Tantoo Cardinal will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada gala in Toronto on May 29.
The second annual event, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, will see Cardinal, who is of Cree and Métis heritage, receive the honor presented in partnership with the Indigenous Screen Office. Over a 50-year career, Cardinal has film credits that include Dances With Wolves, Killers of the Flower Moon, Legends of the Fall, Black Robe and Hold the Dark.
Her TV series credits include Longmire, Echo, Stumptown, Three Pines, Godless, Blackstone, Moccasin Flats and North of 60. Cardinal received the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor, in 2009.
The Equity in Entertainment Award, which honors those who reflect and amplify the voices and stories of underrepresented communities, was created in 2016 by The Hollywood Reporter as part of its Women in Entertainment annual event in Los Angeles.
Past honorees stateside include Selena Gomez, Kerry Washington, Issa Rae and Amy Pascal. The first Equity in Entertainment Canada Award was presented to Deepa Mehta at the inaugural WIE Canada Awards last year. The upcoming second annual WIE Canada summit will again bring together the Canadian industry across TV, film and music to celebrate and recognize the achievements of women driving the industry forward.
The event’s return follows a successful first-ever WIE Canada summit on May 30, 2024 that was attended by iconic Canadian entertainers in the TV, film and music fields like Lilly Singh, Nia Vardalos, Devery Jacobs, Kim Cattrall, Catherine Reitman and Jully Black.
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