8th Canadian Screen Awards

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8th Canadian Screen Awards
DateMay 28, 2020
Locationvirtual presentation
Hosted by Lloyd Robertson
Herbie Kuhn
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Emma Hunter
Evany Rosen
Kayla Lorette
Eric McCormack
Théodore Pellerin [1]
Highlights
Most awards Antigone and The Song of Names (film), Cardinal (television)
Most nominations The Song of Names (film), Schitt's Creek (television)
Best Motion Picture Antigone
Best Dramatic Series Cardinal
Best Comedy Series Schitt's Creek
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The 8thannual Canadian Screen Awards were originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2019. [2] As in prior years, the awards in many of the technical and craft categories would have been presented in a series of advance Canadian Screen Week galas in the week before the main ceremony. [2]

Contents

Nominations were announced by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television on February 18. [3]

On March 12, 2020 it was announced that the ceremony had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [4] The academy stated that the winners would still be announced in some form, but did not immediately announce any concrete details; [5] on March 28, the academy affirmed that it would not be announcing the winners that weekend as originally planned, but reaffirmed that it would announce and celebrate the winners "properly when the time is right". [6]

In early May, the academy indicated that the winners would be announced in a series of livestreams during the week of May 25 to May 28. [7] The first livestream, on May 25, presented the awards in news, sports, and documentary categories. [8] Children's, youth, lifestyle, and reality programming were presented on May 26, [9] scripted television programming was presented on May 27, [10] and films were presented on May 28. [11] Both CBC Television and CTV assisted the academy in the production of the livestreams.

Hosts

Hosts of livestream segments included Lloyd Robertson, Herbie Kuhn, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Emma Hunter, Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette, Eric McCormack, and Théodore Pellerin.

Special awards

The first recipients of the academy's special awards were announced on December 4, 2019. [12]

Film

Best Motion Picture Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Feature Length Documentary Best Short Documentary
Best Live Action Short Drama Best Animated Short
Best Art Direction / Production Design Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Overall Sound Best Sound Editing
Best Original Score Best Original Song
Best Makeup Best Hair
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary
Best Visual Effects John Dunning Best First Feature Award
Special awards

Television

Programs

Drama SeriesComedy Series
Animated Program or seriesDocumentary Program
Children's or Youth FictionChildren's or Youth Non-Fiction
TV movieHistory Documentary Program or Series
Biography or Arts Documentary Program or SeriesLifestyle Program or Series
Pre-School Program or Series Reality/Competition Program or Series
Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series (Rob Stewart Award)Social/Political Documentary Program (Donald Brittain Award)
Factual Program or SeriesSketch Comedy Show & Ensemble Performance
Live Entertainment SpecialTalk Program or Series
Variety or EntertainmentEntertainment News Program or Series
Golden Screen Awards

Acting

Lead Actor, DramaLead Actress, Drama
Lead Actor, ComedyLead Actress, Comedy
Supporting Actor, DramaSupporting Actress, Drama
Supporting Actor, ComedySupporting Actress, Comedy
Guest Performance, Drama SeriesGuest Performance, Comedy
Lead Performance, TV MoviePerformance, Children's or Youth
Performance, Animation

News and information

Live News SpecialLocal Newscast
National NewscastNews or Information Series
News Anchor, LocalNews Anchor, National
News or Information ProgramNews or Information Segment
National ReporterLocal Reporter
Host or interviewer, news or information program or seriesHost, factual or reality competition
Host, Talk Show or Entertainment NewsHost, Lifestyle
Host, Live Entertainment SpecialMorning Show

Sports

Live Sporting EventSports Analysis or Commentary
Sports HostSports Play by Play Announcer
Sports Feature SegmentSports Opening
Sports Program or Series

Craft awards

Editorial ResearchVisual Research
Achievement in Make-UpCostume Design
Photography, ComedyPhotography, Documentary or Factual
Photography, DramaPhotography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
Photography, News or InformationPicture Editing, Comedy
Picture Editing, DramaPicture Editing, Documentary
  • Blueribbon icon.png Matthew Anas, Cardinal : "Sam"
  • D. Gillian Truster, Anne with an E : "A Strong Effort of the Spirit of Good"
  • Lisa Grootenboer, Anne with an E : "The Summit of My Desires"
  • Don Cassidy, Vikings : "Baldur"
  • Michele Conroy and Dan Briceno, Vikings : "The Revelation"
Picture Editing, FactualPicture Editing, Reality/Competition
  • Blueribbon icon.png Michael Tersigni, Mike Scott, Matthew Walsh, Clare Elson and Lisa Barley, The Amazing Race Canada : "Canada Get More Maps"
  • Al Manson, Ryan Monteith, Jordan Wood, Elianna Borsa, Andrew Gurney, Baun Mah, Seth Poulin, Dan Cable, Chris Donaldson, Clare Elson, Jessica Graore, Chantale Marentette, Jeff Perry, Samantha Shields, Jon White and Jonathan Dowler, Big Brother Canada : "Finale"
  • Jordan Wood and Chantale Marentette, Iron Chef Canada : "Battle Holiday Nuts"
  • Al Manson, Elianna Borsa, Dan Cable, Jordan Crute, Clare Elson, Cynthia Flengeris, Ben O’Neil and Seth Poulin, Top Chef Canada : "Winner Takes All"
  • Bev Ellis, Christine Lam and Jesse Scheer, We Day 2018
Production Design or Art Direction, FictionProduction Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction
Sound, FictionSound, Non-Fiction
Sound, AnimationVisual Effects
  • Blueribbon icon.png Richard Spence-Thomas, Kyle Peters, Patton Rodrigues, Ryan Ongaro, Tim Muirhead, Mitch Connors and Luke Dante, PAW Patrol : "Mighty Pups Super Paws: When Super Kitties Attack"
  • Mike Mancuso, Joe Tetreau, Ryan Eligh, Matt McKenzie and Dante Winkler, Let's Go Luna! : "Amazing Man"
  • Mike Mancuso, Joe Tetreau, Ryan Eligh, Paul Talbott, Dante Winkler and Eric Mattar-Hurlbut, Supernoobs : "Noob and Improved"
  • Brian Power, Jeremy Van Slyke, Matt Dawson and Bob Melanson, Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series : "The Three Mustardteers"
  • Richard Spence-Thomas, Wild Kratts "The Real Ant Farm"
  • Blueribbon icon.png Dominic Remane, Michael Borrett, Bill Halliday, Tom Morrison, Leann Harvey, Jim Maxwell, Warren Lawtey, Ovidiu Cinazan, Kieran McKay and Maria Gordon, Vikings : "What Happens in the Cave"
  • Will Garrett, Terry Rose, Joel Skeete, Deji Oduntan, Ryan Moser, Xiang Jiang, Noah Conti, Farhad Hosseinpouri, Liam Campbell and Dan Rojaz, D-Day in 14 Stories
  • Matthew J.R. Bishop, Michael Griffith, Steve Lowry, Ila Soleimani, Curtis Hsiung, Bruno Tacchino, Aravindan Rajasingham, Kelly MacFarlane, Stephen Curran and Holden Mohring, Dino Dana : "Dino Territory / Prehistoric Predator"
  • Michael Gibson, Danny McNair, Anthony Patterson, Lara Osland, Andre Miranda, Chris Doe, Rachad Meya, David Bouhs, Jay Stanners and Mohsin Kazi, Killjoys : "Last Dance"
Achievement in HairAchievement in Casting
Stunt Coordination

Directing

Direction, AnimationDirection, Children's or Youth
Direction, ComedyDirection, Documentary Series
Direction, Documentary ProgramDirection, Drama Series
Direction, FactualDirection, Lifestyle or Information
Direction, Live Sports EventDirection, Reality/Competition
Direction, Variety or Sketch ComedyDirection, TV Movie

Music

Original Music, FictionOriginal Music, Non-Fiction
Original Music, Animation

Writing

Writing, AnimationWriting, Children's or Youth
Writing, ComedyWriting, Documentary
Writing, Drama SeriesWriting, Factual
Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/CompetitionWriting, TV Movie
Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy

Digital media

Web Program or Series, FictionWeb Program or Series, Non-Fiction
Lead Performance, Web Program or SeriesSupporting Performance, Web Program or Series
Production, InteractiveHost, Web Program or Series
  • Blueribbon icon.png Super Queeroes — Peter Knegt, Mercedes Grundy, Oliver Skinner, Reiko Milley, Eleanor Knowles, Jeff Hume, Lucius Dechausay, Kiah Welsh, Jonathan Busch, Allison Cake, Andrew D'Cruz
  • Clit Me — Hugues Sweeney, Noémie Beaulac, Stéphanie Dupuis, Maude Fraser-Jodoin, Laurence Gélinas, Audrey Malo, Léa Martin, Vincent Paradis, Catherine Sabourin
  • Kenk: The Interactive Graphic Novel — Alex Jansen, Richard Poplak, Jason Gilmore, Nick Marinkovich, Adam Putter, Janis Mussat, Grace Sainsbury
  • Un/Tied Shoes — Evie Ruddy, Tracey Lebedovich, Nicholas Klassen
Direction, Web Program or SeriesWriting, Web Program or Series
Immersive Experience, FictionImmersive Experience, Non-Fiction
Video Game NarrativeLive Production, Social Media

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