Best of MTL 2014: Film & Arts

Jay, Jessica and Xavier rule the film/TV scene once more, and this is hardly surprising given Baruchel’s lead role in the universally loved all-star comedy This Is the End, our continuing fascination with Mad Men (co-starring Paré) as it reaches its inevitably bitter end and Mr. Dolan’s ever-prolific M.O. New to the art scene is Station 16, which rocketed to #1 in Best Gallery — no shocker given their super high profile and affiliation with the MURAL Festival, which beautified many a wall and alleyway downtown and in the Plateau. And we’re pleased to see the artist responsible for this issue’s cover, Whatisadam, make the Top 5 in Best Graffiti Artist. Good on ya.

Best Local Actor
1 Jay Baruchel
2 Koichi Sato
3 Xavier Dolan
4 Claude Legault
5 Marc André Grondin
6 Tristan D. Lalla
7 Roy Dupuis
8 Patrick Huard
9 Sugar Sammy
10 Graham Cuthbertson

Best Actress
1 Jessica Paré
2 Karine Vanasse
3 Alison Louder
4 Sophie Desmarais
5 Lucinda Davis
6 Alarey Alsip
7 Anne Dorval
8 Magalie Lépine-Blondeau
9 Holly Gauthier-Frankel
10 Cat Lemieux

Best Local Filmmaker
1 Xavier Dolan
2 Denis Villenueve
3 Jean-Marc Vallée
4 Mark Slutsky
5 Podz
6 Adam Reider
7 Emily Kai Bock
8 Pat Kiely
9 Stéphane Lafleur
10 Denis Arcand

Best Local Film
1 Tom à la Ferme
2 Louis Cyr
3 Gabrielle
4 Three Night Stand
5 Lady in Number 6
6 Prisoners
7 Enemy
8 Rhymes for Young Ghouls
9 Baggage
10 Le Démentèlement

Best Theatre Company
1 Centaur
2 Glam Gam
3 Mainline
4 Geordie
5 WISTA
6 Segal Centre
7 TMN
8 Black Theatre Workshop
9 Teesri Duniya
10 Chocolate Moose

Best Play
1 Play Without Title
2 Little Beau Peep Show
3 Sherlock Holmes
4 Glengarry Glen Ross
5 The Iliad

Best Dance Company/Choreography
1 Marie Chouinard
2 Glam Gam Productions
3 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
4 Dave St-Pierre
5 Sasha Kleinplatz
6 Amy Blackmore
7 Danse Danse
8 Urban Element
9 Dead Doll Cabaret

Best Museum
1 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
2 Musée d’art contemporain (MAC)
3 McCord Museum
4 Redpath Museum
5 Canadian Centre for Architecture

Best Gallery
1 Station 16
2 DHC/Art
3 BBAM! Gallery
4 Yves Laroche
5 Fresh Paint Gallery
6 Parisian Laundry
7 Galerie Lock
8 Phi Centre
9 Articule
10 Greenlight Gallery

Best Art Exhibit
1 The Clock (MAC)
2 Chihuly (MMFA)
3 Peter Doig (MMFA)
4 Beat Nation (MAC)
5 En Masse (Station 16)
6 Jake and Dino Chapman (DHC/Art)
7 Art Souterrain (underground city)
8 Sarah Pupo’s In the Night Room (Articule)
9 Laurent Grasso (MAC)
10 Grévin Montreal

Best Living Author
1 Leonard Cohen
2 Anna Leventhal
3 Sean Michaels
4 Heather O’Neill
5 Michel Tremblay
6 Dany Laferrière
7 Rawi Hage
8 David McGimpsey
9 Jacob Wren
10 Laura Broadbent

Best Cartoonist/Comic Artist
1 Aislin
2 C-Load
3 Guy Deslisle
4 Michel Rabagliati
5 Rick Trembles
6 Julie Doucet
7 Sophie Yanow
8 Walter K. Scott
9 Billy Mavreas
10 Salgood Sam

Best Video Game Company
1 Ubisoft
2 Eidos
3 Warner
4 Bioware
5 Electronic Arts

Best Fashion Designer
1 Denis Gagnon
2 Rad Hourani
3 Eve Gravel
4 Jennifer Glasgow
5 Travis Taddeo
6 Renata Morales
7 Valérie Dumaine
8 Philippe Dubuc
9 Marie St-Pierre

Best Graffiti Artist/Crew
1 En Masse
2 Omen
3 Waxhead
4 A’Shop
5 Whatisadam
6 Novak
7 Monk.e
8 K6A
9 Listen Bird
10 Starchild Stela

Best Festival
1 Jazz Festival
2 Osheaga
3 Pop Montreal
4 Fringe Festival
5 Just for Laughs
6 Suoni per il Popolo
7 Psych Fest
8 MURAL Festival
9 MUTEK
10 Fantasia

 

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