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The '''9th Canadian Film Awards''' were held on June 15, 1957 to honour achievements in Canadian film.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 37-39.</ref> The ceremony was hosted by [[Leonard Brockington]]. |
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Due to dissatisfaction with the organization of the awards, there were no awards presented in almost any of the traditional film categories; instead, an increased number of special awards were given to individuals and organizations, and only the Amateur Film award was presented to films.<ref>Ronald Johnson, "Canadian Film Awards Honor 'Modest Effort'". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 17, 1957.</ref> |
Due to dissatisfaction with the organization of the awards, there were no awards presented in almost any of the traditional film categories; instead, an increased number of special awards were given to individuals and organizations, and only the Amateur Film award was presented to films.<ref>Ronald Johnson, "Canadian Film Awards Honor 'Modest Effort'". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 17, 1957.</ref> |
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| 9th Canadian Film Awards | |
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| Date | June 15, 1957 |
| Location | King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Leonard Brockington |
The 9th Canadian Film Awards were held on June 15, 1957 to honour achievements in Canadian film.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Leonard Brockington.
Due to dissatisfaction with the organization of the awards, there were no awards presented in almost any of the traditional film categories; instead, an increased number of special awards were given to individuals and organizations, and only the Amateur Film award was presented to films.[2]
Winners
- John Grierson — "in recognition of his unique contribution to Canada's filmmaking and art industry"
- Yorkton Film Council — "in recognition of its distinguished international film festival, which demonstrates the contribution of the film council movement in Canada"
- Associated Screen Studios — "for its initiative in developing a program of training young personnel to meet the demands of Canada's growing film industry"
- Crawley Films — "in recognition of the company's distinguished production program in the field of educational films"
- Anson C. Moorehouse — "for his pioneering in the inspirational aspects of Canadian filmmaking"
- F. R. Crawley and Judith Crawley — "for their unique contribution to Canada's filmmaking and art industry"
- Lew Parry — "for his distinguished leadership in the development of a Canadian film industry"
- Roy Tash — "for more than a quarter century of photographing and editing Canadian newsreels"
- Donald Mulholland — "for his notable encouragement of creative Canadian film production"
- Harold P. Brown, E. Fred Holliday and James R. Pollock — "for their pioneering work and their continued devotion to the development of Canadian films in education"
- Amateur: Prelude to Spring — Jack W. Ruddell (Honourable Mention: The Sugar Maple, Helen Webb-Smith)
References
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 37-39.
- ^ Ronald Johnson, "Canadian Film Awards Honor 'Modest Effort'". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 1957.