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Leo Award winners
■ Best Feature Length
Drama: Elijah
■ Best Lead Performance
by a Male in a Feature
Length Drama: Tygh
Runyan, Normal
on Leo’s red carpet
■ Best Lead Performance
by a Female in a Feature
Length Drama: Camille
Sullivan, Normal
It was all beauty and glam
at the Leo Awards 2008.
The 10th-annual celebration of excellence in B.C. film
and television had the red
carpet out in front of the
Westin Bayshore on Friday
and Saturday nights, with
gorgeous actresses and handsome actors making the hotel
Vancouver’s weekend hot
spot. Stargate actor, Gary
Jones, interviewed the stars
with humour and hilarity,
while local designers, Chloë
Angus and Jason Matlo,
showcased their clothing
with models and actresses
adorned in their beautiful
designs.
■ Best Dramatic Series:
Smallville
■ Best Lead Performance
by a Male in a Dramatic
Series: Tyler Labine,
Reaper
Best Lead Performance by
a Female in a Dramatic
Series: Emilie Ullerup, jPod
■ Best Short Drama:
Centigrade
■ Best Performance by a
Male in a Short Drama:
Colin Cunningham,
Centigrade
■ Best Music, Comedy or
Variety Program or Series:
Road Hockey Rumble
michael schratter
ON THE TOWN
As the largest film and television industry north of the
U.S., Vancouver continues to
be “Hollywood North” bringing millions of dollars each
year into our economy while
gracing our fair city with
celebrities and beautiful
faces. So let’s hear it for all
the people that help make it
happen and congrats to all
of this year’s winners.
E-mail Michael at:
[email protected]
Check out more
On The Town photos at
vancouver.24hrs.ca
Michael can also be heard
on CFUN 1410 AM radio,
Tuesday at 4:45 pm.
Corner Gas actress, Gabrielle Miller and Robson Arms
actor, John Cassini looked to be the perfect couple on the
red carpet in front of the Westin Bayshore. Gabrielle’s
stunning sequined dress was specifically made for the
occasion by local designer, Jason Matlo.
Wild Rice executive chef, Ryan Mah, joined
partner Jenna Wiebe for the Leo Awards.
Jenna works for Hamazaki Wong Marketing
Group, which helps make the Leos happen.
Deep Cove actress, Jessica Harmon and
Crash Test Mommy host, Nicole Oliver
looked confident and composed as they
entered the Leos gala on Saturday night.
Fashion designer Chloë Angus and partner Sarah MacLachlan (third and fourth from left)
were joined by models Teagan Avoledo, Jennifer Silk, Matilda Nilsson and Lydia Davis in
their stunning Chloë Angus dresses on the Leo red carpet.
CANNES
graeme mcranor
AFTER SIX
SHOWS
■ THE CURE
The Cure performs @ G.M. Place tonight.
Tix $69.50/49.50/29.50 plus services @
Ticketmaster. Starts @ 7:30.
■ NICE ARCH
Swedish metal act Arch Enemy performs @
the Croatian Cultural Centre (3250
Commercial), with guests Dark Tranquility,
Divine Heresy, and Firewind. Tix $25 plus
services @ Ticketmaster.
■ GHOSTS
It’s Ghostland Observatory from Texas,
performing @ Richard’s on Richards (1036
Richards) Tuesday night. Tix $20 plus services @ Ticketmaster, Zulu, Red Cat and
Beat Street Records. Starts @ 9:15 p.m.
■ GO GARY OR GO HOME
Nuelle, Gary De Guzman, Legacy and Jon
Lee-Son perform @ the Media Club (695
Cambie) tonight. Visit www.themediaclub.ca
for more info.
To let us know about an event,
E-mail me at [email protected]
French film wins top prize
trayal of the energy
Entre les murs (The
and high tension of
Class), a film set in a
the classroom as well
tough Parisian high
as its exploration of
school, won the
universal themes of
Palme d’Or for best
race, individuality
picture at the Cannes
and truth.
festival yesterday.
Directed
by
The Class comes at
Laurent Cantet, the
a time when probCantet
picture, based on an
lems in overcrowded
autobiographical novel by French schools and youth
Francois Begaudeau, was the violence have become hot
first French winner in Cannes political issues.
since 1987.
“I think it would be good
It is likely to be a popular for all those people who
choice with critics, who claim to be able to judge
praised its naturalistic por- youth ... in two or three
aphorisms to learn something
new about youth,” said
Begaudeau, who also plays
the central teacher in the film.
“It’s essentially a film for
adults even though I hope
young people will also enjoy
the film.”
The Class was one of 22
movies in the main competition in Cannes, and Sunday’s
glamorous red carpet prize
ceremony ended 12 hectic
days of screenings, interviews
and late night revelry for
actors, producers and directors.
- Reuters