Cordner, a star of CBC's comedy "Sort of," was among those nominated in the renamed "outstanding performance – gender non-conforming or female" category, one of four retitled awards for acting and voice work. But the actor says those new categories remain split between male and female performances. Organizers say gender non-conforming performers were given the option to submit based on either the gender of their character or how they personally identify. For now, in addition to the gender non-conforming or female category, there is the newly named "outstanding performance – gender non-conforming or male" category. In the "outstanding performance – gender non-conforming or male voice," the nominees are Joshua Graham for "Go, Dog.

Source: CBC News January 28, 2022 20:08 UTC