2023 Canadian Screen Awards: Children’s & Animation

The 2023 Canadian Screen Award winners in the Children’s & Animation categories were presented Wednesday afternoon, live at Meridian Hall in Toronto and hosted by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.

Multiple award winners included The Hardy Boys and PAW PatrolRescue Knights, with TVO and TVO Kids’ productions securing a leading six awards. Among those honoured was the late Ted Bastien, who won Best Direction, Animation for PAW Patrol – Rescue Knights, and was recognized with a standing ovation by those in attendance at Wednesday’s awards.

Find the full list of winners here:

Best Performance, Children’s or Youth

Holly Hobbie

Family Channel (WildBrain)

(Aircraft Pictures in association with Cloudco Entertainment and Wexworks Media)

Saara Chaudry

 

Best Writing, Children’s or Youth

The Hardy BoysCaptured!

YTV (Corus Entertainment)

(Lambur Productions Inc.)

Ramona Barckert

 

Best Writing, Pre-School

Happy House of FrightensteinHeirloom Doom

Family Jr. (WildBrain)

(Headspinner Productions Inc.)

Ken Cuperus, Sandy Jobin-Bevans

 

Best Pre-School Program or Series

PAW Patrol

TVOKids (TVO)

(Spin Master Entertainment)

Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Dan Mokriy, Tracey Dodokin, Jason McKenzie, Damian Temporale

 

Best Picture Editing, Children’s or Youth

All-Round ChampionHockey

TVO (TVO)

(marblemedia)

Al Manson

 

Best Direction, Children’s or Youth

The Hardy BoysThe Doctor’s Orders

YTV (Corus Entertainment)

(Lambur Productions Inc.)

Melanie Orr

 

Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series

All-Round Champion

TVO (TVO)

(marblemedia)

Matthew Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Donna Luke, Steve Sloan, Michael A. Dunn, Andra Johnson Duke, Jim Bell, Marney Malabar

 

Shaw Rocket Fund Kids’ Choice Award

The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy

Family Jr. (WildBrain)

(Lopii Productions)

Rennata Lopez, Georgina Lopez

 

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series

Detention Adventure

CBC Gem

(LoCo Motion Pictures, Broken Compass Films)

Lauren Corber, Joe Kicak, Carmen Albano, Ryan West

 

Best Sound, Animation

PAW PatrolRescue Knights: Quest for the Dragon’s Tooth

TVOKids (TVO)

(Spin Master Entertainment)

Richard Spence-Thomas, Tim Muirhead, Mitch Connors, Luke Dante, Kyle Peters, Ryan Ongaro, Patton Rodrigues

 

Best Original Music, Animation

Let’s Go Luna!Dig it Daddy-O

TVOKids (TVO)

(9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films)

Ari Posner, Amin Bhatia, Kris Kuzdak

 

Best Writing, Animation

Pinecone & PonyThe Pwettiest Pony / Try This Club On For Size

Apple TV+

(First Generation Films)

Stephanie Kaliner, Lakna Edirisinghe

 

Best Direction, Animation

PAW PatrolRescue Knights: Quest for the Dragon’s Tooth

TVOKids (TVO)

(Spin Master Entertainment)

Charles E. Bastien

 

Best Performance, Animation

Summer Memories

Family Channel (WildBrain)

(A&N Productions, Aircraft Pictures and Yeti Farm Creative)

Tricia Black

 

Best Animated Program or Series

The Snoopy Show

Apple TV+

(WildBrain)

Anne Loi, Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, Paige Braddock, Craig Schulz, Mark Evestaff, Kimberly Small

 


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Connie Thiessen
Connie Thiessenhttps://broadcastdialogue.com
Connie has worked coast-to-coast as a reporter, editor, anchor and host at CKNW and News 1130 in Vancouver, News 95.7 and CBC in Halifax, and CFCW Edmonton, among other stations. With a passion for music, film and community service, she led News 95.7 to a 2013 Atlantic Journalism Award and regional RTDNA award for Best Radio Newscast. More recently, she was nominated for Music Journalist of the Year at Canadian Music Week 2019. To report a typo or error please email - corrections@broadcastdialogue.com

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