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Canadians make their mark at the Academy Awards

More than a few Canucks left the Dolby Theater with an Oscar statuette

Canada produces very talented people.

If you watched the Academy Awards a week or so ago, you will have noticed we got mentioned several times. Most people don’t realize what a huge part we play in the music and film industries. We tend to think it’s all of those folks across the border but, in actual fact, they couldn’t do what they do without us.

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The people who won for production design for Frankenstein, which was mostly filmed in Toronto, were Canadians Tamara Deverell from Montreal and Shane Vieau from Dartmouth while Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey, both Canadians, won for best makeup and hairstyling on the movie. Frankenstein, a best picture nominee, had a strong connection to Canada.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls, which won........

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