Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Film

Canadian award related to films

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Film is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program, to honour the best leading performance in a theatrical film.

It is a merger of the former awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, following the academy's announcement in August 2022 that it would start presenting gender-neutral acting awards instead of gendered ones.[1] The category was presented only at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023; beginning with the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, separate categories will instead be presented for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film and Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film.

2020s

Year Actor Film Ref
2022
11th Canadian Screen Awards
Lamar Johnson Brother [2]
Choi Seung-yoon Riceboy Sleeps [3]
Monia Chokri Babysitter
Larissa Corriveau That Kind of Summer (Un été comme ça)
Kelly Depeault Noemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui)
Joseph Engel Falcon Lake
Steve Laplante Viking
Maxime Le Flaguais Rodeo (Rodéo)

References

  1. ^ Joseph Pugh, "Canadian Screen Awards switching to gender-neutral performance categories". CBC News, August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2023.
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