The second ceremony in the annual Leo Awards triptych could easily suffer from Middle Child syndrome.
The other two ceremonies have much clearer identities. The first ceremony is undeniably dedicated to the off-screen superstars whose technical mastery shepherds scripts from concept to completion.
The third ceremony (which takes place tonight) is the red carpet gala. It’s got splash, flash, the most coveted awards, and the largest concentration of media of any of the nights. It knows exactly who and what it is: the glamorous big sister in the trio.
So where does the second ceremony fit into this mix of celebrations (all of which celebrate achievements in BC-based film and television)?
At first glance, it’s a mish-mash night. Awards are handed out in seemingly unrelated genres like Documentary, Music Video, Animation, Web Series, Information and Lifestyle, Youth and Children’s, and Comedy and Variety.
But last night, the second ceremony – AKA Celebration Awards Two, which unfolded in one of the ballrooms at the Hotel Vancouver – asserted itself to be the most irreverent of the three.
Much of this can be attributed to the co-hosts, comedienne Kalyn Miles and actress-filmmaker Aubrey Arnason, who dished out the laughs and kept the ceremony moving along at an exuberant pace.
The speeches – a good mix of funny and emotional – were intercut by pre-taped interviews in which Miles hilariously grills Leo nominees (rumour has it those interviews will find a home online; if they do, Reel People will let you know).
Read on for the list of winners from the second ceremony. Reel People will be tweeting from the red carpet at tonight’s gala ceremony.
Follow @sabrinarmf on Twitter, and check back here tomorrow morning for the final list of winners.
MOTION PICTURE
Casting
Andrew Huculiak, Cayne Mckenzie, Violent
TELEVISION MOVIE
Casting
Candice Elzinga, The Memory Book
DRAMATIC SERIES
Casting
Jackie Lind, Strange Empire - The Whiskey Trader
Guest Performance Male
Jonathan Scarfe, Hell On Wheels - Life's A Mystery
Guest Performance Female
Briana Buckmaster, Supernatural - Hibbing 911
SHORT DRAMA
Screenwriting
Shauna Johannesen, Bedbugs: A Musical Love Story
Musical Score
James Danderfer, Bedbugs: A Musical Love Story
DOCUMENTARY
Program - Feature
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story
Jenny Rustemeyer, Grant Baldwin, Melanie Wood
Program - Short
Tricks On The Dead: The Story Of The Chinese Labour Corps In WWI
Jordan Paterson
Program - Series
Ice Pilots NWT
David Gullason, Gabriela Schonbach, Michael Chechik, Dan Jackson
Direction
Grant Baldwin, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story
Screenwriting
Monty Bassett, Cliff Hangers
Musical Score
Grant Baldwin, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story
INFORMATION, LIFESTYLE OR REALITY
Program
Warrior Games
Steve Sxwithultxw
Direction
Fred Frame, The Liquidator - Redneck Round Up
Screenwriting
Jean Paetkau, Warrior Games - War Canoe
Host(s)
Steve Sxwithultxw, Warrior Games - Meti Games
MUSIC, COMEDY OR VARIETY
Program
Package Deal
Andrew Orenstein, Tim Gamble, Alexandra Raffé, S. Lily Hui, Michael Shepard
Direction
Siobhan Devine, Package Deal - Storage Lore
Performance
Ken Lawson, Irregardless
ANIMATION
Program
Mighty Mighty Monsters in Pranks for the Memories
Aaron L. Gilbert, Sean Patrick O'Reilly, Barabara Zelinski, John Raymonds
Direction
Johnny Darrell, Daniel Deserranno, Slugterra: Return Of The Elementals
Screenwriting
Dennis Heaton, Nerds And Monsters - Are You Gonna Eat That?
Musical Score
Hal Beckett, Hoot Gibson, Pirate Express - Udder Chaos
Performance
Andrew Francis, Max Steel - Toxic Relationship
YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S
Program
Santa Hunters
Scott McAboy, Amy Sydorick, Mike Sammaciccia, Russell Hicks
Direction
Neill Fearnley, R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour - I'm Not Martin
Screenwriting
Howard Nemetz, Dan Signer, Some Assembly Required - Cardboard Box
Performance
Frank C. Turner, Spooksville - The Maze
WEB SERIES
Program
Mythos
Karen Wong
Performance Male
David Lewis, Parked - Lying And Dying
Performance Female
Kate Bateman, The Actress Diaries - The Stanislavski Method
MUSIC VIDEO
Program
“In Love With a Snowman” by Enfants Terribles
Kim Oxlund, Maya Saxell - Producers
