Bell Media Congratulates TV and Film Production Partners on 181 Nominations for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards

TORONTO (March 30, 2021) – Bell Media applauds its production partners, internal team members, talent, and all those involved in the creation of MADE®-in-Canada productions nominated for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards. Announced earlier today, Bell Media garners 181 total nominations, comprising 104 television and digital nominations and 77 nominations for Bell Media-supported films. CTV is the proud Platinum Partner of the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, and the title sponsor of the Lifestyle & Reality and Creative Arts & Performance galas. The Canadian Screen Awards take place during Canadian Screen Week (May 17-20), via a series of Virtual Awards Presentations. “Bell Media is proud to support the Canadian talent and creatives who help to shape our national culture, and we are thrilled to see so many of our partners recognized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television,” said Karine Moses, Senior Vice-President, Content Development & News, Bell Media. “Congratulations to all the nominees.” Bell Media nominations across original programming, films, and specials include:

• CTV’s celebrated award-winning original series CARDINAL receives 15 nominations for its fourth and final season, the most to date for the series, including Best Drama Series, as well as Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress for Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse. CARDINAL won seven awards at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Dramatic Series.
• Season 1 of hit CTV Original drama series TRANSPLANT, the biggest new Canadian drama since 2015, receives six nominations and is recognized for Best Drama Series, Best Lead Actor, Drama Series for Hamza Haq, and Best Direction, Drama Series for Holly Dale.
• CTV’s Original comedy series JANN receives four nominations, including two separate nods for Best Writing, Comedy; the all-Canadian special STRONGER TOGETHER grabs three nominations; and CTV Original series MARY’S KITCHEN CRUSH secures two nominations including Best Host, Lifestyle for Mary Berg, for the second year in a row.
• Crave scores its record number of nominations to date with 30 nods for its original productions. Leading the runway with seven nominations in its inaugural season is CANADA’S DRAG RACE including a nomination in Best Achievement in Casting, the only reality series to receive a nod in this category; multiple award-winning series LETTERKENNY receives six nominations including its fifth nomination for Best Comedy Series; the Crave Original stand-up special AISHA BROWN: THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN EVER receives three nods including Best Variety or Entertainment Special, and NEW EDEN receives two nominations including Best Direction, Comedy for Aleysa Young.
• CTV Comedy Channel’s multiple award-winning series CORNER GAS ANIMATED garners five nods including Best Animated Program or Series, Best Performance, Animation, and three separate nominations in the Best Writing, Animation category.
• CTV Sci-Fi Channel’s fan-favourite series WYNONNA EARP takes five nominations including Best Lead Actress, Drama Series, for Canadian lead Melanie Scrofano, and Best Writing, Drama Series for Emily Andras.
• Bell Media Studios series and specials are nominated for 17 awards, with ETALK leading the way with four, including Best Entertainment News Program or Series. Three nods were given to CTV’s JANN ARDEN ONE NIGHT ONLY, including Best Variety or Entertainment Special; two for DRAG BALL PRESENTED BY CRAVE for Best Host, Web Program or Series for Traci Melchor, and Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series. THE SOCIAL and YOUR MORNING each receive two nominations including Best Talk Program or Series and Best Morning Show, respectively, and THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW receives one nomination for Best Talk Program or Series. Additionally, the digital special, #BELLLETSTALKLIVE, received one nomination for Best Live Production, Social Media; CTV Life’s DOUBLE YOUR DISH cooks up one nomination for Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information; and Crave’s HEALTHY IS HOT is recognized in the Best Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition category.
• CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME is recognized with four nominations, including Best National Newscast and Best News Anchor, National for Chief News Anchor Lisa LaFlamme, receiving nominations in these categories for the ninth and eighth consecutive year, respectively. Toronto’s CTV NEWS AT SIX anchor Michelle Dubé and new co-anchor Nathan Downer are recognized in the Best Anchor, Local category; W5 receives five nods, including Best News or Information Series and Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information for host Avery Haines; POWER PLAY is nominated for Best Talk Program or Series; and CP24 BREAKFAST is nominated for Best Morning Show.
• Bell Media supported feature films receive 77 nods, with an outstanding 10 nominations for Blood Quantum including Original Screenplay and Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Michael Greyeyes; Akilla’s Escape earns eight nominations, including Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Saul Williams, and Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for both Thamela Mpumlwana and Ronnie Rowe, Jr.; and Beans receives five nominations including a nod for Best Motion Picture. Souterrain secures four nods in the Best Motion Picture, Achievement in Direction, Original Screenplay, and Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Joakim Robillard) categories; and La Déesse des mouches à feu receives three nominations including a nod to Quebec screenwriter Catherine Léger in the Adapted Screenplay category.

The presentations will also honour the 2020 Special Award recipients during CTV’s Canadian Screen Awards – Creative Arts & Performance presentation, taking place virtually on Wednesday, May 19. Recipients include Bell Media’s premium streaming service Crave (Industry Leadership Award), for its innovation and leadership in Canada’s media industry; and Anton Koschany, Executive Producer of CTV News’ acclaimed documentary program W5 (Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism), for his exceptional body of work in television journalism. The full list of Bell Media television and film nominations includes: Television and Digital Nominations (104) CTV Original Programming (42) CARDINAL (CTV) (15) Sienna Films, Entertainment One Best Drama Series Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny, Randy Lennox, Jocelyn Hamilton, Patrick Tarr, Nathan Morlando, Jessica Daniel Best Lead Actor, Drama Series Billy Campbell Best Lead Actress, Drama Series Karine Vanasse Best Guest Performance, Drama Series “Scott” – Shawn Doyle Best Writing, Drama Series “Barry” – Penny E. Gummerson Best Writing, Drama Series “Adele” – Sarah Dodd Best Photography, Drama “Robert” – Steve Cosens Best Picture Editing, Drama “John & Lise” – Hugh Elchuk Best Picture Editing, Drama “Scott” – Sandy Pereira Best Sound, Fiction “John & Lise” – Robert Woolfson, Brennan Mercer, Jane Tattersall, Barry Gilmore, David McCallum, David Caporale, Martin Lee, Stacy Coutts, Jenna Dalla Riva, Sandra Fox, Jack Heeren Best Costume Design “Robert” – Bernadette Croft Best Achievement in Make-Up “Neil” – Randy Daudlin, Paul Jones, Trina Brink Best Visual Effects “Robert” – Tom Plaskett, Lara Osland, Pavan Veeramaneni, Igor Garanovschii, Kevin Buessecker Terence Krueger, Mohsin Kazi, David Rezek, Ramin Pournavab, Sawyer Tomkinson-Hunnef Best Achievement in Hair “John & Lise” – Ashley Nay, Dann Campbell Best Original Music, Fiction “Scott” – Todor Kobakov TRANSPLANT (CTV) (6) Sphere Media Best Drama Series Jocelyn Deschênes, Bruno Dubé, Joseph Kay, Randy Lennox, Virginia Rankin, Jeremy Spry, Tara Woodbury Best Lead Actor, Drama Series Hamza Haq Best Direction, Drama Series “Pilot” – Holly Dale Best Writing, Drama Series “Pilot” – Joseph Kay Best Photography, Drama “Pilot” – Pierre Gill Best Achievement in Make-Up “Birth and Rebirth” – Bruno Gatien, Marlène Rouleau, Mariane Simard CORNER GAS ANIMATED (CTV Comedy Channel) (5) Verite Films, Sparrow Media, Aslan Entertainment Best Animated Program or Series Brent Butt, Virginia Thompson, David Storey, Andrew Carr, Marilyn McAuley, Robert de Lint, Jonas Diamond, Jensenne Roculan, Randy Lennox Best Performance, Animation Lorne Cardinal Best Writing, Animation “Pact Rat” – Andrew Carr Best Writing, Animation “Pink Flood” – Brent Butt, Jennifer Goodhue Best Writing, Animation “Remembers Only” – Brent Butt, Jennifer Siddle WYNONNA EARP (CTV Sci-Fi Channel) (5) SEVEN24 Films Best Lead Actress, Drama Series Melanie Scrofano Best Writing, Drama Series “Friends in Low Places” – Emily Andras Best Sound, Fiction “Friends in Low Places” – Mike Markiw, Janice Ierulli, Matthew Hussey, Mark Shnuriwsky, Clive Turner, Sid Liberman, Mike Woroniuk, Paul Shubat Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction “Friends in Low Places” – Trevor Smith, Bill Ives, Amber Humphries Best Achievement in Make-Up “Afraid” – Joanne Jacobsen JANN (CTV) (4) Project 10 Productions and SEVEN24 Films Best Writing, Comedy “The Tunies” – Jennica Harper Best Writing, Comedy “What Did Jann Do” – Leah Gauthier, Jennica Harper Best Guest Performance, Comedy “Road Trippin’” – Elisha Cuthbert Best Photography, Comedy “The Tunies” – Brett Van Dyke STRONGER TOGETHER (CTV) (3) Insight Productions Ltd. Best Entertainment News Program or Series John Brunton, Lindsay Cox, Randy Lennox, Mike Cosentino, Tyson Parker, Barbara Williams, Sally Catto, Jennifer Dettman, Erin Brock, Mark Lysakowski, Pam de Montmorency, Mike Langevin, Rose Marra Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Luciano Casimiri Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition Andrew Gurney, Al Manson, Jeff Perry, Ken Yan MARY’S KITCHEN CRUSH (CTV) (2) Proper Television Best Lifestyle Program or Series Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Allison Grace, Garrett Wintrip Best Host, Lifestyle Mary Berg DAVID FOSTER: OFF THE RECORD (CTV) (1) Melbar Entertainment Group Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series Randy Lennox, Barry Avrich, Jeffrey Latimer, Gary Slaight, Caitlin Cheddie UNSINKABLE YOUTH (CTV) (1) Leo Burnett Toronto Best Host, Live Entertainment Special Silken Laumann, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Crave Original Programming (30) CANADA’S DRAG RACE (7) Bell Media, Saloon Media/Blue Ant Studios Best Reality/Competition Program or Series Michael Kot, Laura Michalchyshyn, Betty Orr, Mike Bickerton, Pam McNair, RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Randy Lennox, Tracey Pearce Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Stacey McKenzie Best Direction, Reality/Competition “U Wear It Well” – Shelagh O’Brien Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition “Welcome to the Family” – Mike Bickerton, Elvira Kurt, Jen Markowitz Best Sound, Non-Fiction “U Wear It Well” – John Diemer, Scott Brachmeyer, Daniel Hewett, Dane Kelly, Sarah Labadie, Carlo Scrignaro, Rob Taylor Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction “Eh-Laganza Eh-Xtravaganza” – Peter Faragher Best Achievement in Casting Heather Muir LETTERKENNY (6) New Metric Media Best Comedy Series Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Mark Montefiore, Kara Haflidson Best Lead Actor, Comedy Jared Keeso Best Picture Editing, Comedy “Yard Sale Saturday” – Kyle Martin Best Stunt Coordination “National Senior Hockey Championship” – Dan Skene Best Achievement in Casting Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay Best Photography, Comedy “The Rippers” – Jim Westenbrink AISHA BROWN: THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN EVER (3) Bell Media, Just Pour Rire TV Inc. Best Variety or Entertainment Special Bruce Hills, Aisha Brown, Anton Leo, Blake Gregory, Brent Schiess Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Mathieu Baer Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy Aisha Brown GLASS HOUSES (3) Bell Media, Incendo Best TV Movie Jean Bureau, Ian Whitehead Best Direction, TV Movie Sarah Pellerin Best Writing, TV Movie Barbara Kymlicka NEW EDEN (2) Bell Media, Peacock Alley Entertainment Best Direction, Comedy Go With Gaion – Aleysa Young Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction Go With Gaion – Chris Crane NO GOOD DEED (2) Bell Media, Incendo Best TV Movie Jean Bureau, Ian Whitehead Best Lead Performance, TV Movie Mark Rendall ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND (2) Bell Media, White Pine Pictures Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research Daniel Roher, Jessica Joy Wise, Larry Yelen, Cindy Wolfe, Lanna Lucas, Shayne Ciarlo McGreal, Charlie Shekter, Max Berger, Adam Stewart Best Sound, Non-Fiction 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 RULE OF 3 (2) Bell Media, Incendo Best Direction, TV Movie Caroline Labrèche Best Writing, TV Movie James Phillips WITHIN THESE WALLS (2) Bell Media, Incendo Best Direction, TV Movie Anne de Léan Best Photography, Drama Serge Desrosiers THE LEAD (1) Bell Media, Incendo Best Lead Performance, TV Movie Kim Shaw Bell Media Studios (17) ETALK (CTV) (4) Best Entertainment News Program or Series Manny Groneveldt, Jennifer Morrison, Michelle Crespi, Kate Frank, Ryan Thompson, Heather Lin Best Host, Live Entertainment Special “etalk Live At The Oscars” – Ben Mulroney, Danielle Graham, Lainey Lui Best Variety or Entertainment Special “etalk Presents: Alicia Keys” – Manny Groneveldt, Jennifer Morrison, Sandra J. Benain, Devin Mandeville Best Live Production, Social Media “etalk Live From The Oscars Balcony” – Chris Perez, Beth Maher, Michelle Crespi, Danielle Graham, Lainey Lui, Amber Buchanan, Devin Mandeville JANN ARDEN ONE NIGHT ONLY (CTV) (3) Best Variety or Entertainment Special John Kampilis, Steve Jarman, Ken Katigbak, Sandy Lok Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News Jann Arden Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Gillian Parker DRAG BALL PRESENTED BY CRAVE (2) Best Host, Web Program or Series Traci Melchor Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series Priyanka THE SOCIAL (CTV) (2) Best Talk Program or Series Michelle Crespi, Laura Scarfo, Kate Wright, Amber Buchanan, Kate McKenna Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News Melissa Grelo, Marci Ien, Cynthia Loyst, Elaine (Lainey) Lui, Jessica Allen YOUR MORNING (CTV) (2) Best Morning Show Jennifer MacLean, Michelle Crespi, Heather Milne, Kristen Rynax, Marisa Zucaro, Paul Hughes Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series “Your Kids, Their Question: A Your Morning Coronavirus Special” – Jennifer MacLean, John Kampilis, Jennifer McLarty, Jonathan Lall, Chris Perez #BELLLETSTALKLIVE (CTV) (1) Best Live Production, Social Media Chris Perez, Melissa Grelo, Beth Maher, Sandy Lok DOUBLE YOUR DISH (CTV Life) (1) Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information “No Leftover Gets Left Behind!” – Natalie Lambert HEALTHY IS HOT (Crave) (1) Best Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition “Healthy Is…Tapping into Your Inner Wild Child” – Stephen Gelder, Danny Nash THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW (CTV) (1) Best Talk Program or Series John Simpson, Michelle Crespi, Tamara Petrie, Tara McEwen, Natalie Lambert, Seta Kalousdian-Tanner CTV News (13) W5 (CTV) (5) Best News or Information Series Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information “The Invisible Man” – Avery Haines Best News or Information Program “The Invisible Man” Best News or Information Segment “The Tarnished Badge” Best Photography, News or Information “The Survivors” – Jerry Vienneau CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME (CTV) (4) Best National Newscast Best News Anchor, National Lisa LaFlamme Best National Reporter Avis Favaro Best Live News Special “Election 2019” CTV NEWS TORONTO AT SIX (CTV) (2) Best Local Newscast Best News Anchor, Local Michelle Dubé, Nathan Downer CP24 BREAKFAST (CP24) (1) Best Morning Show Susan Robertson, Chris Flak POWER PLAY (CTV) (1) Best Talk Program or Series Evan Solomon, Rachel Swatek, Ramneek Gill, Michael D’Alimonte, Sarah Turnbull Discovery Original Productions (2) JADE FEVER (Discovery) (1) Omnifilm Entertainment  Best Picture Editing, Factual “Heavy Lifting” – Jenypher Fisher, C.C.E., Erin Parks UNABOMBER: IN HIS OWN WORDS (Discovery) (1) yap films Best History Documentary Program or Series Elliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian Films supported by Crave, SUPER ÉCRAN, and The Harold Greenberg Fund / Fonds Harold Greenberg (77) Blood Quantum (10) *currently available for streaming on Crave Original Screenplay Jeff Barnaby Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Michael Greyeyes Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design Louisa Schabas, Sylvain Lemaitre Achievement in Casting Rene Haynes Achievement in Cinematography Michel St-Martin Achievement in Costume Design Noémi Poulin Achievement in Editing Jeff Barnaby Achievement in Make-Up Erik Gosselin, Joan-Patricia Parris, Jean-Michel Rossignol, Nancy Ferlatte Achievement in Visual Effects Joshua Sherrett, Barbara Rosenstein, Ibi Atemie, David Atexide, Juan Carlos Ferrá, Alex Flynn, Andrei Gheorghiu, Felix Sherrett-Brown, Ali Hamidikia, Tony Wu Best Stunt Coordination Jean Frenette, Jean-François Lachapelle Akilla’s Escape (8) Original Screenplay Charles Officer, Wendy Brathwaite Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Saul Williams Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Thamela Mpumlwana Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Ronnie Rowe, Jr. Achievement in Casting Nicole Hilliard-Forde Achievement in Cinematography Maya Bankovic Achievement in Sound Editing David McCallum, David Rose, Krystin Hunter Achievement in Sound Mixing Graham Rogers, James Bastable, Brad Dawe Beans (5) Best Motion Picture Anne-Marie Gélinas John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award Tracey Deer Achievement in Casting Maxime Giroux Achievement in Cinematography Marie Davignon Achievement in Sound Mixing Stephane Bergeron, Yann Cleary Falling (5) Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Lance Hendrickson Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design Carol Spier Achievement in Casting Deirdre Bowen Achievement in Costume Design Anne Dixon Achievement in Editing Ron Sanders The Nest (5) *currently available for streaming on Crave Best Motion Picture Ed Guiney, Derrin Schlesinger, Rose Garnett, Sean Durkin Original Screenplay Sean Durkin Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Carrie Coon Achievement in Direction Sean Durkin Achievement in Sound Editing Paul Germann, Brennan Mercer, Martin Gwynn Jones French Exit (4) Adapted Screenplay Patrick deWitt Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Michelle Pfeiffer Achievement in Hair France Latreille Achievement in Visual Effects Liam Neville, Kenneth Coyne, Piers Larchet, Rob Murray, Shane Browne, Dave Thomas, Mihail Dumbravestu, Allen Sillery, Christoph Gaudi, Michael McCarthy The Kid Detective (4) Original Screenplay Evan Morgan John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award Evan Morgan Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design Jennifer Morden, Matthew Bianchi Achievement in Music – Original Score Jay McCarrol Random Acts of Violence (4) *currently available for streaming on Crave Achievement in Hair Patricia Cuthbert Achievement in Make-Up Emily O’Quinn, Paul Jones, Emma Lee Hilton Achievement in Sound Editing Clive Turner, Mark Shniruwsky, Marvyn Dennis Achievement in Sound Mixing Colin McLellan, Mark Zsifkovits, Devin Doucette, Daniel Moctezuma, Rachelle Audet, Bertrand Duranleau, Thomas Holroyd, Jeffrey Roy Souterrain (4) Best Motion Picture Etienne Hansez Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Joakim Robillard Achievement in Direction Sophie Dupuis Original Screenplay Sophie Dupuis La Déesse des mouches à feu (3) Adapted Screenplay Catherine Léger Best Stunt Coordination Tyler Hall Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design André-Line Beauparlant Nadia, Butterfly (3) Best Motion Picture Dominique Dussault Achievement in Direction Pascal Plante Achievement in Cinematography Stéphanie Wiber Biron Possessor (3) *currently available for streaming on Crave Achievement in Direction Brandon Cronenberg Achievement in Casting Pam Dixon, Deirdre Bowen Achievement in Make-Up Dan Martin, Traci Loader, Dorota Mitoraj Sugar Daddy (3) Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Colm Feore Achievement in Editing Christine Armstrong Achievement in Music Marie-Hélène L. Delorme – “Timid Joyous Atrocious” Guest of Honour (2) *currently available for streaming on Crave Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design Phillip Barker Achievement in Music – Original Score Mychael Danna My Salinger Year (2) Achievement in Costume Design Patricia McNeil, Ann Roth Achievement in Hair Michelle Côté Tammy’s Always Dying (2) *currently available for streaming on Crave Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Felicity Huffman Achievement in Hair Renée Chan Vacarme (2) Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Rosalie Pépin John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award Neegan Trudel Castle In The Ground (1) *currently available for streaming on Crave Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Alex Wolff Code 8 (1) *currently available for streaming on Crave Achievement in Visual Effects Brian Huynh, William Chang, Steven Huynh, Sophia Jooyeon Lee, Justin Perreault Come To Daddy (1) *currently available for streaming on Crave Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Stephen McHattie Hot Flash (1) *currently available for streaming on Crave Best Animated Short Thea Hollatz, Kristy Neville, Matt Code, Morghan Fortier, Brett Jubinville Merci Pour Tout (1) Achievement in Music – Original Song Ariane Moffatt “Merci pour tout” Monkey Beach (1) *currently available for streaming on Crave Adapted Screenplay Johnny Darrell, Andrew Duncan, Loretta Sarah Todd The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (1) *currently available for streaming on Crave Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary Peter Roeck Rustic Oracle (1) Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Carmen Moore