WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL UBCP/ACTRA AWARDS HONOURING EXCELLENCE IN FILM, TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA

Vancouver, BC (November 25, 2023) — UBCP/ACTRA, the autonomous branch of ACTRA in British Columbia, honoured performers in 8 categories during the 12th Annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards.

Awards highlights:

Over 700 actors, industry professionals and politicians attended the awards ceremony at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.  This peer-adjudicated awards show highlights talent across eight performance categories and provided an evening of celebration for the nominees, winners, and guests.

Every year when the clips come together for the awards show, I am always amazed at the remarkable  talent we have here in BC” said Ellie Harvie, UBCP/ACTRA President and ACTRA National Councillor.  “I am so proud of our performers who contribute to the growth of the BC Industry and who filled our screens with some much needed entertainment this past year. After all the ups and downs, now is a time to celebrate!”

UBCP/ACTRA Awards 2023 Winners

Best Lead Performance, Motion Picture

Cardi Wong – Golden Delicious

Best Lead Performance, Series

Sarah Chalke – Firefly Lane – Heart Shaped Box

Best Supporting Performance, Motion Picture

June B. Wilde – Blood

Best Supporting Performance, Series

Gabrielle Rose – The Night Agent – Eyes Only

Best Performance, Made for Television

Greyston Holt – House of Chains

Best Stunt Performance

Production – The Night Agent – The Call
Stunt Coordinator – Mike Mitchell
Stunt Performers – Matt Mylrea, Gerald Paetz and Chris Webb

Best Short Performance

Jess McLeod – A Little Vacation

Best Voice Performance – Sponsored by Vancouver Film School (VFS)

Ian Hanlin – The Guava Juice Show – DoomsRoi Device

In addition to the eight performance awards, the Lorena Gale Woman of Distinction Award was presented to Susan Hogan for her work as a performer and for her accomplishments in the industry.

The Event Sponsor of the 2023 UBCP/ACTRA Awards is AFBS.

Photos will be available here.

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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 over 8,000 members are an integral part of the approximately 28,000 performers who have come together to build ACTRA, the strongest Union of cultural workers in Canada.

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