TORONTO 鈥� Late Indigenous filmmaker Jeff Barnaby is among those set to receive special honours at this year's Canadian Screen Awards.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television says Barnaby, who died of cancer in 2022, will be posthumously presented with the board of directors鈥� Tribute Award, which recognizes 鈥渆xtraordinary impact鈥� on the industry.聽
The late Mi鈥檏maq director was considered a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous cinema for titles including 2013's "Rhymes for Young Ghouls" and 2019's "Blood Quantum."
The tribute award is also going to veteran reality TV producer John Brunton, chair and CEO of Insight Productions, whose long-running hits include CTV鈥檚 "The Amazing Race Canada" and Global鈥檚 鈥淏ig Brother Canada.鈥�
The Changemaker Award goes to former "Young and the Restless" star Tonya Williams, who founded Toronto鈥檚 Reelworld Film Festival to showcase racially diverse Canadian talent, while the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to morning show host Marilyn Denis nearly a year after she wrapped 13 seasons on CTV鈥檚 鈥淭he Marilyn Denis Show,鈥� which followed nearly 20 years helming Citytv鈥檚 "Cityline."
The special awards will be handed out during a series of events known as Canadian Screen Week, starting May 26 and culminating in a gala May 31 hosted by comedian Mae Martin. It's set to air on CBC and CBC Gem a few hours later.
The Canadian Screen Awards celebrate the best in homegrown film, television and digital media. The Crave/APTN series "Little Bird鈥� leads the TV categories with 19 nominations and "BlackBerry鈥� leads the film categories with 17 nods.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2024.
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