The 2015 Stocker Awards

Every year, some members of the EMSB Social Committee organize a tongue-in-cheek version of the Academy Awards. We do so on the eve of the real ceremony in Hollywood and name them in honour of our sitting Director General.  These days they are therefore known as the Stocker Awards.

Kosta Papoulias, Robert Stocker, Eddy Hong, Leslie Butt, Bruce Roberts, Joanne Bisbikos, Lew Lewis and his sweater, Livia Nassivera, Anna Villalta, Christine Denommée and Sandra Furfaro

Here are the  winners.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Leslie Butt from Financial Services
The Drop (he makes deposits  at the bank for the Board every few days)

Robert Stocker and trophy girl Carmen Ridenti present to Leslie Butt.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Christine Denommée,  Director of Human Resources
The Purge: Anarchy

Stocker, Ridenti and Christine Denommée

Best Cinematography
Annies
Anne Marie de Silva & Anna Villalta

Stocker, Villalta (minus de Silva), Ridenti and power point genius Brigit Sellato.

Best Screenplay
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Eddy Hong, Kosta Papoulias, Joe Pennimpede & David Verrillo from Information Technology Services

Half of Sabrina Mendaglio,  Stocker, Hong, Papoulias (minus camera shy Pennimpede and Verrillo).

Special Effects
Interstellar
Imma Ienaro & Sara Iatauro,  Science consultants

Stocker presents to Furfaro (accepting on behalf of her two Science consultants).

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Maggie Aboud from Financial Services (who works on many charitable causes)
The Giver

Stocker presents to Nassivera (accepting on behalf of Maggie Aboud).

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Roberts, our head office chef
Cake

Stocker and Roberts, who was nominated for four movies in the same category this year.

Best Director
Wendy Brown from the mailroom
Deliver Us "The Mail" from Evil

Stocker and Wendy Brown, who is overcome with emotion.

Best Picture
If I Stay
Lew Lewis & Aline Zerounian (both with 50 years of service)

Stocker and Lewis, who says "I will stay forever and so will my sweater."

Lifetime Achievement Award
Joanne Bisbikos
Joanne retired as Secretary General last June after an extraordinary career at the PSBGM and the EMSB.

The ageless Joanne Bisbikos gets a well deserved honour from Stocker, Ridenti, Sellato, Cohen and Mendaglio,

Halloween 2014 at the EMSB Goes to the Movies

The EMSB Administration Building held its annual Halloween celebration, with each department dressing up to the theme of different movies.

Judges Luigi (The Last Samurai) DiFilippo and Laura Cesari selected Melanie Piette, the Department of Human Resources' only representative,  as the winner. She was attired as the Bride of Chuckie.

The Offices of the Director General/Deputies Director General/Secretary General/Elections did their best The Great Gatsby impersonation.

Financial Services brought back memories of  Grease, with German (Travolta) Korb and Soula  (Olivie Newton) Natiotis.

Material Resources created The Sons of Anarchy Meets Wild Hogs

The Student Services Department was represented by three Charlie's Angels.

Pedagogical Services had a mixed bag of three: Star Trek, Paper bag Princess and a biker.

Thanks to all who participated and to Brigida Sellato for coordinating

2013 Stocker Awards

The EMSB Head Office celebrated its annual oscar spoof award ceremony "The Stocker Awards" on Tuesday February 19th.

As with all of our previous award ceremonies, nominees are picked by the EMSB Academy of Arts and Sciences (a.k.a. Brigida Sellato, Mona Kamel, Sabrina Mendaglio, Andrea Di Tomaso and Mike Cohen) using a specific tongue-and-cheek selection process. Awards are given in the name of  humour, nonsense and good cheer.

This year's winners are:

Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Lorenzo Servello (The Dictator)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Daniela Borzacchini (The Borzacchini Legacy)
Best Cinematography	Solange Laflamme, Nancy Guimond, Sylvie Beaudry, Cynthia Garofalo, Eva Robin, Pamela Yiptong, Julianna Di Quinzio (The Hunger Games)
Best Screenplay	Bruce Roberts (Life of Pie)
Special Effects	Bruce Roberts (The Dark "Dough" Rises)
Best Actress in a Leading Role	Soula Natiotis (Easy Money)
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Lew Lewis (This is 46)
Lifetime Achievement	Peter Pergantis
Best Director	William Hawker (Hawk of Ages)
Best Picture	Aline Zerounian and Liane Langlois (Les Miserables)

2013 Stocker Award
Recipients

Peter Pergantis
Lifetime Achievement

If you missed it, check out our YouTube video on the right to see the show and Brigit's hilarious presentation below!  Don't forget, the Official Academy Awards air on Sunday February 24th!  See you next year!