The second night of Canadian Screen Awards winners were shared at The Sports Programming Awards, presented by CTV, and The Digital & Immersive Awards.
The night’s big winner was CBC and Obsidian Theatre collaboration, 21 Black Futures, which picked up four awards, including Best Web Series, Best Writing for Amanda Parris; Best Direction for Charles Officer, and Best Lead Performance for Lovell Adams-Gray.
On the Sports side, Sportsnet claimed two awards for its Toronto Blue Jays coverage, including Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer for Dan Shulman, for Blue Jays on Sportsnet, and Best Sports Analyst for Joe Siddall for Blue Jays Central. Sportsnet also claimed two awards for the 2021 Stanley Cup Final Game 4 broadcast, including Best Live Sports Event and Best Direction for John Szpala.
The next group of winners will be unveiled Wednesday, April 7 at The Children’s & Animation Awards, presented by Shaw Rocket Fund and supported by 9 Story Media Group, and The Lifestyle & Reality Awards.
THE SPORTS PROGRAMMING AWARDS, PRESENTED BY CTV
Best Sports Opening
EURO 2020
TSN (Bell Media)
Simon Garan, Devon Burns, Jacob Frenkel, Kevin Fallis, Adam Fair
Best Sports Feature Segment
Ahmed & Muhammed
TSN (Bell Media)
Matt Dunn, Sara Orlesky, Kevin Fallis, Sara Bonnetta, Stephan Recksiedler
Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
Dan Shulman, Blue Jays on Sportsnet
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Best Sports Analyst
Joe Siddall, Blue Jays Central
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Best Direction, Live Sports Event
John Szpala, 2021 Stanley Cup Final Game 4
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Best Live Sports Event
Sponsor | TSN
2021 Stanley Cup Final Game 4
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)
Ed Hall, Sherali Najak, Brian Spear
Best Sports Host
Andi Petrillo, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on CBC
CBC Sports
Best Sports Program or Series
Nike’s Big Bet
CBC
(Big Bet Productions in association with Paul Kemp Productions)
Paul Kemp, Corey Russell
THE DIGITAL & IMMERSIVE AWARDS
Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series
George Stroumboulopoulos, The Communist’s Daughter
(LoCo Motion Pictures)
Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series
Lovell Adams-Gray, 21 Black Futures
(Obsidian Theatre)
Best Host, Web Program or Series
Cheryl Hickey, Roz Weston, Sangita Patel, Carlos Bustamante, Keshia Chante, Morgan Hoffman, ET Canada Live
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
Best Live Production, Social Media
The 24th Annual Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
(C’mon Mort Productions)
Ashleigh Rains, Bern Euler, R.T. Thorne
Best Immersive Experience – Non-Fiction
Space Explorers: The ISS Experience – Episode Two: ADVANCE
(Felix & Paul Studios in association with TIME Studios)
Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël
Best Immersive Experience – Fiction
The Passengers
(Couzin Films & Les Produits Frais with Dpt Post-Moderne Mocaplab Novelab Rümker)
Best Production, Interactive
CBC Kids News Minecraft Back-to-School Special
(CBC Kids)
Lisa Fender, Jamie McMahon, Allison Cake, Amrita Singh, Philip Street, Nina Corfu, Sabrina Fabian, Kat Go, Angelica Cooper, Taylor Katzel, India McAlister, Mia Rodak, Marie McCann
Best Video Game Narrative
David Evans, The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
(Falling Squirrel Inc.)
Best Writing, Web Program or Series
Sponsor | Independent Production Fund
Amanda Parris, 21 Black Futures – The Death News
(Obsidian Theatre)
Best Direction, Web Program or Series
Sponsor | Independent Production Fund
Charles Officer, 21 Black Futures – The Death News
(Obsidian Theatre)
Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
Sponsor | Independent Production Fund
Farm Crime
(Big Cedar Films)
Geoff Morrison, Christina Carvalho
Best Web Program or Series, Fiction
Sponsor | Independent Production Fund
21 Black Futures
(Obsidian Theatre)
Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu, Lucius Dechausay, Fatuma Adar, Michael Sinclair, Myekah Payne, Grazyna Krupa
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