2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Television & Digital Media Gala 2 Winners

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television held their gala evening at the Westin Harbour Castle for the second round of Canadian Screen Award winners for 2016.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce that 49 Canadian Screen Awards and six Academy Special Awards were presented tonight in Drama, Children’s or Youth, Comedy and Variety categories. This Canadian Screen Awards Gala was hosted tonight by comedian Steve Patterson at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto.

“On either side of the camera, Canadian artists have consistently produced television to the highest standard in drama, comedy and children’s programming,” says Academy CEO Helga Stephenson. “Congratulations to all the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards’ nominees and winners who’ve raised the bar for us all again.” Six previously announced Academy Special Awards were presented tonight to:

• Ivan Fecan for the Academy Board of Directors’ Tribute sponsored by National Bank
• Wendy Crewson for the Earle Grey Award
• Karen Walton for the Margaret Collier Award
• Performing Arts Lodges (PAL CANADA) for the Humanitarian Award
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes for the Academy Icon Award
• Ana Serrano for the Digital Media Trailblazing Award sponsored by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)

The Academy's Canadian Screen Awards is the annual awards show to celebrate the best in film, television and digital media; they are part of Canadian Screen Week (March 7 –13, 2016) and the 2-Hour Broadcast Gala will air LIVE at 8pm ET (9 AT | 9:30 NT) Sunday March 13, 2016 on CBC.

Photos by Allan Tong


Complete list of the Canadian Screen Award winners for Gala 2

Best Achievement in Casting
19-2 - School
Bravo! (Bell Media)
Robin D. Cook, Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, Marissa Richmond

Best Achievement in Make-Up
Orphan Black - Ruthless in Purpose, and Insidious in Method
Space (Bell Media)
Stephen Lynch, Sandy Sokolowski

Best Animated Program or Series

Ivan Fecan and Lloyd Robertson

Rocket Monkeys
Teletoon (Corus Entertainment)
(Breakthrough Entertainment)
Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Joan Lambur, Mark Evestaff, Dan Abdo, Michael Feder, Jason Patterson, Mauro Casalese



Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series
Degrassi
MTV (Bell Media)
(Epitome Pictures Inc.)
Linda Schuyler, Stephen Stohn, Sarah Glinski, Matt Huether, Stephanie Williams, Stefan Brogren

Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
Finding Stuff Out
TVO (TVO)
(Apartment 11 Productions Inc.)
Jonathan Finkelstein, Jean-Louis Coté

Best Costume Design
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
(Entertainment One)
Kate Carin

Best Cross-Platform Project - Children's and Youth
Gaming Show Interactive
(Secret Location, Banger Films, DHX Media)
Pietro Gagliano, Ryan Andal, Kathryn Rawson, Todd Feaver, Jesse Shamata

Best Cross-Platform Project - Fiction
The Book of Negroes Interactive
(Secret Location, Conquering Lion, Entertainment One, CBC)
James Milward, Ryan Andal, Kathryn Rawson, Allen Martin, Damon D'Oliveira

Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Degrassi - Finally, Part 2
MTV (Bell Media)
Phil Earnshaw

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
Schitt's Creek - The Cabin
CBC (CBC)
Paul Fox

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
Clement Virgo

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
19-2 - School
Bravo! (Bell Media)
(Sphere Media Plus)
Daniel Grou (Podz)

Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
2015 Pan Am Games Opening Ceremony
CBC (CBC)
Shelagh O'Brien

Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series
Paw Patrol - Pups Save a Talent Show / Pups Save the Corn Roast
TVO (TVO)
Jamie Whitney

Best Host in a Pre-school, Children's or Youth Program or Series
Finding Stuff Out - Poop
TVO (TVO)
Harrison Houde

Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series
The Amazing Race Canada – Man I’ve Got a Big Butt
CTV (Bell Media)
Jon Montgomery

Best Music Program or Series
We Day 2014
MTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Sheila Sullivan, John Kampilis, Ken Katigbak

Best Original Music Score for a Program
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
(Entertainment One)
Philip Miller

Best Original Music Score for a Series
Orphan Black - Certain Agony of the Battlefield
Space (Bell Media )
Trevor Yuile

Best Original Program or Series Produced for Digital Media - Fiction
Carmilla
(Shaftesbury / Smokebomb)
Jay Bennett, Steph Ouaknine, Kaaren Whitney-Vernon, Christina Jennings, Denise Darroch, Carrie Hayden

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series
X Company - Walk With the Devil / Into the Fire
CBC (CBC)
Torben Liebrecht

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series
Schitt's Creek - Honeymoon / Surprise Party
CBC (CBC)
Chris Elliott

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
Lyriq Bent

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series
Schitt's Creek - Our Cup Runneth Over / Carl’s Funeral
CBC (CBC)

Writer Daniel Levy

Emily Hampshire

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
Aunjanue Ellis

Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Degrassi - Give Me One Reason
MTV (Bell Media)
Aislinn Paul

Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series
Remedy - Playing Doctor Conner
Global (Shaw Media)
Christine Horne

Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media
Saving Hope: Psychic Healing
(Entertainment One, ICF Films)
Michelle Nolden

Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series
Numb Chucks - From Dusk Till Dawn
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
Julie Lemieux

Best Performing Arts Program
King Lear
CBC (CBC)
(Melbar Entertainment Group)
Barry Avrich, Susan Edwards, Anita Gaffney, Michael Levine

Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series
Schitt's Creek - Honeymoon
CBC (CBC)
Gerald Packer

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
Orphan Black - Certain Agony of the Battlefield
Space (Bell Media)
Aaron Morton

Best Photography in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Sunnyside - Top Hat
City (Rogers Media)
D. Gregor Hagey

Best Picture Editing in a Comedy Program or Series
Schitt's Creek - Surprise Party
CBC (CBC)
James Bredin

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
Orphan Black - Newer Elements of Our Defence
Space (Bell Media)
Matthew Anas

Best Picture Editing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Rick Mercer Report - Episode Three
CBC (CBC)
Allan Maclean, Miles Davren

Best Pre-School Program or Series
Odd Squad
TVO (TVO)
(Sinking Ship Entertainment)
J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Tim McKeon, Paul Siefken, Adam Peltzman, Matthew J.R. Bishop, Georgina Lopez

Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
Jason Clarke, Ian Greig, Robert van de Coolwyk, Brian Glaser, Renee Filipova

Best Sound in a Comedy or Dramatic Program or Series
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
Derek Mansveldt, David Rose, David McCallum, Martin Gwynn Jones, Joe Mancuso, Steve Hammond, Erik Culp, Frank
Morrone, Scott Shepherd, Alexander Rosborough

Best Sound in a Variety or Animated Program or Series
2015 Pan Am Games Opening Ceremony
CBC (CBC)
(CBC)
Antonio Montano, Michael Nunan, Andrew Roberts, Kent Ford, Mark Vreeken

Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Rick Mercer Report
CBC (CBC)
(Island Edge Inc.)
Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer, Tom Stanley

Best Visual Effects
Vikings - To The Gates!
History Channel Canada (Shaw Media)
Dennis Berardi, Dominic Remane, Michael Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Wishart, Jeremy Dineen, Engin Arslan, Ken MacKenzie, Bill Halliday, Leann Harvey, Maria Gordon, Julian Parry

Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Degrassi - Give Me One Reason
MTV (Bell Media)
Matt Huether

Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series
Schitt's Creek - Honeymoon
CBC (CBC)
Daniel Levy

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
The Book of Negroes
CBC (CBC)
Clement Virgo, Lawrence Hill

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
Presented with the participation of the COGECO Program Development Fund
Orphan Black - Scarred by Many Past Frustrations
Space (Bell Media)
Alex Levine

Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Rick Mercer Report - Episode Eleven
CBC (CBC)
Rick Mercer, Rick Currie, Greg Eckler, Chris Finn, Tim Steeves, George Westerholm

Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series
Numb Chucks - As the Worm Turns
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
Mark Steinberg