She and Alexis Durand-Brault, who produced the brilliant series MeganticShe will no longer enter anything into the Gemini Gala.
Sophie Lorain announced this on Monday evening. Fabienne Larouche, who has had numerous disputes with the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, will no longer register her series Stat. This will mark the end of the Best Daily Series category, a ridiculous category considering how small the number of possible contenders is. If I remember correctly, Madame Larouche is no stranger to introducing this category to twins.
No gala has been as mistreated as that of the twins. In its 38 years of existence, it experienced some rare moments of fame and unanimity, but almost sank several times. He always made people laugh. In living memory – and I have been a member of the Academy since its inception and not just its president – I cannot remember a year in which the awarding of trophies was not criticized, even when the Academy’s Board of Directors led the Academy of the general director Patrice Lachance, a great mediator, always split backwards to please everyone and his father.
Any advice from the wise?
Does the twin gala still have its place? Why ask this question when there were 856,000 viewers on Sunday, September 17th? It’s only a few thousand less than Révolution, the flagship Sunday night show on TVA with Chanteurs maskés? Radio-Canada’s rival stations never did the Gémeaux Gala any favors. They often compared their most popular programs with him, even though they, like the public broadcaster, could boast of the remarkable successes of our television.
Does this mean the Academy shouldn’t question a gala that is the very reason for its existence? There are things to check, that’s true. First, the vote that serves the platforms that have become the starting point for so many series. Registration costs are too high for a struggling industry. Is it normal that the TV channels that profit from advertising their shows don’t actually contribute? Don’t producers go to great lengths to increase the number of registrations so as not to offend anyone? Chantal Côté, the new president, would be wise to put together a council of smart people to review all this.
ARE THERE REALLY TOO MANY PRICES?
For example, why did we eliminate gender categories for actors and actresses, causing confusion? I was told that this was at the request of Toronto, where, as we know, gender identity occupies more space than common sense. The Academy hypocritically justified the change on the pretext that it would reduce too many categories, a perennial topic of debate.
An average of 29 trophies are awarded at the main Emmy gala, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awards more than a hundred in what we here call an industry gala. With 94 twins, our academy is therefore less complacent than its American counterpart. And I’m not saying anything about the dozens of other Emmy trophies awarded by another organization, the National Academy (NATAS).
For anyone wondering what a Gemini gives, I recommend asking any winner, be it a star, producer or craftsman!
