8th Canadian Screen Awards

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The 8th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 25–28 May 2020 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2019. The presentations were held as a series of virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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8th Canadian Screen Awards
Date25–28 May 2020
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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Nominations were announced on 18 February, with François Girard's The Song of Names leading in film nominations with 9, and Dan and Eugene Levy's sitcom Schitt's Creek leading in television with 26 nominations.[2] Sophie Deraspe's Antigone would be the most-awarded film and win Best Motion Picture, while Cardinal would be the most-awarded television series.

Ceremony information

The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on 29 March 2020.[3] On 12 March, the Academy announced that the Canadian Screen Awards and all associated activities had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[4][5] On 28 March, the Academy stated that it would announce the winners at a later date "when the time is right", citing the "great uncertainty" of the situation.[6]

On 5 May 2020, the Academy announced that it would present the awards as a series of pre-recorded virtual presentations streamed on its website and social media outlets from 25–28 May. The streaming presentations were produced with the support of the CBC, CTV, and Telefilm Canada.[7] The first stream on 25 May presented the awards in news, sports, and documentary categories.[8] Children's, youth, lifestyle, and reality programming were presented on 26 May,[9] scripted television programming was presented on 27 May,[10] and films were presented on 28 May.[11]

Special awards

The first recipients of the academy's special awards were announced on December 4, 2019.[12]

Film

More information Best Motion Picture, Best Director ...
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
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Television

Programs

More information Drama Series, Comedy Series ...
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
Live Entertainment Special Talk Program or Series
Variety or Entertainment Entertainment News Program or Series
Golden Screen Awards
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Acting

More information Lead Actor, Drama, Lead Actress, Drama ...
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
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News and information

More information Live News Special, Local Newscast ...
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
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
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Sports

More information Live Sporting Event, Sports Analysis or Commentary ...
Live Sporting Event Sports Analysis or Commentary
Sports Host Sports Play by Play Announcer
Sports Feature Segment Sports Opening
Sports Program or Series
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Craft awards

More information Editorial Research, Visual Research ...
Editorial Research Visual Research
  • 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
Photography, Comedy Photography, Documentary or Factual
Photography, Drama Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
Photography, News or Information Picture Editing, Comedy
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 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
Sound, Fiction Sound, Non-Fiction
  • 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
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"
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Directing

More information Direction, Animation, Direction, Children's or Youth ...
Direction, Animation Direction, Children's or Youth
Direction, Comedy Direction, Documentary Series
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
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Music

More information Original Music, Fiction, Original Music, Non-Fiction ...
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"
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Writing

More information Writing, Animation, Writing, Children's or Youth ...
Writing, Animation Writing, Children's or Youth
Writing, Comedy Writing, Documentary
Writing, Drama Series Writing, Factual
Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Writing, TV Movie
Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy
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Digital media

More information Web Program or Series, Fiction, Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction ...
Web Program or Series, Fiction Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
  • Blue ribbon Canada's a DragPeter Knegt, Mercedes Grundy, Andrew D'Cruz, Romeo Candido
  • Art Hurts — Lise Hosein, Romeo Candido, Andrew D'Cruz
  • Canadiana — Kyle Cucco, Ashley Brook, Adam Bunch, Josef Beeby
  • Fast HorseNiobe Thompson
  • Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis — Mathew Embry, Ravinder Minhas, Juggy Sihota, Blair Miller, Kim Hsu Guise, Jonas Woost, Holly Dupej, Christina Willings
  • True Dating Stories — Andy King, Tinu Sinha, Matt King, Andrew Ferguson, Tyler Metcalf, Juliet Paperny
Lead Performance, Web Program or Series Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series
Production, Interactive Host, Web Program or Series
  • Blue ribbon Super QueeroesPeter Knegt, Mercedes Grundy, Oliver Skinner, Reiko Milley, Eleanor Knowles, Jeff Hume, Lucius Dechausay, Kiah Welsh, Jonathan Busch, Allison Cake, Andrew D'Cruz
  • Clit Me — Hugues Sweeney, Noémie Beaulac, Stéphanie Dupuis, Maude Fraser-Jodoin, Laurence Gélinas, Audrey Malo, Léa Martin, Vincent Paradis, Catherine Sabourin
  • Kenk: The Interactive Graphic Novel — Alex Jansen, Richard Poplak, Jason Gilmore, Nick Marinkovich, Adam Putter, Janis Mussat, Grace Sainsbury
  • Un/Tied Shoes — Evie Ruddy, Tracey Lebedovich, Nicholas Klassen
Direction, Web Program or Series Writing, Web Program or Series
Immersive Experience, Fiction Immersive Experience, Non-Fiction
Video Game Narrative Live Production, Social Media
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