Catching up
During his visit to Calgary, columnist Lyle Carter caught up with Truro native Jerry Hale. The duo talked about a variety of subjects, including family, work and hobbies.
And the Oscar goes to ... Dartmouth’s Shane Vieau.
Set decorators Vieau, Paul D. Austerberry and Jeffrey A. Melvin shared an Academy Award on Sunday for best production design on The Shape of Water, which also won for best picture, best director and original score.
Dressed in a tuxedo with threequarter- length sleeves, shiny white sneakers, and large, dark sunglasses, Vieau gave “a big thank you to our amazing crew back in Toronto” during his brief acceptance speech. “Without you guys, we definitely wouldn’t be here today.”
Speaking to reporters backstage, Vieau said Toronto’s screen community had a huge year, not only with the leading 13 Oscar nominations for The Shape of Water, but also the accolades for TV’S The Handmaid’s Tale, which was shot in the city.
“Toronto (was) above and beyond with everyone in North America with Handmaid’s Tale and Shape of Water, we really
came out on top,” Vieau said. “It’s a really big thing.”
In Toronto, industry friends and colleagues like Anthony Costa were eagerly watching the Oscars on Sunday and rooting for Vieau and the other Canadians working in film and television.
The Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro, is an oddball romance between a janitor and an amphibious river monster set in the 1960s.
Earlier this year, Vieau, Austerberry and Melvin also won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for set decoration on The Shape of Water, and Vieau has received other award nominations for his work on Crimson Peak in 2015 and Big Eyes the previous year.
This is the trio’s first Oscar nomination and win.
With files from The Canadian Press