Canada’s top film and television awards will be gender-neutral.
Organizers say next year’s Canadian Screen Awards will eliminate categories reserved for male and female actors in favor of categories that are not disaggregated by gender.
The Canadian Academy of Film & Television said this would “better represent the country’s diverse talent community.”
Instead of four film categories that each honor best lead actor and best supporting actor, there will be two categories recognizing “acting in a lead role” and “acting in a supporting role.” .
Several genre-based TV categories were similarly renamed. For example, competitions for best male and female comedians are simply about being “best lead” in a comedy.
Previously, each category allowed five nominees, but later, the Academy said eight nominees would be considered.
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It adds that the change comes after “a large-scale consultation effort completed in five years” and involved “40 key industry organisations”.
“The Canadian Academy believes this is a necessary, progressive step towards a fair screen-based industry by ensuring all Canadian performers are eligible to be honored by their peers. theirs,” Academy President John Young said Thursday in a statement.
The move follows a broader industry shift away from gender-specific awards, including the Toronto International Film Festival’s Tribute Awards and the recently announced Independent Spirit Awards. sexist acting categories for the 2023 edition.
Junos, Grammy, British Independent Film Awards and MTV Movie & TV Awards also have gender-neutral categories.
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The Canada Screen Awards’ digital media performance categories have been gender-neutral since 2019.
“As the Canadian Academy, it is our duty to ensure that every performer has the opportunity to fully participate in our award programs and the industry at large, and the This brings us closer to that goal,” the academy’s interim CEO, Louis Calabro, said in a statement.
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