{"id":2629,"date":"2015-05-12T19:24:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T19:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/05\/12\/2015-leo-award-nominations-announced\/"},"modified":"2015-05-12T19:24:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T19:24:47","slug":"2015-leo-award-nominations-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2015\/05\/12\/2015-leo-award-nominations-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Leo Award Nominations Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thunderbird is pleased to announce that they have received 15 Leo Award\u00a0nominations across their companies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thunderbird\u2019s original multi-camera comedy\u00a0Package Deal<\/em> created by Andrew Orenstein (Malcolm in the Middle, 3rd<\/sup> Rock From the Sun<\/em>) earned five Leo Award nominations including\u00a0Best Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series <\/strong>and Best Direction<\/strong> in a Music, Comedy or Variety<\/strong> Program or Series category<\/strong> for \u201cStorage Lore\u201d, directed by Siobhan Devine. Package Deal\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Jill Morrison is nominated for\u00a0Best Performance<\/strong> in a Music, Comedy or Variety<\/strong> Program or Series <\/strong>for her role as Nikki, and Brittney Wilson is nominated in the same category for her guest role as Tanya in \u201cThe Breakup, Part 2\u201d.<\/p>\n

Some Assembly Required\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 the popular YTV hit about an eclectic group of teenagers who run a toy company \u2013 is also nominated for five Leo Awards, including Best Direction in a Youth or Children\u2019s Program or Series<\/strong> for \u201cCardboard Box\u201d, directed by Raugi Yu, and Best Screenwriting in a Youth or Children’s Program or Series<\/strong> for \u201cCardboard Box\u201d, written by series creators Dan Signer and Howard Nemetz, and a second nod in this category for \u201cJunior Fish Gutter\u201d, written by Jennica Harper. Some Assembly Required\u2019s <\/em>Dylan Playfair and Ellie Harvie were also nominated for Best Performance in a Youth or Children\u2019s Program Series.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continuum, <\/em>from Thunderbird\u2019s Reunion Pictures, also earned 5 nominations, notably\u00a0Best Dramatic Series <\/strong>and\u00a0Best Direction in a Dramatic Series <\/strong>for \u201cThe Dying Minutes\u201d, directed by series creator Simon Barry. The Canadian original action-drama that is filmed in Vancouver tells the story of Detective Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols,\u00a0Star Trek<\/em>)\u00a0from 2077 who travels back in time to 2012 to track down escaped convicts from her future.\u00a0Continuum<\/em>\u00a0returns for its fourth and final season\u00a0July 26th on Showcase.<\/p>\n

Below is the full list of 2015 Leo Award nominations that the Thunderbird Group of Companies have received:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Dramatic Series<\/strong>
\nContinuum – <\/em>Simon Barry, Pat Williams, Tom Rowe, Lisa Richardson, Matthew O’Connor,\u00a0Holly Redford \u2013 Producers<\/p>\n

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
\n<\/strong>Continuum<\/em> – The Dying Minutes – Simon Barry<\/p>\n

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series
\n<\/strong>Continuum<\/em> – A Minute Changes Everything – Mike Banas<\/p>\n

Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series
\n<\/strong>Continuum<\/em> – Minute Of Silence – Kimani Ray Smith
\nContinuum<\/em> – The Dying Minutes – Kimani Ray Smith<\/p>\n

Best Direction<\/strong> in a Youth or Children’s Program or Series
\n<\/strong>Some Assembly Required <\/em>– Cardboard Box – Raugi Yu<\/p>\n

Best Screenwriting<\/strong> in a Youth or Children’s Program or Series
\n<\/strong>Some Assembly Required <\/em>– Cardboard Box – Howard Nemetz, Dan Signer
\nSome Assembly Required<\/em> – Junior Fish Gutter – Jennica Harper<\/p>\n

Best Performance<\/strong> in a Youth or Children’s Program or Series
\n<\/strong>Some Assembly Required<\/em> – Cardboard Box – Dylan Playfair
\nSome Assembly Required <\/em>– Brrrzooka – Ellie Harvie<\/p>\n

Best Music, Comedy or Variety<\/strong> Program or Series
\n<\/strong>Package Deal<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Direction<\/strong> in a Music, Comedy or Variety<\/strong> Program or Series <\/strong>
\nPackage Deal<\/em> – Storage Lore – Siobhan Devine<\/p>\n

Best Picture Editing<\/strong> in a Music, Comedy or Variety<\/strong> Program or Series <\/strong>
\nPackage Deal <\/em>– The Imperfect Storm – Charles Robichaud<\/p>\n

Best Performance<\/strong> in a Music, Comedy or Variety<\/strong> Program or Series <\/strong>
\nPackage Deal<\/em> – Sloppy Seconds – Jill Morrison
\nPackage Deal <\/em>– The Breakup, Part 2 – Brittney Wilson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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