The Canadian Screen Awards continued Wednesday with winners announced at The Children’s & Animation Awards and The Lifestyle & Reality Awards, presented by CTV.
The night’s big winner was Canada’s Drag Race, which earned six awards including Best Reality/Competition Program or Series; Best Direction, Reality/Competition; Best Casting, Non-Fiction; Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition; and Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition, in addition to Best Variety or Entertainment Special for Canada’s Drag Race Anniversary Extravaganza.
Among the night’s multiple award winners in Children’s & Animation was Corner Gas Animated which won Best Animated Series and Best Direction, Animation for Stephen Evans. PAW Patrol also picked up two awards, including Best Pre-School Program or Series. The Hardy Boys claimed two awards, including Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series.
THE CHILDREN’S & ANIMATION AWARDS, PRESENTED BY SHAW ROCKET FUND, SUPPORTED BY 9 STORY MEDIA GROUP
Best Performance, Animation
Sponsor | WildBrain
RuPaul, The Bravest Knight
CBC
(Big Bad Boo Studios)
Best Writing, Animation
Ken Cuperus, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Happy House of Frightenstein – Hide and Go Eek
Family Jr. (WildBrain)
(Headspinner Productions Inc.)
Best Sound, Animation
PAW Patrol – Moto Pups: Pups vs the Ruff-Ruff Pack
TVOKids (TVO)
(Spin Master Entertainment)
Richard Spence-Thomas, Timothy Muirhead, Mitch Connors, Luke Dante, Kyle Peters, Ryan Ongaro, Patton Rodrigues
Best Original Music, Animation
Let’s Go Luna! – The Way of the Gaucho
TVOKids (TVO)
(Brown Bag Films, 9 Story Media Group)
Ari Posner, Amin Bhatia, Kris Kuzdak
Best Direction, Animation
CTV Comedy (Bell Media)
(Vérité Films, Sparrow Media)
Best Animated Short | Meilleur court métrage d’animation
Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice – Zacharias Kunuk, Neil Christopher, Nadia Mike, Jonathan Frantz
Best Animated Program or Series
Sponsor | Sheridan College
Corner Gas Animated
CTV Comedy (Bell Media)
(Vérité Films, Sparrow Media)
Brent Butt, Virginia Thompson, Andrew Carr, Jensenne Roculan, Joel Gregorio, Jonas Diamond, Robert de Lint, Cassie Pyatt, Marilyn McAuley
Academy Board of Directors’ Tribute
Vince Commisso
Best Performance, Children’s or Youth
Saara Chaudry, Lockdown
Family Channel (WildBrain)
(Sinking Ship Entertainment)
Best Writing, Children’s or Youth
Mark De Angelis, Eric Toth, Odd Squad Mobile Unit – Mission O Possible / Nature of the Sandbeast
TVOKids (TVO)
(Sinking Ship Entertainment)
Best Direction, Children’s or Youth
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Lambur Productions)
Shaw Rocket Fund Kids’ Choice Award
Miss Persona
Treehouse TV (Corus Entertainment)
(Nelvana Ltd)
Best Pre-School Program or Series
Sponsor | Corus Entertainment
PAW Patrol
TVOKids (TVO)
(Spin Master Entertainment)
Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Dan Mokriy, Shayna Fine, Pascale LeBlanc, Jason McKenzie, David Sharples, Damian Temporale
Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
All-Round Champion
TVOKids (TVO)
(marblemedia)
Matthew Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Donna Luke, Steve Sloan, Michael A. Dunn, Andra Johnson Duke, Jim Bell, Marney Malabar
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
Sponsor | Spin Master Entertainment
The Hardy Boys
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Lambur Productions)
Joan Lambur, Jason Stone, Peter Mohan, Athena Georgaklis, Pam Westman, Doug Murphy, Paula J. Smith
THE LIFESTYLE & REALITY AWARDS, PRESENTED BY CTV
Best Talk Program or Series
Artists & Icons: Indigenous Entertainers in Canada
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
John Kampilis, Jodie Davis, Laura Carroll, Bob Pagrach, Steven Banks, Shreya Khanna, Stephen Krajinovic, Julia Lennox, Craig Macrae, Kate Morawetz, Nadine Parker, Will Reid, Katie Scott, Heather Seamen, Emily Thompson
Best Variety or Entertainment Special
Canada’s Drag Race Anniversary Extravaganza
Crave (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
Manny Groneveldt, John Simpson, Natalie Lambert, Marcelle Edwards, Jennifer Sue
Best Entertainment News Program or Series
Entertainment Tonight Canada
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
Best Morning Show
Breakfast Television
Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)
(Rogers Media Inc.)
Laura Reiter, Rob Hynes
Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News
Amanda Parris, CBC Arts: Exhibitionists
CBC
Best Host, Lifestyle
Mary Berg, Mary Makes It Easy
CTV Life (Bell Media)
(Proper Television)
Best Host, Live Entertainment Special
Arisa Cox, Andrew Phung, From Ontario With Love: A Celebration of Hope
TVO (TVO)
(BT/A Advertising)
Best Live Entertainment Special
The 2021 JUNO Awards
CBC (CBC)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Allan Reid, Mark Cohon, John Brunton, Lindsay Cox, Jordan Evans, Matthew Burnett, Pam de Montmorency, Tracy Galvin, Kristine Pleau, Mike Langevin
Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
Brandon Ash Mohammed, Canada’s Drag Race – Screech
Crave (Bell Media)
(Saloon Media / Blue Ant Studios Canada)
Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition
Baun Mah, Canada’s Drag Race – The Snatch Game
Crave (Bell Media)
(Saloon Media / Blue Ant Studios Canada)
Best Sound, Non-Fiction
Oscar Peterson: Black + White
Crave (Bell Media)
(Melbar Entertainment Group)
Doug McClement, Richard Spence-Thomas, Teresa Morrow, Gary Vaughan
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction
Netflix (Netflix)
(marblemedia)
Best Achievement in Casting, Non-Fiction
Heather Muir, Canada’s Drag Race
Crave (Bell Media)
(Saloon Media / Blue Ant Studios Canada)
Best Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
Alex Nadon, Big Brother Canada – Premier
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Sponsor | Corus Entertainment
Mary Makes It Easy
CTV Life (Bell Media)
(Proper Television)
Allison Grace, Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Mary Berg, David Donohue, Michelle Li
Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information
Ryan Carter, Artists & Icons: Indigenous Entertainers in Canada
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
Best Direction, Reality/Competition
Shelagh O’Brien, Canada’s Drag Race – Under the Big Top
Crave (Bell Media)
(Saloon Media / Blue Ant Studios Canada)
Best Reality/Competition Program or Series
Sponsor | Crave
Canada’s Drag Race
Crave (Bell Media)
(Saloon Media / Blue Ant Studios Canada)
Pam McNair, Betty Orr, Trevor Boris, Laura Michalshyshyn, Michael Kot, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Justin Stockman, Jen Markowitz, Spencer Fritz
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