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::FILM NEWS::
LE Newsletter - February 2, 2012
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Genie Awards: Strombo, Andrea Martin To Host Show
Source:
www.thestar.com
(Jan 31, 2012) SCTV alum
Andrea Martin
and talk-show host
George
Stroumboulopoulos
have been named hosts of the
32nd Genie Awards.
The prizes, which honour the best in Canadian film, are to be
handed out March 8, with the show airing on CBC-TV.
The leading nominees are Jean-Marc Vallee’s sweeping romance
Cafe de Flore with 13 nods, followed by 11 for David
Cronenberg’s psychoanalysis drama A Dangerous Method.
A striking number of Hollywood stars are among this year’s pool
of Genie nominees, including
Oscar nominee Michelle
Williams as well as Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen, Taylor
Kitsch and Rachel Weisz.
Monsieur Lazhar, from Quebec director Philippe Falardeau,
has nine nominations going into the Genies.
It’s also vying for a best foreign-language film Oscar at the
Academy Awards, which take place Feb. 26.
Said Martin in a statement: “I am thrilled to be hosting the
Genies with George Stroumboulopoulos, one of Canada’s most
eligible bachelors ... I also like film.”
Responded Stroumboulopoulos: “The truth is, while I am happy to
be a part of the Genies this year, I mostly agreed to do this
because I thought Andrea was asking me on a date.”
The Genies are put on by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and
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::ENTERTAINMENT NEWS WITH A CANADAN TWIST::
