By Canadian Press

Canadians recognized at Oscars

Mar 13, 2023 | 9:13 AM

The 95th Academy Awards saw a number of Canadians recognized for their work in Hollywood.

“Women Talking” won for best adapted screenplay, giving Toronto filmmaker Sarah Polley her first Oscar win, having been previously nominated in the same category for the 2007 relationship drama “Away from Her.”

The film adapted from Manitoba author Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name was also up for best picture, but lost to the interdimensional drama “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

In the performance categories, Canadian-American Brendan Fraser nabbed the award for best actor for his role in “The Whale,” portraying an obese shut-in professor looking to connect with his estranged daughter.

Montreal-born makeup artist Adrien Morot was part of the team recognized by the Academy for helping Fraser transform into the 600+-pound character.

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Morot won the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling alongside Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley.

Best documentary went Toronto filmmaker Daniel Roher for his film “Navalny,” an investigative look into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is now in a gulag in Russia and believed to be in solitary confinement.

Roher won alongside Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and fellow Canadian Shane Boris, who also co-produced another best documentary nominee, the Canada-U-S co-production “Fire of Love.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2023.

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