| 8th Canadian Screen Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25–28 May 2020 |
| Hosted by | Lloyd Robertson Herbie Kuhn Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Emma Hunter Evany Rosen Kayla Lorette Eric McCormack Théodore Pellerin[1] |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Antigone andThe Song of Names (film),Cardinal (television) |
| Most nominations | The Song of Names (film),Schitt's Creek (television) |
| Best Motion Picture | Antigone |
| Best Dramatic Series | Cardinal |
| Best Comedy Series | Schitt's Creek |
The8thCanadian Screen Awards were presented by theAcademy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 25–28 May 2020 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, anddigital media production in 2019. The presentations were held as a series ofvirtual events due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Nominations were announced on 18 February, withFrançois Girard'sThe Song of Names leading in film nominations with 9, andDan andEugene Levy's sitcomSchitt's Creek leading in television with 26 nominations.[2]Sophie Deraspe'sAntigone would be the most-awarded film and win Best Motion Picture, whileCardinal would be the most-awarded television series.
The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on 29 March 2020.[3] On 12 March, the Academy announced that the Canadian Screen Awards and all associated activities had been cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[4][5] On 28 March, the Academy stated that it would announce the winners at a later date "when the time is right", citing the "great uncertainty" of the situation.[6]
On 5 May 2020, the Academy announced that it would present the awards as a series of pre-recordedvirtual presentations streamed on its website andsocial media outlets from 25–28 May. The streaming presentations were produced with the support of theCBC,CTV, andTelefilm Canada.[7] The first stream on 25 May presented the awards in news, sports, and documentary categories.[8] Children's, youth, lifestyle, and reality programming were presented on 26 May,[9] scripted television programming was presented on 27 May,[10] and films were presented on 28 May.[11]
The first recipients of the academy's special awards were announced on December 4, 2019.[12]
| Drama Series | Comedy Series |
|---|---|
| Animated Program or series | Documentary Program |
| Children's or Youth Fiction | Children's or Youth Non-Fiction |
| TV movie | History Documentary Program or Series |
| Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series | Lifestyle Program or Series |
| Pre-School Program or Series | Reality/Competition Program or Series |
| Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series (Rob Stewart Award) | Social/Political Documentary Program (Donald Brittain Award) |
| |
| Factual Program or Series | Sketch Comedy Show & Ensemble Performance |
| Live Entertainment Special | Talk Program or Series |
| Variety or Entertainment | Entertainment News Program or Series |
| Golden Screen Awards | |
|
| Lead Actor, Drama | Lead Actress, Drama |
|---|---|
| Lead Actor, Comedy | Lead Actress, Comedy |
| Supporting Actor, Drama | Supporting Actress, Drama |
| Supporting Actor, Comedy | Supporting Actress, Comedy |
| Guest Performance, Drama Series | Guest Performance, Comedy |
| Lead Performance, TV Movie | Performance, Children's or Youth |
| Performance, Animation | |
| Live News Special | Local Newscast |
|---|---|
| National Newscast | News or Information Series |
| News Anchor, Local | News Anchor, National |
| |
| News or Information Program | News or Information Segment |
|
|
| National Reporter | Local Reporter |
| Host or interviewer, news or information program or series | Host, factual or reality competition |
| Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News | Host, Lifestyle |
| Host, Live Entertainment Special | Morning Show |
|
| Live Sporting Event | Sports Analysis or Commentary |
|---|---|
|
|
| Sports Host | Sports Play by Play Announcer |
| Sports Feature Segment | Sports Opening |
|
|
| Sports Program or Series | |
|
| Editorial Research | Visual Research |
|---|---|
|
|
| Achievement in Make-Up | Costume Design |
|
|
| Photography, Comedy | Photography, Documentary or Factual |
|
|
| Photography, Drama | Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition |
|
|
| Photography, News or Information | Picture Editing, Comedy |
|
|
| Picture Editing, Drama | Picture Editing, Documentary |
|
|
| Picture Editing, Factual | Picture Editing, Reality/Competition |
|
|
| Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction | Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction |
|
|
| Sound, Fiction | Sound, Non-Fiction |
|
|
| Sound, Animation | Visual Effects |
|
|
| Achievement in Hair | Achievement in Casting |
| |
| Stunt Coordination | |
|
| Web Program or Series, Fiction | Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction |
|---|---|
|
|
| Lead Performance, Web Program or Series | Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series |
| Production, Interactive | Host, Web Program or Series |
| |
| Direction, Web Program or Series | Writing, Web Program or Series |
| Immersive Experience, Fiction | Immersive Experience, Non-Fiction |
|
|
| Video Game Narrative | Live Production, Social Media |
|
|
