Retired annual Canadian media award
TheAcademy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in aCanadian film.[ 1] Canadian Film Awards , and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year.
From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of theGenie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the newCanadian Screen Awards .
From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actors were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actors appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separateGenie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor .[ 2] [ 3]
In August 2022, the Academy announced that it will discontinue its past practice of presenting gendered awards for film and television actors and actresses; beginning with the11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, gender-neutral awards for Best Performance will be presented, with eight nominees per category instead of five.[ 4] Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Film .
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