The 6th Canadian Film Awards were presented on May 10, 1954 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

Stoddart Publishing Stoddart Publishing was a Canadian book publisher and distributor, owned by Jack Stoddart, which ceased operations in 2002.UncreditedBook giant Stoddart files for creditor protection CBC News, May 1, 2002. Retrieved 2016-01-15. History General ...

, 2000. . pp. 25-27. The ceremony was hosted by J. R. White, the president of

Imperial Oil Imperial Oil Limited (French: ''Compagnie Pétrolière Impériale Ltée'') is a Canadian petroleum company. It is Canada's second-biggest integrated oil company. It is majority owned by American oil company ExxonMobil with around 69.6 percent ...

Winners

Films

*Film of the Year: '' The Seasons'' —

Christopher Chapman Christopher Chapman (January 24, 1927 – October 24, 2015) was a Canadian film writer, director, editor and cinematographer. Best known for his award-winning 1967 short film '' A Place to Stand'', he also pioneered the multi-dynamic image tech ...

*Theatrical Short: ''

Farewell Oak Street ''Farewell Oak Street'' is a Canadian docudrama short film, directed by Grant McLean and released in 1953."Film Tells Story of Housing Project". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 19, 1954. Narrated by Lorne Greene as part of the ''Canada Carries ...

'' — Grant McLean ::Honourable mention: '' Danish Seining'' — Herman Noelle ::Honourable mention: '' The Settler (L'Abatis)'' —

Bernard Devlin Bernard Devlin, (December 15, 1824 – February 7, 1880) was an Irish-born lawyer, counsel to the Abraham Lincoln administration of the United States Government during the most northerly engagement of the United States Civil War, Quebec-b ...

*Non-Theatrical, Open: '' The Seasons'' —

::Honourable mention: ''Embryonic Development of the Chick'' — J. V. Durden *Non-Theatrical, Government Sponsored: ''World at Your Feet'' — Larry Gosnell ::Honourable mention: ''Everybody's Handicapped'' — John Ross *Non-Theatrical, Non-Government Sponsored: ''Episode in Valleydale'' — George Gorman ::Honourable mention: ''Polysar'' — Peter Cock ::Honourable mention: ''The Ring-Necked Pheasant'' — T. M. Short *Amateur: ''Eight-Fifteen'' — Toronto Film Society *Special Mentions: ::''Les Routes de Québec'' — Service de Ciné-Photographie,

Government of Quebec A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

::''Food for Freddy'' — Peter Cock ::''1953 Grey Cup Final'' — Davart Productions ::''Kumak the Sleepy Hunter'' — Dunclaren Productions ::''Canadian Pattern'' — Associated Screen Studios ::''Prelude to Kitimat'' —

Lew Parry Llewellyn Maddock Parry (October 5, 1905 - May 13, 1993) was a Canadian film producer, commonly credited as the "father" of the film industry in British Columbia.Denny Boyd, "Father of B.C. film left behind some of city's brightest lights". ''Vanco ...

::''Brazil'' — Peter Cock ::''

Herring Hunt ''Herring Hunt'' is a 1953 National Film Board of Canada short documentary film about the operations of a herring boat off the coast of British Columbia, directed by Julian Biggs, written by Leslie McFarlane and produced by Guy Glover, which was n ...

'' —

Julian Biggs Julian Biggs (1920 in Port Perry, Ontario – 1972 in Montreal) was a director, producer and administrator with the National Film Board of Canada for 20 years responsible for two Academy Award nominees, ''Herring Hunt'' (1953, as director) and '' Pa ...

::''Treasures of the Ukraine'' — E. F. Attridge ::''A-Hunting We Will Go'' — Edmonton Movie and Photo Club

Special awards

Gordon Sparling Gordon Sparling (1900-1994) was a pioneering Canadian film maker. He was educated at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. He directed such early Canadian films as '' The Tidy House (La maison en ordre)'' in 1936 and '' The Kinsmen'' in 1 ...

, Associated Screen Studios — "for distinguished service to the art of the film in Canada and to the Canadian film industry"

References

{{Canadian Screen Awards

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

06 1954 in Canada