Donald Trump Movie The Apprentice Balail 2025 Canadian Screen Awards

A Canadian Screen Awards who put marginalized voices in front and at the center and challenged the global political landscape The apprenticeA film on a young Donald TrumpDominate the National Film and TV Awards on Sunday evening.

The story of Trump Origin by director Ali Abbasi won the best film, while Sebastian Stan, the American actor of Romanian origin who plays the future American president alongside Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn Consigliere, won the best honors for the best leading role.

Daniel Bekerman, co -production of the co -production of Canada / Ireland / Denmark The apprentice By director Ali Abbasi, said on stage in Toronto by accepting the prize “Our film shows how the young Donald Trump amassed the wealth and power by finding a dilapidated building and slapping his name as president. We will see how it works. ”

Then, Bekerman turned to Trump narrating Canada as 51st possible condition for the United States. “Now he wants to slap his name on this country. This is a challenge, but a good challenge, because as independent filmmakers and storytellers, which we have to do, what is our responsibility, is to tell stories with honesty that can strengthen confidence and build a community. The rise of native cinema in this country gives me hope.

Bekerman added The apprentice, Who lost in Cannes, received appointments at the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. “But Ali, I told you, you have to come to Canada if you want to find guts in this industry,” he said during an abbasi director in the audience.

Politics also overshadowed the CSAs when the leader of Wet’suwet’en Molly Wickham, an indigenous activist, went on stage with his colleagues directors of YintahWho won the best documentary and follows a decade struggle to protect indigenous land against fossil fuel companies.

“The fight continues, and we will never give up. Our sovereignty is linked to our collective freedom. Land Back. Free Palestine,” said a pumping punch as the prize -cereal show was live on CBC and CBC Gem Countrywide networks.

Also Sunday evening, the prize for the best film director went to Andrew Rankin for Universal languageAn impassive comedy that riffs on Iranian cinema and also won the directors’ public prize in Cannes. We all know what political moment we live. Each day, there are new Berlin walls that revolve around us and opposing us in very cruel binaries. And if our film represents anything, it represents the fact that kindness can be a radical gesture, and that is really what we now believe more than ever, “said Rankin when he accepts his trophy.

Elsewhere, the price of the best series of reality has been Canada Dragsters raceThe Canadian spin-off in the global format of the local producer Blue Ant Media and for CTV. The Trevor Boris series showrunner when accepting the price said he considered the reality show as an “inadequate toys”. “We are so different which are different and who do not really integrate because of who we love, or because of our arrival. But in this program, we are normal and we have the most fun,” said Boris.

The CTV and CW series Children ruin everything New metric media has won for the best comedy, and Cate Blanchett won the best performance price for the main comedy for his star tour in the Guy Maddin Horror Film Rumors. Supinder Wraich won the best chief interpreter in a television drama for her star turn in Allegiance, a CBC police drama. And Law & Order Toronto: criminal intention won for the best dramatic series after the Canadian version of Law and order The format of the franchise has entered the CSA with an appointment on the ground.

Kiefer Sutherland appeared on the CSA to pay tribute to his late father, Donald Sutherlanddied in June 2024 after a famous career with credits like CRUSH*, Ordinary people And Hunger games. “In one way or another, this child, and he was a child of the Maritimes, had the impression that he had something to say,” he said about Donald Sutherland as a young man going to England to start his acting profession before success in Hollywood. “He managed to forge, well, at least in my opinion, one of the most diverse, most prolific and most important actor careers in the history of the film,” said Kiefer Sutherland.

In other prices, the main public prize has been awarded to W Network The way to the houseand the public prize for children was awarded to the APTN Warrior Up! In special prize ceremony, Star Wars: acolyte and the right star Manny Jacinto received the Radius Award on Sunday evening for its world impact as a interpreter. “Who knew that applying for random auditions on Craigslist would be found here,” Jacinto told CSA public in Toronto.

And Marsha Greene, co-creator and showrunner of the CBC and Bet + drama The porter and producer of the ABC series 10 days in the valley, Accepted the Changemaker price for calling systemic racism and discrimination in Canadian television. “We are at the time when people question the validity and the need for this work. Some have even said that our moment was over. Well, this is not a moment. It is a movement. I am proud to live and work in a country that prides itself on its diversity, and I all challenge myself as Canadians to continue to move towards an industry that is really inclusive,” said Greene on Toronto.