I’m curious,
All American Award shows, You know…Grammy’s, Golden Globes, Oscars Etc… Are all broadcasted throughout Canada and are all given much hype. Before they come on, I see newspapers giving their predictions for winners and of course the big list nominees.
Are the Juno’s (or other Canadian Award Shows) shown on many American Local channels? Are they as hyped up about as the American award shows in Canada?
I hate to reinforce the stereotype, but the vast majority of Americans have probably never heard of the Juno awards. I’ve spent most of my life in areas of NY that are near Montreal or Toronto, but even so I couldn’t off hand tell you a single Juno winner. I never remember hearing the winners announced on an American TV broadcast, much less the award show itself. Yet another example of American pariochialism.
It took me awhile to figure out what you were talking about. I’ve heard of the Juno awards, but I couldn’t tell you what they are for (other than that they are Canadian). Nope, they are never broadcast here.
Nope. There’s not even a lot of hype about the British film awards that are given out even though many films starring American actors or actors familiar to Americans are nominated for those awards.
I’ve never heard of the Junos, and I live 45 miles south of the border. Most Canadian stuff doesn’t register on my radar at all, unless I happen to pick up the CBC on my rabbit ear TV set.
To be fair, a good amount of American stuff barely registers. I’m a geek, after all. 
I’ve HEARD of the Juno awards for years, but have never seen them on television… for that matter, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them advertised on television.
I could join other posters in decrying such American “provincialism,” except that Canadian musical artists (from Gordon Lightfoot to Alanis Morisette, from Joni Mitchell to Rush, from Neil Young to Celine Dion, from Bachman Turner Overdrive to Anne Murray, yadda yadda yadda) have gotten heavy radio airplay and countless awards in the U.S. for decades. So, while we Yanks may ignore the Canadian awards, it’s not as if we’ve been ignoring the music or failing to give Canadian artists their proper acclaim.
Well from the title I thought it was a question about an email service. Guess I never heard of it either.
First off, you Americans shouldn’t worry about not hearing or seing the Junos.
Hardly any Canadians even watch them! (myself included).
I just can’t get into them they always seem so budget and cheap looking, I guess I’m just a sucker for glitz and media hype.
MtM
Yeah, sure shame on the Americans for not watching the awards in Canada, Japan, Italy, Argentina, etc. The question is “Why the hell are the Canadians watching the Oscars, Grammys and all those other stupid shows produced here in the U.S.?” The one advantage to watching the Juno’s would be that Michael Moore is not Canadian (I hope, since I like Canadians).
Michael Moore is, as he will be very quick to tell you, from Flint, Michigan.
Of course, it’s “Junos.” And I’m sure most Americans could name a lot of the big winners - they’re all Grammy nominees too, save The Tragically Hip or Our Lady Peace, I guess.
Just a quick bit of research indicates that Canadians already do very well at the Grammies (which may be one reason nobody pays much attention to the Juno Awards) and the CMA awards.
kd lang has 3 Grammies
Shania Twain has won 5 Grammies and several CMA awards
Alanis Morisette has 7 Grammies
Celine Dion has 5 Grammies
More recently, Avril Lavigne was nominated for several Grammies (though she didn’t win any), and in 2002, Joni Mitchell received a lifetime achievement Grammy.
So, in this case at least, there’s no reason for Canadians to feel neglected. We may not watch their awards, but we don’t hesitate to give them OUR awards.
I wanted to leave this alone, but I can’t. Nemo, why the hell would NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, USA, TBS etc try to pick up a single Canadian show? It’s like complaining that Canadians are willfully ignorant of the current Brazilian film industry awards.
Now even if some border cities get CBC/CTV/Global whatever, why the hell would they watch it anyway, when most of us don’t?
I agree Grey. Even though I subscribe to the US networks with my satellite dish, most of the primetime broadcasts are simsubbed by Canadian stations with often horendous results (eg incorrect episodes being showed, missing of the first or last 3-4 minutes of the show, wrong show being broadcast for the network [I can’t recall the show, but it was like 'Friends" being broadcast on a CBS affiliate!]).
I have a major hate-on for the CRTC…
MtM
I get this question – but to a certain extent to call BIG HOLLYWOOD and associates like Oscar “American” misses the point. Hollywood can be thought of some senses as a multi-national Industry like fast food or big oil. At least in regard to the OP are the Oscars “American” the way Junos are Canadian or the Brit or German film awards are to those countries? No and they aren’t meant to be.
About 50% of a big Hollywood film’s market is outside the U.S. – and that is % climbing. The whole concept of marketing films outside the U.S. is critically important in ways that isn’t true for other countries film industries - (generalization) which tend to rely on the domestic gross and the government and not exports to survive.(/generalization)
Hollywood’s Oscar fest is broadcast to Canadians because they are targeted consumers of the film & stars, in a way a Floridian is not a true marketing target of the latest quality Toronto output.
Examples? two off hand; A. The Golden Globes are run and voted on by the Hollywood Foreign press association – literally foreign press writing about American movies and stars in 55 countries, selecting and giving the (arguably) second most important film award in Hollywood. B. Of All the leading men and women and directors up for Oscar how many are “American” … You see the international flavor right there.
Since this is about the entertainment industry, I’ll move this thread to Cafe Society.
bibliophage
moderator GQ
Canada always had to try and get to the U.S.A. level.
It’s like we are always trying to impress them.
How pathetic is that?
Just thought i’d add…
I was speechless when Eminem was awarded a Juno for best international artist. Of COURSE he wasn’t there… but he left a nice thank you message and through in an uncensored “Fuck”
I then realised that Canada buys records too. So we need to be thanked.
Ten reasons why Americans should watch more international television:
1 - Monty Python
2 - Mia Kirshner, Salma Hayek, and other NAFTA babes
3 - Jackie Chan
4 - Masterpiece Theatre
5 - Opportunity to see reality shows in their original languages
6 - Barenacked Ladies (the group)
7 - Bare nacked ladies (on air nudity)
8 - Cool anime
9 - Have a chance to sneer at French culture for a change
10 - It can’t be any worse than what’s on American TV