8th Canadian Screen Awards

Last updated

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
  7th  · Canadian Screen Awards ·  9th  

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
Direction, Web Program or SeriesWriting, Web Program or Series
Immersive Experience, FictionImmersive Experience, Non-Fiction
  • Blueribbon icon.png Gymnasia
  • Afterlife
  • Glacial Reality
Video Game NarrativeLive Production, Social Media

Related Research Articles

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role to the best performance by a supporting actor in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1970 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role to the best performance by a supporting actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1970 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Dramatic Series. Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards program, since 2013 the award has been presented as part of the expanded Canadian Screen Awards.

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role 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 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 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 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Award for Best Short Documentary is an annual Canadian film award, presented to a film judged to be the year's best short documentary film. Prior to 2012 the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards program; since 2012 it has been presented as part of the expanded 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 Rob Stewart Award, formerly known as the Gemini/Canadian Screen Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program, is a Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to honour the year's best television documentary on a scientific or nature topic. Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. The award is open to both standalone documentary films and relevant episodes of television documentary series; in particular, episodes of the CBC Television documentary series The Nature of Things have frequently been nominees for or winners 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 TV Movie is a Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to honour the year's best Canadian television film. Originally presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

Lisa Parasyn is a Canadian casting director and film producer. She is a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Casting in a Television Series, winning at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for Bomb Girls, at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for Cardinal, and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for Schitt's Creek, and an Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series at the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Schitt's Creek.

Jon Comerford is a Canadian casting director. He is a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Casting in a Television Series, winning at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for Bomb Girls, at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for Cardinal, and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for Schitt's Creek, and an Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy series at the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Schitt's Creek.

The 9thannualCanadian Screen Awards were held in the week of May 17 to 20, 2021, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020.

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

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

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Casting in a Television Series is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television as part of its annual Canadian Screen Award program, to honour the year's best casting work in television.

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.

References

  1. "Virtual Presentations, Hosts". academy.ca. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Alex Trebek among special 2020 Canadian Academy award recipients". Red Deer Advocate , December 5, 2019.
  3. Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now , February 18, 2020.
  4. "Canadian Screen Awards Canceled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". The Hollywood Reporter . March 12, 2020.
  5. "Canadian Screen Awards brace for 'disastrous' financial impact after cancellation". Canadian Press, March 12, 2020.
  6. "Academy postpones Canadian Screen Award winners reveal until 'time is right'". CBC News, March 28, 2020.
  7. "Canadian Screen Award winners to reveal 2020 winners in virtual presentations". Toronto Star , May 5, 2020.
  8. Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada , May 25, 2020.
  9. Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Revealed In Lifestyle And Reality, Children’s And Youth Categories". ET Canada , May 26, 2020.
  10. Debra Yeo, "‘Cardinal’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ get multiple going-away gifts from the Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star , May 27, 2020.
  11. Debra Yeo, "Quebec film ‘Antigone’ wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture". Toronto Star , May 28, 2020.
  12. Corey Atad, "Alex Trebek, David Suzuki, Dan Levy And More Among 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Special Honourees". ET Canada , December 4, 2019.