Canadian talent wins big at The Oscars

Canada, you’re so talented! A couple of powerhouse Canucks just cleaned up at The Academy Awards, and we couldn’t be more proud of our homegrown Canadian Oscar winners.

If you remember us mentioning a Toronto-based Pixar short getting a nom, you may remember that director Domee Shi was the first female director ever nominated in this category. In Bao, she told the story of a dumpling brought to life to illustrate the growing pains of an Asian-Canadian family.

The short was packed with more feelings than a few minutes should be able to contain, and people loved it for the super-accurate portrayal of what growing up can feel like.

That lil’ dumpling secured Best Animated Short last night. Domee, can we get your autograph, please?

“To all of the nerdy girls out there who hide behind their sketchbooks – don’t be afraid to tell your stories to the world,” Shi said onstage in her at the Dolby Theatre during her acceptance speech.

“You’re going to freak people out but you’ll probably connect with them, too, and that’s an amazing feeling to have. Thank you… for believing in my weirdness and for giving me a voice at the studio.” We’re not crying, you’re crying.

Canadian sound engineer Paul Massey pulled off some legendary work in Bohemian Rhapsody. The Freddie Mercury biopic, which became the highest-grossing biographical film of all time and the sixth-highest grossing film of 2018.

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The sound and music were unbelievably on point, so we’re nowhere near shocked that Massey took the statue for sound mixing home.

He called the film “the project of a lifetime,” saying that working so closely with members of the band and getting to work with archives of their material was “just a joy.”

Along with our big winners, there were a couple other notable Canadian who secured nominations.

Ontario-born set decorator Gordon Sim was nominated for Mary Poppins Returns. The live action short film category had two finalists from Montreal: Jeremy Comte for his work on Fauve and Marianne Farley for Margeurite. 

If you missed the show, it’s a perfect time to cuddle up and rewatch a few Canadian Oscar winners!