Whenever the Leo Awards are handed out over three nights, the second night – formally referred to as Celebration Awards Ceremony Two – is arguably the most fun.
Celebration Awards One – AKA craft awards night, the 2016 edition of which took place last weekend – is, while festive, casual and low-key. It serves up a stark contrast to the third night: a red carpet gala that is as fancy-pants and high stakes as it gets for Vancouver’s homegrown film and TV industry.
But Celebration Awards Ceremony Two sits (both literally and figuratively) squarely between the casual cocktail reception and the glamorous red carpet gala. It’s a party night where the audience is boisterous, the speeches are honest, emotional, and funny, and, when technical difficulties arise (as they always do in a live show), the host and crowd roll with the punches.
Actress Veena Sood (Numb) hosted the ceremony, which shone the spotlight on locally made documentaries, children’s programming, animated and web series, music videos, lifestyle and information shows, as well as casting, stunts, and guest performances. Peruse the full results below.
Emotions ran high when one of the producers of Best Feature Length Documentary Program winner Johnny Cash: American Rebel – who also produced 2009’s Facing Ali – used his speech to ask the crowd to observe a moment of silence in honour of Muhammad Ali – as well as when Cole Howard, who won Best Performance in an Animated Series for Bob’s Broken Sleigh, visibly choked up when he expressed his gratitude to, and admiration for, his fellow nominees.
The Leo Awards recognize excellence in British Columbia’s dynamic film and television industry. The 2016 Leo Awards wrap up tonight with a red carpet gala. Follow @sabrinarmf for tweets from the red carpet and watch this space for next-day results.
MOTION PICTURE
Casting
Judy Lee
The Devout
TELEVISION MOVIE
Casting
Jackie Lind
On the Farm
SHORT DRAMA
Screenwriting
Kathleen Hepburn
Never Steady, Never Still
Cinematography
Stirling Bancroft
Run
Musical Score
Terry Frewer
Reset
DRAMATIC SERIES
Casting
Judy Lee, Edward Rea
The Romeo Section – “Dragon Fruit”
Stunt Coordination
J. J. Makaro, James Bamford, Eli Zagoudakis, Curtis Braconnier
Arrow – “Brotherhood”
Guest Performance Male
Tom Stevens
Wayward Pines – “A Reckoning”
Guest Performance Female
Jacqueline Samuda
Ties That Bind – “It Doesn't Show”
DOCUMENTARY
Program – Feature
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Derik Murray, Lewis A. Bogach, John Carter Cash, Jayson Dinsmore, Tim Gamble, Paul Gertz, John Miller-Monzon, Robert Pirooz, Kent Wingerak - Producers
Program - Short
Sonic Magic: The Wonder and Science of Sound
Terence McKeown, Bette Thompson - Producers
Program – Series
Sports On Fire
Pete McCormack, Kim Arnott, Andrew Barnsley, Jeff Aghassi, Kevin Foley, Mandy Spencer-Phillips - Producers
Direction
Jerry Thompson
Sonic Magic: The Wonder and Science of Sound
Screenwriting
Jerry Thompson
Sonic Magic: The Wonder and Science of Sound
Cinematography
Simon Schneider
Hadwin's Judgement
Musical Score
David Ramos
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
INFORMATION, LIFESTYLE OR REALITY
Program
Hand Crafted
Greg Bartels, Andrew Muir, Andrew Millard - Producers
Direction
Andrew Millard, Andrew Muir
Hand Crafted – “The Surfboard Maker”
Host(s)
Jillian Harris, Todd Talbot
Love It or List It: Vancouver – “Penny”
MUSIC, COMEDY OR VARIETY
Program
John Mann Here and Now
Sheila Peacock, Jon Siddall, Michael Juk - Producers
Performance
Amy Robbin Fox
The Switch – “Date Night”
ANIMATION
Program
Nerds and Monsters
Kathy Antonsen Rocchio, Vito Viscomi, Josh Mepham, Greg Sullivan - Producers
Direction
Josh Mepham, Jason Horychun
Nerds and Monsters – “Bee-hive Yourself”
Screenwriting
Greg Sullivan
Nerds and Monsters – “The Falconerd”
Musical Score
Daniel Ingram
My Little Pony: Crusaders Of The Lost Mark
Performance
Cole Howard
Bobs Broken Sleigh
YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S
Program
Splitting Adam
Scott McAboy, Amy Sydorick, Michael Sammaciccia, Russell Hicks - Producers
Direction
Scott McAboy
Splitting Adam
Screenwriting
Cathy Moss, Eric Hogan, Tara Hungerford
Scout & the Gumboot Kids – “The Case of the Four Legged Kid”
Performance
Sean Kyer
Odd Squad – “Rise of the Hydraclops”
WEB SERIES
Program
The Drive
Nick Hunnings, Lindsay Drummond, Kirsten Slenning, Magali Gillon, John Bolton - Producers
Performance Male
Gerry Rousseau
Stricken – “Stricken”
Performance Female
Jen Cheon
The Drive - Hold On
MUSIC VIDEO
Program
“Tell Me” by HUMANS
Peter Ricq - Producer
