The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) nominees for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) include 156 television, film, and digital media categories. The annual awards celebrating excellence on-screen are currently taking place this week a.k.a Canadian Screen Week 2024.
I am unable to attend Canadian Screen Week this year. However, I perused the list of fiction and documentary feature films nominated this year. Below I give you the list of films I have seen from the list and pick some personal favourites.
Best Motion Picture
Infinity Pool
Richelieu*
Achievement in Casting
Infinity Pool
Richelieu*
Achievement in Cinematography
Infinity Pool
Richelieu*
Achievement in Costume Design
Seagrass
Achievement in Direction
Infinity Pool
Kanaval*
Achievement in Editing
Infinity Pool
Achievement in Hair
Seagrass
Achievement in Make-Up
The Hyperborean*
Polaris
Infinity Pool
Achievement in Sound Editing
Infinity Pool
Achievement in Visual Effects
Infinity Pool
Original Screenplay
Hey Victor!*
Infinity Pool
Performance in a Leading Role, Drama
Infinity Pool: Mia Goth, Aleksander Skarsgard
Kanaval: Rayan Dieudonne
Richelieu: Ariane Castellanos*
Performance in a Supporting Role, Drama
Kanaval: Martin Dubreuil
Richelieu: Nelson Coronado*
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary
Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones, Dir. Kaveh Nabatian
Someone Lives Here, Dirs. Zack Russell, Matt King, Andrew Ferguson, Marianna Khoury, Will Goldbloom, Tinu Sinha, Will Lomoro
Twice Colonized, Dirs. Lin Alluna, Stacey Aglok Macdonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Emile Hertling Péronard, Bob Moore
For the best feature length documentary, I do not have a personal fave. I have seen all three; truly, truly appreciate each of them. The links will take to you my coverage of the films; there you will see why this choice is not an easy one.
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary
Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun, Ben Giesbrecht, Luke Connor*
Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones, Kaveh Nabatian
Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary
Cynara, Rich Williamson*
Someone Lives Here, Marianna Khoury
Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary
Twice Colonized, Olivier Alary, Johannes Malfatti*
John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award
Kanaval
Richelieu
I cannot bring myself to pick from these two choices for the first feature film award. I truly appreciate both films for different reasons.
BONUS CATEGORY
Best Animated Short
Where Rabbits Come From*, Dirs. Colin Ludvic Racicot, Bertrand Paquette, Simon Allard
Aphasia, Dirs. Marielle Dalpé, Marc Bertrand
Please note, the above list is for films I have already seen. Where available, I have also added links to my coverage of some of the films listed.
*Asterisks indicate my personal picks / favourites in each category.
The full list of CSA film nominations is available here.
The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards broadcast show, hosted by Mae Martin, will air on Friday, May 31 at 8PM (9 AT, 9:30 NT) on CBC and CBC Gem.
