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Documentary on B.C. actor Michael J. Fox takes home 4 Emmys

鈥楽till鈥 tells the story of Vancouver-raised Fox鈥檚 rise and Parkinson鈥檚 diagnosis in his own words.
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Michael J. Fox, Justin Long, left, and Kate Bosworth attend the Michael J. Fox Foundation benefit gala 鈥淎 Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson鈥檚,鈥 at Casa Cipriani, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

A film about beloved Canadian actor Michael J. Fox鈥檚 life and career has won four Emmy awards, including for outstanding documentary.

Apple TV Plus鈥檚 鈥淪till: A Michael J. Fox Movie鈥 was a big winner at the Creative Arts Emmys held over the weekend, with its U.S. director also named best director for a documentary program, and wins for picture editing and music composition.

Meanwhile, Canadians who claimed hardware included Chilean-Canadian composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer for his musical work on the satire 鈥淭he White Lotus,鈥 earning his third Emmyfor the HBO/Crave series.

And Ontario-based foley editor Davi Aquino won an Emmy for outstanding sound editing for a comedy or drama series for his work on HBO Max鈥檚 鈥淭he Last of Us,鈥 also on Crave.

The Creative Arts Emmys, which began Saturday and ended Sunday, are a precursor to the main Emmy ceremony set to air Monday on Fox and CTV.

In the televised bash, Martin Short will compete for the best lead actor in a comedy series award, for his role on Disney Plus/CTV鈥檚 鈥淥nly Murders in the Building.鈥 Canadian guest actor nominees Luke Kirby of Prime Video鈥檚 鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel鈥 and Lamar Johnson of the HBO/Crave drama 鈥淭he Last of Us鈥 lost in the Saturday ceremony.

The awards show was initially slated for September 2023 but was delayed by the dual Hollywood writers and actors strikes.

鈥淪till鈥 incorporates documentary and scripted elements, and tells the story of Vancouver-raised Fox鈥檚 rise to fame and his Parkinson鈥檚 disease diagnosis in his own words.

The documentary, produced by Concordia Studios, had a total of seven Emmy Award nominations.

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