鈥淒eadpool鈥� actor Ryan Reynolds has RSVP鈥檇 for this year鈥檚 Canadian Screen Awards, assuring the Toronto bash some high-voltage star power.

Reynolds says in a release from gala organizers that he鈥檚 grateful to learn he鈥檚 won a humanitarian prize and is 鈥渆xcited to accept the award in person this April.鈥�

The A-lister is among special honourees including Marvel鈥檚 鈥淪hang-Chi鈥� star Simu Liu who is getting the Radius Award for global success, and 鈥淪CTV鈥� and 鈥淪chitt鈥檚 Creek鈥� star Catherine O鈥橦ara, who is getting an icon award for exceptional, ongoing contributions to the industry.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television says former CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme will receive the Gordon Sinclair Award for her 鈥渆xceptional body of work in broadcast journalism,鈥� while Pierre Bruneau, longtime news anchor with Quebec network TVA, is getting a lifetime achievement award.

The special awards are a forerunner to the annual weeklong event recognizing the best in homegrown film, television and screen-based media.

Nominees for the Canadian Screen Awards will be announced Feb. 22, with awards set to be handed out April 11 to 16.

Other honours include an acting award for veteran film and TV star Peter MacNeill, a changemaker award for Citytv鈥檚 鈥淐ityline鈥� host Tracy Moore, and the academy board of directors鈥� tribute for actor-producer Jennifer Podemski and late filmmaker Paul Pope.