Toronto filmmakers Sarah Polley and Domee Shi are among the Canadians competing in the top categories at this yearB次元官网网址檚 Academy Awards.
PolleyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淲omen TalkingB次元官网网址� received a best picture Oscar nomination as well as an adapted screenplay nod.
The movie is based on Manitoba author Miriam ToewsB次元官网网址� 2018 novel of the same name. ItB次元官网网址檚 about a group of women who gather in a barn to discuss what steps to take after a series of sexual assaults shocks their remote Mennonite community.
B次元官网网址淲omen TalkingB次元官网网址� is competing for the coveted top prize against nine other films including B次元官网网址淎vatar: The Way of Water,B次元官网网址� from Ontario-raised filmmaker James Cameron.
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ShiB次元官网网址檚 film is up against fellow Sheridan College alum Chris Williams, who directed B次元官网网址淪ea Beast,B次元官网网址� an animated feature about a crew of sea monster hunters.
Among the other Canadian projects that received mentions Tuesday are the animated short B次元官网网址淭he Flying Sailor,B次元官网网址� made by Calgary-based Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis.
Competing in the best animated short category, the film is inspired by a maritime tale about a seaman who was blasted into the air after two ships collided in the Halifax harbour during the First World War.
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In the performance categories, actor Brendan Fraser continues to collect praise for his role in Darren AronofskyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Whale.B次元官网网址�
Fraser, who went to high school in Toronto but was born in the United States to Canadian parents, is nominated for best actor for his turn as a reclusive English teacher living with obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
The annual film awards celebrate their 95th anniversary this year, and winners will be announced during a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at on Sunday, March 12.
