8th Canadian Screen Awards

8th year of awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television

8th Canadian Screen Awards
DateMay 28, 2020
Locationvirtual presentation
Hosted byLloyd Robertson
Herbie Kuhn
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Emma Hunter
Evany Rosen
Kayla Lorette
Eric McCormack
Théodore Pellerin[1]
Highlights
Most awardsAntigone and The Song of Names (film), Cardinal (television)
Most nominationsThe Song of Names (film), Schitt's Creek (television)
Best Motion PictureAntigone
Best Dramatic SeriesCardinal
Best Comedy SeriesSchitt's Creek
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The 8th annual 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]

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
  • Blue ribbon Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up — Tasha Hubbard, George Hupka, Jon Montes, Bonnie Thompson, Kathy Avrich-Johnson, David Christensen, Janice Dawe
  • Alexander Odyssey (Alexandre le fou) — Pedro Pires
  • Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind — Martha Kehoe, Joan Tosoni, John Brunton, John Murray, Gary Slaight, Allan Slaight
  • Invisible Essence: The Little Prince — Gordon Henderson, Michael A. Levine, Michel St. Cyr, Guy Villeneuve, Stuart Henderson, Jake Yanowski, Mathieu Amadei, Charles Officer
  • Prey — Matt Gallagher, Cornelia Principe
Best Live Action Short Drama Best Animated Short
  • Blue ribbon Pick — Alicia K. Harris
  • Black Forest (Forêt Noire) — Jean-Marc E. Roy, Philippe David Gagné, Julie Groleau
  • Just Me and You (Juste moi et toi) — Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers, Johannie Deschambault
  • Kinship — Jorge Camarotti
  • My Boy (Mon Boy) — Sarah Pellerin, Fanny-Laure Malo, Annie-Claude Quirion
  • Blue ribbon Giant Bear — Neil Christopher, Daniel Gies, Emily Paige
  • Docking — Trevor Anderson, Alyson Richards
  • Pinch — Diego Maclean
  • Shannon Amen — Chris Dainty, Maral Mohammadian, Michael Fukushima
  • Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days — Regina Pessoa, Abi Feijó, Julie Roy, Reginald de Guillebon
Best Art Direction / Production Design Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Overall Sound Best Sound Editing
  • Blue ribbon Francine Poirier, Claude Beaugrand, Michel B. Bordeleau, Raymond Legault, Lise Wedlock and Natalie Fleurant, The Song of Names
  • Paul Germann, Claire Dobson, John Sievert, Jason Charbonneau and Randy Wilson, Disappearance at Clifton Hill
  • Krystin Hunter, Brent Pickett, Paul Germann, Goro Koyama and Sandra Fox, Goalie
  • Dashen Naidoo, Tyler Whitham, Stephen Barden, Scott Donald and Nelson Ferreira, Lucky Day
  • Nelson Ferreira, Dashen Naidoo, J.R. Fountain and Dustin Harris, Run This Town
Best Original Score Best Original Song
Best Makeup Best Hair
  • Blue ribbon Fanny Vachon, The Song of Names
  • Brandi Boulet and Chris Bridges, Riot Girls
  • Randy Daudlin, Goalie
  • Emily O'Quinn, Steve Newburn and Neil Morrill, Run This Town
  • Candice Ornstein, American Woman
  • Blue ribbon Nermin Grbic, The Twentieth Century
  • Dann Campbell, Riot Girls
  • Michelle Coté, Péter Gyongyosi and Erzsébet Racz, The Song of Names
  • Peggy Kyriakidou, American Woman
  • Nathan Rival, The Kindness of Strangers
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary
Best Visual Effects John Dunning Best First Feature Award
  • Blue ribbon Adam Jewett, Steve Ramone, Michelle Brennen, Tim Sibley, Aneesh Bhatnagar, Saikrishna Aleti, Peter Giliberti, Alex Basso, Arminus Billones and Marshall Lau, Brotherhood
  • Sam Javanrouh and Helen Thach, Astronaut
  • Steven Sangster, Road to the Lemon Grove
  • Benoît Brière and Kinga Sabela, Sympathy for the Devil (Sympathie pour le diable)
  • Marc-Antoine Rousseau, The Song of Names
Special awards

Television

Programs

Drama Series Comedy Series
Animated Program or series Documentary Program
Children's or Youth Fiction Children's or Youth Non-Fiction
TV movie History Documentary Program or Series
Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series Lifestyle 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 Series Sketch Comedy Show & Ensemble Performance
  • Blue ribbon Disasters at Sea
  • Employable Me
  • First Contact
  • It Happened Here
  • Paramedics: Life on the Line
Live Entertainment Special Talk Program or Series
Variety or Entertainment Entertainment News Program or Series
Golden Screen Awards

Acting

Lead Actor, Drama Lead Actress, Drama
Lead Actor, Comedy Lead Actress, Comedy
Supporting Actor, Drama Supporting Actress, Drama
Supporting Actor, Comedy Supporting Actress, Comedy
Guest Performance, Drama Series Guest Performance, Comedy
Lead Performance, TV Movie Performance, Children's or Youth
Performance, Animation

News and information

Live News Special Local Newscast
National Newscast News or Information Series
News Anchor, Local News Anchor, National
News or Information Program News or Information Segment
  • Blue ribbon W5: "The Baby in the Snow"
  • CBC News: The National: "Conversation: Legalizing Cannabis"
  • The Fifth Estate: "Unbuckled: School Bus Safety"
  • Marketplace: "CRA Scam"
  • W5: "The Narco Riviera"
  • Blue ribbon CBC News: The National: "Scars Left Behind"
  • CBC Saskatchewan News at Six: "January 9, 2019"
  • The Fifth Estate: "A Brother's Story"
  • W5: "The Laundromat"
National Reporter Local Reporter
Host or interviewer, news or information program or series Host, factual or reality competition
Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News Host, Lifestyle
Host, Live Entertainment Special Morning Show

Sports

Live Sporting Event Sports Analysis or Commentary
Sports Host Sports Play by Play Announcer
Sports Feature Segment Sports Opening
Sports Program or Series

Craft awards

Editorial Research Visual Research
  • Blue ribbon Ricki Gurwitz, The Accountant of Auschwitz
  • Valerie Ouellet, Caitlin Taylor, Sylvene Gilchrist and Makda Ghebreslassie, Marketplace: "Shopping for Breast Implants"
  • Shayla Howell, Maya Bilbao and Arden Wray, Still Standing: "East Preston"
  • Avery Haines, Stephen Grant and Madeline McNair, W5: "Peril in Paradise"
  • Allya Davidson, Avery Haines and Madeline McNair, W5: "Suspect Zero"
  • Blue ribbon Ricki Gurwitz, The Accountant of Auschwitz
  • Elspeth Domville, BTK: A Killer Among Us
  • Kristine Ryall, Hitler's Most Wanted
  • Kathlene Calahan and George Hoff, W5: "The ATA Girls"
  • Kathlene Calahan and Anton Koschany, W5: "The Laundromat"
Achievement in Make-Up Costume Design
  • Blue ribbon Randy Daudin, Trina Brink and Paul Jones, Cardinal: "Helen"
  • Diane Mazur, Anne with an E: "The Summit of My Desires"
  • Dorota Mitoraj and Traci Loader, Coroner: "Bunny"
  • Craig-Ryan French, Killjoys: "Last Dance"
  • Deb Drennan, Murdoch Mysteries: "Brother's Keeper"
Photography, Comedy Photography, Documentary or Factual
Photography, Drama Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
  • Blue ribbon Catherine Lutes, Anne with an E: "A Hope of Meeting You in Another World"
  • Sasha Moric, Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
  • Thom Best, Burden of Truth: "Salesman, Cheats and Liars"
  • Celiana Cárdenas, Diggstown: "Nikki Leblanc"
  • Ian Vatcher, Hudson & Rex: "Blind Justice"
  • Daniel Villeneuve, Mean Queen
  • Blue ribbon Ryan Shaw, The Amazing Race Canada: "Clamageddon Continues"
  • Kieran Crilly, 50 Ways to Kill Your Mum: "John and Marilyn"
  • Ryan Shaw, Fire Masters: "Hearts on Fire"
  • John Queenan and Adrian Smith, Island of Bryan: "Power Struggle"
  • Colin Evans, Property Brothers: Forever Home: "JD and Annalee"
  • Stephen McIntyre and Ryan Morgan, Survivor: Edge of Extinction Secrets with ET Canada
Photography, News or Information Picture Editing, Comedy
  • Blue ribbon Jared Thomas, CBC News: The National: "Dying Glaciers"
  • Rob Smith, APTN Investigates: "Dark Valley"
  • David Macintoch, Marketplace: "CRA Scam"
  • John Badcock, The Fifth Estate: "Murder in the Jungle"
  • Jerry Vienneau, W5: "The Narco Riviera"
Picture Editing, Drama Picture Editing, Documentary
  • Blue ribbon 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, Factual Picture Editing, Reality/Competition
  • Blue ribbon Aileen McBride, The Fifth Estate: "Murder in the Jungle"
  • Ian Sit, Future History: "Awaken/Goshkoziwin"
  • Rob Chandler, Mayday: "Deadly Descent"
  • Rhonda Thain, Property Brothers: Forever Home: "JD and Annalee"
  • Jorge Parra, Still Standing: "Churchill"
  • Blue ribbon 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, Fiction Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction
  • Blue ribbon Jean-François Campeau, Michele Brady and Elliott Carew, Anne with an E: "The Summit of My Desires"
  • Rory Cheyne, Cardinal: "Sam"
  • Gordon Barnes, Frontier: "The Low Road"
  • Tim Bider, Mary Kills People: "The Key to Faith"
  • Brendan Smith, Schitt's Creek: "Life Is a Cabaret"
Sound, Fiction Sound, Non-Fiction
  • Blue ribbon Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Steve Medeiros, Martin Lee, Ian Rankin, Claire Dobson, Dale Sheldrake, Yuri Gorbachow, Goro Koyama, Jenna Dalla Riva and Daniel Birch, Vikings: "What Happens in the Cave"
  • Alan deGraaf, Scott Shepherd, John Elliot, Tyler Whitham, Danielle McBride, Joe Bracciale, Joe Mancuso and Zenon Waschuk, Anne with an E: "The Summit of My Desires"
  • David McCallum, Jane Tattersall, Barry Gilmore, Claire Dobson, Paul Germann, Christopher King, Martin Lee, Stacy Coutts, Jesse Fellows, Chelsea Body, Sandra Fox and Robert Woolfson, Cardinal: "Lemur"
  • Janice Ierulli, Matthew Hussey, Clive Turner, Orest Sushko, John Elliot, Steve Copley and Marco Dolle, Frontier: "The House of the Lord"
  • Rob Hegedus, Kathy Choi, Herwig Gayer, Martin Lee and Jane Tattersall, Schitt's Creek: "Life Is a Cabaret"
  • Blue ribbon Jane Tattersall, Sue Conley, Lou Solakofski, Andy Malcolm and Sandra Fox, The Nature of Things: "Remarkable Rabbits"
  • Mark Krupka, Lisa Meitin and Ben Doner, The Amazing Race Canada: "Canada Get More Maps"
  • Bruce Fleming, Jason Milligan, Ian Rodness, Peter Sawade, Jeremy Kessler, Andy Frech and Brad Tigwell, The Corporate Coup d'État
  • Chris Guglick, Olivia Kolakowski, Joseph Facciuolo, Christine Lebel, David Murray, Lynne Trepanier, Devon Cooke, Gus Harris and Justan Ross, Engraved on a Nation
  • Mark Vreeken, Phil Hay, Doug McClement, Jeff Kozak and Marc Laliberte, Juno Awards of 2019
Sound, Animation Visual Effects
  • Blue ribbon 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"
  • Blue ribbon 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 Hair Achievement in Casting
  • Blue ribbon Annastasia Cucullo and Ana Sorys, Schitt's Creek: "Life Is a Cabaret"
  • Shirley Bond, Murdoch Mysteries: "One Minute to Murder"
  • Ashley Nay, Cardinal: "Sam"
  • Norma Richard, Frontier: "The Low Road"
  • Zinka Tuminski, Anne with an E: "A Secret Which I Desired to Divine"
Stunt Coordination
  • Blue ribbon Angelica Lisk-Hann and Tally Rodin, Mary Kills People: "No Happy Endings Here"
  • Randy Butcher, Cardinal: "Helen"
  • Stéphane Lefebvre and Spencer Birman, Thicker Than Water
  • Dan Skene, Letterkenny: "In It to Win It"

Directing

Direction, Animation Direction, Children's or Youth
Direction, Comedy Direction, Documentary Series
  • Blue ribbon Juliet Lammers and Lorraine Price, Engraved on a Nation
  • Michelle Mama, In the Making: "Christopher House"
  • Kevin McMahon and Matt Gallagher, Equator: A New World View: "Heatwave"
  • Brian Rice, History Erased: "United Kingdom"
  • Mark Stevenson, Hitler's Most Wanted: "Benito Mussolini"
Direction, Documentary Program Direction, Drama Series
Direction, Factual Direction, Lifestyle or Information
Direction, Live Sports Event Direction, Reality/Competition
Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Direction, TV Movie

Music

Original Music, Fiction Original Music, Non-Fiction
Original Music, Animation
  • Blue ribbon Brian Pickett, Graeme Cornies, James Chapple and David Kelly, PAW Patrol: "Mighty Pups Super Paws: When Super Kitties Attack"
  • Ryan Carlson and Brendan Quinn, Abby Hatcher, "Peepertime Blues"
  • Brian Pickett, Graeme Cornies, James Chapple and David Kelly, The Daniel Tiger Movie: Won't You Be Our Neighbour?
  • Amin Bhatia, Chris Tait, Ari Posner and Kris Kuzdak, Let's Go Luna!: "Bob the Plant"
  • Asher Lenz and Stephen Skratt, Rusty Rivets: "Secret Agent Rusty / Moon Walkin' Rusty"

Writing

Writing, Animation Writing, Children's or Youth
  • Blue ribbon Christin Simms, Amish Patel and J. J. Johnson, Dino Dana: "Dino Prints"
  • Kate Hewlett, Backstage: "Not for Sale"
  • Vivian Lin, Bajillionaires: "Good Whale Hunting"
  • Sarah Glinski, Holly Hobbie: "The Mad Muralist"
  • Cole Bastedo, Holly Hobbie: "The Rabble Rouser"
Writing, Comedy Writing, Documentary
Writing, Drama Series Writing, Factual
Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Writing, TV Movie
  • Blue ribbon Christina Welsh, Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
  • Barbara Kymlicka, Mean Queen
  • Paolo Mancini and Thomas Michael, Nowhere to Be Found
  • David Elver and Andrea Stevens, Thicker Than Water
Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy
  • Blue ribbon Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Allison Hogg, Becky Johnson, Moynan King and DJ Mausner, Baroness von Sketch Show: "Humanity is in an Awkward Stage"
  • Jeff Detsky, Michael Balazo, Luke Gordon Field, Jocelyn Geddie, Brandon Hackett, Emma Hunter, Jen MacIntyre, Megan MacKay, Scott Montgomery, Miguel Rivas, Alexander Saxton, Jacob Duarte Spiel, Winter Tekenos-Levy and Callum Wratten, The Beaverton: "Episode 304"
  • Jeff Detsky, Michael Balazo, Luke Gordon Field, Jocelyn Geddie, Brandon Hackett, Emma Hunter, Megan MacKay, Scott Montgomery, Allana Reoch, Miguel Rivas, Alexander Saxton, Jacob Duarte Spiel, Winter Tekenos-Levy and Callum Wratten, The Beaverton: "Episode 307"
  • Monica Heisey, Aisha Brown, Diana Frances and Zoe Whittall, 7th Canadian Screen Awards
  • Guled Abdi, Vance Banzo, Tim Blair, Franco Nguyen, Adam Bovoletis and Luc Mandl, TallBoyz: "What's It Gonna Be, Boys?"

Digital media

Web Program or Series, Fiction Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
Lead Performance, Web Program or Series Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series
Production, Interactive Host, Web Program or Series
  • Blue ribbon Super Queeroes
  • Clit Me
  • Kenk: The Interactive Graphic Novel
  • Un/Tied Shoes
Direction, Web Program or Series Writing, Web Program or Series
Immersive Experience, Fiction Immersive Experience, Non-Fiction
  • Blue ribbon Gymnasia
  • Afterlife
  • Glacial Reality
Video Game Narrative Live Production, Social Media

References

  1. ^ "Virtual Presentations, Hosts". academy.ca. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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