Canadian Screen Music Awards

Last updated

The Canadian Screen Music Awards are a Canadian award, launched in 2022 by the Screen Composers Guild of Canada to honour achievements in musical composition for film, television and digital media. [1]

Contents

Nominees for the inaugural awards were announced on August 16, 2022, with the awards presented on September 21. [2] Nominations for the second awards were announced in September 2023, [3] with the awards presented on October 26. [4]

Awards

2022

Best Original Score for a Children's Program or SeriesBest Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film
Best Original Score for Interactive MediaBest Original Main Title Theme Music
Best Original Score for a Narrative Feature FilmBest Original Score for a Non-Fiction Series or Limited Series
Best Original Score for a Series or Limited SeriesBest Original Score for a Short Film
Best Original Score for a Television SpecialSCGC Award for Distinguished Service to the Industry

2023

Best Original Main Title Theme MusicBest Original Song
Best Original Score for an Animated Series or SpecialBest Original Score for a Comedy Series or Special
Best Original Score for a Documentary, Factual or Reality Series or SpecialBest Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film
Best Original Score for a Dramatic Series or SpecialBest Original Score for Games and Interactive Media
Best Original Score for a Narrative Feature FilmBest Original Score for a Short Film
Best Original Score for a Television SpecialSCGC Award for Distinguished Service to the Industry

2024

Best Original Main Title Theme MusicBest Original Song
Best Original Score for an Animated Series or SpecialBest Original Score for a Comedy Series or Special
Best Original Score for a Documentary, Factual or Reality Series or SpecialBest Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film
Best Original Score for a Dramatic Series or SpecialBest Original Score for Games and Interactive Media
Best Original Score for a Narrative Feature FilmBest Original Score for a Short Film
Best Original Score for a Television SpecialLifetime Achievement Award

See also

Related Research Articles

The John Dunning Best First Feature Award is a special Canadian film award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the year's best feature film by a first-time film director. Under the earlier names Claude Jutra Award and Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature, the award has been presented since the 14th Genie Awards in 1993.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Cinematography, to honour the best Canadian film cinematography.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television to the best leading performance by an actress in a Canadian television series. Previously presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

The Donald Brittain Award is a Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to honour the year's best television documentary on a social or political topic. Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. The award may be presented to either a standalone broadcast of a documentary film, or to an individual full-length episode of a news or documentary series; documentary films which originally premiered theatrically, but were not already submitted for consideration in a CSA film category before being broadcast on television, are also considered television films for the purposes of the award.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in Comedy Series is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best leading performance by an actor in a Canadian television comedy series.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in Comedy Series is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best leading performance by an actress in a Canadian television comedy series.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Hair is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program, to honour achievements in hairstyling in Canadian film.

The DGC Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film is an annual Canadian award, presented by the Directors Guild of Canada to honour the year's best direction in feature films in Canada.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Reality/Competition Series is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian reality television series. Previously presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series or Program is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting performance by an actor in a Canadian dramatic television series or television film. Previously presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series or Program is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting performance by an actress in a Canadian dramatic television series or television film. Previously presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

Pinecone & Pony is a children's animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation and First Generation Films for Apple TV+. The series is loosely based on the children's book The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton. The first season was released on April 8, 2022, and the second season was released on February 3, 2023.

The TIFF Tribute Awards are an annual award, presented by the Toronto International Film Festival to honour distinguished achievements in filmmaking. Unlike the festival's regular awards, which are presented based on audience or jury voting during the festival, the TIFF Tribute Awards are presented to people or organizations selected by the board and announced in advance of the festival. Recipients are selected from among the cast and crew of the films in that year's festival lineup.

Tom Third is a Canadian film and television composer. He is most noted as a two-time Gemini Award and Canadian Screen Award recipient, winning Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Program, Mini-Series or TV Movie at the 25th Gemini Awards in 2010 for The Summit, and Best Original Music Score for a Program at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for Borealis.

The DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film is an annual Canadian award, presented by the Directors Guild of Canada to honour the year's best direction in documentary films in Canada. The award was renamed in 2010 to honour influential Canadian documentarian Allan King following his death in 2009. Individual episodes of documentary television series have occasionally been nominated for the award, although nominees and winners are usually theatrical documentary films.

Ari Posner is a Canadian film and television composer, most noted as a multiple Gemini Award and Canadian Screen Award winner for his television scores.

Steph Copeland is a Canadian musician and composer, known principally for her work on horror films.

Ageless Gardens is a Canadian documentary television series, which premiered in 2018 on VisionTV. The series centres on gardening, focusing in particular on the spiritual and health benefits that can be derived from taking up and maintaining gardening as a pastime.

References