Company 3 TFCA Luminary Award
The Clyde Gilmour Award is an annual award, presented at the discretion the Toronto Film Critics Association as a lifetime achievement award for distinguished contributions to the Canadian film industry.[1] Named in memory of Canadian broadcaster Clyde Gilmour, who was posthumously honoured as the award's first recipient, the award honours achievements in any part of the Canadian film industry, including direction, production, criticism, broadcasting and film festival programming, that have helped to enrich the understanding and appreciation of film in Canada.
In recent years, the recipient has also been empowered to select an emerging filmmaker to a receive a "pay it forward" grant of $50,000 in post-production services toward the production of a forthcoming film.[2]
Recipients
| Year | Clyde Gilmour recipient | "Pay-it-forward" filmmaker | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Clyde Gilmour | not presented | |
| 1998 | Gerald Pratley | not presented | [3] |
| 1999 | Elwy Yost | not presented | [4] |
| 2000 | not presented | ||
| 2001 | James Quandt | not presented | [5] |
| 2002 | Wayne Clarkson | not presented | [6] |
| 2003 | not presented | ||
| 2004 | Kay Armatage | not presented | [7] |
| 2005 | Robin Wood | not presented | [8] |
| 2006 | Allan King | not presented | [9] |
| 2007 | not presented | ||
| 2008 | not presented | ||
| 2009 | Mark Peranson | not presented | [10] |
| 2010 | not presented | ||
| 2011 | John Dunning | not presented | [11] |
| 2012 | not presented | ||
| 2013 | Norman Jewison | Jeff Barnaby | [12] |
| 2014 | Piers Handling | Randall Okita | [13] |
| 2015 | Deepa Mehta | Nisha Pahuja | [14] |
| 2016 | Alanis Obomsawin | Amanda Strong | [15] |
| 2017 | Zacharias Kunuk | Isabella Weetaluktuk | [16] |
| 2018 | Tantoo Cardinal | Darlene Naponse | [17] |
| 2019 | Michèle Maheux | Lina Rodriguez | [18] |
| 2020 | Jason Ryle | [19] | |
| 2021 | David Cronenberg | Kelly Fyffe-Marshall | [20] |
References
- ^ John Semley, "For your consideration: The problem with film critic associations". The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2015.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "David Cronenberg endows TFCA prize to Kelly Fyffe-Marshall". Playback, May 19, 2022.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "A tribute to Gerald Pratley". Now, March 15, 2011.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "Elwy Yost, 1925-2011". Now, July 22, 2011.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "‘Memento’ remembered by Toronto crix". Variety, December 19, 2001.
- ^ "Toronto critics choose Adaptation as film of year". Sarnia Observer, December 20, 2002.
- ^ Jay Stone, "Sideways ageing well: Now it's the Toronto film critics who have called it 2004's best". National Post, December 16, 2004.
- ^ "Cronenberg film tops T.O. critics' list". Brantford Expositor, December 26, 2005.
- ^ Lee-Anne Goodman, "The Queen rules Toronto critics' awards". Hamilton Spectator, December 21, 2006.
- ^ Chris Knight, "Toronto critics really like those Basterds". National Post, December 16, 2009.
- ^ Manori Ravindran, "Toronto film critics honour CanCon film vet John Dunning". Alaska Highway News, June 22, 2011.
- ^ "Jewison earns film critics' prize". Telegraph-Journal, November 30, 2013.
- ^ Linda Barnard, "Toronto critics honour TIFF's Piers Handling: Award was 'long overdue,' association's president says". Toronto Star, November 28, 2014.
- ^ "Film critics honour Mehta". Windsor Star, December 1, 2015.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "Obomsawin earns TFCA recognition". The Globe and Mail, November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Kunuk wins critics' award". London Free Press, November 30, 2017.
- ^ Peter Howell, "Toronto film critics honour Cardinal". Toronto Star, November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Former TIFF boss Michele Maheux gets award from Toronto film critics". Canadian Press, November 13, 2019.
- ^ Clarence Moye, "‘Nomadland’ Takes Three at Toronto Film Critics Awards". Awards Daily, February 7, 2021.
- ^ "David Cronenberg wins Toronto film critics' Clyde Gilmour Award". Toronto Star. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.