The Canadian Screen Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, Mar. 12, but on Wednesday night a special gala is honoured excellence in creative fiction programming (on Tuesday night, awards were presented to winners in the creative fiction categories).
The evening’s big winners were “Murdoch Mysteries” and “Orphan Black”, which won eight and seven awards, respectively.
The upcoming awards will be hosted by “America’s Got Talent” judge (and proud Canadian) Howie Mandel, and will be broadcast on CBC.
In the meantime, here are the winners announced Wednesday in the creative fiction categories:
Best Animated Program or Series
“The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale”, CBC (CBC) (Smiley Guy Studios) Jonas Diamond, Jeremy Diamond, Veronica Tennant, Vickie Fagan, Mike Valiquette, Denny Silverthorne
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series (Sponsor | Smiley Guy Studios)
“Odd Squad”, TVOKids (TVO), (Sinking Ship Entertainment) J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Tim McKeon, Paul Siefken, Adam Peltzman, Mark De Angelis, Matthew J.R. Bishop
Best Performing Arts Program
“The Taming of the Shrew”, CBC (CBC) (Melbar Entertainment Group) Barry Avrich, Susan Edwards
Best Pre-School Program or Series
“PAW Patrol”, TVO (TVO) (Spin Master Paw Productions 3 Inc.) Laura Clunie, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Scott Kraft, Patricia Burns, Marilyn McAuley
Best TV Movie or Limited Series
“Murdoch Mysteries – A Merry Murdoch Christmas”. CBC (CBC) (Shaftesbury) Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Peter Mitchell, Yannick Bisson, Julie Lacey, Stephen Montgomery
Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series (Sponsor | Just For Laughs)
“Baroness Von Sketch Show”, CBC (CBC) (Frantic Films) Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jamie Brown
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Best Achievement in Make-Up (Sponsor | M•A•C Cosmetics)
“Frontier” – Mushkegowuk Esquewu, Discovery Channel (Bell Media) (Take the Shot Productions / ASAP Entertainment) Elizabeth Kuchurean
Best Costume Design
“Reign” – Clans, CTV (Bell Media) (Take 5 Productions) Meredith Markworth-Pollack
Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
“Degrassi: Next Class” – #ThisCouldBeUsButYouPlayin, Family Channel (DHX) (DHX Media) Eleanore Lindo
Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series (Sponsor | Cinespace Film Studios)
“Letterkenny” – Super Soft Birthday, CraveTV (Bell Media) (New Metric Media) Jacob Tierney Best
Direction in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series (Sponsor | William F. White International and Comweb Group)
“Murdoch Mysteries – A Merry Murdoch Christmas”, CBC (CBC) (Shaftesbury) Michael McGowan
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series (Sponsor | Playback)
“Orphan Black” – Transgressive Border Crossing, Space (Bell Media) (Temple Street) John Fawcett
Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
“The Tragically Hip – A National Celebration”, CBC (CBC) (Insight Production Company Ltd.) David Russell
Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series
“PAW Patrol” – Pups Save Friendship Day, TVO (TVO) (Spin Master Paw Productions 3 Inc.) Jamie Whitney
Best Original Music Score for a Program (Sponsor | Slaight Music)
“Murdoch Mysteries – A Merry Murdoch Christmas”, CBC (CBC) (Shaftesbury) Robert Carli
Best Original Music Score for a Series
“Orphan Black” – The Scandal of Altruism, Space (Bell Media) (Temple Street) Trevor Yuile
Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series
“Sensitive Skin” – Episode 203, HBO Canada (Bell Media) (Rhombus Media) Douglas Koch
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
“Orphan Black” – From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths, Space (Bell Media) (Temple Street) Aaron Morton
Best Photography in a Variety Program or Series
“The Tragically Hip – A National Celebration”, CBC (CBC) (Insight Production Company Ltd.) Alex Nadon, Tyler Pigeon
Best Picture Editing in a Comedy Program or Series
“Kim’s Convenience” – “Gay Discount”, CBC (CBC) (Thunderbird) Kye Meechan
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
“Orphan Black” – The Scandal of Altruism, Space (Bell Media) (Temple Street) Jay Prychidny
Best Picture Editing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
“Baroness Von Sketch Show” – If the Killer is Watching, CBC (CBC) (Frantic Films) Mike Fly, Jeremy LaLonde
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series
“Orphan Black” – Human Raw Material, Space (Bell Media) (Temple Street) John Dondertman, Liz Calderhead
Best Sound in a Comedy or Dramatic Program or Series
“Vikings – The Last Ship”, History (Corus Entertainment) (Take 5 Productions Inc) Jane Tattersall, Steve Medeiros, Brennan Mercer, David McCallum, Dale Sheldrake, Martin Lee, Kirk Lynds, Yuri Gorbachow, Daniel Birch, Goro Koyama, Jack Heeren
Best Sound in a Variety or Animated Program or Series
“The Tragically Hip – A National Celebration”, CBC (CBC) (Insight Production Company Ltd.) Jay Vicari, Peter Gary, Jon Erickson, Lee Moro, Mark Vreeken
Best Visual Effects
“Vikings – The Last Ship”, History (Corus Entertainment) (Take 5 Productions Inc) Dominic Remane, Bill Halliday, Michael Borrett, Kieran McKay, Jim Maxwell, Paul Wishart, Ovidiu Cinazan, Jeremy Dineen, Tom Morrison, Leann Harvey
Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
“Degrassi: Next Class” – #YesMeansYes, Family Channel (DHX) (DHX Media) Alejandro Alcoba
Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series
“Letterkenny” – Super Soft Birthday, CraveTV (Bell Media) (New Metric Media) Jacob Tierney, Jared Keeso
Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series (Sponsor | Don Carmody Productions & Don Carmody Television)
“Murdoch Mysteries – A Merry Murdoch Christmas”, CBC (CBC) (Shaftesbury) Peter Mitchell
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (Presented with the participation of the Cogeco Program Development Fund)
“Orphan Black” – The Collapse of Nature, Space (Bell Media) (Temple Street) Graeme Manson
Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
“Baroness Von Sketch Show” – I Can’t Believe This Used to Take Days, CBC (CBC) (Frantic Films) Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin
Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series (Sponsor | DHX)
“Nerds and Monsters” – Bee-Hive Yourself, YTV (Corus Entertainment) (Slap Happy Cartoons) Craig Martin
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
Best Achievement in Casting
“Kim’s Convenience” – Frank & Nayoung, CBC (CBC) (Thunderbird) Deirdre Bowen, Millie Tom
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series
“Orphan Black”, Space (Bell Media) (Temple Street) Kevin Hanchard
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series
“Kim’s Convenience” – Janet’s Photos / Ddong Chim CBC (CBC) (Thunderbird) Andrew Phung
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
“The Taming of the Shrew”, CBC (CBC) (Melbar Entertainment Group) Ben Carlson
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series
“Slasher”, Super Channel (Allarco Entertainment) (Shaftesbury) Wendy Crewson
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series
“Schitt’s Creek” – Bob’s Bagels / Moira’s Nudes, CBC (CBC) (Not A Real Company Productions, Inc) Emily Hampshire
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
“Unclaimed”, CBC (CBC) (Full Flood Productions) Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
“The Next Step”, Family Channel (DHX) (Temple Street Productions) Brittany Raymond
Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series
“Forgive Me” – Blessed Is, Super Channel (Allarco Entertainment) (Emotion Pictures Inc.) Edward Asner
Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series
“The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!”, Treehouse TV (Corus Entertainment) (Portfolio Entertainment Inc.) Martin Short
SPECIAL AWARDS
Academy Board of Directors’ Tribute
Helga Stephenson
