Bell Media and Its Partners Take Home 43 Awards During the First Two Nights of the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards

TORONTO (February 26, 2015) – Bell Media congratulated today its internal production team and industry partners on being honoured with 43 wins during the first two nights of the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards. With 140 television nominations overall, more than any other broadcaster, Bell Media once again demonstrates its leadership in the development and creation of Canadian original content. **Media Note** Photography for Bell Media programming is available online at BellMedia.ca/pr “Congratulations to everyone involved in these award-winning productions,” said Kevin Crull, President, Bell Media. “We are very proud to have the extraordinary efforts of our team and partners honoured in this way.” Notable Bell Media Wednesday night wins included Space’s acclaimed hit original series ORPHAN BLACK, from Temple Street Productions, which won eight awards on Wednesday night, more than any other program. Canadian television institution DEGRASSI garnered four wins, while The Movie Network’s SENSITIVE SKIN earned three. The Movie Network’s CALL ME FITZ garnered two awards, and CTV’s hit series MOTIVE, Discovery’s DON’T DRIVE HERE host Andrew Younghusband, CTV EXTEND’s GUIDESTONES: SUNFLOWER NOIR, VRAK’s JAPANIZI: GOING, GOING, GONG!, and award shows THE 2014 JUNO AWARDS and THE 2014 MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS received one trophy each. On Tuesday, the first night of the Canadian Screen Awards, CTV News received the award for Best Reportage, National for “They Would Bury the Children Last,” a report from the frontlines during last summer’s Gaza war. Additionally, W5, Canada’s most-watched documentary series, received two awards, Best News or Information Segment and Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series for Tom Kennedy. Also on Tuesday, The Movie Network documentary OUR MAN IN TEHRAN, which explores the events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis, was the most decorated program on Tuesday night, taking home five awards, including Best Documentary Program. CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA won three awards and Discovery took one prize for MAYDAY. TSN won five awards on Tuesday, highlighted by Michael Landsberg receiving the prestigious Humanitarian Award for his ongoing efforts to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. TSN also won two awards for its broadcast of the 101^st GREY CUP. Canadian Screen Week concludes on Sunday, March 1 with a live broadcast where additional awards for film and television will be handed out. A number of Bell Media programs are in the running for 13 of these awards, including Space’s ORPHAN BLACK and The Movie Network’s CALL ME FITZ, with two nominations apiece. Bell Media winners for the first two nights of the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards are:   CTV THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Insight Productions Company Ltd. Best Direction in a Reality/Competition Program or Series Rob Brunner – “What’s it Take to Get a Cup of Tea” Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series Jonathan Dowler, Al Manson, Kyle Martin, Seth Poulin, Michael Tersigni – “What’s it Take to Get a Cup of Tea” Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski – “What’s it Take to Get a Cup of Tea” MOTIVE Foundation Features and Lark Productions Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series Callum Keith Rennie – “Pitfall” THE 2014 JUNO AWARDS Insight Productions Company Ltd. Best Photography in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series Alex Nadon MICHAEL BUBLÉ’S 3RD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Chanci Ventures Best Entertainment Special Bruce Allen SPUN OUT Project 10 Productions Inc. Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series Lauren Ash – “Stalkblocker”   SPACE ORPHAN BLACK Temple Street Productions Best Direction in a Dramatic Series TJ Scott – “Mingling its Own Nature With It” Best Original Music Score for a Series Trevor Yuile – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried” Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series Aaron Morton – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried” Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series D. Gillian Truster – “Governed As It Were By Chance” Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series Liz Calderhead, John Dondertman – “Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done” Best Writing in a Dramatic Series Graeme Manson – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried” Best Achievement in Casting Sharon Forrest, Susan Forrest – “Governed By Sound Reason and True Religion” Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series Jordan Gavaris – “Mingling its Own Nature With It”   THE MOVIE NETWORK OUR MAN IN TEHRAN Rhombus Media Inc., Film House Inc. Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series Drew Taylor, Larry Weinstein Best Documentary Program Sponsor bravoFACTUAL Nic Fichman, Drew Taylor, Larry Weinstein Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series John Minh Tran Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Factual Series Steve Weslak Best Sound in a Documentary, Factual or Lifestyle Program or Series Martin Lee, David McCallum, Sanjay Mehta, Brennan Mercer, Jane Tattersall SENSITIVE SKIN Rhombus Media, Baby Cow Productions Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series Don McKellar – “The Return Of The Other Davina” Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series Douglas Koch – “The Three Sisters” Best Picture Editing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series Matthew Hannam – “The Return Of The Other Davina” CALL ME FITZ Entertainment One Television International, Amaze Film + Television, Big Motion Pictures Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Animated Program or Series Fred Brennan, Alexis Eskandari, Matthew Harrold, Allen Ormerod, Paul Shikata – “A Very Special Fitzmas” Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series Derek Schreyer – “Baby’s First Brothel”   CTV NEWS CTV NATIONAL NEWS Best Reportage, National Janis Mackey Frayer – “They Would Bury the Children Last” W5 Best News or Information Segment Mary Dartis, Garry Dwyer-Joyce, Paul Freer, Denis Langlois, Victor Malarek, Jerry Vienneau – “The War Zone” Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series Tom Kennedy   DISCOVERY DON’T DRIVE HERE – PORT-AU-PRINCE Proper Television Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series Andrew Younghusband MAYDAY – INTO THE EYE OF THE STORM  Cineflix Productions Best Picture Editing in a Factual Program or Series Daniel Hawkes   MTV DEGRASSI Epitome Pictures Inc. Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series Stefan Brogren, Sarah Glinski, Matt Huether, David Lowe, Linda Schuyler, Stephen Stohn, Stephanie Williams Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series Phil Earnshaw – “Hypnotize” Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series Matt Huether – “Unbelievable” Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series Aislinn Paul – “My Own Worst Enemy” WE DAY 2013 Bell Media In-House Productions Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series John Keffer   MUCH 2014 MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS Bell Media In-House Productions Best Music Program or Series Steve Jarman, John Kampilis, Sheila Sullivan   TSN Humanitarian Award: Michael Landsberg Best Sports Analyst in a Sports Program or Series Ray Ferraro – NHL Playoffs Game 7 LA @ Anaheim May 16, 2014 Best Sports Feature Segment Brent Blanchard, Mike Farrell, Paul Harrington, Josh Shiaman, Ken Volden, Aaron Ward 101^st GREY CUP Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event Paul Hemming – 101^st Grey Cup Best Sports Opening/Tease Matt Dunn, Owen Ewers, Michael Farber, George Hupka   VRAK JAPANIZI: GOING, GOING, GONG! marblemedia Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series Mark J.W. Bishop, Susan Edwards, Matthew Hornburg, Stephen J. Turnbull   CTV EXTEND GUIDESTONES: SUNFLOWER NOIR iThentic, 3 o’clock.tv Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media Supinder Wraich PLAYED – INTERFERENCE Secret Location, Bell Media, Back Alley Film Productions Best Cross-Platform Project – Fiction Ryan Andal, Lisa Collings, Melonie de Guzman, Marty Flanagan, Pietro Gagliano, Janis Lundman, James Milward, Greg Nelson, Chris Skinner, Lindsay Zier-Vogel

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