TORONTO (February 15, 2022) – Bell Media congratulates its production partners, internal team members, talent, and all those involved in the creation of productions nominated for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards.
Announced earlier today, Bell Media garnered 175 total nominations, comprising 105 television and digital nominations and 70 nominations for Bell Media-supported films.
CTV is the proud Platinum Partner of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards, and the title sponsor of the Sports Programming, Lifestyle & Reality, and Scripted Programs & Performance Awards. The Canadian Screen Awards take place during
Canadian Screen Week (April 4-10), via a series of Virtual Awards Presentations.
“Our partners and team members have once again raised the bar in the production of exceptional Canadian television series and films, and we’re proud to have these achievements recognized by The Academy,” said Karine Moses, Senior Vice President, Content Development and News, Bell Media and Vice Chair, Québec, Bell. “We extend our warmest congratulations to all the nominees across the various categories.”
Bell Media nominations across original programming, films, and specials include:
- Following four wins for its inaugural season at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, Season 2 of CTV Original series TRANSPLANT receives nine nominations, including Best Drama Series, Best Writing, Drama Series, Best Lead Actor, Drama Series (Hamza Haq), Best Lead Actress, Drama Series (Laurence Leboeuf), and Best Supporting Actress, Drama (Ayisha Issa).
- With five nominations, CTV Original comedy JANN is recognized for Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Actress, Comedy (Jann Arden), and Best Guest Performance, Comedy (Michael Bublé).
- Crave scores 24 nods for its original productions. Fan-favourite CANADA’S DRAG RACE hits the runway with nine nominations for Season 2, including Best Reality/Competition Program or Series. Multiple award-winning series LETTERKENNY receives seven nominations including its sixth nomination for Best Comedy Series and Best Lead Actor, Comedy (Jared Keeso). Crave Original documentaries garner nine nominations, including OSCAR PETERSON: BLACK + WHITE and THE NEW CORPORATION: THE UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY SEQUEL.
- After consecutive wins for Best Host, Lifestyle and Best Lifestyle Program or Series for CTV’s MARY’S KITCHEN CRUSH, Mary Berg receives nominations in the same categories for new CTV Life Channel series MARY MAKES IT EASY.
- CTV Sci-Fi’s fan-favourite series WYNONNA EARP takes 11 nominations including Best Lead Actress, Drama Series for Melanie Scrofano, and Best Writing, Drama Series for Emily Andras.
- The debut season of CTV Comedy’s ROAST BATTLE CANADA lands three nominations, including Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series, while CTV Comedy’s multiple award-winning series CORNER GAS ANIMATED garners eight nods including Best Animated Program or Series.
- Bell Media Studios series and specials are nominated for 10 awards, with ETALK earning four, including Best Entertainment News Program or Series. THE SOCIAL and THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW receive one nomination each for Best Talk Program or Series, and CTV YOUR MORNING garners a nomination for Best Morning Show. Additionally, TIFF TRIBUTE AWARDS lands two nods, including Best Live Entertainment Special and Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy.
- CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME is recognized with four nominations, including Best National Newscast and Best News Anchor, National for Chief News Anchor Lisa LaFlamme. Toronto’s CTV NEWS AT SIX earns two nominations for Best Local Newscast and Best News Anchor, Local for co-hosts Michelle Dubé and Nathan Downer, and Vancouver’s CTV NEWS AT SIX garners one nod for Best Local Newscast. W5 receives eight nominations, including Best News or Information Series and Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information for host Avery Haines, and POWER PLAY is nominated for Best Talk Program or Series.
- TSN, Canada’s Sports Leader, receives 10 nominations for sports coverage and feature programming. The 2021 IIHF WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDAL GAME and 2021 CFL SEASON OPENER each earn two nominations, including Best Live Sports Event. James Duthie, who took home the prize for Best Sports Host for FREE AGENT FRENZY in 2019 and 2020, is nominated once again for the same program and category. TSN Originals AHMED & MUHAMMED and ALEX are recognized for Best Sports Feature Segment, with TSN’s historic TORONTO RAPTORS VS. DENVER NUGGETS – ALL-FEMALE BROADCAST garnering a nod for Best Live Sports Event.
- Bell Media-supported feature films receive 70 nods. Nominated films include Night Raiders with an outstanding 11 nominations for Danis Goulet’s feature-length directorial debut, coming soon to Crave. Drunken Birds | Les Oiseaux ivres secures six nominations including Best Motion Picture, Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Claude Legault), and Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Marine Johnson). Additionally, Night of the Kings | La nuit des rois lands two nods, including Best Motion Picture.
The Canadian Screen Awards also honour the first inaugural recipients of the Changemaker Award, including TSN’s Kayla Grey. Honouring those in the media community in Canada who are using their voice or platform to spotlight systemic racism and discrimination.
The full list of Bell Media television and film nominations includes:
TELEVISION AND DIGITAL NOMINATIONS (105)
CTV Original Programming (41)
WYNONNA EARP (CTV Sci-Fi) (11)
SEVEN24 Films
Best Lead Actress, Drama Series
Melanie Scrofano
Best Supporting Actor, Drama
Tim Rozon
Best Writing, Drama Series
“Old Souls” – Emily Andras
Best Guest Performance, Drama Series
“Love’s All Over” – Jann Arden
Best Picture Editing, Drama
“Old Souls”- Michael Doherty
Best Sound, Fiction
“Better Dig Two”- Mike Markiw, Janice Ierulli, Matthew Hussey, Mark Shnuriwsky, Sid Liberman, Mike Woroniuk, Paul Shubat
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction
“Hell Raisin’ Good Time” – Trevor Smith, Amber Humphries
Best Costume Design
“Hell Raisin’ Good Time” – Jennifer Haffenden
Best Achievement in Make-Up
“Better Dig Two” – Joanne Jacobsen, Gunther Schetterer
Best Achievement in Hair
“Hell Raisin’ Good Time” – Jo-Dee Thomson
Best Original Music, Fiction
“Better Dig Two” – Robert Carli, Peter Chapman
TRANSPLANT (CTV) (9)
Sphere Media
Best Drama Series
Jocelyn Deschênes, Bruno Dubé, Joseph Kay, Tara Woodbury, Virginia Rankin, Josée Vallée, Stefan Pleszczynski, Adam Barken
Best Writing, Drama Series
“Free For What” – Joseph Kay
Best Photography, Drama
“Guardrail” – Pierre Gill
Best Picture Editing, Drama
“Contact” – Annie Ilkow
Best Achievement in Make-Up
“Guardrail” – Bruno Gatien, Julie Brisebois
Best Lead Actor, Drama Series
Hamza Haq
Best Lead Actress, Drama Series
Laurence Leboeuf
Best Supporting Actress, Drama
Ayisha Issa
Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction
Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, Jason Knight, John Buchan
CORNER GAS ANIMATED (CTV Comedy) (8)
Vérité Films, Sparrow Media
Best Animated Program or Series
Brent Butt, Virginia Thompson, Andrew Carr, Jensenne Roculan, Joel Gregorio, Jonas Diamond, Robert de Lint, Cassie Pyatt
Best Direction, Animation
“Haunt for Dread October” – Stephen Evans
Best Writing, Animation
“Law & Quarter” – Jennifer Siddle
“Plots & Plans” – Brent Butt, Kyah Green
Best Performance, Animation
Lorne Cardinal
Corrine Koslo
Eric Peterson
Tara Spencer-Nairn
JANN (CTV) (5)
Project 10 Productions and SEVEN24 Films
Best Comedy Series
Andrew Barnsley, Benjamin Murray, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Jann Arden, Jennica Harper, Leah Gauthier, Randy Lennox, Dean Bennett, Ron Murphy, Mike McPhaden
Best Writing, Comedy
“No Drama” – Jennica Harper, Leah Gauthier
Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction
Lisa Parasyn, Rhonda Fisekci
Best Lead Actress, Comedy
Jann Arden
Best Guest Performance, Comedy
“No Drama” – Michael Bublé
ROAST BATTLE CANADA (CTV Comedy) (3)
Juste Pour Rire TV Inc, Counterfeit Productions, Bell Media
Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Bruce Hills, Russell Peters, Dan Bennett, Shane Corkery, Anton Leo, George Reinblatt, Zoe Rabnett, Nick Brazao, Shelagh O’Brien
Best Performance, Sketch Comedy (Individual or Ensemble)
Russell Peters, Sabrina Jalees, K. Trevor Wilson, Ennis Esmer, Keith Pedro, Daniel Woodrow, Mike Rita, Brittany Lyseng
Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy
“Episode 1” – Shelagh O’Brien
MARY MAKES IT EASY (CTV Life Channel) (2)
Proper Television
Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Allison Grace, Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Mary Berg, David Donohue, Michelle Li
Best Host, Lifestyle
Mary Berg
THIS IS POP! (CTV) (2)
Banger Films
Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Amanda Burt
Best Direction, Documentary Series
Jared Raab
SURREALESTATE (CTV Sci-Fi) (1)
Blue Ice Pictures
Best Picture Editing, Drama
“For Sale by Owner” – Simone Smith
Crave Original Programming (24)
CANADA’S DRAG RACE (Crave) (9)
Saloon Media/Blue Ant Studios Canada
Best Reality/Competition Program or Series
Pam McNair, Betty Orr, Trevor Boris, Laura Michalshyshyn, Michael Kot, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Justin Stockman, Jen Markowitz, Spencer Fritz
Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition
Brooke Lynn Hytes, Traci Melchor, Amanda Brugel, Brad Goreski
Best Direction, Reality/Competition
Shelagh O’Brien
Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition
“Screech” – Brandon Ash Mohammed
Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition
“Screech” – Lindsay Ragone
Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition
“The Snatch Game” – Baun Mah
Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition
“Under the Big Top” – Peter Topalovic
Best Sound, Non-Fiction
“Under the Big Top” – John Diemer, Rob Taylor, Phil Nagy, Eric Leigh, Dane Kelly, Sarah Labadie
Best Achievement in Casting, Non-Fiction
Heather Muir
LETTERKENNY (Crave) (7)
Get’er Done Productions 5 Inc.
Best Comedy Series
Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Mark Montefiore, Kara Haflidson
Best Lead Actor, Comedy
Jared Keeso
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
Lisa Codrington
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
Kaniehtiio Horn
Best Writing, Comedy
“Kids with Problems” – Jared Keeso, Mark Forward
Best Photography, Comedy
“Sleepover” – Jim Westenbrink
Best Picture Editing, Comedy
“Sleepover” – Kyle Martin
OSCAR PETERSON: BLACK + WHITE (Crave) (5)
Melbar Entertainment Group
Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
Randy Lennox, Jeffrey Latimer, Barry Avrich, Mark Selby
Best Direction, Documentary Program
Barry Avrich
Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research
Mark Selby
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Nicolas Kleiman
Best Sound, Non-Fiction
Richard Spence-Thomas, Teresa Morrow, Gary Vaughan
THE NEW CORPORATION: THE UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY SEQUEL (Crave) (3)
Grant Street Productions Ltd
Best Direction, Documentary Program
Joel Bakan, Jennifer Abbott
Best Writing, Documentary
Joel Bakan
Best Sound, Non-Fiction
Velcrow Ripper, Randy Kiss
TSN (10)
2021 IIHF WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDAL GAME (TSN) (2)
Best Live Sports Event
Paul Graham, Sam Cicirello
Best Direction, Live Sports Event
Dawn Landis
2021 CFL SEASON OPENER (TSN) (2)
Best Live Sports Event
Paul Graham, Jon Hynes
Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
Rod Black
FREE AGENT FRENZY (TSN) (1)
Best Sports Host
James Duthie
TORONTO RAPTORS VS. DENVER NUGGETS – ALL-FEMALE BROADCAST (TSN) (1)
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Best Live Sports Event
Rebecca Ross, Paul Graham, Michael Gelfand, David Leiter, Chris Phillips
QUEEN’S PLATE (TSN) (1)
Woodbine Entertainment
Best Direction, Live Sports Event
Franklin Rubinstein
AHMED & MUHAMMED (TSN) (1)
Best Sports Feature Segment
Matt Dunn, Sara Orlesky, Kevin Fallis, Sara Bonetta, Stephan Recksiedler
ALEX (TSN) (1)
Best Sports Feature Segment
Matt Dorman, Darren Oliver, Kevin Fallis, Curry Leamen, Scott Taylor
EURO 2020 (TSN) (1)
Best Sports Opening
Simon Garan, Devon Burns, Jacob Frenkel, Kevin Fallis, Adam Fair
CTV News (18)
W5 (CTV) (8)
Best News or Information Program
“COVID: Year 2”
Best News or Information Segment
“Flight 752”
Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research
“Consumed by Conspiracy” – Denise Kimmel, Chad Derrick, Daniele Hamamdjian
Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research
“Flight 752” – Stephen Bandera, Shelley Ayres
Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research
“Flight 752” – Stephen Bandera
Best Photography, News or Information
“The Covid Legacy” – Jerry Vienneau
Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information
“Stacked Odds” – Sandie Rinaldo
Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information
“A Town Divided” – Avery Haines
CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME (CTV) (4)
Best National Newscast
Best News Anchor, National
Lisa LaFlamme
Best National Reporter
Omar Sachedina
Best News or Information Program
CTV NATIONAL NEWS AT HOME: 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW
CTV NEWS TORONTO AT 6 (CTV) (2)
Best Local Newscast
Best News Anchor, Local
Michelle Dubé, Nathan Downer
CTV NEWS VANCOUVER AT 6 (CTV) (1)
Best Local Newscast
POWER PLAY (CTV) (1)
Best Talk Program or Series
Evan Solomon, Ramneek Gill, Rachel Swatek, Joyce Napier, Caroline O’Neill, Sophall Duch
CTV MORNING LIVE (CTV) (1)
Best Morning Show
Liz Rigney, Vicki Bowe
CTV NEWS SPECIAL: HRH PRINCE PHILIP 1921 – 2021 (CTV) (1)
Best Live News Special
Bell Media Studios (10)
ETALK (CTV) (4)
Best Entertainment News Program or Series
Manny Groneveldt, Jennifer Morrison, Kate Frank, Ryan Thompson, Heather Lin, Devin Mandeville
Best Entertainment News Program or Series
Etalk Presents: Simu Liu Hometown Hero
Best Live Entertainment Special
“Etalk Live at the Oscars” – Chris Perez, Ryan Thompson, Michelle Crespi, Devin Mandeville
Best Variety or Entertainment Special
“Etalk: A Day To Listen, Learn and Remember” – Manny Groneveldt, Jennifer Morrison, Kate Frank, Danielle Graham, Tyrone Edwards, Michaella
Shannon
THE SOCIAL (CTV) (1)
Best Talk Program or Series
Laura Scarfo, Kate Wright, Amber Buchanan, Kate McKenna, Michelle Crespi
CTV YOUR MORNING (CTV) (1)
Best Morning Show
Jennifer MacLean, Marisa Zucaro, Kristen Rynax, Paul Hughes, Jessica Nevin, Michelle Crespi
THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW (CTV) (1)
Best Talk Program or Series
John Simpson, Michelle Crespi, Tamara Petrie, Natalie Lambert, Seta Kalousdian-Tanner
CANADA’S DRAG RACE ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA (Crave) (1)
Best Variety or Entertainment Special
Manny Groneveldt, John Simpson, Natalie Lambert, Marcelle Edwards
TIFF TRIBUTE AWARDS (CTV) (2)
Best Live Entertainment Special
Chris Perez, Manny Groneveldt, Joana Vicente
Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy
Andrew Steenberg, Joanna Adams
Discovery Original Productions (2)
HIGHWAY THRU HELL (Discovery) (1)
Great Pacific Media
Best Factual Series
Mark A. Miller, Neil Thomas
GANGSTER’S GOLD (Discovery) (1)
yap films
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Steve Weslak
Films supported by Crave, Super Écran, and CTV Drama Channel (70)
Night Raiders (11)
Coming soon to Crave
Best Motion Picture
Tara Woodbury, Paul Barkin, Ainsley Gardiner, Georgina Conder, Danis Goulet
Achievement in Casting
Rene Haynes
Achievement in Costume Design
Kendra Terpenning
Achievement in Direction
Danis Goulet
Achievement in Make-Up
Traci Loader
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Lou Solakofski, Graham Rogers, Stephen Marian, Alexis Feodoroff, Tim Chaproniere
Achievement in Visual Effects
Martin Tori, Darwin Go, John Mariella, Frank Reuter
Original Screenplay
Danis Goulet
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Gail Maurice
John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award
Danis Goulet
All My Puny Sorrows (8)
Achievement in Art Direction
Danny Haeberlin
Achievement in Casting
Heidi Levitt
Achievement in Cinematography
Daniel Grant
Achievement in Editing
Michelle Szemberg, Orlee Buium
Achievement in Music – Original Score
Jonathan Goldsmith
Achievement in Sound Editing
Martin Gwynn Jones, Brent Pickett, Jane Tattersall, Brennan Mercer
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Joe Morrow, Lou Solakofski, Jonathan St. Clair, Thomas Dube
Achievement in Visual Effects
Alex Boothby
The Exchange (3)
Coming soon to Crave
Achievement in Art Direction
Nigel Churcher
Achievement in Costume Design
Lea Carlson
Achievement in Hair
Debra Johnson
Charlotte (1)
Adapted Screenplay
David Bezmozgis, Erik Rutherford – Charlotte
Drunken Birds | Les Oiseaux Ivres (6)
Best Motion Picture
Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Achievement in Art Direction I Production Design
André-Line Beauparlant
Achievement in Cinematography
Sara Mishara
Achievement in Editing
Arthur Tarnowski
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Claude Legault
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Marine Johnson
Night of the Kings | La nuit des rois (2)
Available for streaming on Crave
Best Motion Picture
Yanick Létourneau
Achievement in Editing
Aube Foglia
Maria Chapdelaine (4)
Coming soon to Crave
Achievement in Art Direction I Production Design
Jean Babin
Achievement in Costume Design
Francesca Chamberland
Achievement in Hair
Martin Lapointe
Achievement in Make-Up
Djina Caron
The Time Thief | L’arracheuse de temps (5)
Available for streaming on Crave
Achievement in Art Direction I Production Design
Arnaud Brisebois, Jean Babin, Eve Turcotte
Achievement in Costume Design
Josée Castonguay
Achievement in Hair
Janie Otis
Achievement in Visual Effects
Alain Lachance, Loïc Laurelut, Eric Clément, Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Adapted Screenplay
Fred Pellerin
You Will Remember Me | Tu te souviendras de moi (2)
Achievement in Cinematography
Pierre Gill
Adapted Screenplay
Eric Tessier
The Vinland Club | Le Club Vinland (2)
Achievement in Costume Design
Francesca Chamberland
Achievement in Hair
André Duval
Goodbye Happiness | Au revoir le bonheur (2)
Achievement in Editing
Yvann Thibaudeau
Achievement in Music – Original Song
Nicolas Errèra, Craig Walker ‘Drop the Rock’
Confessions of a Hitman | Confessions (3)
Achievement in Hair
Yvann Thibaudeau
Adapted Screenplay
Sylvain Guy
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
David La Haye
Brain Freeze (3)
Achievement in Make-Up
Erik Gosselin, Edwina Voda
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Gavin Fernandes, Pierre Bertrand, Jo Caron, Giuseppe Petrella
Achievement in Visual Effects | Meilleurs effets visuels
Marc Côté, Michael Beaulac, Robert Rioux, Lisa Purisima, Maxime Lepage, Anouk Cazalis, Alex Harvey, Wesley Lemieux, Daniel Coupal, Randy Santandrea
Bootlegger (1)
Achievement in Music – Original Song | Meilleure chanson originale
Jean Martin, Tanya Tagaq ‘Surface Nord’
The Christmas Setup (2)
Neshama Entertainment ULC
Best TV Movie
Arnie Zipursky, Suzanne Berger, Shane Boucher, Ryan Greig, Danielle Von Zerneck, Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer, Fernando Szew
Best Lead Actor, TV Movie
Ben Lewis
I Was Lorena Bobbit (6)
Cineflix Media
Best TV Movie
Jeff Vanderwal, Kim Bondi, Lorena Gallo, Sherri Rufh, Andy Streitfeld, Charles Tremayne
Best Lead Actor, TV Movie
Luke Humphrey
Best Lead Actress, TV Movie
Dani Montalvo
Best Direction, TV Movie
Danishka Esterhazy
Best Writing, TV Movie
Barbara Nance
Best Photography, Drama
Maya Bankovic
Midnight at the Magnolia (1)
Neshama Entertainment ULC
Best TV Movie
Arnie Zipursky, Marly Reed, Hayden Baptiste, Alexandra Waring, Andrew C. Erin, Marianne C.
Wunch, Hannah Pillemer, Fernando Szew
Death She Wrote (4)
Champlain Media Inc.
Best Lead Actor, TV Movie
Emmanuel Kabongo
Best Lead Actress, TV Movie
Paula Brancati
Best Lead Actress, TV Movie
Samora Smallwood
Best Direction, TV Movie
Sharon Lewis
Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos (1)
Lighthouse Pictures Inc.
Best Direction, TV Movie
Gail Harvey
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries – Til Death Do us Part (2)
Muse Entertainment
Best Lead Actor, TV Movie
Niall Matter
Best Lead Actress, TV Movie
Candace Cameron Bure
Fresh Water (1)
Airfoil Media/Buck Productions
Best Documentary Program
David Kalinauskas, Jim Kiriakakis, Sean Buckley, Ron Tite
