After Arcand, Québec whizkid Xavier Dolan has had three films entered to represent Canada. In 2007 his L’Âge des ténèbres made it all the way to the short list. He was also nominated for Jesus of Montreal in 1989 and won for Les Invasions barbares in 2003. The first film to be nominated was Denys Arcand’s The Decline of the American Empire in 1986. It would go on to be one of 33 films (so far) entered but not nominated.

Our first was Claude Jutra’s Mon oncle Antoine at the 44th Academy Awards in 1971. This year a film virtually no one outside of Québec has seen, Hochelaga terre des âmes by director François Girard was submitted but not nominated. Montreal’s Sylvain Bellemare took home an Oscar for Sound Editing for his work on Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival and Alan Barillaro of Chippawa, Ontario won an Oscar for his Pixar-produced animated short Piper.Ĭanada’s entry in 2017 for Best Foreign Language Film, Juste la fin du monde from Xavier Dolan made it all the way to the December short list, but did not make the final cut for Oscar contention. Damien Chazelle won Best Director and Best Screenplay and the film went on to win Best Musical Score and Best Song.Ī few weeks later La La Land did not take Best Picture at the Academy Awards and Ryan Gosling lost to Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea. Emma Stone took Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Canadian actor Ryan Gosling was handed Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. In the category Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, La La Land was a solid contender and walked away with the coveted trophy with the globe on top. As usual pundits looked to The Golden Globes for any sign of what might be in store at the Oscars®.

Wyndam Wise has already covered the 2018 nominations in a separate short piece that will bring you up to date on what might be in store this year. (March 2, 2018) With the Academy Awards set for this Sunday, we thought it was time to take another look back at Canada’s long history with the Oscars®.

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