episode 307, All in the Litter
Nelson Ferreira, John Smith, Ève Corrêa-Guedes, Josh Brown, Robert Hegedus, Kayla Stewart – Ginny & Georgia, Episode 103, Next Level Rich People Shit

BEST SOUND EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI–SERIES
Sean Karp, Noah Siegel, William Preventis – Dino Dana: The Movie
Gray Aletter, Jesse Gillingham, Rich Harkness – Faith Heist
Allan Fung, Jesse Gillingham, Gray Aletter, Melissa Hinton, Holly Greenly, Ryan Eligh – Salt-N-Pepa
Cailey Milito, John Loranger, Kristi McIntyre, Scott Donald – Two for the Win

BEST SOUND EDITING – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES
Scott Donald, John Loranger – Workin’ Moms, Episode 502, Mama Mia Meatboy
Sean Karp, Noah Siegel, William Preventis, Dino Dana, Episode 813, Sound of the Dinosaurs Part 1
James Robinson, John Smith, P. Jason MacNeill – Odd Squad: Mobile Unit, Episode 311, Music of Sound
Melissa Hinton, Allan Fung, Holly Greenly, Robert Bertola, Jesse Gillingham – Private Eyes, Episode 412, Drop Dead Carny