Bell Media congratulates its production partners, team members, and talent on another impressive showing at the Canadian Screen Awards. Honoured with 37 television wins overall, Bell Media once again demonstrates its continued commitment to creating and developing exceptional original Canadian content.
Bell Media and its partners garnered three of the major television awards handed out at last night’s closing gala, including Best Dramatic Series, Best Dramatic Actress, and Best Dramatic Actor. Bell Media-supported film projects won 19 awards, including Best Motion Picture, Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.
“We are so fortunate to work in an industry with such a wide range of extraordinarily talented and passionate people across all disciplines,” said Mary Ann Turcke, President, Bell Media. “Quality television has never been more in demand than it is today. From news and sports to drama to scripted and unscripted, Canadians embrace great homegrown TV and film, and I am extremely proud of the industry-leading content that Bell Media’s partners and team members have created this year.”
Space’s juggernaut sci-fi drama Orphan Black from Temple Street Productions secured seven wins over the course of Canadian Screen Week, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for the third year in a row to Tatiana Maslany, Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role to Ari Millen, and Best Writing in a Dramatic Series. Bravo’s hit drama19-2 from Sphère Média Plus and Echo Media received three wins, including Best Dramatic Series and Best Direction in a Dramatic Series.
CTV’s The Amazing Race Canada from Insight Production Company Ltd. won Best Reality/Competition Program or Series for the second year in a row, while Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series went to Jon Montgomery.
The Amazing Race Canada also took home a Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show, while Corner Gas: The Movie garnered a Golden Screen Award for TV Drama/Comedy. The Golden Screen Awards recognize the most-watched television programs in the 2024-15 broadcast year.
CTV News received three awards, including Best National Newscast for CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme and Best Local Newscast for CTV News Vancouver.
TSN garnered a total of seven awards including Best Sports Feature Segment for the much talked about feature, “The Butterfly Child” and Best Live Sports Event for FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2024.
Bell Media In-House Productions garnered four awards, including Best Talk Program or Series for The Marilyn Denis Show.
Eight winning films supported by The Movie Network and The Harold Greenberg Fund/Le Fonds Harold Greenberg won 19 awards, including: Room, which took home nine awards including Best Motion Picture, Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role; Hyena Road, which earned three wins; Brooklyn, which won two CSAs; the Bell Media Original Documentary, How To Change The World, which won for Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary; as well Sleeping Giant; Remember; Beeba Boys; and Scratch: A Hop-opera
The full list of Bell Media television awards includes:
CTV Television and Digital (11)
The Amazing Race Canada (6)
Insight Production Company Ltd.
Best Reality / Competition Program or Series
John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Daniela Battistella, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen
Best Direction in a Reality / Competition Program or Series
Rob Brunner – “Man I’ve Got a Big Butt”
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality / Competition Program or Series
Ryan Shaw – “Take Your Clue and Gooo!”
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series
Seth Poulin, Jonathan Dowler, Ben O’Neil, Burak Ozgan, Michael Tersigni – “Who’s Feeling Sporty Now”
Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series
Jon Montgomery – “Man I’ve Got a Big Butt”
Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show
John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Daniela Battistella, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen
The 2024 JUNO Awards (1)
Insight Production Company Ltd.
Best Live Entertainment Special
John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Ed Robinson, Allan Reid, Lindsay Cox, Pam De Montmorency, Rose Marra
Saving Hope (1)
Entertainment One, ICF Films
Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media
Michelle Nolden – “Psychic Healing”
The Marilyn Denis Show (2)
Bell Media Production
Best Talk Program or Series
John Simpson, Michelle Crespi
Best Direction in a Lifestyle or Information Program or Series
Bob Haller
Corner Gas: The Movie (1)
Prairie Pants Productions Inc.
Golden Screen Award for TV Drama / Comedy
Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson, Jack Tunnicliffe, Robert de Lint, Janice Dawe
TSN (7)
2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup (3)
Best Live Sports Event
Jim Panousis, Steve Abitrante
Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
Luke Wileman
Best Sports Opening/Tease
Matt Dunn, Michael Farber, Devon Burns, Darren Oliver, Steve Denheyer
“The Butterfly Child” (1)
Best Sports Feature Segment
Ross Rheaume, James Duthie, Brent Blanchard, Devon Burns, Michael Banani
2015 IIHF Worlad Junior Gold Medal Game (3)
Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event
Andy Bouyoukos
Best Sports Analyst
Tie between Ray Ferraro and Bob McKenzie
SPACE (7)
Orphan Black (7)
Temple Street Productions
Best Achievement in Make-Up
Steven Lynch, Sandy Sokolowski
Best Original Music Score for a Series
Trevor Yuile – “Certain Agony of the Battlefield”
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
Aaron Morton – “Certain Agony of the Battlefield”
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
Matt Anas – “Newer Elements of Our Defence”
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
Alex Levine – “Scarred by Many Past Frustrations”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Ari Millen – “Newer Elements of Our Defence”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Tatiana Maslany – “Certain Agony of the Battlefield”
CTV NEWS (3)
CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme (1)
Best National Newscast
David Hughes, Rosa Hwang, Allan Black, Mark Borchiver, Lisa LaFlamme – CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme
W5 (1)
Best News or Information Segment
Victor Malarek, Mary Dartis, Litsa Sourtzis, André Lapalme, Jerry Vienneau, Brian Mellersh – “Hands of God”
CTV NEWS (Vancouver) (1)
Best Local Newscast – CTV News at Six with Mike Killeen and Tamara Taggart
Ethan Faber, Les Staff, Rhonda Fuller, Len Catling, Charles Wright – CTV News Vancouver at 6
BRAVO (3)
19-2 (3)
Sphère Média Plus and Echo Media
Best Dramatic Series
Jocelyn Deschenes, Virginia Rankin, Bruce M. Smith, Luc Chatelain, Greg Phillips, Saralo MacGregor, Jesse McKeown
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
Daniel Grou (Podz) – “School”
Best Achievement in Casting
Robin D. Cook, Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, Marissa Richmond – “School”
MTV (5)
DEGRASSI (4)
Epitome Pictures Inc.
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
Linda Schuyler, Stephen Stohn, Sarah Glinski, Matt Huether, Stephanie Williams, Stefan Brogren
Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
Aislinn Paul
Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
Phil Earnshaw – “Finally, Part 2”
Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
Matt Huether – “Give Me One Reason”
WE DAY 2024 (1)
MTV
Best Music Program or Series
Sheila Sullivan, John Kampilis, Ken Katigbak
MUCH (1)
2015 MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS (1)
Much
Academy Special Awards: Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
Much Music Video Awards – Router-Based Production Audio Design
Nominated films supported by Bell Media’s The Movie Network and production fund The Harold Greenberg Fund include:
CANAL D (1)
Sugar Coated (1)
TVO (TVO)/Canal D (Bell Media)
Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Michele Hozer, Janice Dawe
THE MOVIE NETWORK, THE HAROLD GREENBERG FUND/LE FONDS HAROLD GREENBERG (19)
Room (9)
Pre-buy by The Movie Network
Best Motion Picture
David Gross, Ed Guiney
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jacob Tremblay
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Brie Larson
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Joan Allen
Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design
Ethan Tobman, Mary Kirkland
Achievement in Direction
Lenny Abrahamson
Achievement in Editing
Nathan Nugent
Achievement in Make-Up
Sid Armour
Adapted Screenplay
Emma Donoghue
Hyena Road (3)
Pre-buy by The Movie Network
Achievement in Overall Sound
Lou Solakofski, Ian Rankin, Joe Morrow, Russ Dyck, Graham Rogers, James Bastable, André Azoubel, Don White, Jack Hereen
Achievement in Sound Editing
Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Martin Gwynn Jones, Barry Gilmore, David Evans, Dave Rose, Brennan Mercer, Ed Douglas, Kevin Banks, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm
Achievement in Visual Effects
Phil Jones, Sarah Wormsbecher, Eric Doiron, Anthony DeChellis, Lon Molnar, Geoff D.E. Scott, Nathan Larouche, Mark Fordham
Brooklyn (2)
Pre-buy by The Movie Network
Achievement in Cinematography
Yves Bélanger
Achievement in Music – Original Score
Michael Brook
Sleeping Giant (1)
Acquisition by The Movie Network
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nick Serino
Remember (1)
Pre-buy by The Movie Network
Equity Investment by The Harold Greenberg Fund
Original Screenplay
Benjamin August
Beeba Boys (1)
Pre-buy by The Movie Network
Achievement in Costume Design
Joanne Hansen
How To Change the World (1)
Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary
James Scott
Scratch – A Hip-opera | Scratch – Un Hip-Opéra (1)
Loan converted into equity investment – Le Fonds Harold Greenberg
Achievement in Music – Original Song – ‘’C’est aujourd’hui que je sors’’
Jenny Salgado
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