Oscar-nommed “War Witch” wins big at Canadian Screen Awards March 4, 2013 - 11:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Quebec director Kim Nguyen's Congo child-soldier drama War Witch swept the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards, The Hollywood Reporter said. The Oscar contender, which came into the Canadian film and TV awards with a field-leading 12 nominations, took top prizes for best film, director, best actress for Rachel Mwanza and best supporting actor for Serge Kayinda. Meanwhile, it wasn’t a good night in Toronto for Canadian film actors in the major performance categories as both Mwanza, who won best actress trophies at Berlin and Tribeca, and Kayinda are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. And American actor James Cromwell won for best actor for his star turn in the Canadian drama Still Mine, while Bollywood’s Seema Biswas won for best actress for her performance in Midnight’s Children. War Witch also won in a slew of craft categories, including cinematography, editing and art direction. The French-language film earlier snagged an Oscar nomination in the best foreign-language film category. Partner news  Top stories Manzarek formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties.   Partner news |  Latest news Libya's interior minister submits resignation, sources say  Awash with weapons in private hands, armed attacks have increased in the last few weeks, especially on police stations in Benghazi.Human Rights Watch: more Afghan women imprisoned for "moral crimes" Human Rights Watch says many are jailed for running away from home, often from forced marriages or domestic violence.Ex-leader Rafsanjani barred from Iran presidential vote – news agency If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives.Cuba lifts ban on energy-sucking appliances’ imports 8 years ago, an energy crisis prompted then-President Fidel Castro to launch the so-called Energy Revolution, seeking to lower consumption. |
