Photos: 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

On Nov. 10, authors, celebrities, socialites, and members of the Canadian publishing community gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto for this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize gala. This year’s winner was André Alexis, for his novel Fifteen Dogs (Coach House Books).

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118902 (photo: Tom Sandler) Giller finalists Samuel Archibald, Anakana Schofield, Rachel Cusk, André Alexis, and Heather O'Neill https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0023-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0023-1024x681.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0023.jpg 1024 681 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0023/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0023 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118907 Giller Prize founder Jack Rabinovitch and executive director Elana Rabinovitch (Tom Sandler) Giller Prize founder Jack Rabinovitch and executive director Elana Rabinovitch https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0062-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0062-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0062.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0062/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0062 0 0: Giller Prize founder Jack Rabinovitch and executive director Elana Rabinovitch (Tom Sandler)

118944 (photo: Tom Sandler) Musician Buffy Sainte-Marie and winner André Alexis https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0503-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0503-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0503.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0503/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0503 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118945 (photo: Tom Sandler) Winner André Alexis and his family https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0519-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0519-1024x681.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0519.jpg 1024 681 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0519/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0519 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118946 (photo: Tom Sandler) The evening’s host, Rick Mercer https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0523-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0523-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0523.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0523/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0523 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118963 (photo: Tom Sandler) Finalist Rachel Cusk https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-k-1161-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-k-1161-682x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-k-1161.jpg 682 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-k-1161/ giller-15-tsandler-k-1161 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118954 (photo: Tom Sandler) Giller Prize jurors Alison Pick, Helen Oyeyemi, Alexander MacLeod, Cecil Foster, and John Boyne https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0825-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0825-1024x683.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0825.jpg 1024 683 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-a-0825/ giller-15-tsandler-a-0825 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118916 (photo: Tom Sandler) Toronto International Film Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey and finalist Anakana Schofield https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0148-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0148-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0148.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0148/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0148 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118926 (photo: Tom Sandler) Opera singer Measha Brueggergosman https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0282-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0282-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0282.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0282/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0282 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118940 (photo: Tom Sandler) https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0431-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0431-1024x681.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0431.jpg 1024 681 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0431/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0431 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118938 (photo: Tom Sandler) Musicians Buffy Sainte-Marie and Shad https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0411-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0411-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0411.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0411/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0411 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118927 (photo: Tom Sandler) HarperCollins editorial director Jennifer Lambert and Munk Debates chair Rudyard Griffiths https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0286-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0286-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0286.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0286/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0286 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118911 (photo: Tom Sandler) <i>The Walrus</i> executive director and publisher Shelley Ambrose, St. Joseph Media president Doug Knight, Julie Jacobson, and vice-chairman of BMO Financial Group David Jacobson https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0106-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0106-1024x681.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0106.jpg 1024 681 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0106/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0106 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118914 (photo: Tom Sandler) CBC Radio hosts Matt Galloway and Eleanor Watchtel https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0136-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0136-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0136.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0136/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0136 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118920 (photo: Tom Sandler) Penguin Random House Canada publisher Kristin Cochrane and former Giller Prize winner Vincent Lam https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0200-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0200-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0200.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0200/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0200 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118959 (photo: Tom Sandler) Prize juror Helen Oyeyemi (left) https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-k-1047-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-k-1047-1024x682.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-k-1047.jpg 1024 682 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-k-1047/ giller-15-tsandler-k-1047 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118923 (photo: Tom Sandler) Random House of Canada executive publisher Louise Dennys and Ryerson University's Ric Young https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0252-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0252-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0252.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0252/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0252 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118955 (photo: Tom Sandler) Former Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan, author Steven Price, publisher Patrick Crean, and author Katherine Govier https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0936-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0936-1024x683.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0936.jpg 1024 683 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-a-0936/ giller-15-tsandler-a-0936 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118909 (photo: Tom Sandler) Booksellers Lynn Thomson and Ben McNally https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0093-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0093-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0093.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0093/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0093 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118956 (photo: Tom Sandler) Writers’ Trust executive director Mary Osborne and Giller Prize presenter Measha Brueggergosman https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0949-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0949-1024x683.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-a-0949.jpg 1024 683 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-a-0949/ giller-15-tsandler-a-0949 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118906 (photo: Tom Sandler) Finalist Anakana Schofield and her son https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0056-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0056-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0056.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0056/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0056 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118919 (photo: Tom Sandler) Author Noah Richler, Florence Richler, and House of Anansi Press president and publisher Sarah MacLachlan https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0194-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0194-1024x681.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0194.jpg 1024 681 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0194/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0194 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118924 (photo: Tom Sandler) Actor and director Albert Schultz https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0259-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0259-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0259.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0259/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0259 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118934 (photo: Tom Sandler) Former Giller Prize winners Esi Edugyan and Vincent Lam https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0353-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0353-1024x681.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0353.jpg 1024 681 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0353/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0353 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118912 (photo: Tom Sandler) Moses Znaimer and Marilyn Lightstone https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0114-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0114-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0114.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0114/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0114 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118910 (photo: Tom Sandler) Broadcast executive Denise Donlon and musician Murray McLauchlan https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0095-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0095-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0095.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0095/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0095 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118931 (photo: Tom Sandler) National Ballet's Guillaume Côté (left) https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0342-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0342-681x1024.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0342.jpg 681 1024 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0342/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0342 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118930 (photo: Tom Sandler) George Weston executive chairman Galen Weston, former lieutenant-governor of Ontario Hilary Weston, and Giller Prize founder Jack Rabinovitch https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0334-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0334-1024x681.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0334.jpg 1024 681 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0334/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0334 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)

118933 (photo: Tom Sandler) Author Michael Winter https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0352-150x150.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0352-1024x681.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Giller-15-tsandler-t-0352.jpg 1024 681 [] https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/11/16/photos-2015-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala/slide/giller-15-tsandler-t-0352/ giller-15-tsandler-t-0352 0 0: (photo: Tom Sandler)