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| For Immediate Release UBCP/ACTRA ANNOUNCES 2021 VIRTUAL AWARDS NOMINEES Celebrating 10 years of Spotlighting Canada’s Film and T.V. Stars Vancouver, BC (October 15, 2021) — With just five weeks to go until its 10th annual awards ceremony, UBCP/ACTRA, the autonomous branch of ACTRA in British Columbia, has officially announced this year’s nominees. The highly anticipated virtual award ceremony will highlight an online red carpet experience, and honour entertainers in six categories, for their outstanding performances in the past year. The evening is dedicated to not only showcasing some of BC’s best in film and television, but also celebrating the industry’s progression towards greater diversity on Canadian screens. The UBCP/ACTRA Awards will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2021. “As we enter our 10th year celebrating Canada’s brightest talents in film and TV, we’re thrilled to host this virtual event and offer a special opportunity for our members and the public to come together to recognize the innovative and imaginative individuals working in our industry,” said Ellie Harvie, UBCP/ACTRA President. “We look forward to showcasing the people that have gone above and beyond during unending changes and uncertainty to bring us the films and shows we love. This year, every nominee is being recognized for work they produced in the pandemic. The quality of the productions, as well as their talent and resilience as performers is truly noteworthy. These incredible nominees that were handpicked by their peers have also given us a sturdy platform to amplify diverse voices in entertainment and showcase the best and latest work in the industry.” The 2021 nominees are: BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE, Male Antonio Cupo – Sleeping with Danger Marlon Kazadi – Chained Aleks Paunovic – Chained Evan Rein – Blue Hour Christopher Shyer – Debris – Solar Winds BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE, Female Aixa Kay – Jasmine Road Ali Liebert – They Who Surround Us Anja Savcic – Loudermilk – Just what I needed Veena Sood – Twilight Zone – The Who of You Camille Sullivan – Hunter Hunter BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, Male Hiro Kanagawa – Deeper I Go Matthew MacCaull – The Good Doctor – The Uncertainty Principle Tim Perez – DC’s Legends of Tomorrow – Bay of Squids Steven Roberts – River Road Patrick Sabongui – Firefly Lane – Love is a Battlefield BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, Female Carmel Amit – The Twilight Zone – The Who of You Jennifer Copping – Debris – Do You Know Icarus? Heather Doerksen – Van Helsing – Old Friends Eden Summer Gilmore – The Good Doctor – Parenting Alaina Huffman – The 100 – The Queen’s Gambit Teagan Vincze – Carried Away BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE Benjamin Jacobson – Gigantosaurus – Marshall O Saurus – Marshall Asia Mattu – Super Monsters: The New Class – Rocky Brent Miller – Lego Ninjago – Ninjago Confidential – Zane Bill Newton – Monster Beach – Brain Thaw – Brainfreeze Travis Turner – Polly Pocket – Boatload of Tiny – Augustus BEST STUNT PERFORMANCE Brett Chan (STC), Aliya Iskakova, Jennifer Li – Kung Fu – Pilot Brett Chan (STC), Don Lew, Megan Hui, Johnson Do – Kung Fu – Pilot Andrew Chin (STC), Megan Hui, Aliya Ishkakova – Kung Fu – Rage Lars Grant (STC), Devyn Dalton – Two Sentence Horror Stories – Ibeji Landon Jackle (STC), Ryan Ennis – The Mighty Ducks – Spirit of the Ducks Access images and quotes from the Nominees here. -30- About UBCP/ACTRA: The Union of British Columbia Performers (UBCP/ACTRA) is an autonomous branch of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the national organization of professional performers working in the English-language recorded media in Canada. UBCP/ACTRA’s almost 7,500 members are an integral part of the approximately 27,000 Performers who have come together to build ACTRA, the strongest Union of cultural workers in Canada. Media inquiries, please contact: Jalila Singerff | Senior Account Manager I Jive PR + Digital jalila@jiveprdigital.com | 613.614.6777 |