Ryan Reynolds, Simu Liu and Catherine O’Hara are among the recipients of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s 2023 Special Awards.
The awards recognize those whose contributions have positively affected the industry, society and the medium. In total, the Academy named nine recipients ahead of Canadian Screen Awards week, which this year takes place in Toronto from April 11-16.
Among the recipients were “Schitt’s Creek” star and former “Sctv” actor Catherine O’Hara, who won the Academy Icon Award, and Ryan Reynolds, who received The Humanitarian Award. According to the Academy, the first recognizes a Canadian individual or institution “for their exceptional, ongoing contribution to the media industry at home or abroad,” while the second is in “recognition of an extraordinary humanitarian contribution or act of compassion by a professional working in the Canadian media industry in the prior year.”
“Receiving this honor is incredibly meaningful and deeply moving,...
The awards recognize those whose contributions have positively affected the industry, society and the medium. In total, the Academy named nine recipients ahead of Canadian Screen Awards week, which this year takes place in Toronto from April 11-16.
Among the recipients were “Schitt’s Creek” star and former “Sctv” actor Catherine O’Hara, who won the Academy Icon Award, and Ryan Reynolds, who received The Humanitarian Award. According to the Academy, the first recognizes a Canadian individual or institution “for their exceptional, ongoing contribution to the media industry at home or abroad,” while the second is in “recognition of an extraordinary humanitarian contribution or act of compassion by a professional working in the Canadian media industry in the prior year.”
“Receiving this honor is incredibly meaningful and deeply moving,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
The first English-language adaptation of the long-running hit international series Rex, a Cop’s Best Friend, about a police detective and his hardworking dog, is in the works at Canada’s Citytv. Production has begun on Rex (working title), a procedural drama series with a twist.
The eight-episode hour-long series, starring John Reardon, Mayko Nguyen, and Enrico Colantoni, hails from Shaftesbury, Pope Productions and Citytv. Shooting is underway in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Set in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Rex is focused on the partnership between a dedicated detective and his extraordinary former K9 dog. Rex and Charlie are a detective team that combine their individual skills to solve the most puzzling crimes. The highly successful European format aired in 125 countries around the world for 18 seasons.
Reardon stars as Detective Charlie Hudson, Rex’s partner; Nguyen as chief of forensics Sarah Truong...
The eight-episode hour-long series, starring John Reardon, Mayko Nguyen, and Enrico Colantoni, hails from Shaftesbury, Pope Productions and Citytv. Shooting is underway in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Set in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Rex is focused on the partnership between a dedicated detective and his extraordinary former K9 dog. Rex and Charlie are a detective team that combine their individual skills to solve the most puzzling crimes. The highly successful European format aired in 125 countries around the world for 18 seasons.
Reardon stars as Detective Charlie Hudson, Rex’s partner; Nguyen as chief of forensics Sarah Truong...
- 10/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Colorado high school cheerleading coach at the center of a police investigation after video surfaced of him forcing cheerleaders into painful splits will not face criminal charges in the incident, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release.
According to the release, the decision not to charge Ozell Williams was made after a “detail investigation” by the Denver Police Department, which included interviews with cheerleaders, their parents and school staff.
“The video of the incident involving the injured student that has been widely disseminated is painful to watch,” District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement.
According to the release, the decision not to charge Ozell Williams was made after a “detail investigation” by the Denver Police Department, which included interviews with cheerleaders, their parents and school staff.
“The video of the incident involving the injured student that has been widely disseminated is painful to watch,” District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement.
- 10/16/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
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- 8/24/2017
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
Prosecutors have thrown in the towel in the domestic violence case against George Foreman's son ... TMZ Sports has learned. We broke the story ... 23-year-old George Foreman the 5th was arrested back in February for allegedly choking his wife during a heated argument at their home in Texas.But we're told ... in the end, prosecutors just didn't have enough evidence to move forward with a case against him. "We didn’t think we could prove [that Foreman strangled his wife]," Harris County D.
- 11/9/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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