The nominees for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards have been announced, and they once again remind us that this country really does love Schitt's Creek.
The 9th annual awards will take place between May 17 and May 20 during a series of presentations, and Schitt's Creek leads both the television and overall nomination with a whopping 21 noms for its sixth and final season.
Cardinal: Until the Night and Trickster then follow with 15 nominations each.
Jeff Barnaby's Blood Quantum zombie flick also roped in an impressive 10 nominations, while Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy to nine and Charles Officer's Akilla's Escape raked in eight.
You can see the long list of 2021 nominees below.
"As we look forward to brighter days, we are honoured to celebrate the momentous achievements of the 2021 Canadian Screen Award nominees and their creative works with Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast," said Beth Janson, CEO, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, in a statement.
John Young, Chair, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, added: "The nominees for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards make one thing very clear: we have a group of incredibly talented individuals in this country. It is our immense privilege to spotlight the excellence and success of our industry, and to show our appreciation for the stories they tell."
The 2021 Canadian Screen Awards will be given out as a seven-part series of presentations — streamed live on Academy.ca, as well as the Canadian Academy Twitter and YouTube channels.
Canadian Screen Awards 2021 Nominees:
Movies
Best Motion Picture
Beans
Funny Boy
Nadia, Butterfly
The Nest
Underground | Souterrain
Achievement in Cinematography
Maya Bankovic – Akilla's Escape
Marie Davignon – Beans
Michel St-Martin – Blood Quantum
James Klopko, CSC – A Fire In The Cold Season
Stéphanie Wiber Biron – Nadia, Butterfly
Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role
Saul Williams – Akilla's Escape
Michael Greyeyes – Blood Quantum
Alex Wolff – Castle in the Ground
Lance Henriksen – Falling
Joakim Robillard – Underground | Souterrain
Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Groening – Bone Cage
Agam Darshi – Funny Boy
Mary Walsh – Happy Place
Micheline Lanctôt – Laughter | Le rire
Felicity Huffman – Tammy's Always Dying
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary
The Forbidden Reel – Ariel Nasr, Sergeo Kirby, Kat Baulu, Annette Clarke
Stateless – Michèle Stephenson, Jennifer Holness, Lea Marin, Anita Lee, Joe Brewster, Sudz Sutherland
Wandering: A Rohingya Story | Errance sans retour – Mélanie Carrier, Olivier Higgins
A Woman, My Mother | Une femme, ma mère – Claude Demers
The World is Bright – Ying Wang, Jian Ping Su, Jordan Paterson
Television
Best Drama Series
Burden of Truth — CBC (CBC)
Cardinal: Until The Night — CTV (Bell Media)
Departure — Global (Corus Entertainment)
Transplant — CTV (Bell Media)
Vikings — History (Corus Entertainment)
Best Comedy Series
Baroness Von Sketch Show — CBC (CBC)
Kim's Convenience — CBC (CBC)
Letterkenny — Crave (Bell Media)
Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Best Lead Actor, Drama Series
Peter Mooney, Burden of Truth — CBC (CBC)
Billy Campbell, Cardinal: Until The Night — CTV (Bell Media)
Roger Cross, Coroner — CBC (CBC)
Hamza Haq, Transplant — CTV (Bell Media)
Joel Oulette, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Best Lead Actress, Drama Series
Kristen Kreuk, Burden of Truth — CBC (CBC)
Karine Vanasse, Cardinal: Until the Night — CTV (Bell Media)
Vinessa Antoine, Diggstown — CBC (CBC)
Crystale Lightning, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Melanie Scrofano, Wynonna Earp — CTV Sci Fi Channel (Bell Media)
Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Evan Buliung, Departure — Global (Corus Entertainment)
Christopher Plummer, Departure — Global (Corus Entertainment)
Jonny Harris, Murdoch Mysteries — CBC (CBC)
Joel Thomas Hynes, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Kalani Queypo, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Tamara Podemski, Coroner — CBC (CBC)
Sharron Matthews, Frankie Drake Mysteries — CBC (CBC)
Anna Lambe, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Georgina Lightning, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Gail Maurice, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Best Lead Actor, Comedy Series
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kim's Convenience — CBC (CBC)
Jared Keeso, Letterkenny — Crave (Bell Media)
Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Best Lead Actress, Comedy Series
Jean Yoon, Kim's Convenience — CBC (CBC)
Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Dani Kind, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Catherine Reitman, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Andrew Phung, Kim's Convenience — CBC (CBC)
Chris Elliott, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Noah Reid, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Ryan Belleville, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Peter Keleghan, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Emily Hampshire, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Jennifer Robertson, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Karen Robinson, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Sarah McVie, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Juno Rinaldi, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Best TV Movie
Christmas Jars — Citytv (Rogers Media)
Glass Houses — Crave (Bell Media)
No Good Deed — Crave (Bell Media)
The Sanctuary — Hollywood Suite Inc. Canada
Best Reality Show/Competition Program or Series
Battle of the Blades — CBC (CBC)
Canada's Drag Race — Crave (Bell Media)
Dragons' Den — CBC (CBC)
The Great Canadian Baking Show — CBC (CBC)
Wall of Chefs — Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Carnival Eats — Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
Mary's Kitchen Crush — CTV (Bell Media)
Property Brothers: Forever Home — HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
Restaurants on the Edge — Cottage Life (Blue Ant Media)
Scott's Vacation House Rules — HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
Best National Newscast
APTN National News (APTN)
CBC News: The National (CBC)
CTV: National News With Lisa LaFlamme (Bell Media)
Global National (Corus Entertainment)
Best National Reporter
Christine Birak, CBC News: The National
Chris Brown, CBC News: The National
Avis Favaro, CTV: National News With Lisa LaFlamme
Jeff Semple, Global National
Best News Anchor, National
Melissa Ridgen, Dennis Ward, APTN National News
Andrew Chang, Adrienne Arsenault, Ian Hanomansing, CBC News: The National
Lisa LaFlamme, CTV: National News with Lisa LaFlamme
Dawna Friesen, Global National
Best Web Program or Series, Fiction
The Amazing Gayl Pile: Last Resort — (LaRue Entertainment)
Bit Playas — (LaRue Entertainment) Decoys — (Counterfeit Pictures)
Hey Lady! — (TJ Content Ltd)
NarcoLeap — (KGP Films)
The 9th annual awards will take place between May 17 and May 20 during a series of presentations, and Schitt's Creek leads both the television and overall nomination with a whopping 21 noms for its sixth and final season.
Cardinal: Until the Night and Trickster then follow with 15 nominations each.
Jeff Barnaby's Blood Quantum zombie flick also roped in an impressive 10 nominations, while Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy to nine and Charles Officer's Akilla's Escape raked in eight.
You can see the long list of 2021 nominees below.
"As we look forward to brighter days, we are honoured to celebrate the momentous achievements of the 2021 Canadian Screen Award nominees and their creative works with Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast," said Beth Janson, CEO, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, in a statement.
John Young, Chair, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, added: "The nominees for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards make one thing very clear: we have a group of incredibly talented individuals in this country. It is our immense privilege to spotlight the excellence and success of our industry, and to show our appreciation for the stories they tell."
The 2021 Canadian Screen Awards will be given out as a seven-part series of presentations — streamed live on Academy.ca, as well as the Canadian Academy Twitter and YouTube channels.
Canadian Screen Awards 2021 Nominees:
Movies
Best Motion Picture
Beans
Funny Boy
Nadia, Butterfly
The Nest
Underground | Souterrain
Achievement in Cinematography
Maya Bankovic – Akilla's Escape
Marie Davignon – Beans
Michel St-Martin – Blood Quantum
James Klopko, CSC – A Fire In The Cold Season
Stéphanie Wiber Biron – Nadia, Butterfly
Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role
Saul Williams – Akilla's Escape
Michael Greyeyes – Blood Quantum
Alex Wolff – Castle in the Ground
Lance Henriksen – Falling
Joakim Robillard – Underground | Souterrain
Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Groening – Bone Cage
Agam Darshi – Funny Boy
Mary Walsh – Happy Place
Micheline Lanctôt – Laughter | Le rire
Felicity Huffman – Tammy's Always Dying
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary
The Forbidden Reel – Ariel Nasr, Sergeo Kirby, Kat Baulu, Annette Clarke
Stateless – Michèle Stephenson, Jennifer Holness, Lea Marin, Anita Lee, Joe Brewster, Sudz Sutherland
Wandering: A Rohingya Story | Errance sans retour – Mélanie Carrier, Olivier Higgins
A Woman, My Mother | Une femme, ma mère – Claude Demers
The World is Bright – Ying Wang, Jian Ping Su, Jordan Paterson
Television
Best Drama Series
Burden of Truth — CBC (CBC)
Cardinal: Until The Night — CTV (Bell Media)
Departure — Global (Corus Entertainment)
Transplant — CTV (Bell Media)
Vikings — History (Corus Entertainment)
Best Comedy Series
Baroness Von Sketch Show — CBC (CBC)
Kim's Convenience — CBC (CBC)
Letterkenny — Crave (Bell Media)
Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Best Lead Actor, Drama Series
Peter Mooney, Burden of Truth — CBC (CBC)
Billy Campbell, Cardinal: Until The Night — CTV (Bell Media)
Roger Cross, Coroner — CBC (CBC)
Hamza Haq, Transplant — CTV (Bell Media)
Joel Oulette, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Best Lead Actress, Drama Series
Kristen Kreuk, Burden of Truth — CBC (CBC)
Karine Vanasse, Cardinal: Until the Night — CTV (Bell Media)
Vinessa Antoine, Diggstown — CBC (CBC)
Crystale Lightning, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Melanie Scrofano, Wynonna Earp — CTV Sci Fi Channel (Bell Media)
Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Evan Buliung, Departure — Global (Corus Entertainment)
Christopher Plummer, Departure — Global (Corus Entertainment)
Jonny Harris, Murdoch Mysteries — CBC (CBC)
Joel Thomas Hynes, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Kalani Queypo, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Tamara Podemski, Coroner — CBC (CBC)
Sharron Matthews, Frankie Drake Mysteries — CBC (CBC)
Anna Lambe, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Georgina Lightning, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Gail Maurice, Trickster — CBC (CBC)
Best Lead Actor, Comedy Series
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kim's Convenience — CBC (CBC)
Jared Keeso, Letterkenny — Crave (Bell Media)
Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Best Lead Actress, Comedy Series
Jean Yoon, Kim's Convenience — CBC (CBC)
Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Dani Kind, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Catherine Reitman, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Andrew Phung, Kim's Convenience — CBC (CBC)
Chris Elliott, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Noah Reid, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Ryan Belleville, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Peter Keleghan, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Emily Hampshire, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Jennifer Robertson, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Karen Robinson, Schitt's Creek — CBC (CBC)
Sarah McVie, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Juno Rinaldi, Workin' Moms — CBC (CBC)
Best TV Movie
Christmas Jars — Citytv (Rogers Media)
Glass Houses — Crave (Bell Media)
No Good Deed — Crave (Bell Media)
The Sanctuary — Hollywood Suite Inc. Canada
Best Reality Show/Competition Program or Series
Battle of the Blades — CBC (CBC)
Canada's Drag Race — Crave (Bell Media)
Dragons' Den — CBC (CBC)
The Great Canadian Baking Show — CBC (CBC)
Wall of Chefs — Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Carnival Eats — Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
Mary's Kitchen Crush — CTV (Bell Media)
Property Brothers: Forever Home — HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
Restaurants on the Edge — Cottage Life (Blue Ant Media)
Scott's Vacation House Rules — HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
Best National Newscast
APTN National News (APTN)
CBC News: The National (CBC)
CTV: National News With Lisa LaFlamme (Bell Media)
Global National (Corus Entertainment)
Best National Reporter
Christine Birak, CBC News: The National
Chris Brown, CBC News: The National
Avis Favaro, CTV: National News With Lisa LaFlamme
Jeff Semple, Global National
Best News Anchor, National
Melissa Ridgen, Dennis Ward, APTN National News
Andrew Chang, Adrienne Arsenault, Ian Hanomansing, CBC News: The National
Lisa LaFlamme, CTV: National News with Lisa LaFlamme
Dawna Friesen, Global National
Best Web Program or Series, Fiction
The Amazing Gayl Pile: Last Resort — (LaRue Entertainment)
Bit Playas — (LaRue Entertainment) Decoys — (Counterfeit Pictures)
Hey Lady! — (TJ Content Ltd)
NarcoLeap — (KGP Films)