8th Canadian Screen Awards

The 8th annual Canadian Screen Awards were originally scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2019.[2] As in prior years, the awards in many of the technical and craft categories would have been presented in a series of advance Canadian Screen Week galas in the week before the main ceremony.[2]

8th Canadian Screen Awards
DateMay 28, 2020
Locationvirtual presentation
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 by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television on February 18.[3]

On March 12, 2020 it was announced that the ceremony had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[4] The academy stated that the winners would still be announced in some form, but did not immediately announce any concrete details;[5] on March 28, the academy affirmed that it would not be announcing the winners that weekend as originally planned, but reaffirmed that it would announce and celebrate the winners "properly when the time is right".[6]

In early May, the academy indicated that the winners would be announced in a series of livestreams during the week of May 25 to May 28.[7] The first livestream, on May 25, presented the awards in news, sports, and documentary categories.[8] Children's, youth, lifestyle, and reality programming were presented on May 26,[9] scripted television programming was presented on May 27,[10] and films were presented on May 28.[11] Both CBC Television and CTV assisted the academy in the production of the livestreams.

Hosts

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Hosts of livestream segments included Lloyd Robertson, Herbie Kuhn, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Emma Hunter, Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette, Eric McCormack, and Théodore Pellerin.

Special awards

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

Film

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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

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 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

Acting

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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
Guest Performance, Drama Series Guest Performance, Comedy
Lead Performance, TV Movie Performance, Children's or Youth
Performance, Animation

News and information

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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

Sports

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Live Sporting Event Sports Analysis or Commentary
Sports Host Sports Play by Play Announcer
Sports Feature Segment Sports Opening
Sports Program or Series

Craft awards

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Editorial Research Visual Research
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
Picture Editing, Factual Picture Editing, Reality/Competition
  •   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
Sound, Animation Visual Effects
  •   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"
  •   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

Directing

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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

Music

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Original Music, Fiction Original Music, Non-Fiction
Original Music, Animation

Writing

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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

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
Production, Interactive Host, Web Program or Series
  •   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

References

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  1. ^ "Virtual Presentations, Hosts". academy.ca. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Alex Trebek among special 2020 Canadian Academy award recipients". Red Deer Advocate, December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now, February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards Canceled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". The Hollywood Reporter. March 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards brace for 'disastrous' financial impact after cancellation". Canadian Press, March 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Academy postpones Canadian Screen Award winners reveal until 'time is right'". CBC News, March 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Canadian Screen Award winners to reveal 2020 winners in virtual presentations". Toronto Star, May 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Revealed In Lifestyle And Reality, Children’s And Youth Categories". ET Canada, May 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Debra Yeo, "‘Cardinal’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ get multiple going-away gifts from the Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star, May 27, 2020.
  11. ^ Debra Yeo, "Quebec film ‘Antigone’ wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture". Toronto Star, May 28, 2020.
  12. ^ Corey Atad, "Alex Trebek, David Suzuki, Dan Levy And More Among 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Special Honourees". ET Canada, December 4, 2019.