Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Chalmers Awards
Annual awards administered by the Ontario Arts Council Foundation and endowed by the Chalmers family.
It was established in 1973 by Floyd and Jean Chalmers. It has since expanded to include 12 categories. In the history of the award, over $5 million have been conferred on over 700 artists.
Among several other artistic disciplines, awards are conferred upon playwrights and other theatre artists for either lifetime achievement or for a work presented in the previous year. The winners are selected by a peer-jury.
Winners have included Christopher Newton for his leadership of the Shaw Festival , John Murrell for The Faraway Nearby, Andrew Moody for his play Riot, Timothy Findley for The Stillborn Lover and Brad Fraser for Poor Super Man .
Other winners include: Jim Betts , Guillermo Verdecchia , Ronnie Burkett , Drew Hayden Taylor , Michel Tremblay , Judith Thompson , Paul Thompson , John Mighton , Djanet Sears , Linda Griffiths , Anne Chislett , Ted Dykstra , Richard Greenblatt , Daniel MacIvor , Robert Morgan , Michel Marc Bouchard , George F. Walker and Hillar Liitoja .
Last updated 2009-03-17
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