#CDNSCREENAWARDS: “TRANSPLANT”, “SCARBOROUGH” and “BLACK FUTURES” AMONG BIG WINNERS AT 2022 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

The 2022 Canadian Screen Award Broadcast Gala, now in its tenth year, was held tonight virtually, airing on CBC and CBC Gem, concluding Canadian Screen Week celebrations. Taking home top honours in the Television categories was CTV's TRANSPLANT including wins for Best Drama Series; Best Lead Actor, Drama Series for Hamza Haq; and Best Lead Actress, Drama Series for Laurence Leboeuf.  Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson’s Scarborough - based on Catherine Hernandez's Novel - led the Film ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: “SCARBOROUGH”, “NIGHT RAIDERS”, AND “SORT OF” LEAD 2022 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINEES

Nominees were announced this morning for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards. The Awards honouring the finest in Canadian Film, Television and Digital will be presented April 10, 2022 virtually, wrapping-up a week of celebrations. CBC series Sort Of starring Bilal Baig as a gender-fluid millennial, leads both television and overall 2022 Canadian Screen Award nominations with 13, followed by CBC’s Pretty Hard Cases and CTV Sci-Fi Channel’s Wynonna Earp with 11, and CBC’s Coroner and Kim's ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: “SCHITT’S CREEK” WINS TOP HONOURS AT 2021 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

The final group of Canadian Screen Awards were announced tonight, capping-off a seven-part celebration honouring Canada's best scripted and non-scripted Digital, Film and Television. While traditionally held in-person, the Gala again went virtual this year. In its sixth and final season, CBC Series SCHITT'S CREEK took home Best Comedy Series, Best Direction, Comedy* honour for Director/Screenwriter Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy; and the sixth win in a row for Actress Catherine O’Hara in ... Read more

#CDNSCREEN: 2021 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Nominees were announced today for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards. The Screen Awards will take place this year virtually between Monday, May 17, 2021 through Thursday, May 20, 2021. Up for Best Picture this year are Nadia, Butterfly, Beans, Funny Boy, Underground | Souterrain and The Nest. Best Drama Series nominees include: Burden of Truth, Cardinal: Until The Night, Departure, Transplant and Vikings. Up for Best Comedy Series are Schitt's Creek, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Workin' Moms, ... Read more

#CDNSCREENAWARDS: “SCHITT’S CREEK” + “SONG OF NAMES” LEAD NOMINEES AT 2020 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

Nominees were announced today for the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards. Leading all nominees is SCHITT'S CREEK with 26 nominations with nods for Best Comedy Series; Best Writing, Comedy; and Best Direction, Comedy, as well as multiple acting nominations in Best Lead Actor, Comedy; Best Lead Actress, Comedy; Best Supporting Actress, Comedy; and Best Supporting Actor, Comedy. The  Series about a bankrupt wealthy family left with only one asset, an ugly town, has continued to gained critical acclaim ... Read more

#CDNSCREENAWARDS: “MAUDIE”, “ALIAS GRACE” + “KIM’S CONVENIENCE” TOP WINNERS AT THE 2018 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

By Amanda Gilmore and Mr. Will Wong Now in its sixth year, the Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala caps-off a week of celebrations in Toronto honouring the Country's very best in Film, Television and Digital Media.  Held at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the Awards are an answer to Canada's humility and need for a real star system.  The Gala was hosted by Jonny Harris and Emmy Hunter. Winning top honours this year was the Aisling Walsh Film MAUDIE based on the life of Canadian ... Read more

#CDNSCREENAWARDS: “ORPHAN BLACK” + “IT’S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD” WIN TOP HONOURS AT 2017 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

Taking place tonight at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the fifth annual Canadian Screen Awards honoured the year's best in Television, Film and Digital Media.  Earning top honours tonight was ORPHAN BLACK with five wins for Best Dramatic Series, Original Score, Supporting Actor (Kevin Hanchard), Writing and Lead Actress (Tatiana Maslany).  The Toronto-made Series, which currently is filming its final episode, will be premiering its fifth and final season Saturday, June 10, ... Read more

#CSAs: SELFIE TIPS | MEET SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE CANADIAN STARS ON FAMILY FAN DAY SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017

It's that time of the year again and you can bet we're super-pumped for CANADIAN SCREEN WEEK!  As in previous years, FAMILY FAN DAY will give us a chance to connect with some of our favourite Canadian stars of the screen!  Taking place Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the event runs from 10 AM to 2 PM and guess what?  It's free! Exciting activations and contests are being planned and did you know that the first 100 in line will get a free swag bag? There will ... Read more

#CSAs: “ROOM” + “SCHITT’S CREEK” TOP WINNERS AT 2016 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

Taking place tonight at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the fourth annual Canadian Screen Awards fêted the very best in both Television and Cinema this past year. Sweeping in the Film categories including Best Film, was Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture, ROOM, shot here in Toronto last winter and subsequently winning the Cadillac People's Choice Award at TIFF 2015. In addition to garnering Brie Larson her first Oscar victory last month, the American Actress won Best Film ... Read more

#CSAs: LIZ TRINNEAR + JUS REIGN HOST THE CANADIAN SCREEN WEEK ACADEMY SOCIAL

With Canadian Screen Week well under way, the party was lit at 99 Sudbury tonight as the Academy Social took place, in celebration of excellence in Social Media. Hosted by eTalk's Liz Trinnear and Much's Jus Reign, awards were handed out across multiple categories for social media innovation. The Event is brought to us by Bell Media, Jones Media, The Independent Production Fund, Much, PricewaterhouseCoopers, CBC, Ontario Media and Development Corporation, Telefilm Canada, Canada Media Fund, ... Read more