Humberly González, Graham Greene, Bruce Horak and Theresa Tova are recognized for their outstanding achievements in and contribution to the performing arts.
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Humberly González: 2025 Best Performance Award
Humberly González took home the Best Performance Award at the 2025 Canadian Game Awards, which took place on February 15, 2025, at the TIFF Lightbox in downtown Toronto.
The Canadian Game Award for Best Performance recognizes the achievement for character performance in a game. It has to demonstrate an original, creative and engaging performance that creates an indelible impression and contributes to a compelling experience.
Graham Greene: 2025 GGPAA Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Graham Greene is one of the most respected actors of his generation. In a career spanning over five decades, he has worked on stage and in film and television productions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Argentina, in roles ranging from police officers to judges, doctors, lawyers, and a Shakespearean antagonist. An accomplished character actor of uncommon intensity, he has served as a role model for countless aspiring performing artists.
The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award recognizes artists for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to the performing arts in Canada. These national awards are presented in the categories of Stages (formerly Theatre), Dance, Classical Music, Popular Music and Screens and Voices (formerly Broadcasting and Film). Nominations for this category are open to the public.
Bruce Horak: King Charles III Coronation Medal
Bruce Horak was awarded the King Charles III medal on September 20, 2024, by Governor General Mary Simon for sharing creativity as a versatile and prolific artist, and for passionately advocating disability arts. Photo: Governor General Mary Simon (left), Bruce Horak (right). Photo credit: MS Anne-Marie Brisson, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2024
The King Charles III Coronation Medal recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region or community in Canada, or attained an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to our country.
Theresa Tova: King Charles III Coronation Medal
Theresa Tova was presented with the King Charles III Coronation Medal on March 4, 2025, by Member of Parliament Julie Dabrusin (Toronto—Danforth) in recognition of her work championing performers’ rights and shaping industry standards through her advocacy for fair working conditions in film, TV, radio, and digital media. Photo: MPP Julie Dabrusin (left), Theresa Tova (right)
The King Charles III Coronation Medal recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region or community in Canada, or attained an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to our country.
