Which performers are up for annual B.C. and Yukon awards?

Bethany Brown’s performance in the film A Safe Distance has earned a nomination for best lead performance – motion picture at this year’s UBCP/ACTRA awards. The winners for this year’s event will be announced at a ceremony in Vancouver on Nov. 21. Photo by Handout

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Celebrating the best of B.C. and Yukon film, television and recorded media, the peer-adjudicated awards will be given out across nine performance categories during a ceremony on Nov. 21 at the Hollywood Theatre.

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“Every year, the UBCP/ACTRA Awards give us the chance to celebrate the incredible talent within our community,” said Keith Martin Gordey, president of UBCP/ACTRA, in a statement. “This year’s nominees represent the very best of what our members bring to film, television, and recorded media, and we’re proud to honour their hard work and dedication.”

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The UBCP/ACTRA union represents more than 8,500 performers in B.C.

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Here are the 2026 UBCP/ACTRA Nominees:

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Best lead performance – made for TV movie: 
Kaitlyn Bernard – Surviving My Father: The Rachel Jeffs Story
Brett Geddes – The Couple Across The Street
Marci T House – Taken At A Truck Stop
Alana Hawley Purvis – Little Girl In The Woods
Evan Roderick – If I Run

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Best supporting performance – made for TV movie: 
Frances Flanagan – If I Run
Lillian Lim – Two For Tea
Amitai Marmorstein – Providence Falls – Chance of a Lifetime
Alessandro Miro – She’s Making a List
Sebastien Roberts – Accused: The Karen Read Story

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Best lead performance – motion picture: 
Nathaniel Arcand – Protectors of The Land
Bethany Brown – A Safe Distance
Natasha Calis – Sick Puppy
Kevin Nguyen – Thanks to the Hard Work of the Elephants
Jorge Vargas – In The Blink of an Eye

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Natasha Callis has been nominated for the UBCP/ACTRA Awards best lead performance – motion picture award for her role in the film Sick Puppy. Photo by Karolina Turek /Karolina Turek

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Best supporting performance – motion picture: 
Christian Convery – Frankenstein
Neil Jackson – Protectors of The Land
Veronica Long – The Wrong Paris
Zak Santiago – Protectors of The Land
Keegan Connor Tracy – Night of the Reaper

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Best lead performance – series: 
Morgan Holmstrom – Skymed – 77 Hours
Jennifer Spence – The Trades – Meat Sweats
Jewel Staite – Family Law – Second Chances

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Family Law’s Jewel Staite has been nominated for best lead performance – series at this year’s UBCP/ACTRA awards. Photo by Darko Sikman /PNG

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Best supporting performance – series: 
Bob Frazer – Safehaven – Hell is for Children
Max Montesi – The Vince Staples Show – God’s Will
Marilyn Norry – Untamed – Gold Rush
Paul Piaskowski – Family Law – Valley of the Dolls
Garwin Sanford – Fire Country – Making Things Go Boom

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Best short performance: 
Fiona Fu – Year of the Dragon
Chelah Horsdal – Never Use Alone
Jess McLeod – She’s Nonbinary
Lucy McNulty – At The End
Erin Morgan – SUBTEXT

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Best stunt performance: 
Murder in a Small Town – Nightshade
Stunt Coordinator: Colin Decker
Stunt Performers: Dustin Brooks, Zandara Kennedy, Rick Pearce

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Percy Jackson And The Olympians – Demon Pigeons Attack
Stunt Coordinator: Eli Zagoudakis
Stunt Performers: Hoger Abbas, Adam Chase, Becky Ferguson, Evelyn Gonda, Ryan Handley, Chelsea Jackson, Marlo Marolle, Quentin Schneider

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Protectors of The Land
Stunt Coordinators: Lauro Chartrand-Del Valle and Chad Sayn
Stunt Performer: Ben Ferguson

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Psycho Killer
Stunt Coordinator: Marny Eng
Stunt Performers: Cassandra Ebner, Glenn Ennis, Jeff Sanca

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Tracker – Chain of Custody
Stunt Coordinator: Rob Hayter
Stunt Performers: Ben Ferguson, Dave Ferguson, Angela Uyeda

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Best voice performance: 
Bethany Brown – Never Use Alone
Jennifer Hale – The Long Dark: Episode 5
Giles Panton – Lego Dreamz – Dreamocracy
Rhona Rees – Charlie the Wonderdog
Sam Vincent – Ninjago Dragons Rising – Dying to Live

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