TORONTO – Canadian actors Ryan Reynolds and Catherine O’Hara received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards on Friday and received touching song tributes during the ceremony that brought both tears and laughter .
Steven Page, former member of Barenaked Ladies performed an original song, “Canada Love You Back”, for Reynolds and thanked him for supporting Canadian causes while making fun of the actor.
In her reaction video, the Vancouver-born star of the “Deadpool” film series can be seen laughing and wiping away tears as she watches the tribute.
“Oh, of all Canadian Ryans, you must be in our top three! Page sang, eliciting a laugh from Reynolds.
Representatives from various charities and initiatives supported by Reynolds, such as Reconciliation Canada and Food Banks Canada, also made appearances in the tribute, as did Canadian actor William Shatner and former Vancouver Canucks players Stan Smyl. , Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin.
“It was beautiful. I mean, it made me cry. Well, I guess I did.” Reynold said at the end of the tribute.
On Twitter, Reynolds also thanked Page for the tribute and also thanked Governor General Mary May Simon for the honor.
“I’m glad I don’t have to be dead to experience something like this. I’m so touched right now,” Reynolds tweeted on Saturday.
For “Schitt’s Creek” star Catherine O’Hara, Canadian actor and musician Noah Reid performed an emotional piano cover of “A Case of You”, a song written in 1971 by Joni Mitchell, another legendary Canadian icon.
O’Hara can be seen in her reaction video breaking down in tears almost immediately at the start of the song. Tears then quickly turned to laughter in the middle of the song as Reid, who also had a starring role in “Schitt’s Creek,” donned a variety of colorful wigs throughout the performance, paying homage to the colorful wigs of the song. character from O’Hara’s “Schitt’s Creek”. worn in the show.
“He obviously had a favorite. I don’t blame him! Very flattering,” O’Hara said at the end of the performance, before thanking Reid and wiping away more tears.
Dan Levy, O’Hara’s “Schitt’s Creek” co-star, also shared the video on Instagram and congratulated her on the award.
“I will watch this forever. Congratulations, dear Catherine!” he said.
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