''Coopers' Camera'' is a 2008 Canadian comedy film, directed by

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. The film centres on the Coopers, a dysfunctional family who are recording their family Christmas in 1985 on their new video camera, only for the holiday to descend into chaos. The film stars Jason Jones and Samantha Bee as Gord and Nancy Cooper,

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as Gord's brother Tim and Mike Beaver as Uncle Nick, as well as

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, Jennifer Baxter, Dave Foley, Jayne Eastwood, Dylan Everett, Gage Munroe and Rob Tinkler in supporting roles. The film was shot in Toronto in early 2008, while Jones and Bee were on hiatus from '' The Daily Show''. The film premiered at the

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Reception

The film received four

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nominations at the

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in 2009, for Best Performance by a Male in a Film (Jones), Best Performance by a Female in a Film (Bee), Best Direction in a Film (Sonoda) and Best Writing in a Film (Jones, Beaver). Bee won for Best Performance by a Female. In 2023, Barry Hertz of ''

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'' named the film as one of the 23 best Canadian comedy films ever made.Barry Hertz
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'', June 28, 2023.

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* 2008 films 2008 comedy films Canadian Christmas comedy films English-language Canadian films Films shot in Toronto Films directed by Warren P. Sonoda 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub