January 15, 2019

For Immediate Release: Toronto – ACTRA Toronto is excited to announce the nominees for the 17th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto. The ACTRA Awards in Toronto will take place at The Carlu on Saturday, February 23, 2019.

Nominees for Outstanding Performance – Female:

Tantoo Cardinal as Mary Birchbark in Falls Around Her (Baswewe Films)

Katie Douglas as Lisa in Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (Cineflix)

Deborah Kimmett as Patty in Keep Coming Back! (The Company You Keep)

Amybeth McNulty as Anne in Anne with an E, “The Determining Acts of Her Life” (Northwood Anne)

Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah as Millicent in Maternal (Off2Kali Productions)

Nominees for Outstanding Performance – Male:

Dalmar Abuzeid as Sebastian ‘Bash’ Lacroix in Anne with an E, “Struggling Against the Perception of Facts” (Northwood Anne)

Vladimir Cubrt as Donnie Marchuk in Luba (Purple Pants Productions)

Jeremy Ferdman as Richie in Robbery (Pagemaster Entertainment)

Stephen McHattie as Gus Power in Crown and Anchor (Crown and Anchor Films)

Gord Rand as Jim in Man Running (Man Running Ltd.)

Nominees for Outstanding Performance – Female Voice:

Emilie-Claire Barlow as Courtney in Total DramaRama, “Sharing is Caring” (Fresh TV)

Lilly Bartlam as Gwen in Total DramaRama, “Aquarium for a Dream” (Fresh TV)

Julie Lemieux as Grandma Steak in Cupcake & Dino: General Services, “Mozoko” (Cupcake and Dinosaur Productions Inc.)

Bryn McAuley as Shirley Squirrley in Top Wing, “Shirley’s Sleepover Adventure” (9 Story Media Group)

Ana Sani as Piper Willowbrook in Mysticons, “The Edge of Two Morrows” (Corus Entertainment)

Nominees for Outstanding Performance – Male Voice:

Seán Cullen as Mayor Shelbourne in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, “Now You See Him” (DHX Media)

Cory Doran as Captain Dilly in Top Wing, “Cap’n Dilly’s Dance Party” (9 Story Media Group)

Mark Forward as Hugo in Cupcake & Dino: General Services, “Hu’s the Boss” (Cupcake and Dinosaur Productions Inc.)

Mark Little as Dino in Cupcake & Dino: General Services, “My Life in Radio (Stinks!)” (Cupcake and Dinosaur Productions Inc.)

Joseph Motiki as Pedro in Hotel Transylvania, “Bandages of Brothers” (Corus Entertainment)

Nominees for the Members’ Choice Series Ensemble award:

Anne with an E (Northwood Anne)

Baroness Von Sketch Show (Frantic Films)

Kim’s Convenience (Thunderbird Entertainment)

Schitt’s Creek (Not a Real Company)

Workin’ Moms (Workin’ Moms Productions)

ACTRA Toronto Stunt Awards will be presented to stunt performers and animal wranglers Rick Parker and Sue Parker.

The sketch troupe Women Fully Clothed will present their fellow member Jayne Eastwood with the 2019 Award of Excellence.

The show will be written by Sugith Varughese and feature Juno Award-winning soul singer Sean Jones as well as onstage DJ hey! dw.

“It is fitting, during this extraordinary time when women’s voices are fighting to be heard, that ACTRA Toronto is splitting the voice award into female and male categories,” says President Theresa Tova. “Voice Co-Chair Linda Ballantyne was a powerful advocate for this change. It’s only fair to give female voice performers more recognition.” Tova further notes, “It is wonderful to see repeat nominees: Emilie-Claire Barlow, Lilly Bartlam, Seán Cullen, Cory Doran, Julie Lemieux, Bryn McAuley and Gord Rand.”

ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA, representing over 15,000 of Canada’s 25,000 professional performers working in recorded media in Canada. As an advocate for Canadian culture since 1943, ACTRA is a member-driven union that continues to secure rights and respect for the work of professional performers.

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Media contact: Karen Woolridge, ACTRA Toronto Public Relations Officer, cell: (416) 937-1437, email: kwoolridge@actratoronto.com

Link to photo gallery: https://actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2019-nominees/