‘Edge of the Knife (SGaawaay K'uuna)’ and ‘Scout & the Gumboot Kids’ big winners at first night of #LeoAwards19
The world’s first Haida-language feature film and a television series about a adorable nature-loving mouse were the big winners at the first night of the 2019 Leo Awards.
The Leo Awards recognize excellence in the British Columbia film and television industry. More than 100 awards are handed out over three ceremonies each year, and #LeoAwards19 kicked off on Saturday night in a ballroom at the Sheraton Wall Centre where the focus was mainly on behind-the-scenes talent: namely, production designers, costume designers, hair and make-up artists, and visual effects artists
In the Motion Picture category, Edge of the Knife (SGaawaay K'uuna) won Leo Awards for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Make-up. SGaawaay K'uuna was directed by Helen Haig-Brown and Gwaai Edenshaw and made history last year as the world’s first Haida-language feature film.
In the Short Drama category, two films – Exhibit Man and The Shipment – each received two Leo Awards, as did Kim’s Convenience in the Music, Comedy and Variety Program or Series category (for Best Director for Siobhan Devine and Best Program).
But the big winner of the night was Scout & the Gumboot Kids, a CBC series about a mouse named Scout (voiced by Adrian Petriw). The Vancouver-shot show – which has earned endorsements from venerable organizations like The David Suzuki Foundation and the UCLA Global Media Centre for Social Impact for its efforts to inspire kids to get outside and experience the natural world – won four Leo Awards in the Youth or Children’s Program or Series category: Best Program, Best Screenwriting, Best Cinematography, and Best Picture Editing.
Other winners of note include Sonja Bennett (Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Series or Program for Letterkenny), Nimisha Mukerji (Best Direction for Mech-X4), and the team from CVD VFX for their fourth consecutive Leo (this time, for Best Visual Effects in a Motion Picture for At First Light).
Full results below:
MOTION PICTURE
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – MOTION PICTURE
Chris Van Dyck, Fenner Rockliffe, Dmitry Vinnik, Camil Adell, Erik Jensen
At First Light
BEST SOUND – MOTION PICTURE
Chris Duesterdiek
Welcome To Marwen
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MOTION PICTURE
Sandy Cochrane, Gwaai Edenshaw, James Mcguire
Edge of the Knife (SGaawaay K'uuna)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – MOTION PICTURE
Athena Theny, Marlene Liddle, Jay Bellis
Edge of the Knife (SGaawaay K'uuna)
BEST MAKE-UP – MOTION PICTURE
Toby Lindala, Matt Aebig, Lance Webb
Edge of the Knife (SGaawaay K'uuna)
TELEVISION MOVIE
BEST SOUND – TELEVISION MOVIE
Greg Stewart, Angelo Nicoloyannis, Jeff Jackman, Aaron Olson, Rick Senechal, Don Harrison, Ian Mackie, James Schoening
Benchwarmers 2
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TELEVISION MOVIE
James Robbins
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – TELEVISION MOVIE
Ariana Preece
Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter
SHORT DRAMA
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – SHORT DRAMA
Bobby Bala, Nick Ulrich, Phil Planta, Jason McKinlay
The Shipment
BEST SOUND – SHORT DRAMA
Emilia Sainz, Kyle Petty
Boulevard
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT DRAMA
Dwayne Higgins
Exhibit Man
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – SHORT DRAMA
Zohra Shahalimi
The Shipment
BEST MAKE-UP – SHORT DRAMA
Isabelle Fallu
Exhibit Man
DRAMATIC SERIES
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – DRAMATIC SERIES
Tony Wohlgemuth
Riverdale – Red Dahlia
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – DRAMATIC SERIES
Armen V. Kevorkian, Joshua Spivack, Marc Lougee, Shirak Agresta, Andranik Taranyan
The Flash - We Are The Flash
BEST SOUND – DRAMATIC SERIES
Miguel Nunes, Karla Melendez, Paul Shatto, Eric Lamontagne, Maureen Murphy, Don Mann, Jay Cheetham
Unspeakable - Heat Treatment
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – DRAMATIC SERIES
Zohra Shahalimi
Van Helsing - I Awake
BEST MAKE-UP – DRAMATIC SERIES
Rita Ciccozzi, Krista Seller, Tanya Hudson, Caitlin Groves, Breeanna Lehto
A Series Of Unfortunate Events – Penultimate Peril: Part 2
BEST HAIRSYLING – DRAMATIC SERIES
Julie Mchaffie, Dianne Holme, Sharon Markell, Jill Corp, Cindy Larsen
A Series Of Unfortunate Events – Penultimate Peril: Part 2
FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
Eddie Ochmanek, JR Mackie
I Am MLK Jr.
BEST SOUND – FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
Randy Kiss, Michael MacDonald
Letter from Masanjia
BEST MUSICAL SCORE – FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
Daryl Bennett
I Am MLK Jr.
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
BEST PICTURE EDITING – SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Greg Ng
Finding Big Country
BEST SOUND – SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Gregor Phillips
Finding Big Country
BEST MUSICAL SCORE – SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Andrew Harris
After the Sirens
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Ryan Malone
Paramedics: Emergency Response – Never Take It Home
BEST SOUND – DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Paul Edwards, Jeff Henschel, Shawn Miller, Peter Wong
Border Security: America's Front Line – Episode 207
BEST MUSICAL SCORE – DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Christopher Nickel
Wild Bear Rescue - Wild, Wild Grizzly
MUSIC, COMEDY, OR VARIETY PROGRAM OR SERIES
BEST MUSIC, COMEDY, OR VARIETY PROGRAM OR SERIES
Kim's Convenience
Ivan Fecan, Alex Raffé, Sandra Cunningham, Kevin White, Ins Choi - Producers
BEST DIRECTION – MUSIC, COMEDY OR VARIETY PROGRAM OR SERIES
NOMINEES
Siobhan Devine
Kim's Convenience - Elephant In The Room
BEST SCREENWRITING – MUSIC, COMEDY OR VARIETY PROGRAM OR SERIES
Sonja Bennett
Letterkenny - Crave
BEST PICTURE EDITING – MUSIC, COMEDY OR VARIETY PROGRAM OR SERIES
Lisa Robison
Loudermilk - Saturday Night
BEST PERFORMANCE – MUSIC, COMEDY OR VARIETY PROGRAM OR SERIES
Priscilla Faia
You Me Her - You Be You And I'll Be Me
YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OR SERIES
BEST YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OR SERIES
Scout & The Gumboot Kids
Eric Hogan, Tara Hungerford, Robert Murdoch, Tracey Mack, Dave Valleau, David Roncin, Bruce Khakesh - Producers
BEST DIRECTION – YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OR SERIES
Nimisha Mukerji
Mech-X4 - Versus The Infected
BEST SCREENWRITING – YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OR SERIES
Eric Hogan, Tara Hungerford, Cathy Moss
Scout & The Gumboot Kids – The Case of The Upstream Swimmer
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OR SERIES
Collin Morrison, Vincent De Paula
Scout & The Gumboot Kids – The Case of The Upstream Swimmer
BEST PICTURE EDITING – YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OR SERIES
Catherine De Paula
Scout & The Gumboot Kids – The Case of The Upstream Swimmer
BEST PERFORMANCE – YOUTH OR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OR SERIES
Dan Payne
Aliens Ate My Homework
MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
UnAmerican by Said The Whale
Johnny Jansen – Producer
The first night of the Leo Awards was hosted by actor and comedian Matthew Kevin Anderson. The festivities continue tonight with Celebration Awards Two – hosted by Kalyn Miles and Lucie Guest – and cap off on June 1 with the highly anticipated Red Carpet Gala, hosted by Peter Kelamis.
The events aren’t broadcast, but live-tweets can be found at @LeoAwards, @sabrinarmf, and #LeoAwards19. For more about the Leo Awards, visit http://www.leoawards.com.
