Vancouver: British Columbia’s most critically acclaimed feature for 2001 was snubbed again by the Canadian industry – this time at home.

Last Wedding, which was noticeably absent from the Genies best picture and director categories, managed only four nominations in the 2002 Leo Awards, which celebrates achievements in film and television by B.C. residents. While the feature about the lives of 30-ish Vancouverites is well represented in the acting categories, neither director Bruce Sweeney nor the overall production made the cut for the May 10 and 11 event in Vancouver.

Instead, Voyage of the Unicorn, a television miniseries by Sextant Entertainment and Hallmark Entertainment, topped the best feature-length drama category with 12 nominations, including program, director (Philip Spink), cinematography (John Spooner), production design (Graeme Murray), costume design (Karen Matthews) and actress (Chantal Conlin).

Suddenly Naked, produced by Gavin Wilding and directed by Anne Wheeler, earned nine nominations, including program, director and cinematography (David Frazee).

The Revelstoke-shot thriller The Barber won eight nominations, including program (producer Evan Tylor), director (Michael Bafaro) and supporting performances (Garwin Sanford, Erin Wright).

‘We’ve got to trust in the jury process,’ says Leo Awards producer Walter Daroshin, when quizzed about the conspicuous omissions. Seventeen feature-length theatrical and television productions vied for the top honors in the feature category, including Air Bud IV: Seventh Inning Fetch, The Overcoat, The Invitation and Mile Zero.

Another notable no-show is the Scott Kennedy-produced Irish coproduction On the Nose, which is ineligible because of its completion dates. Eligible productions must be completed in the calendar year prior to the awards and On the Nose qualified for the 2001 Leos. Productions don’t need to be distributed or broadcast to qualify.

In the best drama series category, Da Vinci’s Inquest again topped the competition with 21 nominations, including program and multiple nods in the directing, editing, and each of the lead and supporting performances. Cold Squad earned 15 nominations, including program and multiple nods in writing, best supporting actor and actress categories.

Lions Gate series Mysterious Ways earned six nominations.

The always-competitive short drama category had 12 titles recognized, including Room (producer Clare Hodge, director Cameron Labine) with 11 nominations, Mon Amour Mon Parapluie (producers Paul Armstrong and Robin Chan, director Giada Dobrzenska) with nine and Death’s Dream (producer/director/writer David Massar) with seven.

In the best documentary category, director Linda Ohama won seven nominations for the National Film Board-sponsored Obaachan’s Garden, a biography of her 100-year-old grandmother, while Jack Silberman’s Bombies earned six nominations.

The Soapbox Productions/Discovery Channel space series Cosmic Odyssey earned four nominations in the best information series category, including program (Nick Orchard), director (Tony Papa, Orchard) and writing (Ken Hewitt White, Eric Dunn).

CTV’s national show Vicki Gabereau tied with Shaw’s community access show Urban Rush with three nominations each in the best lifestyle and talk category. Urban Rush also earned two nominations in the music-comedy-variety category, which was dominated by the Peace Arch Entertainment/MTV production of Sausage Factory with six nominations, including four for director.

Omni Film’s teen soap Edgemont dominated the best youth or children’s program category with eight nominations, including program (producers Ian Weir, Michael Chechik). Studio B Productions’ Yvon of the Yukon and Mainframe Entertainment’s Barbie in the Nutcracker earned nominations in both the youth category and animated categories, giving rise to the possibility that Barbie director Owen Hurley and Yvon director Greg Sullivan, as examples, can win twice for the same job.

Daroshin says the Leos rules and regulations will be reviewed this summer to eliminate the possibility of one title earning nominations in two categories. This year, the term resident is defined as anyone living in B.C. for the 12 months preceding the first day of principal photography of the nominated production.

The full list of nominations is at www.leoawards.com.