Leo Awards – The Cultural Post
The Cultural Post
Sunday, 6 June, 2010
Winners of the 12th Annual Leo Awards
To those of you who have been following the Leo Awards, the winners have been announced. The announcement was made over an event that lasted for two days (June 4-5, 2010). For those who don’t know, the Leo Awards aim to recognize outstanding achievements in the film and television industry of British Columbia, a Canadian province on the West Coast.
So, without further ado, here are the winners as revealed during the award ceremony held at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver.
| Category | Award | Recepient(s) | Film or program |
| Feature film | Best Direction | Bruce Sweeney | Excited |
| Best screenwriting | Vic Sarin, Catherine Spear and Dennis Foon | A Shine of Rainbows | |
| Best Picture Editing | Allan Lee and Peter Forslund | Alice | |
| Best Overall Sound | David Cyr, Paul Sharp, Iain Pattison and Graeme Hughes | Alice | |
| Best Sound Editing | Kirby Jinnah, Kris Fenske, Brian Campbell, Melody Drolet and Jay Cheetham | Alice | |
| Best Production Design | Michael Joy, Mark Lane and Paolo Venturi | Alice | |
| Best Costume Design | Monique Prudhomme | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | |
| Best Make-Up | Todd Master, Nicolas Podbrey, Werner Pretorius, Maiko Gomyo, Vincent Yoshida and April Boyes | The Thaw | |
| Best Visual Effects | Lee Wilson, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Sebastien Bergeron, Simon Lacey and Les Quinn | Alice | |
| Dramatic Series | Best Direction | Brenton Spencer | Sanctuary – Pavor Nocturnus |
| Best Screenwriting | Brad Wright | Stargate Universe – Light | |
| Best Picture Editing | Rick Martin | Stargate Universe – Human | |
| Best Production Design | Bridget McGuire | Sanctuary – Kali Part 2 | |
| Best Costume Design | Christina McQuarrie | Sanctuary – Pavor Nocturnus | |
| Best Make-Up | Todd Master, Holland Miller, Harlow Macfarlane, Werner Pretorius and Yukio Okajima | Sanctuary – Fragments | |
| Best Visual Effects | Mark Savela, Shannon Gurney, Brenda Campbell, Craig Vandenbiggelaar and Krista Mclean | Stargate Universe – Air | |
| Short Drama | Best Direction | Ana Valine | How Eunice Got Her Baby |
| Best Screenwriting | Kelly-Ruth Mercier | No Ones Knows You Like Your Mother | |
| Best Picture Editing | Hart Snider and Brendan Woollard | Savage | |
| Best Overall Sound | Greg Hannas, Miguel Nunes, Roger Morris, Angelo Nicoloyannis and Greg Stewart | The Gray Matter | |
| Best Sound Editing | Miguel Nunes, Roger Morris, Angelo Nicoloyannis and Greg Stewart | The Gray Matter | |
| Best Production Design | Daren Luc Sasges and Ester Bovard | The Gray Matter | |
| Best Costume Design | Jennifer Sharpe | The Gray Matter | |
| Best Make-Up | Tina Louis Teoli | Serum 1831 | |
| Documentary Program or Series | Best direction | Pete McCormack | Facing Ali |
| Best screenwriting | Catharine Parke | Ice Pilots NWT – Transatlantic Crossing | |
| Best Cinematography | Ian Kerr | Facing Ali | |
| Best Picture Editing | Jesse James Miller | Facing Ali | |
| Best Overall Sound | Gael MacLean and Doug Paterson | This Land | |
| Best Sound Editing | Vince Renaud and Jo Rossi | Ice Pilots NWT – Suspension | |
| Best Musical Score | Dan Scorce Gagnon | Wood If | |
| Information or Lifestyle Series | Direction | Allan Harmon | Wolf Canyon – Hairy Lawman |
| Cinematography | Randal Platt | Wolf Canyon – Hairy Lawman | |
| Picture Editing | Richard Scwadel | Wolf Canyon – Hairy Lawman | |
| Animation Program or Series | Best Direction/Story Boarding | Gary Scott and Russell Crispin | League of Super Evil – One Zillion |
| Best Overall Sound | James Fonnyadt, Miguel Nunes, Gord Hillier and Tony Gort | Max Steel Versus The Mutant Menace | |
| Best Musical Score | Daniel Ingram | Martha Speaks – Opera Contest/Maestro Martha | |
| Youth or Children’s Program or Series | Best Direction | J.B. Sugar | The Troop |