9th annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto - Nominations

The Toronto branch of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) has announced their nominees for the 9th Annual ACTRA Awards. Two much-loved actors who recently passed away are included in the nominations. The venerable Maury Chaykin passed away on his 61st birthday in July. He received a nomination for Oustanding Male Performance for his role on the television series Less than Kind. The late Tracy Wright was nominated for Oustanding Female Performance for her role in her husband Don McKellar's film Trigger, as was her co-star Molly Parker.

The other nominees for Female Performance were Sarah Manninen (Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story), Zoie Palmer (The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard) and Liisa Repo-Martell (Flashpoint). The remaining nominations for Male Performance went to Mark McKinney (Death Comes to Town), Noah Reid (Score: A Hockey Musical), Nicholas Rose (New Year) and Chuck Shamata (Break a Leg).

The Outstanding Voice Performance nominees were London Angelis (You Are Here), Sean Cullen (Jimmy Two-Shoes), Cory Doran (Jimmy Two-Shoes), Billy MacLellan (Afghanada) and Maurice Dean Wint (Beasts of the Bible).

Fiona Reid will be awarded the 2011 Award of Excellence at the Awards for her exceptional body of work and a commitment to advocacy on behalf of all performers.

ACTRA Toronto represents over 15,000 of Canada's 21,000 professional performers working in English-Canada.

The 9th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto will be presented at the Carlu on Friday, February 25, 2011. Ennis Esmer of The Listener hosts the gala event.
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THE 9TH ANNUAL ACTRA AWARDS IN TORONTO – 2011 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
For Immediate Release: Toronto, January 12, 2011 – ACTRA Toronto is pleased to announce the nominees for the 9th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto, to be presented at the Carlu on Friday, February 25, 2011.

Three juried ACTRA Awards will be presented at the event in the categories of Outstanding Voice Performance, Outstanding Female Performance and Outstanding Male Performance.

ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance – Voice:
London Angelis (You Are Here)
Sean Cullen (Jimmy Two-Shoes, Series Lead)
Cory Doran (Jimmy Two-Shoes, Series Lead)
Billy MacLellan (Afghanada, Series Lead)
Maurice Dean Wint (Beasts of the Bible)

ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance – Female:
Sarah Manninen (Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story)
Zoie Palmer (The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard)
Molly Parker (Trigger)
Liisa Repo-Martell (Flashpoint, Guest Star, "Unacceptable Risk")
Tracy Wright (Trigger)

ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance – Male:
Maury Chaykin (Less than Kind, Series Lead)
Mark McKinney (Death Comes to Town, Series Lead)
Noah Reid (Score: A Hockey Musical)
Nicholas Rose (New Year)
Chuck Shamata (Break a Leg)

“There were many great performances this year,” said Heather Allin, President of ACTRA Toronto. “These nominees are truly outstanding. We celebrate the work of our members, our talented stars, and their exceptional performances. The winners will be announced at the best industry party of the year, the 9th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto.”

Fiona Reid will be honoured with ACTRA Toronto’s 2011 Award of Excellence at the Awards on February 25, 2011. The Award of Excellence recognizes an exceptional body of work and a commitment to advocacy on behalf of all performers.

The Awards Gala will be hosted by Ennis Esmer of The Listener. The program will feature musical performances by The Boys Who Say No.

ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA, representing over 15,000 of Canada’s 21,000 professional performers working in the English-language recorded media in Canada. As an advocate for Canadian culture since 1943, ACTRA is a member-driven organization that continues to secure rights and respect for the work of professional performers.


http://www.actratoronto.com/