TORONTO, ON (April 3, 2024) – ACTRA Toronto is pleased to announce the nominees for the Outstanding Performance on-camera and voice awards and the recipient of the Stunt Award. The 22nd ACTRA Awards in Toronto, proudly sponsored by AFBS, will take place at the Palais Royale on Monday, April 22, 2024, with Martha Chaves as host.
Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Female:
Katie Douglas as Kara Robinson in The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (Julijette Inc.)
Kimberly-Sue Murray as Trader in Trader (Backlash Pictures, Pagemaster Pictures, Hero Entertainment Group)
Chelsea Russell as Tessie in Woman Meets Girl (Process Entertainment, Canfro Productions, Aine Rock Productions, Mugaliyombo Media with support from CFC/Netflix Calling Card Accelerator Fund, the Slaight Family Canadian Music Fund and the Toronto Arts Council)
Elizabeth Saunders as Sue in smokeBreak (Benchmark Pictures)
Sonja Smits as Kate in Better Days (Paragraph Pictures)
Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Male:
Salvatore Antonio as Salomé in Slasher, “Everybody’s Darling” (Shaftesbury, Shudder, Hollywood Suite)
Daniel Kash as Superintendent Isaac Kashtinsky in Slasher, “Left Handed Justice” (Shaftesbury, Shudder, Hollywood Suite)
Billy MacLellan as Willy MacIsaac in Diggstown, “Marcie Diggs” (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Circle Blue Entertainment)
Scott McCord as Victor in FROM, “Forest for the Trees” (AGBO, Epix Studios, MGM International TV Productions, MGM Television, Midnight Radio)
Michael Riley as Old Tom in Ruby and the Well, “I Wish I Was the Next Well Keeper” (Shaftesbury in association with BYUtv and Family Channel)
Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Female Voice:
Stacey DePass as Penelope Snodgrass in Saving Me, “Bennett the Grouch” (Sphere Animation and BYUtv)
Katie Griffin as Superbuns in Superbuns, “C’mon Caterpillar” (Yowza Animation)
Emma Hunter as Magpie in Pinecone & Pony, “Pinecone and Horse” (First Generation Films, in association with DreamWorks Animation and Apple TV +)
Maria Nash as Pinecone in Pinecone & Pony, “The Sturdy Stone” (First Generation Films, in association with DreamWorks Animation and Apple TV +)
Margarita Valderrama as Lime Chiffon in Strawberry Shortcake and the Beast of Berry Bog (WildBrain)
Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Male Voice:
Dan Chameroy as Monsieur LaFleur in Mittens & Pants, “My Carrots” (produced by Windy Isle Entertainment, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, the financial participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund and the assistance of Ontario Creates and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit)
Cory Doran as Balloonicus in Super Wish, “The Ballooniverse Pageant” (Discovery Kids Latin America, Nelvana, Corus, Redknot)
Athan Giazitzidis as Pants in Mittens & Pants, “Mysterious Crunch” (produced by Windy Isle Entertainment, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, the financial participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund and the assistance of Ontario Creates and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit)
Daniel Keith Morrison as Damien in Total Drama Island: Reboot, “Meet the Victims” (Fresh TV Inc.)
Nylan Parthipan as Ivan in PJ Masks: Power Heroes, “Ice World (part 1)” (Frog Box, Hasbro, Disney EMEA)
The ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award will be presented to Tom Farr.
“This year we are thrilled to welcome more members and industry guests to celebrate the 22nd ACTRA Awards in Toronto at an even bigger gathering,” says ACTRA Toronto President David Gale. “In 2024, we will applaud our members’ outstanding performances in everything from short and feature films to television and animation, and we will honour the career excellence of our Stunt Award recipient.”
Candidates for ACTRA Toronto’s juried Outstanding Performance awards are submitted for consideration by ACTRA Toronto members. The nominees and winners are chosen by a jury comprised of ACTRA Toronto members that reflect the communities represented within the ACTRA Toronto membership. The ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award recipient is chosen by a committee comprised of past ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award recipients.
ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA, representing over 15,000 of Canada’s 28,000 professional performers working in recorded media in Canada. 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: Jennifer McGibbon, Public Relations Officer, 416-642-6710, jmcgibbon@actratoronto.com