Academy Announces 2015 Canadian Screen Awards Winners in Drama, Children's or Youth, Comedy and Variety

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce that 48 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS were presented tonight in Drama, Children's or Youth, Comedy and Variety categories. This Canadian Screen Awards Gala was hosted tonight by comedian Darrin Rose at the Sheraton Centre Toronto.

"The Academy is honoured tonight to be able to recognize the creators and artists of Canada's favorite drama, comedy, and kids' television programming, that entertain and inspire us," says Academy Chair, Martin Katz.

"You - the producers, artists and craftspeople of the Canadian screen industry are critical to this country," says Helga Stephenson, Academy CEO. "The arts - and more specifically, our moving image arts - define us and connect us," she adds.

Four previously announced Academy Special Awards were also presented tonight to:

Insight Productions Company Ltd for the Academy Icon Award
Tassie Cameron for the Margaret Collier Award sponsored by Halfire Entertainment
Paul Gross for the Earle Grey Award
George Anthony for the Academy Board of Directors' Tribute

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Awards Presented Tonight Include

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Best Achievement in Casting
Orphan Black - Governed By Sound Reason and True Religion
Space (Bell Media)
Sharon Forrest, Susan Forrest

Best Achievement in Make-Up
Sponsor | M?A?C Cosmetics
Murdoch Mysteries - Friday the 13th, 1901
CBC (CBC)
Deb Drennan

Best Animated Program or Series
Sponsor | Breakthrough Entertainment
Rocket Monkeys
Teletoon (Corus Entertainment)
(Breakthrough Entertainment)
Dan Abdo, Mauro Casalese, Mark Evestaff, Joan Lambur, Ira Levy, Jason Patterson, Stephanie VanBruggen, Peter Williamson

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

Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong!
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
(marblemedia)
Mark J.W. Bishop, Susan Edwards, Matthew Hornburg, Stephen J. Turnbull

Best Costume Design
Murdoch Mysteries - Murdoch in Ragtime
CBC (CBC)
Alexander Reda

Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Degrassi - Hypnotize
MuchMusic / MTV (Bell Media)
Phil Earnshaw

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
Sensitive Skin - The Return Of The Other Davina
HBO Canada (Bell Media/ Corus Entertainment)
Don McKellar

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Sponsor | William F. White International and Comweb Group
The Best Laid Plans
CBC (CBC)
Peter Moss

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
Orphan Black - Mingling its Own Nature With It
Space (Bell Media)
TJ Scott

Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
We Day 2013
MTV (Bell Media)
John Keffer

Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series
Sponsor | 9 Story Media Group
The Day My Butt Went Psycho - I Dream of Deucie / Planet of the Butt Monkeys
Teletoon (Corus Entertainment)
Matt Ferguson

Best Entertainment Special
Michael Bublé's 3rd Annual Christmas Special
CTV (Bell Media)
(Chanci Ventures)
Bruce Allen

Best Host in a Pre-School, Children's or Youth Program or Series
The Adventures of Napkin Man - Just Me in a Tree
CBC (CBC)
Yannick Bisson

Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series
Don't Drive Here - Port-Au-Prince
Discovery Channel Canada (Bell Media)
Andrew Younghusband

Best Music Program or Series
Sponsor | YANGAROO
2014 MuchMusic Video Awards
MuchMusic (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Steve Jarman, John Kampilis, Sheila Sullivan

Best Original Music Score for a Program
Sponsor | Slaight Music
Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery
CBC (CBC)
Robert Carli

Best Original Music Score for a Series
Orphan Black - By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried
Space (Bell Media)
Trevor Yuile

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role
in a Dramatic Program or Series
Sponsor | BFL CANADA Risk and Insurance Services Inc.
Orphan Black - Mingling its Own Nature With It
Space (Bell Media)
Jordan Gavaris

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role
in a Dramatic Program or Series
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy
Global (Shaw Media)
Ali Liebert

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series
Mr. D - Donor Dinner
CBC (CBC)
Jonathan Torrens

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series
Spun Out - Stalkblocker
CTV (Bell Media)
Lauren Ash

Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Degrassi - My Own Worst Enemy
MuchMusic/MTV (Bell Media)
Aislinn Paul

Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series
Motive - Pitfall
CTV (Bell Media)
Callum Keith Rennie

Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media
Guidestones: Sunflower Noir
(iThentic, 3 o'clock.tv)
Supinder Wraich

Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
(Individual or Ensemble)
Rick Mercer Report - Episode 16
CBC (CBC)
Rick Mercer

Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series
Sponsor | Disney XD Canada
Justin Time - Ole Ole
Family Channel / Disney Jr (DHX Media)
Scott Matheson-McCord

Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series
Sensitive Skin - The Three Sisters
HBO Canada (Bell Media/ Corus Entertainment)
Douglas Koch

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
Orphan Black - By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried
Space (Bell Media)
Aaron Morton

Best Photography in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
The JUNO Awards 2014
CTV (Bell Media)
Alex Nadon

Best Picture Editing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series
Sensitive Skin - The Return Of The Other Davina
HBO Canada (Bell Media/ Corus Entertainment)
Matthew Hannam

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
Orphan Black - Governed As It Were By Chance
Space (Bell Media)
D. Gillian Truster

Best Pre-School Program or Series
The Adventures of Napkin Man
CBC (CBC)
(Breakthrough Entertainment, Little Airplane,Little Tugboat)
Suzie Gallo, Ira Levy, Brenda Nietupski, Josh Selig, Sharon Summerling, Tone Thyne, Stephanie VanBruggen, Peter Williamson

Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series
Orphan Black - Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done
Space (Bell Media)
Liz Calderhead, John Dondertman

Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Animated Program or Series
Call Me Fitz - A Very Special Fitzmas
TMN / Movie Central (Bell Media / Corus Entertainment)
Fred Brennan, Alexis Eskandari, Matthew Harrold, Allen Ormerod, Paul Shikata

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series
Vikings - The Choice
History Channel Canada (Shaw Media)
Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Steve Medeiros, Stephen Muir, Robert Warchol, Martin Lee, Kirk Lynds, Dale Sheldrake, Yuri Gorbachow, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm, Daniel Birch

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

Best Visual Effects
Sponsor | City of Toronto
Vikings - Invasion
History Channel Canada (Shaw Media)
Dennis Berardi, Michael Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Jeremy Dineen, Maria Gordon, Bill Halliday, Eric Lacroix, Jim Maxwell. Julian Parry, Dominic Remane

Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series
Rocket Monkeys - One and a Half Friends
Teletoon (Corus Entertainment)
Seán Cullen

Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Sponsor | Shaw Rocket Fund
Degrassi - Unbelievable
MuchMusic/MTV (Bell Media)
Matt Huether

Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series
Call Me Fitz - Baby's First Brothel
TMN / Movie Central (Bell Media / Corus Entertainment)
Derek Schreyer

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Presented with the participation of the Cogeco Program Development Fund
Babysellers
Lifetime (Shaw Media)
Suzette Couture

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
Orphan Black - By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried
Space (Bell Media)
Graeme Manson

Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Rick Mercer Report - Episode 16
CBC (CBC)
Rick Currie, Greg Eckler, Chris Finn, Rick Mercer, Tim Steeves, George Westerholm