2011 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Winners & Nominees:
BEST ALBUM BY A SOLO ARTIST
Winner: Patricia Cano – This Is The New World
Nominees:
Brian Dunn – Examining The Fallout
Katherine Wheatley – Landed
BEST ALBUM BY A DUO OR GROUP
Winner: Broche à Foin – People We Have Known
Nominees:
Kick Ptarmigan – Feelgooderie
Ox – Burnout
SOCAN BEST SONGWRITER
Winner: Brian Dunn – Listening To Myself Die
Nominees:
Patricia Cano – Home Again
Katherine Wheatley – Landed
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON A RECORDING
Winner: Big Wheel And The Spokes – Helpless
Nominees:
Faye Blais – Ball of Light
Ox – Miss Idaho
BEST ENGINEER
Winner: Rob Nickerson (for Playing in Traffic by Olivia Korkola)
Nominees:
Rob Nickerson (for Mark Potvin by Mark Potvin)
Dave Angell and Chris Dorota (for Tensions by Drive)
BEST FILM
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller – Bedtime Story
Nominees:
Heather K. Dahlstrom – How To Rid Your Lover Of A Negative Emotion Caused By You
Virginia Hastings – Labour Of Love
DIRECTOR’S GUILD OF CANADA ONTARIO BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Katrina Saville – The Appointment
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller – Bedtime Story
Lee Chambers – When Life Gives You Lemons
BEST FILM EDITOR
Winners: Ben Bruhmuller – Bedtime Story
Drew Gauley – The Junction Creek Clearwater Revival
Nominee: Steven Johnson – Dog Eat Dog
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Winner: Nano Debassige – Unbeaten
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller – Bedtime Story
Patrick Gilbert – The House
BEST SCREENWRITER
Winners: Ryan La Via – Nostalgia
Michelle Robinson – Scraping High
Nominee: Stéphanie Julien – Striking It Rich
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Sonja and Paul Dunn
TOP
2010 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Winners & Nominees:
BEST ALBUM BY A SOLO ARTIST
Winner: Cindy Doire – Chapeau de pluie
Nominees:
Faye Blais – Two Pieces
Sarah Craig – The Threshing Floor
BEST ALBUM BY A DUO OR GROUP
Winner: Suzana Da Camara – Proof Of Love
Nominees:
Shift – Shift
Kalle Mattson – Whisper Bee
BEST SONGWRITER
Winner: Mike Dell, Randall Savoy & Suzana Da Camara – Il n’y a qu’un homme
Nominees:
Kalle Wainio – A to Z
Faye Blais – Something’s Changed
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON A RECORDING
Winner: Faye Blais – Canvas
Nominees:
Faye Blais – Something’s Changed
Larry Berrio – Rocktown
BEST ENGINEER
Winner: Billy Bruhmuller, Dave Jeffrey
Nominees:
Chris Dorota
Rusty McCarthy
BEST FILM
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller – Vs.
Nominees:
Heather K. Dahlstrom – Ten For Grandpa
Michelle Derosier – The Healing Lens
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller – Vs.
Nominees:
J.P. Borchardt – Shell Shock
Michelle Derosier – The Healing Lens
BEST FILM EDITOR
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller – Vs.
Nominees:
Kevin Hoffman – The Lake
Dave Clement – The Healing Lens
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Winner: Ed Regan & Patrick Gilbert – The Lake
Nominees:
Greg Tremblay – Doomzday Jezuz “Man Of The Cloth”
Dave Clement – The Healing Lens
BEST SCREENWRITER
Winner: Eric Boissonneault – Sophie & Sara
Nominees:
Lee Chambers & Kris Ketonen – The Sum Of Random Chance
Ryan La Via – Psyche
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Shirley Cheechoo
TOP
2009 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Winners & Nominees:
BEST ALBUM
Winner: Kate Maki – On High
Nominees:
Allison Lickley – You Might Find Me Here
Al Wood and the Woodsmen – Mood Swingin’ Blues
BEST SONGWRITER
Winner: Sarah Craig – Dig The Dirt
Nominees:
Frank Labelle – WYSIWYG
Allison Lickley – Mountains
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON A RECORDING
Winner: Allison Lickley – Smoky Night
Nominees:
Al Wood – Late Night Stroll
Sarah Craig – Dig The Dirt
BEST ENGINEER
Winner: Mark Gough
Nominees:
Rob Nickerson
Rusty McCarthy
BEST PRESENTER
Winner: The Realness Promo – Frank Chartrand
Nominees:
Northern Lights Festival Boréal
Charles W. Stockey Centre
BEST FILM
Winner: Paul Rickard – Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back
Nominees:
David Lickley, Science North – Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Piotr Skowronski & Kelly Saxberg – Undertow
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Piotr Skowronski – Undertow
Nominees:
David Lickley – Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Matthew Schween – Patola’s Twist
BEST FILM EDITOR
Winner: Spencer Hari – A Musical Baby
Nominees:
Peter Buckle – Pelley
Paul Stark – Time Management
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Winner: Ed Regan – About The Girl
Nominees:
Matthew Schween – Pelley
Piotr Skowronski – Undertow
BEST SCREENWRITER
Winner: Amanda McLachlan Darling – Pieces
Nominees:
Lindsay Doran – The Plan
Scott Sawyer – A Little Place in the Woods
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Iona Reed
TOP
2008 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Winners & Nominees:
BEST ALBUMWinner: Ox - American Lo Fi
Nominees:
The Wild Turkeys – Unplucked
Cindy Doire – La vie en bleu
BEST SONGWRITER
Winner: Angie Nussey – Unwritten Pages
Nominees:
Christian Berthiaume & Robert Dickson – La mère de toutes les dystophies
Paul Dunn – I Don’t Wanna Write a Song
Sheldon Jaaskelainen – Hayfield Crooning
BEST FILM
Winner: Dave Clement & Kelly Saxberg – Seeking Bimaadiziiwin
Nominees:
Grant Jeffery - The Asphodel Meadows
Paul Stark - Role Play
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Dave Clement & Kelly Saxberg – Seeking Bimaadiziiwin
Nominees:
Ryan LaVia – Unsaid
Paul Stark – Role Play
BEST FILM EDITOR
Winner: Derek Burnett – The Human Error
Nominees:
Dave Clement & Kelly Saxberg – Seeking Bimaadiziiwin
Andrew Simpson – Ils l’ont pendu
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Dave Clement – Seeking Bimaadiziiwin
Nominees:
Corey Leckie – Ils l’ont pendu
Donald Delorme – La Cathédrale
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Susan Adams – The Devil’s Kitchen
Nominees:
Jim Calarco –That Was Easy
Jennifer Opas – Heart Strings
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON A RECORDING
Winner: Angie Nussey – Don’t Give Up
Nominees:
Paul DiSalle – The Search
Susanna DiGiuseppe – Mi Amor
BEST ENGINEER
Winner: Jason Poulin
Nominees:
Brian Lahaie
David Jeffrey
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Confederation College’s Film Production Program
TOP
2006 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Winners and Nominees:
BEST ALBUM
Winner: Marty Smets (Marty Smets)
Nominees:
November All Stars (Flood the Exits)
Sara Rodrigues (Leap Year)
Konflit DramatiK (Morgue”)
BEST SONGWRITER
Winner: Christian Berthiaume (Hierarchie Horizontal)
Nominees:
Marty Smets (I Wish You Peace)
Brian Dunn of the November All Stars (Flood the Exits)
BEST ENGINEER
Winner: Dave Jeffrey (November All Stars)
Nominees:
Larry Borek (Catherine Taddo, Chris Belsito, Startlefish)
Mark Koetsier (Slave Inc.)
BEST PRESENTER
Winner: Paul Loewenberg (The Townehouse Tavern)
Nominees:
Scott Merrifield (House Concerts)
Stephen Alexander & Jennifer Bellerose (LopLops)
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON A RECORDING
Winner: Marty Smets (Dreams)
Nominees:
Steve Cuch (Fuel the Fire)
Mark Koetsier (Love is Slavery)
Jennifer Plummer (Voodoo Crown)
BEST FILM
Winner: Paul M. Rickard (The Winter Chill)
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller (Bewildered)
Ben Bruhmuller (Flood)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Peter John Pasqualino (Snakeface)
Nominees:
Danielle Gallo (Fallen Station)
Jason Lalonde (Marvelous Mary Maple)
BEST FILM EDITOR
Winner: Jennifer Murray (Marvelous Mary Maple)
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller (Bewildered)
Ben Bruhmuller (Flood)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Jennifer Murray (Marvelous Mary Maple) & Brad Stephenson (Home Game)
Nominees:
Bruce Clement (The Plant)
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller (Flood)
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller (Bewildered)
Paul M. Rickard (The Winter Chill)
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Dr. Metro Kozak
TOP
2005 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Winners and Nominees:
BEST ALBUM (Sponsored by CKLU 96.7)
Winner: Kate Maki (The Sun Will Find Us), Producers: Kate Maki, Dave Draves
Nominees:
Matt Foy (Matt Foy), Producers: Matt Foy, Billy Bruhmuller;
Suzana Da Camara (Suzana Da Camara), Producer: Jack Richardson
BEST SONGWRITER (Sponsored by Ontario Council of Folk Festivals)
Winner: Vincent Therrien (You Say You’re Lonely [But I’m Lonely Too])
Nominees:
Kate Maki (One By One)
Mike Dell (Searching Deep Down)
Angie Nussey (The Day of Your Wedding)
BEST ENGINEER
Winner: Billy Bruhmuller (For his work with: True Theories, Elephant Band, The Statues)
Nominees:
Billy Bruhmuller (For his work with Matt Foy)
Brian Lahaie (For his work with Angie Nussey)
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON A RECORDING
Winner: Angela Scappatura (Feeling Good)
Nominees:
Angie Nussey (Leave You Behind)
Rick Henry (Thicker Than Blood)
BEST PRESENTER
Winner: Northern Lights Festival Boréal
Nominees:
Organ Grinder Productions
Townehouse Tavern
BEST FILM (Sponsored by the Amazing Persona)
Winner: Confederation College and Blair Scott (The Sirens of Bastogne)
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller (Lightshow)
Confederation College and Krista Winkiewicz (Big Little)
Confederation College and Mark Condoluci (Crosstown)
BEST DIRECTOR (Sponsored by Barna-Alper Productions)
Winner: Blair Scott (The Sirens of Bastogne)
Nominees:
Mark Condoluci (Crosstown)
Ben Bruhmuller (Lightshow)
BEST FILM EDITOR (Sponsored by Creative Glass)
Winner: Dave Clement (Borealis)
Nominees:
Mark Condoluci (Crosstown)
Blair Scott (The Sirens of Bastogne)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Dave Clement (Borealis)
Nominees:
Piotr Skowronski (Crosstown)
Ben Bruhmuller (Lightshow)
Piotr Skowronski (The Sirens of Bastogne)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: M.J. Hayes (Dying by the Rules)
Nominees:
Mark Condoluci (Crosstown)
Susan Adams (TOM)
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Cinéfest Sudbury’s International Film Festival
TOP
2004 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Winners and Nominees:
BEST ALBUM (Sponsored by CKLU 96.7 FM)
Winner: Kate Maki (Confusion Unlimited), Producers: Kate Maki, Dave Draves
Nominees:
Crash Kelly (Penny Pills), Producers: Sean Kelly, Ky Anto
Blair Packham (Could've Been King), Producer: Blair Packham
BEST SONGWRITER (Sponsored by The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals)
Winner: Kate Maki (Over)
Nominees:
Charlie Angus (Hanging Songs)
Sean Kelly (11 Cigarettes)
Blair Packham (Little Fish)
BEST ENGINEER
Winner: Billy Bruhmuller
Nominees:
Billy Bruhmuller
Gary Gibson
Sean Perras
BEST FILM (Sponsored by Barna-Alper Productions Inc.)
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller (Insomnambulist)
Nominees:
Confederation College (PACT)
Paul Stark (Gas Station)
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller (Insomnambulist)
Nominees:
Derek Smith (PACT)
Paul Stark (Gas Station)
BEST FILM EDITOR
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller (Insomnambulist)
Nominees:
John Hartman (Fait à la maison)
Paul Stark (Gas Station)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Derek Smith (PACT)
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller (Insomnambulist)
Christian Schauz (Tom)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Ian Pitblado (I Remember Jack)
Nominees:
Tony Calarco (Into the Sunset)
Gregory Tremblay & Sean Costello (Finders Keepers)
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
La Nuit sur l’étang
TOP
2003 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Winners and Nominees:
BEST FRANCOPHONE RECORDING
Winner: Konflit dramatiK (Univers dissimulé)
Nominees:
Elaine Carlson (Clé De Mon Coeur)
Stef Paquette (L’Homme Exponentiel-Les Singles)
BEST SONGWRITER
Winner: Linda McLean and Andy McLean (Mandolin)
Nominees:
Kevin Closs (In a little while)
Sarah J. Craig (Damn Wednesday)
Mauricio Montecinos/Daniel Bédard/Michel Dallaire (Yolanda)
Angie Nussey (As it is)
BEST ALBUM
Winner: Ox (Dust Bowl Revival), Produced by: chôn and Ox
Nominees:
Linda McLean (Betty’s Room), Produced by John Whynot
Mauricio Montecinos (Baila Conmigo), Produced by Daniel Bédard
BEST ENGINEER
Winner: Billy Bruhmuller
Nominees:
Michael Doni
Kevin Whyte
BEST FILM
Winner: Wendy Ord (Black Swan)
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller (Dark Corner)
Michael Poitevin (Exile From the Sun)
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Wendy Ord (Black Swan)
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller (Dark Corner)
Michael Poitevin (Exile From the Sun)
BEST FILM EDITOR
Winner: John Hartman (Anglophobes)
Nominees:
Ben Bruhmuller (Dark Corner)
Lori Paradis (Run Run My Sweet)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Winner: Ben Bruhmuller (Dark Corner)
Nominees:
John Hartman (Hors-D’oeuvre)
Darlene Naponse (Waiting For The Ice To Melt)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Wendy Ord (Hangdog)
Nominees:
Ian Pitblado (Love Is Blind)
Gregory Tremblay (The Long Ride Home)
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Science North
TOP