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9th Canadian Screen Awards

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9th Canadian Screen Awards
DateMay 17–20, 2021
Locationvirtual presentation
Hosted byGinella Massa
Priyanka
Eric Bauza
Donté Colley
Tyrone Edwards
Nahéma Ricci
Karine Vanasse
Stephan James
Highlights
Most awardsBlood Quantum (film), Schitt's Creek (TV)
Most nominationsBlood Quantum (film), Schitt's Creek (TV)
Best Motion PictureBeans
Best Dramatic SeriesTransplant
Best Comedy SeriesSchitt's Creek
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The 9th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held in the week of May 17 to 20, 2021, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020.[1]

Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, and the partial but incomplete progress of public vaccination, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced that the ceremony would proceed virtually, but Academy CEO Beth Janson stated that "it’s not going to be just a Zoom call of an awards show. We have a lot of exciting and creative things in store."[2]

Most nominations were announced on March 30, 2021;[3] however, the nominations and winners in sports broadcasting categories were announced at a later date.[4] No new winners were named for the Academy's annual special awards; instead, the honorees previously named in 2020, most notably Alex Trebek, were celebrated and highlighted.[3]

In the film categories, the film Blood Quantum received the most award nominations (10), and ultimately the most wins (6), while in the television categories, Schitt's Creek also received both the most award nominations (21) and wins (8).[5][6][7]

Changes

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Due to the impact of the pandemic on theatrical film distribution in 2020, the Academy revised its eligibility rules for films. Where the rules for feature films usually require a film to receive at least one full week of theatrical screenings in at least two of Canada's major metropolitan markets, the rules for 2020 permitted films that received at least four commercial screenings in just one major market, as well as films that were commercially screened on an Academy-approved list of video on demand platforms after having been planned for conventional theatrical distribution or screened in any qualifying Canadian film festival in 2020. Short films were eligible if they received one commercial screening in Canada, were accepted into two qualifying film festivals or were distributed on an approved VOD platform; documentary films were eligible if they received three commercial screenings, were accepted into two qualifying film festivals, or were screened on one of the approved VOD platforms.[4]

Janson stated that she was confident these eligibility changes would help the awards proceed normally; she also stated, however, that with the pandemic having impacted film production in 2020, the Academy was more concerned about the possibility of a downturn in qualifying content for the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[1] The Academy also introduced a number of new projects in 2020 to foster increased representation of diversity in the Canadian film industry, including an equity and inclusion fund to help defray the award submission fees for work by emerging content creators of colour, and new rules requiring indigenous-themed content to demonstrate direct indigenous engagement in the production, in accordance with the Indigenous Screen Office's principles of narrative sovereignty.[8]

Other new changes at the 9th ceremony included the renaming of the Overall Sound category to Sound Mixing, and the introduction of new categories for Best Casting in films and Best Stunt Coordination.[4]

Eligible streaming platforms

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The eligible streaming platforms for the 9th Canadian Screen Awards included Amazon Prime, CBC Gem, the Cineplex Store, Club Illico, Crave, The Criterion Channel, CuriosityStream, Documentary Online Cinema, the Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox, Disney+, Dove Channel, Fandor, FlixFling, Google Play, Greetings from Isolation, GuideDoc, Highball TV, Hollywood Suite, Hoopla, Ignite TV On Demand, iTunes, Kanopy, Microsoft Films & TV, MUBI, Netflix, Pantaflix, Popcornflix, Shudder, Spuul, SundanceNow, Super Channel on Demand, Tubi, Vimeo on Demand and YouTube Premium.[9]

Film

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Motion Picture Direction
Actor Actress
Supporting Actor Supporting Actress
Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay
Feature Length Documentary Short Documentary
Live Action Short Drama Animated Short
Art Direction/Production Design Best Casting
Cinematography Best Cinematography in a Documentary
Editing Best Editing in a Documentary
Costume Design Hair
Makeup Visual Effects
  • Blue ribbon Joshua Sherrett, Barbara Rosenstein, Ibi Atemie, David Atexide, Juan Carlos Ferrá, Alex Flynn, Andrei Gheorghiu, Felix Sherrett-Brown, Ali Hamidikia and Tony Wu, Blood Quantum
  • Brian Huynh, William Chang, Steven Huynh, Sophia Jooyeon Lee and Justin Perreault, Code 8
  • Peter McAuley, Michael Bishop, Derek Gebhart, Armen Bunag, Luke White, James Marin, Marco Polsinelli, Andrew Rolfe and Davor Celar, Funny Boy
  • Liam Neville, Kenneth Coyne, Piers Larchet, Rob Murray, Shane Browne, Dave Thomas, Mihail Dumbravestu, Allen Sillery, Christoph Gaudi and Michael McCarthy, French Exit
  • François Trudel and Cynthia Mourou, Laughter (Le Rire)
Sound Editing Sound Mixing
  • Blue ribbon Graham Rogers, James Bastable, Daniel Moctezuma and Brad Dawe, Akilla's Escape
  • Stephane Bergeron and Yann Cleary, Beans
  • Matthew Chan, Violation
  • Colin McLellan, Mark Zsifkovits, Devin Doucette, Daniel Moctezuma, Rachelle Audet, Bertrand Duranleau, Thomas Holroyd and Jeffrey Roy, Random Acts of Violence
  • Lou Solakofski, Joe Morrow, Randy Wilson and Ron Melgers, Funny Boy
Original Score Original Song
John Dunning Best First Feature

Television

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Programs

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Drama Series Comedy Series
Animated program or series Documentary program
Children's or youth fiction Children's or youth non-fiction
TV movie Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series (Rob Stewart Award) Social/Political Documentary Program (Donald Brittain Award)
Factual Program or Series History Program or Series
Lifestyle Program or Series Performing arts program
Pre-School Program or Series Reality/Competition Program or Series
Talk program or series Variety or entertainment special

Actors

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Lead actor, drama Lead actress, drama
Lead actor, comedy Lead actress, comedy
Supporting actor, drama Supporting actress, drama
Supporting actor, comedy Supporting actress, comedy
Performance in a guest role, comedy series Performance in a guest role, drama series
Performance in an animated program or series Performance in a children's or youth program or series
Performance in a variety or sketch comedy program or series Lead performance, TV movie

News and information

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National newscast Local newscast
News special News or information program
News anchor, national News anchor, local
News reporter, national News reporter, local
News or information series News or information segment
Morning show Entertainment news program or series
Host, talk show or entertainment news Host or presenter, factual or reality/competition series
Host, lifestyle program Host or interviewer, news or information program or series
Host, live entertainment special

Sports

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Because many of the live sporting events on which sports broadcasting depends were cancelled in 2020, the Academy extended the eligibility period in sports broadcasting categories, and named the nominees and winners in separate events in July 2021.[10]

Live sporting event coverage Sports analysis or commentary
Sports host Sports play-by-play
Sports feature segment Sports opening
  • Blue ribbon Tracy Britnell, Devon Burns, Darren Oliver, Owen Ewers, Kevin Fallis, Brent Robichaud and Ken Volden, "Disorder"
  • Brenda Irving, Ian Hoag and Jeff Pearlman, "BMO Nations Cup"
  • Matt Dorman, Sylvain Rancourt, Darren Oliver, Michael Banani, Roy Janke and Ken Volden, "Front Line"
  • Rick Westhead, Josh Shiaman, Michael Banani, Devon Burns and Ken Volden, "The Unwanted Visitor"
Sports program or series
  • Blue ribbon Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada — Joel Darling, Mike Fleury, Matt Marstrom, Deidre Hambly, Rod McLachlan, John Whaley
  • Alex to Ovi: The Story of the Great EightStephen Brunt, Marc LeBlanc, Jeremy McElhanney, John Woo, Tim Libeau, Jim Kowats
  • Anything Is Possible: A Serge Ibaka Story — Vinay Virmani, Scott Moore, Karen Volden, Travis Wood, Christian Cote, Serge Ibaka, Elia Saikaly
  • Road to the Olympic Games — Mike Dodson, Paul McDougall, Sunil Thakolkaren

Craft awards

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Editorial research Visual research
Make-Up Hair
Casting Costume Design
Photography in a comedy series Photography in a documentary program or factual series
Photography in a drama program or series Photography in a lifestyle or reality program or series
Photography in a news or information program, series or segment Editing in a comedy program or series
Editing in a documentary program or series Editing in a dramatic program or series
Editing in a factual program or series Editing in a reality or competition program or series
Production design/art direction in a fiction program or series Production design/art direction in a non-fiction program or series
Sound in a fiction program or series Sound in a non-fiction program or series
  • Blue ribbon Jane Tattersall, Martin Lee, Ian Rankin, David McCallum, Claire Dobson, Dale Sheldrake, Steve Medeiros, Yuri Gorbachow, Sandra Fox, Kevin Shultz, Chelsea Body and Daniel Birch, Vikings: "The Best Laid Plans"
  • Robert Woolfson, Brennan Mercer, Jane Tattersall, Barry Gilmore, David McCallum, David Caporale, Martin Lee, Stacy Coutts, Jenna Dalla Riva, Sandra Fox and Jack Heeren, Cardinal: Until the Night: "John & Lise"
  • Jill Purdy, Adam Stein, Daniel Pellerin, Chris Russell and Roman Alexander Buchok, Coroner: "Fire, Pt. 2"
  • Janice Ierulli, Matthew Hussey, Geoff Younghusband, Hugo De La Cerda, Hilary Thomson and Matthew Thomson, Hudson & Rex: "Tunnel Vision"
  • Mike Markiw, Janice Ierulli, Matthew Hussey, Mark Shnuriwsky, Clive Turner, Sid Lieberman, Mike Woroniuk and Paul Shubat, Wynonna Earp: "Friends in Low Places"
  • Blue ribbon Chris Jenkins, Sal Ojeda, Dave Draper, Alejandro Ramos Ariansen, Paul Corscadden, Brian Bentz, Max Phillips, Liam Able, Robert Carr, Robert Cooper, Michael Novitch, Stephan Carrier, Scott Hitchon, Paolo Amati, Adam Raley and Jack Madigan, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
  • John Diemer, Scott Brachmeyer, Daniel Hewett, Dane Kelly, Sarah Labadie, Carlo Scrignaro and Rob Taylor, Canada's Drag Race: "U Wear It Well"
  • Richard Spence-Thomas, Huan Nguyen, Phil Bax, Chris Miller, Peter Sawade, Ollie Machin, Mark Hatch, Marc Paquette, Gary Vaughan and Teresa Morrow, Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade: "New World Cultures"
  • Peter Sawade, Jane Tattersall, Sue Conley, Lou Solakofski and Jesse Fellows, CBC Docs POV: "Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power"
  • Matt Chan, Graham Rogers, Elma Bello, Michelle Irving and Chris Miller, Meat the Future
Sound in an animated program or series Visual effects
  • Blue ribbon Richard Spence-Thomas, Kyle Peters, Patton Rodrigues, Ryan Ongaro, Timothy Muirhead, Mitch Connors and Luke Dante, PAW Patrol: "Dino Rescue: Pups and the Lost Dino Eggs"
  • Brendan Quinn, Julian Rudd, Kevin Chamberlain, Scott McCrorie and Sebastian Biega, Abby Hatcher: "Fuzzly Beach Day"
  • Dan Kuntz and Jack Carter, The Magic School Bus Rides Again: "The Frizz Connection"
  • Ryan Araki, Simon Berry and Sue Robertson, Ollie's Pack: "Ollie in the House / The Ollie Files"
  • Jeff Davis, Fanny Riguidel, Stefan Seslija and Melanie Eng, Snoopy in Space: "Mission 6: Space Sleepwalking"
  • Brian Power, Matt Dawson, Jeremy Van Slyke, Zander Rosborough and Graham Colwell, Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series: "The First Time We Smoked Weed"
  • Blue ribbon Dominic Remane, Bill Halliday, Becca Donohoe, Leann Harvey, Tom Morrison, Ovidiu Cinazan, Jim Maxwell, Ezra Waddell, Warren Lawtey and Maria Gordon, Vikings: "The Best Laid Plans"
  • Greg Marshall, Karl Reichert, Mark Wong, Jordan Alaeddine and Amanda Grabenstetter, The Nature of Things: "A Bee's Diary"
  • Tom Plaskett, Lara Osland, Pavan Veeramaneni, Igor Garanovschii, Kevin Buessecker, Terence Krueger, Mohsin Kazi, David Rezek, Ramin Pournavab and Sawyer Tomkinson-Hunnef, Cardinal: Until the Night: "Robert"
  • Tom Plaskett, Tracy Grant, Dayna Pearce, Matt Philip, Mercedes Delgado, Janis Cudars, Chris Doe, Adam Smith, Sawyer Tomkinson-Hunnef and Jay Stanners, Trickster: "Episode 104"
  • Greg Behrens, Winston Lee and Dani Wall, Utopia Falls: "The World Is Yours"

Directing

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Animated program or series Children's or youth
Comedy Documentary series
Documentary program Drama series
Factual Lifestyle or information
Reality or competition program or series TV movie
Variety or sketch comedy program or series Live sporting event

Music

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Original music, fiction Original music, non-fiction
Original music, animation

Writing

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Animated program or series Children's or youth
Comedy series Drama series
Documentary Factual program or series
Lifestyle or reality/competition program or series TV movie
Variety or sketch comedy program or series

All-platform awards

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One major category is currently presented without regard to the distinction between film, television or web media content.

Stunt Coordination

Audience awards

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Two major categories are presented based on online voting by fans through social media engagement.

Audience Choice[11] Shaw Rocket Fund Kids' Choice

Digital media

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Web Program or Series, Fiction Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
Lead Performance, Web Program or Series Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series
Interactive Production Host, Web Program or Series
  • Blue ribbon The 2010s: The Decade Canadian Artists Stopped Saying Sorry
  • Communities Create
  • Endlings: Origin
  • Home4School
Direction, Web Program or Series Writing, Web Program or Series
Immersive Experience Video Game Narrative
  • Blue ribbon The Book of DistanceRandall Okita, David Oppenheim, Anita Lee
  • The Holy City — Nimrod Shanit, Sean Thomas Evans
  • In the Land of the Flabby Schnook (Au pays du cancre mou) — Francis Gélinas, Francis Monty, Catherine Cyr, Saule Gélinas, Lileina Joy, Monique Thomas, Daniel Judson, Michèle Paquin, Natasha Vallée-Martin, Olivier Rousseau, Maude Paré, Anne-Marie Robert, Christina Robinson, Gabrielle Leblanc, Marc-André Paquin, Mathieu Dufresne, Éric Guérin
  • Space Explorers: The ISS ExperienceFélix Lajeunesse
  • Blue ribbon We Happy Few: We All Fall Down — Alex Epstein, Lisa Hunter, Mark Slutsky
  • Later Daters — Miriam Verburg
  • LOVE – A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories — Jim Squires, Shane McCafferty
  • Spiritfarer — Nicolas Guérin
  • Star Renegades — Ken Seto
Live Production, Social Media

References

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  1. ^ a b Barry Hertz, "How one Canadian arts institution is rebuilding amid the pandemic". The Globe and Mail, November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Jonathan Szekeres, "Canadian Screen Awards go virtual — again". CKWX, March 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Victoria Ahearn, "‘Blood Quantum,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ top Canadian Screen Award nominations". Toronto Star, March 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Canadian Screen Awards: Rules and Regulations Change Highlights". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
  5. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (March 30, 2021). "'Blood Quantum,' 'Schitt's Creek' top Canadian Screen Award nominations". CP24. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Furdyk, Brent (May 20, 2021). "Indigenous Zombie Thriller 'Blood Quantum' & More Winners As Canadian Screen Awards Announces Winners In Cinematic Arts Categories". ET Canada. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (May 21, 2021). "'Schitt's Creek,' 'Blood Quantum' Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards group introduces new equity-driven initiatives, eligibility rules". CBC News, September 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards: Eligible Festivals and Online Platforms". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
  10. ^ Catriona Koenig, "YK’s Hockey Day in Canada wins Canadian Screen Award". Cabin Radio, July 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 CSA Audience Choice Award Nominees". ET Canada, March 16, 2021.
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