Vancouver Sun

AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

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Winners in The Sport Market Movie Awards, 2016, recognizin­g excellence in the genre of sport movies:

Best picture: Fastball (baseball)

Best drama: Bleed for This (boxing)

Best comedy: Eddie the Eagle (ski jumping)

Best biopic: Race (track & field)

Best documentar­y: Fastball (baseball)

Best sport-themed movie: Queen of Katwe (chess)

Box office champion: Eddie the Eagle $46.2 million*

Best actor: Miles Teller (Bleed for This/boxing)

Best actress: Lupita Nyong’o (Queen of Katwe/chess)

Best supporting actor: Aaron Eckhardt (Bleed for This/boxing)

Best supporting actress: Carice Van Houten (Race/track & field)

Best cast: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice Van Houten, William Hurt, Eli Goree, David Kross, Shanice Banton & Barnaby Metschurat (Race/track & field)

Best breakthrou­gh performanc­e: Stephan James (Race/track & field)

Best director: Ben Younger (Bleed for This/boxing)

Best screenplay: Sean Macauley/Simon Kelton (Eddie the Eagle/ski jumping)

Best song in a sport movie: Jump (Eddie the Eagle); Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen & David Lee Roth/Atlas Music Publishing LLC

Best soundtrack in a sport movie: Eddie the Eagle/Fly/ music by various artists/Universal Music

*sport-themed movie Queen of Katwe (chess) earned US$227.6 million in box office revenues.

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