Mike Myers attends the premiere of “Michael” held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on April 20th.Jordan Strauss/Canadian Press
Comedian Mike Myers and Rivals stars Hudson Williams and Sophie Nélisse are expected to be in attendance at tonight’s Canadian Screen Awards.
Saturday Night Live alum Meyers, who last year advocated the nationalist cultural phrase “elbows up” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada, will be honored with the Icon Award. The Toronto-born star will receive a statuette to honor his continued contributions to the industry both domestically and internationally.
Myers, known for his roles in Austin Powers and Wayne’s World, will be part of a history-making moment at this year’s Screen Awards. For the first time, it will be broadcast on multiple networks and their streaming services, including CBC, CTV and Global. The announcement was touted as a celebration of Canadian culture and a show of support for homegrown talent amid the growing “elbows up” movement.
Heat Rivalry became a global sensation with its steamy love story between two hockey players played by Williams and Conor Storey.
The show received 18 nominations and won 13 at last night’s scripted television gala, and will be competing for even more hardware tonight, including best drama series and best lead actor.
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Williams will face co-star Francois Arnault in this category. Other nominees include Kathleen Munro for Citytv’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” Alan Hawco for CBC’s “Saint-Pierre,” and last year’s winner Sapinder Leahy for CBC’s “Allegiance.”
“Heat Rivalry” creator Jacob Tierney scored a hat trick at the awards ceremony. On Friday, he won his first screen award of the year for executive producing Traitor Canada, which won best reality/competition series, and on Saturday he won best director and best screenplay for a hockey drama.
At tonight’s awards ceremony, “Heat Rivalry” will compete in the Best Drama Series category against “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” and “Saint-Pierre,” as well as CBC’s Wild Cards and CBC Gem’s Plan B.
Nellis, who won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor on Saturday, will be presented with this year’s Radius Award. This honor recognizes individuals whose achievements have been internationally recognized and who have contributed to Canada’s global reputation.
The Montreal-born actor, who plays Williams’ on-screen girlfriend Rose Landry, will also appear as a presenter tonight.
The ceremony will feature appearances by Shamir Anderson, Dave Foley, Lauren Ash, 2024 Screen Awards host Mae Martin, and baseball broadcaster Hazel May to present the top award.
May will also be one of the award recipients. She will receive the Gordon Sinclair Award in Broadcast Journalism for her outstanding contribution to Canadian sports media.
This year, the show will be hosted by Andrew Pun, known for his Screen Award-winning roles in Kim’s Convenience and Run the Burbs. The Calgary-born comedian said in an interview last week that he was a little nervous about seeing comedy legend Myers in the front row, but was ready for a “surreal” experience.
CBC/Netflix’s sitcom “North of North” leads a field of 20 nominees overall and will compete for best comedy series and best lead actress for Anna Lambe.
Lambe’s category includes Meredith McNeil and Jennifer Whalen for CBC’s menopause comedy “Small Achievable Goals,” which earned 12 nominations this year. However, the Screen Awards will bid a final farewell to the program as it was not renewed by the public broadcaster.
North of the North won seven awards on Saturday, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Comedy Ensemble Performance.
The show will compete against Crave’s Late Bloomer and The Trades, CTV’s Children Ruin Everything and CBC’s Son of a Critch.
RT Thorne’s 40 Acres has already swept the nine trophies it has been nominated for, and tonight the post-apocalyptic thriller will look to complete the sweep with a Best Picture win.
“It’s more than you can dream of,” Thorne said after the nominations were announced in March. “It’s obviously super hard to make any film. It’s very hard to make an independent film in Canada. And in a way, you want to be able to get your own representation.”
The film, which tells the story of a black indigenous family trying to fight off a group of cannibals, will compete against other nominees including Matt Johnson’s Nirvana: The Band Show the Movie and Sophie Ronvari’s Blue Heron, which have won four awards to date.
Jay McCarroll is trying his hand at performing in Nirvana for the lead role in a comedy, competing with Eric K. Boulianne and Catherine Chabot in Follies, Neil Elias in A Lovely Day, and Carine Gontier-Hyndman and Laurence Leboeuf in Two Women.
Sweet Angel Baby star Michaela Krimsky was nominated for her performance in a lead drama film role. She will compete against Grace Glowiecki in The Honey Bunch, Nina Kiri in Out Standing, and Jasmine Guerjo in Cat’s Cry.
The Canadian Screen Awards will air on CBC, CTV, Global and their streaming services on Sunday night.
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