The fourth annual Canadian Screen Awards was held tonight in Toronto, with CBC comedy Schitt’s Creek dominating the TV awards with three awards, winning Best Comedy Series as well as acting awards for stars Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara.
On the film side, the night’s big winner was Room, which won a stunning nine awards, including acting honours for stars Jacob Tremblay and Brie Larson, as well as wins for best director and best motion picture.
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Other winners included History drama Vikings, which took the award for best international drama, while Orphan Black won two awards, with stars Tatiana Maslany and Ari Millen honoured for their performances.
Here’s a complete list of this year’s winners, as awarded during tonight’s televised gala.
TELEVISION
Best Comedy Series
Schitt’s Creek; CBC (CBC); (Not A Real Company Productions Inc.); Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, Ben Feigin, Mike Short, Kevin White, Colin Brunton
Best Dramatic Series (Sponsor | Innovate By Day)
19-2; Bravo! (Bell Media); (Sphere Media Plus, Echo Media); Jocelyn Deschenes, Virginia Rankin, Bruce M. Smith, Luc Chatelain, Greg Phillips, Saralo MacGregor, Jesse McKeown
Best International Drama
Vikings; History Channel Canada (Shaw Media); (Take 5 Productions); Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Michael Hirst, Morgan O’Sullivan, James Flynn, Alan Gasmer, Sherry Marsh, Bill Goddard
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role
Schitt’s Creek – Carl’s Funeral; CBC (CBC); Eugene Levy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Orphan Black – Newer Elements of Our Defence; Space (Bell Media); Ari Millen
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role
Schitt’s Creek – Don’t Worry, It’s His Sister; CBC (CBC); Catherine O’Hara
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Orphan Black – Certain Agony of the Battlefield; Space (Bell Media); Tatiana Maslany
Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)
Sunnyside – Top Hat; City (Rogers Media); Kathleen Phillips, Pat Thornton, Patrice Goodman, Kevin Vidal, Alice Moran, Rob Norman, Norm Macdonald
Best TV Movie or Limited Series (Sponsor | Entertainment One)
The Book of Negroes; CBC (CBC); (Entertainment One, Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment); Damon D’Oliveira, Clement Virgo, Margaret O’Brien, Carrie Stein, Lance Samuels, Bill Niven, Michael Levine
FILM
Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design
Ethan Tobman, Mary Kirkland – Room
Achievement in Cinematography (Sponsor | RUSHCUT)
Yves Bélanger – Brooklyn
Achievement in Costume Design
Joanne Hansen – Beeba Boys
Achievement in Direction (Sponsor | Pinewood Toronto Studios)
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Achievement in Editing (Sponsor | The PostMan Post-Production Studio)
Nathan Nugent – Room
Achievement in Make-Up (Sponsor | M●A●C Cosmetics)
Sid Armour, Jennifer Gould – Room
Achievement in Music – Original Score | Meilleure musique originale
Michael Brook – Brooklyn
Achievement in Music – Original Song (Sponsor | Slaight Music)
Jenny Salgado, André Courcy – Scratch – A Hip-opera | Scratch – Un Hip-Opéra – “C’est aujourd’hui que je sors”
Achievement in Overall Sound (Sponsor | Deluxe Toronto)
Lou Solakofski, Ian Rankin, Joe Morrow, Russ Dyck, Graham Rogers, James Bastable, André Azoubel, Don White, Jack Hereen – Hyena Road
Achievement in Sound Editing
Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Martin Gwynn Jones, Barry Gilmore, David Evans, Dave Rose, Brennan Mercer, Ed Douglas, Kevin Banks, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm – Hyena Road
Achievement in Visual Effects
Phil Jones, Sarah Wormsbecher, Eric Doiron, Anthony DeChellis, Lon Molnar, Geoff D.E. Scott, Nathan Larouche, Mark Fordham – Hyena Road
Adapted Screenplay
Emma Donoghue – Room
Best Animated Short
The Ballad Of Immortal Joe – Hector Herrera, Pazit Cahlon
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary (Sponsor | Sony of Canada)
Arnaud Bouquet – Last of the Elephant Men
Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary
James Scott – How to Change the World
Best Live Action Short Drama
She Stoops To Conquer – Zack Russell, Marianna Khoury
Best Motion Picture | Meilleur film
Room – David Gross, Ed Guiney
Best Short Documentary (Sponsor | Hot Docs)
Bacon & God’s Wrath – Sol Friedman
Original Screenplay
Benjamin August – Remember
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jacob Tremblay – Room
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nick Serino – Sleeping Giant
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Brie Larson – Room
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Joan Allen – Room
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary
Hurt – Peter Gentile, Alan Zweig
