Canadians are well-positioned ahead of Hollywood鈥檚 biggest night, competing in some of the top categories at tonight鈥檚 Academy Awards.

Ontario-born filmmakers Sarah Polley and James Cameron are both vying for best picture for their movies 鈥淲omen Talking鈥� and 鈥淎vatar: The Way of Water.鈥�

Polley is also in the running for best adapted screenplay for her take on Miriam Toews鈥� 2018 novel of the same name.

In the performance categories, Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser is up for best leading actor for his role in Darren Aronofsky鈥檚 鈥淭he Whale.鈥�

Meanwhile, Toronto filmmaker Domee Shi鈥檚 鈥淭urning Red鈥� is competing for best animated feature, and Calgary-based Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis are nominated in the best animated short category with 鈥淭he Flying Sailor.鈥�

Two Canadians are in the running for best documentary feature: Montreal鈥檚 Ina Fichman is on the team nominated for the Canadian-U.S. film 鈥淔ire of Love,鈥� and Toronto director Daniel Roher is nominated for 鈥淣avalny.鈥�

In the technical categories, Montreal makeup artist Adrien Morot scored a nomination for best makeup and hairstyling for his work on 鈥淭he Whale,鈥� along with Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley.

Bryan Litson, who works out of the Vancouver office of the creative studio Framestore, is up for achievement in visual effects for his work on 鈥淭op Gun: Maverick鈥� along with Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill and Scott R. Fisher.

The Oscars get underway at 8 p.m. Eastern.

The Canadian Press

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