CBC EARNS 23 AWARDS AT 2014 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

Mar 10, 2014

Last night’s broadcast saw CBC win additional three awards for Dragons’ Den and Jack

Last night’s Canadian Screen Awards at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto saw CBC Television earn three awards, bringing their grand total to 23 Canadian Screen Award wins. Fan favourite Dragons’ Den won for Best Reality/Competition Series, while the CBC Television film Jack earned two awards for their leads, Rick Roberts and Sook-Yin Lee.

CBC programs, talent and crew were all nominated in categories across the board for Canada’s most prestigious television, film and digital awards. Last night’s winners join those announced earlier in the week, with CBC’s comedy and news programming A complete breakdown of CBC’s wins can be found below.

Hosted by Martin Short, last night’s Canadian Screen Award broadcast celebrated the stars of Canadian film and television and commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The historic red carpet portion of the show saw each of the major broadcasters collaborating to honour Canadian talent. eTalk‘s Ben Mulroney, ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey and Entertainment City‘s Dina Pugliese joined CBC’s Heather Hiscox and Eli Glasner to co-host the Canadian Screen Awards’ red carpet.

2014 Canadian Screen Award wins awarded to CBC include:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a

Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

JACK

CBC

Rick Roberts

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a

Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

JACK

CBC

Sook-Yin Lee

Best Reality / Competition Program or Series

Sponsor | A&E Networks

Dragons’ Den

CBC

Lisa Gabriele, Mike Armitage, Tracie Tighe

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Sponsor | Canadian Media Production Association

The Phantoms

CBC (CBC)

Sudz Sutherland

Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series

Rick Mercer Report - Episode 10

CBC

Henry Sarwer-Foner

Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series

Sponsor | 9 Story Entertainment

The Magic Hockey Skates

CBC

Jason Boose, Sarah Mercey

Best Original Music Score for a Series

Cracked - What We Can’t See

CBC

Robert Carli

Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)

Rick Mercer Report - Episode 1

CBC

Rick Mercer

Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series

Rick Mercer Report

CBC

Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer, Tom Stanley

Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series

Gavin Crawford’s Wild West

CBC

Gavin Crawford, Kyle Tingley

Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series

This Hour Has 22 Minutes - 20-11

CBC

Albert Howell, Bob Kerr, Cathy Jones, Dean Jenkinson, Gary Pearson, Greg Thomey, Mark Critch, Mary Walsh, Michael Balazo, Mike Allison, Nigel Lawrence, Rupinder Gill, Scott Vrooman, Shaun Majumder, Susan Kent

Best Reportage, National

CBC News: The National - Syrian Conflict

CBC

Sasa Petricic

Best Reportage, Local

CBC News: Here & Now

CBC

David Cochrane, Paul Pickett

Best News Special

CBC News: The National - Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Captured

CBC

Caroline Harvey, Derek Desouza, Mark Harrison, Mary Mather, Peter Mansbridge

Best News Information Series

CBC News: the fifth estate

CBC

Jim Williamson, Marie Caloz

Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research

CBC News: the fifth estate - Rate my Hospital

CBC

Amber Hildebrandt, Anita Elash, Kimberly Ivany, Romilla Karnick, Sangeeta Patel, Sina Zapfe

Best News Information Program

Syria: Behind Rebel Lines

CBC’S DOC ZONE

Lynne Chichakian, Rania Abouzeid, Sylvne Gilchrist

Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series

The War of 1812: Been There, Won That

CBC’s DOC ZONE

Peter Keleghan

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

The War of 1812: Been There, Won That

CBC’s DOC ZONE

Susan Teskey

Best Performing Arts or Arts Documentary Program

I AM NOT A ROCK STAR

documentary Channel

(Adobe Productions International)

Bobbi Jo Hart, Robbie Hart

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

I AM NOT A ROCK STAR

documentary Channel

Howard Goldberg

Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media

- Non-Fiction

CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions

(CBC Television)

Brent Hodge, Bryan Ward, Grant Lawrence, Kai Black, Talia Schlanger

Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer

HNIC: Stanley Cup Final - Game 4 - Chicago/Boston

CBC

Jim Hughson

Find the awards online at:

academy.ca/Canadian-Screen-Awards

facebook.com/CanadianScreenAwards

@academy_net / #CDNScreen14

About CBC/Radio-Canada

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About the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a national, non-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen-based industries.

About the Canadian Screen Awards and Canadian Screen Week

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 CanadianScreen Week (March 3-9, 2014) and the two-hour Live Broadcast Gala will air Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 8 p.m. on CBC.

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