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==Awards==
==Awards==
The film garnered six [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominations at the [[5th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2017:
The film garnered six [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominations at the [[5th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2017:
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*[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]]
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*[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actress]] (Parker)
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*[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] (MacIvor)
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*[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction/Production Design]] (Matt Likely)
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*[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] (Bethana Briffett)
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*[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Editing|Best Editing]] (Duff Smith)


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Parker and MacIvor won their respective awards.
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| [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]]
| [[Marc Almon]], Mike MacMillan and [[Bruce McDonald (director)|Bruce McDonald]]
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| [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Molly Parker]]
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|[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| [[Daniel MacIvor]]
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|[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction/Production Design]]
| Matt Likely
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|[[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design|Best Achievement in Costume Design]]
| Bethana Briffett
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| [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Editing|Best Editing]]
| Duff Smith
| {{nom}}
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|rowspan=1|[[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016|Vancouver Film Critics Circle]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2017/01/10/the-vfcc-names-hello-destroyer-best-canadian-film/ |title=Hello Destroyer Named Best Canadian Film by VFCC |last= |first= |date=10 January 2017 |accessdate=12 March 2017 |work=[[Vancouver Film Critics Circle]]}}</ref>
| Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
| [[Molly Parker]]
| {{won}}
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:27, 13 March 2017

Weirdos
Directed byBruce McDonald
Written byDaniel MacIvor
Produced byMarc Almon
Mike MacMillan
StarringDylan Authors
Julia Sarah Stone
Molly Parker
Allan Hawco
Cathy Jones
Release date
  • September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (Toronto)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Weirdos is a Canadian drama film, which debuted at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] The film was directed by Bruce McDonald and written by Daniel MacIvor.

Set in Nova Scotia in 1976, the film stars Dylan Authors as Kit, a teenager living in a small town who decides to run away to live with his mother.[2]

Plot

Kit lives in a small town with his single father (Allan Hawco) and grandmother (Cathy Jones), and is dating Alice (Julia Sarah Stone) despite being unsure of his own sexuality. Deciding that he wants to go live with his mother (Molly Parker) in Sydney, Kit enlists Alice's help to embark on a hitchhiking trip.[2]

Throughout the trip, Kit also has regular imaginary conversations with Andy Warhol (Rhys Bevan-John), who has appointed himself as Kit's "spirit animal".[2]

Awards

The film garnered six Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017:

Awards Category Recipients and nominees Result
Canadian Screen Awards[3][4] Best Motion Picture Marc Almon, Mike MacMillan and Bruce McDonald Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Molly Parker Won
Best Original Screenplay Daniel MacIvor Won
Best Art Direction/Production Design Matt Likely Nominated
Best Achievement in Costume Design Bethana Briffett Nominated
Best Editing Duff Smith Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle[5] Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film Molly Parker Won

References

  1. ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Unveils Canadian Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter, August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Film Review: ‘Weirdos’". Variety, September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. ^ Furdyk, Brent (12 March 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And The Winners Are…". ET Canada. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Hello Destroyer Named Best Canadian Film by VFCC". Vancouver Film Critics Circle. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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