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First Canadian actor to be nominated in multiple categories. 1944 Hume Cronyn: The Seventh Cross: Nominated 1946 Harold Russell: The Best Years of Our Lives: Won Russell was a Canadian born, U.S. veteran. First Canadian actor to win an Oscar. First Canadian actor to win an Oscar for Supporting Actor. 1948 Walter Huston The Treasure of the ...
Jan 22, 2019 · Mary Pickford. The first Canadian to ever win an Oscar was also the second ever to win best actress and the first for a role in a film with sound. "America's Sweetheart," aka Toronto-born Mary...
Feb 8, 2022 · There is no category at the Academy Awards where Canadians have excelled more than best animated short film. 60 short films made by Canadians have been nominated over the years, winning a total of ...
2020s. Directors with multiple wins (3 or more) David Cronenberg -5. Denis Villeneuve -4. Denys Arcand -3. Directors with multiple nominations (3 or more) David Cronenberg -10 times (5 wins) Atom Egoyan -9 times (2 wins) Xavier Dolan -5 times (2 wins) Denis Villeneuve -4 times (4 wins) Denys Arcand -4 times (3 wins)
Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), and Incendies (2010).
Mar 13, 2023 · By Joshua Chong Staff Reporter. Brendan Fraser made Academy Award history Sunday night, becoming the first Canadian to receive an Oscar for Best Actor. Fraser, 54, nabbed the prize for his...
Ang Lee was the first Asian director to win the award, for Brokeback Mountain. He won again for Life of Pi (2012). Alfonso Cuarón was the first Mexican (and Latin American) director to win the award, for Gravity. He won again for Roma (2018). Chloé Zhao was the first woman of color to win the award, for Nomadland (2020/21). Notes
