6th Canadian Screen Awards
The 6th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 11, 2018, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2017.[1] Nominations were announced on January 16, 2018.[1]
| 6th Canadian Screen Awards | |
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| Date | March 11, 2018 | 
| Location | Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Toronto, Ontario | 
| Hosted by | Emma Hunter Jonny Harris | 
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Film: Maudie (7) TV: Alias Grace, The Amazing Race Canada, Cardinal (6) | 
| Most nominations | Film: Ava, Hochelaga, Land of Souls, Never Steady, Never Still (8) TV: Anne with an E (13) | 
| Best Motion Picture | Maudie | 
| Best Dramatic Series | Anne with an E | 
| Best Comedy Series | Kim's Convenience | 
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC | 
Emma Hunter and Jonny Harris hosted the ceremony, which was held at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto.[2] The awards in many of the technical and craft categories were presented in a series of advance galas throughout the week, promoted to as Canadian Screen Week, leading up to the main televised ceremony.[3] Anne with an E received the most nominations, with 13 in total.[3]
In the film categories, Maudie won the most awards, with seven, while Alias Grace, The Amazing Race Canada, and Cardinal all tied with six wins each in the television categories.[4]
Film
    
Nominees and winners are:[5][6]
Television
    
    Programs
    
| Drama series | Comedy series | 
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| Animated program or series | Documentary program | 
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| Children's or youth fiction | Children's or youth non-fiction | 
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| Factual Program or Series | History Documentary Program or Series | 
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| Lifestyle Program or Series | Limited Series | 
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| Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series | Pre-School Program or Series | 
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| Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series (Rob Stewart Award) | Social/Political Documentary Program (Donald Brittain Award) | 
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| Sketch comedy program or series | Talk program or series | 
| Live entertainment special | Variety or entertainment special | 
| Reality/Competition Program or Series | Golden Screen Awards | 
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Actors
    
| Lead actor, drama | Lead actress, drama | 
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| Lead actor, comedy | Lead actress, comedy | 
| Lead actor, television film or miniseries | Lead actress, television film or miniseries | 
| Supporting actor, drama | Supporting actress, drama | 
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| Supporting actor, comedy | Supporting actress, comedy | 
| Performance in a children's or youth program or series | Performance in a guest role, drama series | 
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| Performance in an animated program or series | Performance in a variety or sketch comedy program or series | 
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News and information
    
| News special | News reportage, local | 
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| News reportage, national | Local newscast | 
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| National newscast | News or information series | 
| News anchor, local | News anchor, national | 
| Host or interviewer, news or information program or series | News or information program | 
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| Host in a program or series | Host in a live program or series | 
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| News or information segment | |
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Sports
    
| Live sporting event | Sports analyst | 
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| Sports host | Sports play-by-play | 
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| Sports feature segment | Sports opening | 
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| Sports program or series | |
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Craft awards
    
| Editorial research | Visual research | 
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| Make-Up | Costume Design | 
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| Photography in a comedy series | Photography in a documentary program or factual series | 
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| Photography in a drama program or series | Photography in a lifestyle or reality program or series | 
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| Photography in a news or information program, series or segment | Editing in a comedy program or series | 
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| Editing in a dramatic program or series | Editing in a documentary program or series | 
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| Editing in a factual program or series | Editing in a reality or competition program or series | 
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| Production design/art direction in a fiction program or series | Production design/art direction in a non-fiction program or series | 
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| Sound in a fiction program or series | Sound in a non-fiction program or series | 
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| Sound in an animated program or series | Visual effects | 
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| Casting | |
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Directing
    
| Children's or youth | Comedy | 
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| Documentary or factual series | Documentary program | 
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| Dramatic program or mini–series | Dramatic series | 
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| Lifestyle or information | Live sporting event | 
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| Reality or competition program or series | Variety or sketch comedy program or series | 
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| Animated program or series | |
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Music
    
| Non-fiction program or series | Fiction program or series | 
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| Animated program or series | |
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Writing
    
| Children's or youth | Comedy | 
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| Documentary | Dramatic program or miniseries | 
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| Drama series | Factual program or series | 
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| Lifestyle or reality/competition program or series | Variety or sketch comedy program or series | 
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| Animated program or series | |
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Digital media
    
| Cross-Platform Project, fiction | Cross-Platform Project, Non-Fiction | 
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| Cross-Platform Project, Children's | Immersive Experience | 
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| Original Interactive Production | Original Program or Series, fiction | 
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| Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction | Direction, Web Program or Series | 
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| Actor, Web Program or Series | Actress, Web Program or Series | 
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| Host, Web Program or Series | |
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Multiple nominations and awards
    
| Nominations | Film | 
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| 8 | Ava | 
| Hochelaga, Land of Souls | |
| Never Steady, Never Still | |
| 7 | The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches | 
| Maudie | |
| 6 | All You Can Eat Buddha | 
| The Breadwinner | |
| Cross My Heart | |
| It's the Heart That Dies Last | |
| 5 | Boost | 
| Ravenous | 
| Awards | Film | 
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| 7 | Maudie | 
| 4 | The Breadwinner | 
| Hochelaga, Land of Souls | |
| 3 | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World | 
| 2 | Ava | 
| Nominations | Show | 
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| 13 | Anne | 
| 12 | Cardinal | 
| Kim's Convenience | |
| 11 | Alias Grace | 
| Schitt's Creek | |
| 9 | Letterkenny | 
| Mary Kills People | |
| 8 | CBC News: The National | 
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | |
| the fifth estate | |
| W5 | |
| 7 | The Amazing Race Canada | 
| 6 | 19–2 | 
| Baroness von Sketch Show | |
| Orphan Black | |
| Top Chef Canada | |
| 5 | 2016 Grey Cup | 
| Frontier | |
| Hotel Transylvania | |
| The Life-Sized City | |
| Rick Mercer Report | |
| Vikings | |
| Workin' Moms | 
| Awards | Show | 
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| 6 | Alias Grace | 
| The Amazing Race Canada | |
| Cardinal | |
| 5 | Baroness von Sketch Show | 
| 3 | 2016 MLS Cup | 
| Kim's Convenience | |
| Orphan Black | |
| PAW Patrol | |
| Schitt's Creek | |
| Vikings | 
Special awards
    
Several special awards were given:[8][9]
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Mansbridge
- board of directors Award: Margaret Atwood, Jay Switzer
- Earle Grey Award: Clark Johnson
- Fan Choice Award: Elise Bauman
- Gordon Sinclair Award: Karyn Pugliese
- Margaret Collier Award: Denis McGrath
- Outstanding Media Innovation Award: Pat Ellingson
- Icon Award: Rick Mercer Report
- Humanitarian Award: Bell Let's Talk
References
    
- "Award Season Begins". Northern Stars, December 13, 2017.
- "Emma Hunter and Jonny Harris to host 2018 Canadian Screen Awards | TV, eh?". www.tv-eh.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: Anne has leading 13 nominations". CBC News. January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018.
- Canada, HELLO!. "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: All the winners". ca.hellomagazine.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- "Film Nominees". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- Ahearn, Victoria. "'The Breadwinner' among early Canadian Screen Awards winners". National Post. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- "Sadaf Foroughi's 'Ava' wins best first feature film from Canadian Screen Awards". National Post, January 31, 2018.
- "Canadian Screen Awards: Peter Mansbridge, Karyn Pugliese, Margaret Atwood to be honoured". CBC News, October 30, 2017.
- "'Representation matters,' says fans' choice winner Elise Bauman of 'Carmilla'". 680 News, March 12, 2018.
