Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Wishes Best of Luck to Canadians Nominated for Academy Awards

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 25, 2011) - I would like to wish the best of luck to the following Canadians who have been nominated for Oscars that will be announced at the 83^rd Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday evening.

For Best Foreign-Language Film:

• Luc Déry and Kim McCraw, producers of the film Incendies 
• Denis Villeneuve, director and screenwriter of the film Incendies

For Best Makeup:

• Adrien Morot, makeup effects artist for the film Barney's Version

For Best Sound Editing:

For Best Sound Mixing:

• Craig Berkey, for his editing work, along with his creative partner, on the film True Grit and for his accomplishments, with the help of others, in sound-mixing on the same film

For Best Animated Feature:

• Dean DeBlois, co-writer and co-director of How to Train Your Dragon

On behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and all Canadians, I congratulate these artists on their nominations. The eyes of proud Canadians across the country will be on them on Sunday, and I look forward to their success.