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Denis Villeneuve to receive special honour at Canadian Screen Awards

Quebec film giants Denis Villeneuve and Patrick Huard are getting special honours at this year's Canadian Screen Awards.

Quebec film giants Denis Villeneuve and Patrick Huard are getting special honours at this year's Canadian Screen Awards. The "Dune" director has risen from his early days on the French-Canadian arthouse scene to become one of Hollywood's most sought-after filmmakers, riding a wave of momentum since his Oscar-nominated 2010 breakthrough "Incendies" to big-budget blockbusters like 2017's "Blade Runner 2049." Montreal actor and director Huard will receive the Earle Grey Award, which recognizes a performer for "their exceptional body of acting work in Canadian television and film.

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