Canadian Screen Week was capped Sunday night with the Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala at Toronto’s Sony Centre for Performing Arts. The night’s big winners were Cardinal: Blackfly Season (CTV), Letterkenny (Crave), Anne with an E (CBC/Netflix), and Schitt’s Creek (CBC).
Cardinal’s Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse took home the Best Lead Actor and Actress nods in the Drama Program or Limited Series category, while Letterkenny’s Jared Keeso claimed Best Lead Actor, Comedy. Keeso and Jacob Tierney also won the award for Best Writing, Comedy. Catherine O’Hara earned the Best Lead Actress, Comedy honour for Schitt’s Creek, which was also named Best Comedy Series.
Anne with an E won Best Drama Series with Amybeth McNulty taking home the Best Lead Actress, Drama Series honour. Kim Coates won Best Lead Actor, Drama for Bad Blood. Quebec film Une colonie also picked up two awards – Best Motion Picture and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for 14-year-old Émilie Bierre.
This year’s special award recipients included The Kids in the Hall (Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson) who accepted the Academy Icon Award; director Deepa Mehta, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award; and actress Mary Walsh, who was honoured with the Earle Grey Award.
Actor Stephan James received the inaugural Radius Award, recognizing a Canadian making waves globally. James, 25, who hails from Scarborough, ON, received a 2019 Golden Globe nomination for his role as Walter Cruz in Amazon series Homecoming and most recently starred in Barry Jenkins’ Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated If Beale Street Could Talk. James dedicated his award to young, black girls and boys across the country.
“I want to tell you that your craziest dreams, your wildest imaginations are all possible. No matter where you are, no matter where you come from,” said James.
Find the complete list of winners here:
BEST LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA PROGRAM OR LIMITED SERIES
Cardinal: Blackfly Season
CTV (Bell Media)
(Cardinal Blackfly Productions Inc.)
Billy Campbell
BEST LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA PROGRAM OR SERIES
Cardinal: Blackfly Season
CTV (Bell Media)
(Cardinal Blackfly Productions Inc.)
Karine Vanasse
BEST WRITING, COMEDY
Letterkenny – Letterkenny Spelling Bee
Crave (Bell Media)
(New Metric Media)
Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney
EARLE GREY AWARD
Mary Walsh
TED ROGERS BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch – Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky
RADIUS AWARD
Stephan James
“I want to dedicate this award to young Black boys and girls across this country.”
Congratulations, @realstephj. You are a legend.
Don’t miss a minute of the #CdnScreenAwards. Tune in now on https://t.co/N5IHgPn01q! pic.twitter.com/o3wNCk38xn
— The Canadian Academy (@TheCdnAcademy) April 1, 2019
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Théodore Pellerin – Family First | Chien de garde
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Émilie Bierre – A Colony | Une colonie
BEST LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY
Letterkenny
Crave (Bell Media)
(New Metric Media)
Jared Keeso
@LetterkennyProb having a blast at the #CdnScreenAwards pic.twitter.com/RVRig23TXI
— alice hopton (@aliceatcbc) April 1, 2019
BEST LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY
Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Catherine O’Hara
Another amazing speech from the incomparable Catherine O’Hara, who took home Best Lead Actress, Comedy for her role in @SchittsCreek. #CdnScreenAwards pic.twitter.com/JMZYgWsAYp
— CBC (@CBC) April 1, 2019
ACADEMY ICON AWARD
Kids in the Hall
.@KITHOnline accepted the Academy Icon Award but @Mark_DMcKinney didn’t make it because he discovered improv. #CdnScreenAwards pic.twitter.com/h6iTMhwd1s
— CBC (@CBC) April 1, 2019
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Deepa Mehta
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Jasmin Mozaffari – Firecrackers
BEST MOTION PICTURE | MEILLEUR FILM
A Colony | Une colonie – Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering
BEST LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES
Bad Blood
City (Rogers Media)
(New Metric Media, Sphere Media Plus Inc.)
Kim Coates
That moment when you realize you’ve won Best Lead Actor at the Canadian Screen Awards… 🤩 Congratulations to @KimFCoates! #CdnScreenAwards pic.twitter.com/AaRy7485hl
— Rogers Media PR (@RogersMediaPR) April 1, 2019
BEST LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES
Anne with an E
CBC (CBC)
(Northwood Entertainment)
Amybeth McNulty
.@AmybethMcnulty had a powerful message for young people after winning Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the #CdnScreenAwards for @AnneTheSeries pic.twitter.com/wKhvm1FUsG
— CBC (@CBC) April 1, 2019
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Anne with an E
CBC (CBC)
(Northwood Entertainment)
Miranda de Pencier, Moira Walley-Beckett
COGECO FUND AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Dominique Provost-Chalkley
Could not be happier for these two!@KatBarrell and @DominiqueP_C … you are the epitome of sisterhood & a damn fine example of the power of lifting each other up, & supporting each other.
I’m so proud to know you.
Thank you for being you.
💕🙏✨#wynonnaearp #CdnScreenAward pic.twitter.com/n7srLenImS— Kate Drummond (@KateDrummond_) April 1, 2019
BEST REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM OR SERIES
The Amazing Race Canada
CTV (Bell Media)
(Insight Productions)
John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, Ben Feigin
“Wouldn’t we all be happier if we were able to love out loud?”
Congratulations @danjlevy, @Realeugenelevy, and the entire @SchittsCreek team on your win at tonight’s #CdnScreenAwards!
Thanks for tuning in on @CBC! pic.twitter.com/kE1ExOhUiA
— The Canadian Academy (@TheCdnAcademy) April 1, 2019
How about THIS group?? @reitcatou @MrJerryOC @RebeccaRomijn @DaniKind #Travelers #Carter #WorkinMoms #CdnScreenAwards pic.twitter.com/VWuf03juOl
— Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) March 31, 2019
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