We're in the thick of awards season -- the BAFTA nominations were just announced, the Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, and we just wrapped the Golden Globes last night.
There's no better time to reveal the nominees for the Canadian Screen Awards, which honour the very best and brightest of Canadian TV and movies of the past year. Nominees in 123 Canadian Screen Awards categories (22 film, 94 television and seven digital media) were announced today via simultaneous press conferences in Montreal and Toronto.
TV shows and movies which received multiple nominations include sci-fi smash hit "Orphan Black," comedy veteran "Less Than Kind," (which just finished its final season), cop show "Rookie Blue," the Denis Villeneuve movie "Enemy" (starring Jake Gyllenhaal), Xavier Dolan's "Tom á la ferme" ("Tom At The Farm"), and Newfoundland love song "The Grand Seduction," directed by Don McKellar. Canadian film and TV stars like Tatiana Maslany, Jay Baruchel, Gordon Pinsent, Hugh Dillon and Sarah Gadon were also nominated. A list of nominees in the major categories -- both TV and movies -- is below. For a complete list, visit The Academy's website.
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” says Academy Chair Martin Katz. “This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada. Congratulations to all,” says Katz.
“2014 marks 65 years of celebrating leading talent in Canada: first film, then television and now digital media … with the greatest Canadian stars in our history gracing our awards year after year,” says Academy CEO Helga Stephenson. “From Mary Pickford to Martin Short, we have been blessed with the best, a tradition we intend to carry forward,” adds Stephenson. “Congratulations to all the nominees, you have already won.”
The Canadian Screen Awards are set to take place at the very end of Canadian Screen Week, which runs from March 3-9. The Awards will be handed out on March 9 at 8 p.m. EST, with Martin Short set to reprise his role as host. We'll see if he gets up on those high wires again.
CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINEES
TV
Shaw Media Award for Best Dramatic Series
- "Blackstone," APTN (APTN)
- "Bomb Girls," Global (Shaw Media)
- "Flashpoint," CTV (Bell Media)
- "Motive," CTV (Bell Media)
- "Orphan Black," Space (Bell Media)
Bell Media Award for Best Comedy Program or Series
- "Call Me Fitz," TMN/Movie Central (Bell Media/Corus Entertainment)
- "Gavin Crawford's Wild West," CBC (CBC)
- "Mr. D," CBC (CBC)
- "Seed," Citytv (Rogers Media)
- "Tiny Plastic Men," Super Channel (Allarco) (Mosaic Entertainment)
Best Reality/Competition Program
- "Canada’s Greatest Know-It-All," Discovery Channel Canada (Bell Media) (Box Cats Productions)
- "Canada’s Handyman Challenge," HGTV Canada (Shaw Media) (Firvalley Productions Inc.)
- "Dragons' Den," CBC (CBC)
- "Intervention Canada," Slice (Shaw Media)
- "Top Chef Canada," Food Network Canada (Shaw Media)
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
- "Alive," MuchMusic (Bell Media) (The Fable Co.)
- "Degrassi," MuchMusic (Bell Media)
- "Life With Boys," YTV (Corus Entertainment)
- "Mr. Young," YTV (Corus Entertainment)
- "The Next Step," Family Channel (Bell Media)
Best Factual Program or Series
- "Don't Drive Here...," Discovery Channel Canada (Bell Media) (Proper Television Inc.)
- "Yukon Gold," History Channel Canada (Shaw Media)
- "Museum Secrets," History Channel Canada (Shaw Media)
- "Never Ever Do This at Home," Discovery Channel Canada (Bell Media)
- "Strip the City," Discovery Channel Canada (Bell Media)
Best National Newscast
- "CBC News: The National"
- "CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme"
- "Global National"
Bell Media Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role
- "Call Me Fitz" - Jason Priestley
- "Gavin Crawford's Wild West" - Gavin Crawford
- "Less Than Kind" - Jesse Camacho
- "Mr.D" - Gerry Dee
- "The Ron James Show" - Ron James
Bell Media Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role
- "Call Me Fitz" - Tracy Dawson
- "Less Than Kind" - Nancy Sorel
- "Less Than Kind" - Wendel Meldrum
- "Seed" - Carrie-Lynn Neales
Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
- "Being Human" - Sam Huntington
- "The Borgias" - François Arnaud
- "Cracked" - David Sutcliffe
- "Flashpoint" - Hugh Dillon
- "Rookie Blue" - Ben Bass
Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
- "Blackstone" - Michelle Thrush
- "Bomb Girls" - Meg Tilly
- "Murdoch Mysteries" - Hélène Joy
- "Orphan Black" - Tatiana Maslany
- "Vikings" - Katheryn Winnick
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series
- "Flashpoint" - Sergio Di Zio
- "Orphan Black" - Jordan Gavaris
- "Orphan Black" - Michael Mando
- "Orphan Black" - Kevin Hanchard
- "Rookie Blue" - Matt Gordon
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series
- "Blackstone" - Cheri Maracle
- "Continuum" - Luvia Petersen
- "Haven" - Claudia Black
- "Orphan Black" - Maria Doyle Kennedy
- "Rookie Blue" - Priscilla Faia
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series
- "Gavin Crawford's Wild West" - Andrew Cheng
- "Less Than Kind" - Tyler Johnston
- "Less Than Kind" - Nicholas Campbell
- "Less Than Kind" - Colin Cunningham
- "Satisfaction" - Pat Thornton
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- "Jack" - Rick Roberts
- "Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story" - Michael Shanks
- "An Officer and a Murderer" - Gary Cole
- "The Phantoms" - Tyler Johnston
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- "A Mother's Nightmare" - Jessica Lowndes
- "I Think I Do" - Mia Kirshner
- "Jack" - Sook-Yin Lee
- "Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story" - Kathleen Robertson
MOVIES
Best Motion Picture
- "The Dismantlement"
- "Empire Of Dirt"
- "Enemy"
- "The F-Word"
- "Gabrielle"
- "The Grand Seduction"
- "Maina"
- "Tom At The Farm"
Achievement In Direction
- Sébastien Pilote, "The Dismantlement"
- Denis Villeneuve, "Enemy"
- Michael Dowse, "The F-Word"
- Xavier Dolan, "Tom At The Farm"
- Pedro Pires & Robert LePage, "Triptyque"
Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
- Gabriel Arcand, "The Dismantlement"
- Jake Gyllenhaal, "Enemy"
- Daniel Radcliffe, "The F-Word"
- Brendan Gleeson, "The Grand Seduction"
- Rajesh Tailang, "Siddarth"
Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role
- Jay Baruchel, "The Art Of The Steal"
- Alexandre Landry, "Gabrielle"
- Gordon Pinsent, "The Grand Seduction"
- Pierre-Yves Cardinal, "Tom At The Farm"
- Marc Labrèche, "Whitewash"
Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role
- Tatiana Maslany, "Cas & Dylan"
- Cara Gee, "Empire Of Dirt"
- Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, "Gabrielle"
- Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, "Rhymes For Young Ghouls"
- Isabelle Guérard, "Rouge Sang"
Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role
- Florence Blain, "L’Autre Maison"
- Jennifer Podemski, "Empire Of Dirt"
- Sarah Gadon, "Enemy"
- Mackenzie Davis, "The F-Word"
- Evelyne Brochu, "Tom At The Farm"
