Blackberry leads 2024 Canadian Screen award nominations Published By Alexandra Heilbron on Mar 06, 2024

Blackberry, the story of the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone, leads the Canadian Screen award nominations with a record-breaking 17 nods, including Best Motion Picture, Best Direction and Best Performance in a Leading Role for Jay Baruchel.

The 2024 awards will be hosted by comedian Mae Martin and will air on May 31 on CBC and CBC Gem at 8:00 p.m. ET. ~Alexandra Heilbron

Best motion picture
BlackBerry
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Infinity Pool
Red Rooms
Richelieu
Solo

Achievement in direction, film
Matt Johnson, BlackBerry
Ariane Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool
Henri Pardo, Kanaval
Pascal Plante, Red Rooms
Sophie Dupuis, Solo

Performance in a leading role — Film, drama
Mia Goth, Infinity Pool
Alexander Skarsgård, Infinity Pool
Rayan Dieudonné, Kanaval
Oyin Oladejo, Orah
Amrit Kaur, The Queen Of My Dreams
Juliette Gariépy, Red Rooms
Ariane Castellanos, Richelieu
Théodore Pellerin, Solo

Performance in a leading role — Film, comedy
Jay Baruchel, BlackBerry
Cody Lightning, Hey, Viktor!
Félix-Antoine Bénard, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Sara Montpetit, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Magalie Lépine Blondeau, The Nature of Love
Alexandra Billings, Queen Tut
Susan Kent, Who's Yer Father?
Chris Locke, Who's Yer Father?

John Dunning best first feature film award
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
In Flames
Kanaval
Richelieu
Something You Said Last Night
Through the Night

Best comedy series
Bria Mack Gets a Life
Letterkenny
Shelved
Son of a Critch
Workin' Moms

Best drama series
Essex County
Little Bird
Plan B
Slasher: Ripper
Transplant

Best lead performer, drama series
Mayko Nguyen, Hudson & Rex
Darla Contois, Little Bird
Ellyn Jade, Little Bird
Victor Garber, Family Law
Meredith MacNeill, Pretty Hard Cases
Adrienne C. Moore, Pretty Hard Cases
Laurence Leboeuf, Transplant

Best lead performer, comedy series
Meaghan Rath, Children Ruin Everything
Carolyn Taylor, I Have Nothing
Andrew Phung, Run the Burbs
Chris Sandiford, Shelved
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Son of a Critch
Dani Kind, Workin' Moms
Catherine Reitman, Workin' Moms