TORONTO (February 7, 2019) – Bell Media applauds its production partners, internal team members, talent, and all those involved in the creation of the productions nominated for the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards. Announced earlier today, Bell Media garnered 183 total nominations, comprising 111 television and digital nominations and 72 nominations for Bell Media-supported films. CTV is the proud Premium Partner of the Canadian Screen Awards, and the title sponsor of the Non-Fiction Programming and Creative Fiction Storytelling galas.
“Congratulations to the talented teams involved in the astounding 183 nominations recognized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television,” said Randy Lennox, President, Bell Media. “These nominations mark another banner year of stellar Canadian programs and films and further attest to Bell Media’s lineup of quality and original Canadian productions. We are proud to work alongside the best creators in the industry, both within Bell Media and among Canada’s independent production companies.”
Bell Media received nominations in a wide variety of genres, including drama, comedy, and reality programming:
- CTV’s critically acclaimed original drama series CARDINAL, now in its third season Thursday nights on CTV, has garnered 14 nominations for its second season, including Best Limited Series or Program; Best Direction, Drama Program or Limited Series; and Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress for series stars Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse.
- Space original programs received 14 nominations overall, with eight for WYNONNA EARP, including Best Lead Actress in a Drama (Melanie Scrofano), while KILLJOYS received six nominations, including Best Lead Actor (Aaron Ashmore) in a Drama Series.
- Once again nominated for Best Reality Series, perennial summertime favourite THE AMAZING RACE CANADA brings home six nominations for its sixth season, while Canada’s favourite cooking competition MASTERCHEF CANADA lands two nods.
- With 18 nominations overall for Crave original productions, LETTERKENNY leads the way with seven nominations, including Best Comedy Series and Jared Keeso for Best Lead Actor, Comedy, while YOU ARE HERE: A COME FROM AWAY STORY garners five nominations, including Best Documentary Program.
- Bell Media Studios series and specials are nominated for 13 awards, including four for THE SOCIAL; Best Talk or Entertainment Program or Series for THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW; two nominations for Canada’s most-watched entertainment newsmagazine, ETALK; Best Variety or Entertainment Special for SONGS & STORIES: JANN ARDEN; one for Gusto’s WHERE TO I DO?; and two for specials from its factual production arm, Exploration Production Inc.
- CTV’s THE DETAIL and The Comedy Network’s CORNER GAS ANIMATED each receive two nominations.
On the strength of its unparalleled roster of championship events and diversity of programming, TSN, Canada’s Sports Leader, received 18 nominations for its live sports coverage and feature programming, more than all other sports broadcasters combined. TSN received four nominations each for its exclusive live coverage of the 2017 GREY CUP and the 2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR GOLD MEDAL GAME, along with two for the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™, watched by a total of 25.8 million Canadian viewers.
CTV News received 15 nominations, including four for CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME, which was once again recognized for Best National Newscast and Best News Anchor, National for LaFlamme. W5, the longest-running documentary series in North America, received five nominations, including Best News or Information Series and Best News or Information Program for “No Witnesses” and “Unconquered”. CTV NEWS TORONTO AT SIX has been nominated for five awards, including Best Local Newscast; Best News Anchor, Local for Ken Shaw and
Michelle Dubé; Best Local Reporter for Tamara Cherry; and Best Live News Special for “Election 2018”. CTV NEWS VANCOUVER AT SIX has also been nominated in the Best Local Newscast category.
The Canadian Screen Awards take place during Canadian Screen Week, which celebrates the best of Canadian film, television, and digital media, including the Canadian Screen Awards: CTV Gala Honouring Non-Fiction Programming on March 26, and the Canadian Screen Awards: CTV Gala Honouring Creative Fiction Storytelling on March 27.
The full list of Bell Media television and film nominations includes:
Television and Digital Nominations (111
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CTV (26)
CARDINAL (14)
Cardinal Blackfly Productions Inc.
Best Limited Series or Program
Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny, Jocelyn Hamilton, Armand Leo
Best Direction, Drama Program or Limited Series
Jeff Renfroe
Best Lead Actor, Drama Program or Limited Series
Billy Campbell
Best Lead Actress, Drama Program or Limited Series
Karine Vanasse
Best Supporting Actor, Drama
Daniel Petronijevic
Best Photography, Drama
Dylan Macleod
Best Writing, Drama Program or Limited Series
“Toof” – Jennica Harper
Best Writing, Drama Program or Limited Series
“Red” – Sarah Dodd
Best Picture Editing, Drama
Matthew Anas
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction
Rory Cheyne
Best Sound, Fiction
Jane Tattersall, Paul Germann, David McCallum, Krystin Hunter, Kelly McGahey, Martin Lee, Stacey Coutts
Best Achievement in Casting
Lisa Parasyn, Jon Comerford
Best Original Music, Fiction
Todor Kobakov
Best Achievement in Make-Up
Randy Daudlin, Paul Jones, Trina Brink
THE AMAZING RACE CANADA (6)
Insight Production Company Ltd.
Best Reality/Competition Program or Series
John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen
Best Direction, Reality/Competition
“Sounds Like a Wild Boar” – Rob Brunner
Best Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
“Finale” – Ryan Shaw
Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition
“Just a Beaver Hero” – Michael Tersigni, Jonathan Dowler, Clare Elson, Owin Lambeck, Gloria Tong, David Yenovkian
Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
“Just a Beaver Hero” – Mark Peacock, Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski
Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
“Sounds Like a Wild Boar” – Paulina Robak
MASTERCHEF CANADA (2)
Proper Television Inc.
Best Reality/Competition Program or Series
Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Meredith Veats, David Donohue
Best Direction, Reality/Competition
“Viva La Pressure Test” – Dave Russell
THE DETAIL (2)
ICF Films
Best Lead Actress, Drama Series
Wendy Crewson
Best Guest Performance, Drama Series
“Off The Path” – Rebecca Liddiard
THE INDIAN DETECTIVE (1)
Blue Ice Pictures
Best Limited Series or Program
Lance Samuels, Daniel Iron, Clayton Peters, Russell Peters
JUST LIKE MOM AND DAD (1)
marblemedia
Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
Mark J.W. Bishop, Matthew Hornburg, Steve Sloan, Stephen J. Turnbull, Jim Bell, Michael A. Dunn, Mike Cosentino, Randy Lennox, Adam Ivers
Crave (18)
LETTERKENNY (7)
New Metric Media Inc.
Best Comedy Series
Mark Montefiore, Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Kara Haflidson
Best Direction, Comedy
“Bock et Biche” – Jacob Tierney
Best Lead Actor, Comedy
Jared Keeso
Best Photography, Comedy
“We Don’t Fight at Wedding” – Jim Westenbrink
Best Writing, Comedy
“Letterkenny Spelling Bee” – Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney
Best Picture Editing, Comedy
“Letterkenny Spelling Bee” – Kyle Martin
Best Achievement in Casting
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
YOU ARE HERE: A COME FROM AWAY STORY (5)
M.D.F. Productions Inc.
Best Documentary Program
Peter Gentile, Bill House, Mike Lalonde
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Cathy Gulkin
Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research
Elizabeth Klinck, Mike Lalonde
Best Original Music, Non-Fiction
Laurel MacDonald, Phil Strong
Best Sound, Non-Fiction
Dave Rose, Christian Cooke, Colin McLellan, Dustin Harris, Steve Blair, Ian McGettigan, David Hocs
ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH (2)
Mercury Films
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary
Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary
Nicholas de Pencier
SOMETIMES THE GOOD KILL (1)
Incendo
Best Direction, Drama Program or Limited Series
Philippe Gagnon
SLEEPER (1)
Incendo
Best Photography, Drama
Daniel Villeneuve
THE QUEEN OF SIN (1)
Incendo
Best Writing, Drama Program or Limited Series
Laurie Finstad Knizhnik
SECOND OPINION (1)
Incendo
Best Limited Series or Program
Ian Whitehead, Jean Bureau
TSN (18)
2017 GREY CUP (4)
Best Live Sports Event
Paul Graham, Jon Hynes
Best Direction, Live Sports Event
Andy Bouyoukos
Best Sports Play-By-Play Announcer
Chris Cuthbert
Best Sports Opening
Craig Chambers, Devon Burns, David Midgley, Jacob Frenkel
2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR GOLD MEDAL GAME (4)
Best Live Sports Event
Paul Graham, Chris Edwards
Best Direction, Live Sports Event
Andy Bouyoukos
Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
Gord Miller
Best Sports Analyst
Ray Ferraro
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP (1)
Best Sports Opening
Simon Garan, Bruce Arthur, Devon Burns, Brent Blanchard, Michael Banani
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL PRE-GAME (1)
Best Sports Host
Luke Wileman
FREE AGENT FRENZY (1)
Best Sports Host
James Duthie
2017 MLS CUP (1)
Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
Luke Wileman
RAPTORS BASKETBALL ON TSN (1)
Best Sports Analyst
Jack Armstrong
ENDLESS – IN PURSUIT OF THE BARKLEY (1)
Best Sports Program or Series
Matt Dorman, Curry Leamen, Darren Oliver, Jason Wessel, Kevin Fallis
FINDING MURPH (1)
Best Sports Feature Segment
Josh Shiaman, Rick Westhead, Stuart Roberts, Devon Burns, Michael Banani
REBORN – BASKETBALL & RECONCILIATION IN RWANDA (1)
Best Sports Program or Series
Josh Shiaman, Rick Westhead, Kevin Fallis, Jason Wessel, Darren Oliver
SURFACING (1)
Best Sports Feature Segment
Matt Dunn, Michael Farber, Brent Blanchard, David Midgley
THE MYSTERY OF PAUL RANGER (1)
Best Sports Feature Segment
Matt Dorman, Darren Dreger, James Judges, Nigel Akam, Kevin Fallis, Darren Oliver
CTV NEWS (15)
CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME (4)
Best National Newscast
David Hughes, Lisa LaFlamme, Rosa Hwang, Allan Black, Scott Ferguson
Best News Anchor, National
Lisa LaFlamme
Best National Reporter
“Rohingya Crisis” – Daniele Hamamdjian
Best Photography, News or Information
“Refugee Children, Portraits of Pain” – Marc D’Amours
W5 (5)
Best News or Information Series
Anton Koschany, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Newman
Best News or Information Programming
“W5: No Witnesses” – Avery Haines, Derek Miller, Kathlene Calahan, André Lapalme, Anton Koschany, Brett Mitchell
Best News or Information Programming
“W5: Unconquered” – Brett Mitchell, Kevin Newman, Madeline McNair, André Lapalme, Anton Koschany
Best News or Information Segment
“W5: The Missing: – Avery Haines, Allya Davidson, Madeline McNair, André Lapalme, Jerry Vienneau, Kirk Neff
Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research
“W5: 6.12.17” – Todd Battis, Gordon Danielson, Matthew Knegt
CTV NEWS TORONTO (5)
Best Local Newscast
CTV NEWS TORONTO AT SIX – Joanne MacDonald, Sophia Skopelitis, Joel Bowey, David Mills-Hughes, Ian Caldwell
Best Live News Special
“Election 2018” – Sophia Skopelitis, Joel Bowey, Joanne MacDonald, David Mills-Hughes, Michelle Dubé, Ken Shaw
Best News Anchor, Local
Ken Shaw
Best News Anchor, Local
Michelle Dubé
Best Local Reporter
Tamara Cherry
CTV NEWS VANCOUVER (1)
Best Local Newscast
CTV NEWS VANCOUVER AT SIX – Ethan Faber, Les Staff, Charles Wright, Rhonda Fuller, Scott Bills
Space (14)
WYNONNA EARP (8)
SEVEN24 Films Inc.
Best Lead Actress, Drama Series
Melanie Scrofano
Best Photography, Drama
“Undo It” – Gavin Smith
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction
Ingrid Jurek, Cathy Cowan, Amber Humphries
Best Visual Effects
“War Paint” – Lon Molnar, Giancarlo Derchie, Mike Duffy, Che Spencer, Anthony De Chellis, Mike Kwan, Frank Calero, Michael Enzbrunner, Parastu Rezaie, Mark Ferguson
Best Sound, Fiction
Mark Shnuriwsky, Janice Ierulli, Matthew Hussey, Sid Lieberman, Michael Markiw, Mike Woroniuk, Paul Shubat
Best Costume Design
“War Paint” – Jennifer Haffenden
Best Achievement in Make-Up
“War Paint” – Joanne Jacobsen
Best Achievement in Hair
“Blood Red and Going Down” – Jo-Dee Thomson
KILLJOYS (6)
Temple Street
Best Lead Actor, Drama Series
Aaron Ashmore
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction
Ian Brock, Kelly Diamond
Best Visual Effects
“The Kids are Alright?” – Michael Gibson, Danny McNair, Anthony Paterson, Lara Osland, Tim Sharp, Rachad Meya, David Rezek, Mohsin Kazi, Min Young Kim, Chris Doe
Best Costume Design
“O Mother, Where Art Thou?” – Trysha Bakker
Best Achievement in Make-Up
“The Kids are Alright?” – Craig-Ryan French
Best Achievement in Hair
“Sporemaggedon” – Teresa Buccione
Bell Media Studios (13)
THE SOCIAL (4)
Bell Media Studios
Best Talk or Entertainment Program or Series
Michelle Crespi, Laura Scarfo, Kate Wright
Best Host in a Program or Series
Cynthia Loyst, Melissa Grelo, Marci Ien, Elaine Lui, Jessica Allen
Best Host in a Live Program or Series
Cynthia Loyst, Melissa Grelo, Marci Ien, Elaine Lui, Jessica Allen
Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information
“Thousandth” – Gillian Parker
ETALK (2)
Bell Media Studios
Best Picture Editing, Factual
ETALK PRESENTS: GORD DOWNIE – Devin Hughes, Kevin Syer, Pete Mahoney, Kelly Dobbs
Best Host, Web Program or Series
ETALK LIVE: THE OSCARS BALCONY – Danielle Graham, Lainey Lui
THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW (1)
Bell Media Studios
Best Talk or Entertainment Program or Series
Michelle Crespi, John Simpson, Tamara Petrie-Lee, Tara McEwen
IHEART RADIO MMVAs (1)
Bell Media Studios
Best Live Entertainment Special
John Kampilis, Steve Jarman, Ken Katigbak, Sandy Lok
SONGS & STORIES: JANN ARDEN (1)
Bell Media Studios
Best Variety or Entertainment Special
John Kampilis, Steve Jarman, Ken Katigbak, Amber Buchanan
WE DAY (1)
Bell Media Studios
Best Variety or Entertainment Special
John Kampilis, Steve Jarman, Ken Katigbak, Calvin Mitchell
SATURN: INSIDE THE RINGS (1)
Exploration Production Inc.
Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research
Clare Dewitt
MOTHER NATURE IS TRYING TO KILL YOU (1)
Exploration Production Inc.
Best Original Music, Animation
Derek Treffry, Greg Fisher
WHERE TO I DO? (1)
Bell Media Studios
Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Michelle Crespi, Jennifer Couke, Martin Oxley, Jessica Nahmias
Discovery Networks (3)
HEAVY RESCUE: 401 (1)
Great Pacific Television
Best Writing, Factual
“Feels Like a Win” – Catharine Parke, Todd Serotiuk
HIGHWAY THRU HELL (1)
Great Pacific Television
Best Writing, Factual
“Trapped” – Nicole Tomlinson, Neil Thomas
DR. KERI: PRAIRIE VET (1)
Merit Motion Pictures
Best Writing, Factual
“Animal Farm” – David McGunigal
The Comedy Network (2)
CORNER GAS ANIMATED (2)
Vérité Films
Best Animated Program or Series
Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson, Leslie Thomas, Robert de Lint, Andrew Carr, Jonas Diamond
Best Writing, Animation
“Squatch Your Language” – Brent Butt
Bravo (1)
CARTER (1)
Amaze Film + Television Inc.
Best Lead Actor, Drama Series
Jerry O’Connell
Much (1)
MUCH PRIDE (1)
MUCH Studios
Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
Max Kopanygin
Nominated films supported by Bell Media’s Crave, Super Écran, and The Harold Greenberg Fund / Fonds Harold Greenberg (72) include:
The Great Darkened Days | La grande noirceur (8)
Best Motion Pitcure
Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
Achievement in Art Direction
Patricia McNeil
Achievement in Cinematography
Sara Mishara
Achievement in Costume Design
Patricia McNeil
Achievement in Direction
Maxime Giroux
Achievement in Sound Editing
Frederic Cloutier
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Martin Dubreuil
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Sarah Gadon
A Colony | Une colonie (7)
Best Motion Picture
Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering
Achievement in Costume Design
Eugénie Clermont
Achievement in Direction
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Émilie Bierre
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Irlande Côté
John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
The Hummingbird Project (6)
Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design
Emmanuel Fréchette
Achievement in Editing
Arthur Tarnowski, Nicolas Chaudeurge
Achievement in Hair
Anne Moralis, André Duval
Achievement in Music – Original Score
Yves Gourmeur
Achievement in Overall Sound
Philippe Lavigne, Normand Lapierre
Achievement in Visual Effects
Philippe Frère, Véronique Dessard, Loïc Poës, Stéphane Thibert
Stockholm (6)
Achievement in Costume Design
Lea Carlson
Achievement in Editing
Richard Comeau
Achievement in Hair
Peggy Kyriakidou
Achievement in Sound Editing
Lee Walpole, Thomas Huhn
Achievement in Visual Effects
Fredrik Nord
Adapted Screenplay
Robert Budreau
Family First | Chien de garde (4)
Best Motion Picture
Étienne Hansez
Achievement in Direction
Sophie Dupuis
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Théodore Pellerin
John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award
Sophie Dupuis
Firecrackers (4)
Achievement in Costume Design
Mara Zigler
Achievement in Direction
Jasmin Mozaffari
Achievement in Editing
Simone Smith
John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award
Jasmin Mozaffari
Octavio is Dead! (4)
Achievement in Art Direction
Elisa Sauve
Achievement in Cinematography
Daniel Grant
Achievement in Costume Design
Hanna Pulley
Achievement in Music – Original Song
Sook-Yin Lee, Adam Litovitz, Alia O’Brien
For Those Who Don’t Read Me | À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas (3)
Achievement in Art Direction
Marie-Claude Gosselin
Achievement in Cinematography
Ian Lagarde
Achievement in Editing
Elric Robichon
The Grizzlies (3)
Achievement in Music – Original Song
Dan General, Thomas Lambe, Adam Tanuyak
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Paul Nutarariaq
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Anna Lambe
Slut in a Good Way | Charlotte a du fun (3)
Achievement in Hair
Johanne Paiement
Original Screenplay
Catherine Léger
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Romane Denis
With Love | L’Amour (3)
Achievement in Overall Sound
Stéphane Barsalou, Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Original Screenplay
Marc Bisaillon
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Doucet
Our House(3)
Achievement in Visual Effects
William Chang, Brian Huynh
Adapted Screenplay
Nathan Parker
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Kate Moyer
The Padre(3)
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Valeria Henríquez
Achievement in Art Direction
Iñigo Navarro
Achievement in Cinematography
Paul Sarossy
Allure (2)
Achievement in Cinematography
Sara Mishara
Achievement in Music – Original Score
Olivier Alary
Through Black Spruce (2)
Achievement in Music – Original Score
alaska B
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Brandon Oakes
Racetime | La course des tuques (2)
Achievement in Sound Editing
Christian Rivest, Stephan Bergeron, Guy Pelletier
Achievement in Visual Effects
Paul Risacher, Claude Landry, Maxime Landry
1991 (2)
Achievement in Hair
Daniel Jacob
Achievement in Visual Effects
Jean-François Talbot, Jean-Pierre Boies
The Fireflies Are Gone | La disparition des lucioles (2)
Achievement in Music
Philippe Brault
Achievement in Overall Sound
Gilles Corbeil, Stéphane Bergeron
The Fall of Sparta | La chute de Sparte (1)
Achievement in Makeup
Fanny Vachon
Love Jacked (1)
Achievement in Hair
Renée Chan
Mahalia Melts in the Rain (1)
Best Live Action Short Drama
Emilie Mannering, Carmine Pierre-Dufour
My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes (1)
Best Short Documentary
Charlie Tyrell
Prince’s Tale (1)
Best Short Documentary
Jamie Miller
