The DGC is delighted to announce the 2015 DGC Awards nominees. Selected from over 250 submissions, the nominees in 19 categories represent a cross section of the industry’s outstanding talent working in the screen-based industry. The Awards will be presented at the annual Gala on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at The Carlu in Toronto. Hosted by Arisa Cox and Seán Cullen with special guests soon to be announced, the 14th edition of the DGC Awards promises to be a big one. The evening will feature a special Nominees’ reception prior to the Gala.
Best Direction, Television Series
John Fawcett, Orphan Black
Podz, 19-2
Helen Shaver, Orphan Black
Kari Skogland, Vikings
Best Television Movie/Mini-Series
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy
Kept Woman
The Book of Negroes, Episode 1
Trigger Point
Flashpoint may have gone off the air in 2012, but the cops of Toronto’s Emergency Task Force are still in our hearts. Ed Lane, specifically, who won our latest poll asking who their Favourite Canadian TV Cops were. Lane, played by Hugh Dillon, took the top spot with 5,737 votes.
In second place came Rookie Blue‘s Sam Swarek (Ben Bass) with 3,636 votes, Corner Gas‘ Davis Quentin (Lorne Cardinal) with 1,542 votes, Durham County‘s Mike Sweeney (Dillon again!) with 1,465 votes and Davis’ Corner Gas partner Karen Pelly (Tara Spencer-Nairn) with 995 votes.
Rounding out the Top 10 were Swarek’s primetime partners Gail Peck, Andy McNally and Oliver Shaw, Murdoch Mysteries‘ Det. William Murdoch and Haven‘s Nathan Wuornos. Several readers commented that Wuornos’ lady love, Audrey Parker, should have been an option but since she’s an FBI agent rather than a police officer, she wasn’t included as a choice.
Who are your favourite Canadian TV cops?
Ed Lane, Flashpoint (30%, 5,737 Votes)
Sam Swarek, Rookie Blue (19%, 3,636 Votes)
Davis Quinton, Corner Gas (8%, 1,542 Votes)
Mike Sweeney, Durham County (8%, 1,465 Votes)
Karen Pelly, Corner Gas (5%, 995 Votes)
Gail Peck, Rookie Blue (5%, 898 Votes)
Andy McNally, Rookie Blue (4%, 757 Votes)
William Murdoch, Murdoch Mysteries (2%, 375 Votes)
Nathan Wuornos, Haven (2%, 334 Votes)
Oliver Shaw, Rookie Blue (2%, 333 Votes)
Benton Fraser, Due South (2%, 332 Votes)
George Crabtree, Murdoch Mysteries (1%, 216 Votes)
Jules Callaghan, Flashpoint (1%, 175 Votes)
Tamsin, Lost Girl (1%, 161 Votes)
Dyson, Lost Girl (1%, 153 Votes)
Traci Nash, Rookie Blue (1%, 127 Votes)
Nick Collins, Rookie Blue (1%, 126 Votes)
Greg Parker, Flashpoint (1%, 119 Votes)
John Constable, The Beachcombers (1%, 117 Votes)
Thomas Brackenreid, Murdoch Mysteries (0%, 95 Votes)
Ray Kowalski, Due South (0%, 91 Votes)
Mike Scarlatti, Flashpoint (0%, 89 Votes)
Sam Braddock, Flashpoint (0%, 82 Votes)
Michelle Kenidi, North of 60 (0%, 77 Votes)
Ray Vecchio, Due South (0%, 73 Votes)
Kevin Wordsworth, Flashpoint (0%, 71 Votes)
Chloe Price, Rookie Blue (0%, 66 Votes)
Dwight Hendrickson, Haven (0%, 60 Votes)
Kiera Cameron, Continuum (0%, 60 Votes)
Angie Flynn, Motive (0%, 54 Votes)
Leslie Bennett, Republic of Doyle (0%, 51 Votes)
Kerri, Sunnyside (0%, 50 Votes)
Dov Epstein, Rookie Blue (0%, 48 Votes)
Donna, Sunnyside (0%, 47 Votes)
Art, Orphan Black (0%, 39 Votes)
Ben Chartier, 19-2 (0%, 36 Votes)
Ben Sullivan, Shattered (0%, 29 Votes)
Oscar Vega, Motive (0%, 27 Votes)
Chris Diaz, Rookie Blue (0%, 26 Votes)
Eric Olsen, North of 60 (0%, 25 Votes)
Tinny Doyle, Republic of Doyle (0%, 22 Votes)
Carlos Fonnegra, Continuum (0%, 22 Votes)
Henry Higgins, Murdoch Mysteries (0%, 21 Votes)
Mick Leary, Da Vinci's Inquest (0%, 20 Votes)
Slugger Jackson, Murdoch Mysteries (0%, 18 Votes)
Aidan Black, Cracked (0%, 17 Votes)
Nick Barron, 19-2 (0%, 15 Votes)
Harding Welsh, Due South (0%, 14 Votes)
Ali McCormick, Cold Squad (0%, 14 Votes)
Joshua Nolan, Defiance (0%, 12 Votes)
Leo Shannon, Da Vinci's Inquest (0%, 12 Votes)
Brian Fletcher, North of 60 (0%, 11 Votes)
James Harper, North of 60 (0%, 8 Votes)
Jessica King, King (0%, 7 Votes)
Kat Loving, Strange Empire (0%, 7 Votes)
Angela Kosmo, Da Vinci's Inquest (0%, 7 Votes)
Mary Spalding, Intelligence (0%, 7 Votes)
J.M. Brouillard, 19-2 (0%, 6 Votes)
Mark Cross, Motive (0%, 6 Votes)
Audrey Pouliot, 19-2 (0%, 5 Votes)
Liz Carver, The Border (0%, 5 Votes)
Inspector Dillon, Continuum (0%, 5 Votes)
Brian Lucas, Motive (0%, 5 Votes)
Gray Jackson, The Border (0%, 4 Votes)
Ted Altman, Intelligence (0%, 4 Votes)
Poppy Wisnefski, Cracked (0%, 4 Votes)
Diane Caligra, Cracked (0%, 4 Votes)
Tyler Joseph, 19-2 (0%, 3 Votes)
Ed Oosterhuis, Blue Murder (0%, 2 Votes)
Isabelle Latendresse, 19-2 (0%, 2 Votes)
Mickey Kollander, Cold Squad (0%, 1 Votes)
Frank Leo, The Bridge (0%, 1 Votes)
Jack Pogue, Blue Murder (0%, 1 Votes)
Amy Lynch, Shattered (0%, 1 Votes)
Beatrice Hamelin, 19-2 (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 13,495
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