9th Canadian Film Awards

{{Short description|Canadian film awards ceremony}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox award | name = 9th Canadian Film Awards | image = | date = June 15, 1957 | location = [[King Edward Hotel (Toronto)|King Edward Hotel]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | host = [[Leonard Brockington]] | most_awards = | most_nominations = | award1_type = | award1_winner = | previous = [[8th Canadian Film Awards|8th]] | main = [[Canadian Film Awards]] | next = [[10th Canadian Film Awards|10th]] }} The '''9th Canadian Film Awards''' were held on June 15, 1957 to honour achievements in Canadian film.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 37-39.</ref> The ceremony was hosted by [[Leonard Brockington]], the founding Chairman of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]].

For some time, members of the filmmaking community had been dissatisfied with the administration and structure of the awards. While its management had taken steps to resolve some of the issues, the poor technical quality of the ceremony itself led to media criticism which, many felt, was harming the industry. It was therefore decided that no awards would be presented in the traditional film categories; instead, two amateur awards were presented, and special awards were given to individuals and organizations who had been chosen through a nomination process.<ref>Ronald Johnson, "Canadian Film Awards Honor 'Modest Effort'". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 17, 1957.</ref>

==Winners==

*'''[[John Grierson]]''' — "in recognition of his unique contribution to Canada's filmmaking art and industry". *'''[[Yorkton Film Festival|Yorkton Film Council]]''' — "in recognition of its distinguished international [[Yorkton Film Festival|film festival]], which demonstrates the contribution of the film council movement in Canada". *'''[[Associated Screen News of Canada|Associated Screen Studios]]''' — "for its initiative in developing a program of training young personnel to meet the demands of Canada's growing film industry". *'''[[Crawley Films]]''' — "in recognition of the company's distinguished production program in the field of educational films".<ref>{{cite web |title=Crawley Films |url=http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/producers/crawley-films |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *'''Reverend [[Anson C. Moorehouse]]''', [[United Church of Canada]] — "for his pioneering in the inspirational aspects of Canadian filmmaking". *'''[[F. R. Crawley|Frank Radford Crawley]]''' and '''[[Judith Crawley]]''' — "for their unique contribution to Canada's filmmaking art and industry". *'''[[Lew Parry]]''' — "for his distinguished leadership in the development of a Canadian film industry".<ref>{{cite web |title=Lew Parry Film Productions |url=http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/taxonomy/term/2643 |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lew Parry |url=http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/taxonomy/term/2139 |website=screenculture.org |publisher=CESIF |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> *'''[[Roy Tash (cinematographer)|Roy Tash]]''' — "for more than a quarter century of photographing and editing Canadian newsreels and the only sustained project in theatrical filmmaking in Canada". *'''[[Don Mulholland (filmmaker)|Don Mulholland]]''' — "for his notable encouragement of creative Canadian film production". *'''Harold P. Brown''', '''E. Fred Holliday''' and '''James R. Pollock'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Filmmaker: James R. Pollock |url=https://amateurcinema.org/index.php/filmmaker/j.-r.-pollack |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> — "for their pioneering work and their continued devotion to the development of Canadian films in education".

*Amateur: '''''Prelude to Spring''''' — John W. Ruddell director<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Prelude to Spring |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/prelude-to-spring |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> ::Honourable Mention: '''''The Sugar Maple''''', Helen Webb-Smith director<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Record: Sugar Maple, The |url=https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/film/sugar-maple-the |website=amateurcinema.org |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref>

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