The 2016 UBCP/ACTRA Awards, honouring some of B.C.'s brightest talents in the province's screen industries, are fast approaching.

(The Union of British Columbia Performers [UBCP] is an autonomous branch of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists [ACTRA].)

The red-carpet gala will be held on November 12 at the Vancouver Playhouse.

Among the nominees is child star Jacob Tremblay, who garnered acclaim for his performance in the feature film adaptation of Emma Donoghue's novel Room. Tremblay won numerous awards for his role in the film, including the Canadian Screen Award for best actor.

Eli Goree is nominated for his supporting role in the film Race, about African-American athlete Jesse Owens.

Juan Riedinger is also nominated for his performance in the Vancouver-shot and –set espionage drama TV series The Romeo Section.   

In the best actress category, Camille Sullivan is among the nominees in the best actress category for her role as a single mother of two who tries to reconnect with her birth mother in the film The Birdwatcher.   

Both Steven Cree Molison and Carmen Moore were nominated for their performances on the First Nations drama TV series Blackstone.

Here is a list of the nominees.

BEST ACTOR

Steven Cree Molison: Blackstone (Retribution)
Eli Goree: Race
Brandon Jay McLaren: Slasher (In the Pride of His Face)
Ty Olsson: UnREAL (Fly)
Aleks Paunovic: Numb
Juan Riedinger: The Romeo Section (Mandate of Heaven)

BEST ACTRESS 

Priscilla Faia: You Me Her (Cigarettes and Funions and Crap)
Crystal Lowe: Signed Sealed Delivered (From Paris with Love)
Carmen Moore: Blackstone (Flat Line)
Christina Sicoli: Paranormal Solutions Inc. (Happy Endings and New Beginnings)
Camille Sullivan: The Birdwatcher

BEST EMERGING PERFORMER

Emily Haine: Fargo (The Gift of the Magi)
Dejan Loyola: Saving Hope (Goodbye Girl)
Julie Lynn Mortensen: Drawing Home
Jacob Tremblay: Room
Jonathan Whitesell: The 100 (Terms and Conditions)
Mayumi Yoshida: The Man in the High Castle (The Illustrated Woman)

BEST VOICE 

Peter Kelamis: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (The Hooffields and McColts: Big Daddy McColt)
Andrea Libman: My Little Pony Friendship is Magic (The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows Pinkie Pie & Fluttershy)
Peter New: Littlest Pet Shop (Petnapped!; Sunil)
Lee Tockar: Slugterra (Get Pronto!; Pronto)
Vincent Tong: Nerds and Monsters (Tickle Stick/Monstarrrghs!; Irwin)

BEST STUNT  

Leif Havdale: Arrow (Code of Silence)
Leif Havdale: The Flash (Legends of Today)
Adrian Hein: Arrow (Schism)
Stunt Ensemble (Rhys Williams, Leif Havdale): The Candidate
Stunt Ensemble (Mike Mitchell, Lauro Chartrand, Dean Choe, Scott Nicholson, Crystal Dalman): X Files (Babylon)