A rack of trophies are seen backstage at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on Sunday, March 12, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungOrganizers say next year's Canadian Screen Awards will drop categories dedicated to male and female performers in favour of categories that aren't divided by gender.
Several genre-based TV categories are similarly renamed. For instance, the contests for best lead comedy actor and actress are simply becoming "best lead performer" in a comedy. "The Canadian Academy believes this is a progressive, necessary step towards an equitable screen-based industry by ensuring all Canadian performers are eligible to be honoured by their peers," academy Chairman John Young said Thursday in a release.
Will not be watching it ... GO WOKE GO BROKE !!
Every woman nominated should boycott the show
Sometimes hard to tell.
offs stop it!!
What is a woman? 🤮🤣
Smart cost-cutting move. Hand out half as many awards and look progressive at the same time. Win-win.
Go woke, go broke.