If the first night of the Leo Awards shines the spotlight on behind-the-scenes superstars, then the second night shifts the focus to DIY indie storytellers.
Actor Peter Kelamis hosted Celebration Awards Two of the 2018 Leo Awards on Saturday night in a ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Trophies were handed out to web series creators and actors, as well as to an array of artists working in the children’s television, animation, short and feature-length documentary, lifestyle and information, dramatic series, television movie, short drama, music video, and motion picture spheres.
Andrew Muir and Greg Bartels. Photo by Wendy D Photography
The big winners of the night were Andrew Muir and Greg Bartels. The longtime collaborators won four awards between them for passion-driven projects that were created through or for Storyhive and Telus Optik: the series Hand Crafted (which profiles local artisans and entrepreneurs who make a living with their hands) and the short documentary A Theatre Near You – A Powell River Story, about the fight to save Canada’s longest continuous-running movie theatre.
The team behind the Storyhive-funded Inconceivable (pictured above) took home the Leo Award for Best Web Series, while another Storyhive series – Android Employed – earned showrunner Jem Garrard a Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series. And Why Must the Sun Go Down? won two awards in the Animation category: Best Program and Best Art Direction.
Lee Majdoub accepts his Leo Award for Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his role on Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Photo by Wendy D Photography
APTN’s epic seven-years-in-the-making series 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus won Best Documentary Series and Screenwriting, while in the Dramatic Series category, BBC America’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency earned three Leos: Best Picture Editing for Darren Tucker and Allan Lee, and Best Guest Performance nods for actor Lee Majdoub and actress Agam Darshi. Kim’s Convenience earned three awards in the Music, Comedy or Variety category: Best Program, Best Direction (for Siobhan Devine), and Best Performance (for Andrea Bang).
Host Kelamis won Best Voice Performance in an Animated Series for Chucks Choice.
Full results below.
Host Peter Kelamis won a Leo Award for Best Voice Performance in an Animated Series for Chucks Choice. Photo courtesy of the Leo Awards
MOTION PICTURE
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ryan Petey
Forgotten Man
PICTURE EDITING
Asim Nuraney
Drone
MUSICAL SCORE
Matthew Rogers
Adventures in Public School
CASTING
Maureen Webb, Colleen Bolton
1922
TELEVISION MOVIE
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Stirling Bancroft
Ring Of Deception
MUSICAL SCORE
Hamish Thomson
Love Locks
CASTING
Tiffany Mak
Christmas Princess
SHORT DRAMA
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Todd Duym
Dawn
PICTURE EDITING
Lisa Robison
The Black Ghiandola
MUSICAL SCORE
Mark James Fortin, Lorna Fortin, Ella Mae Fortin
Sliding Away
DRAMATIC SERIES
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Brendan Uegama
Riverdale – House of the Devil
PICTURE EDITING
Darren Tucker, Allan Lee
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – Little Guy, Black Hair
MUSICAL SCORE
James Jandrisch
Somewhere Between – The Hunter and the Hunted
CASTING
Jackie Lind
Van Helsing – Love Bites
GUEST PERFORMANCE MALE
Lee Majdoub
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – That Is Not Miami
Agam Darshi won Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for portraying Wakti Wapnasi in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Photo courtesy of the Leo Awards
GUEST PERFORMANCE FEMALE
Agam Darshi
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – Shapes and Colors
SHORT DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
PROGRAM
A Theatre Near You – A Powell River Story
Greg Bartels, Andrew Muir – Producers
DIRECTION
Andrew Muir
A Theatre Near You – A Powell River Story
SCREENWRITING
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve
Holy Angels
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
PROGRAM
1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus
Barbara Hager, W. Paterson Ferns – Producers
DIRECTION
Mary Margaret Frymire
Dr. Keri Prairie Vet – Meet Dr. Keri
SCREENWRITING
Barbara Hager
1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus – Origins
INFORMATION, LIFESTYLE OR REALITY
PROGRAM
Hand Crafted
Greg Bartels, Andrew Millard, Andrew Muir – Producers
DIRECTION
Andrew Muir
Hand Crafted – The Bowyer
HOST(S)
Sebastian Sevallo, Mickey Fabbiano
Worst To First – Julia & Ian
MUSIC, COMEDY OR VARIETY
PROGRAM
Kim’s Convenience
Tim Gamble, Alexandra Raffé, Ivan Fecan, Ins Choi, Kevin White, Anita Kapila – Producers
DIRECTION
Siobhan Devine
Kim’s Convenience – Good Neighbours
SCREENWRITING
Jem Garrard
Android Employed – The Second Unit Team
PERFORMANCE
Andrea Bang
Kim’s Convenience – Janet’s Boyfriend
ANIMATION
PROGRAM
Why Must the Sun Go Down?
Iris Moore – Producer
DIRECTION
Steve Evangelatos
All Hail King Julien – Night Creatures
ART DIRECTION
Iris Moore
Why Must The Sun Go Down?
SCREENWRITING
Aly Jetha
1001 Nights – The People Who Insulted the Sun
VOICE PERFORMANCE
Peter Kelamis
Chucks Choice – Cool Hand Norm
YOUTH OR CHILDREN’S
PROGRAM
Escape From Mr. Lemoncellos Library
Scott McAboy, Amy Sydorick, Michael Sammaciccia, Jim Head – Producers
DIRECTION
Scott McAboy
Escape From Mr. Lemoncellos Library
PERFORMANCE
Peter Benson
Mech-X4 – X4 Versus Harper’s Ghost
WEB SERIES
PROGRAM
Inconceivable
Marena Dix, Nach Dudsdeemaytha, Joel Ashton McCarthy, Rachel Kirkpatrick, Mike Doaga – Producers
PERFORMANCE MALE
Graem Beddoes
The Drive – Learning Opportunity
PERFORMANCE FEMALE
Paula Burrows
The Dangers of Online Dating – I Just Had Text
MUSIC VIDEO
PROGRAM
Breakfast With Liz by HUMANS
Peter Ricq, Blake Davey, Riun Garner, Amber Ripley – Producers
The Leo Awards recognize on-screen and behind-the-camera excellence in the British Columbia film and television sphere and are handed out over several splashy ceremonies each May and June. The Leos resume Sunday, June 3, with the Red Carpet Gala, which will be hosted by Brent Butt and Nancy Roberston.
The Leo Awards aren’t broadcast but YVR Screen Scene will be present for all of it. Follow @sabrinarmf and @YVRScreenScene and check this site for next-day results.