The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television today announced that CBC has received 97 nominations for the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards. The nominations include 93 for CBC Television and another four for Digital Media, reflecting CBC’s commitment to providing high quality programming to Canadians across multiple platforms.
The Canadian Screen Awards will air on CBC-TV on Sunday, March 1st at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT). Leading up to the broadcast, Canadians can share their thoughts on the nominees with CBC on Twitter @CBC using#CdnScreen15.
Canadian Screen Award nominations received by CBC include:
2015 CSAs TELEVISION NOMINATIONS:
Bell Media Award for Best Comedy Program or Series
Mr. D
CBC
(Mr. D S3 Productions Limited, Mr. D S3 Ontario Productions Limited)
Gerry Dee, Michael Volpe
Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
Sponsor | Entertainment One
The Best Laid Plans
CBC
(PDM Entertainment Inc.)
Brian Dennis, Peter Moss, Phyllis Platt
Best Entertainment Special
Stars on Ice 2013
CBC
(IMG Canada Ltd., CBC)
Fred Nicolaidis, Peter Sisam
Best Live Sports Event
Sponsor | Dome Productions
Hockey Night in Canada - Stanley Cup Final
CBC
Joel Darling, Mike Dodson, Steve Sloan
Olympics - Gold Medal Hockey Game - Women
CBC
Chris Irwin, Brian Spear
Best Local Newscast
CBC News: Here & Now
CBC
(CBC News)
Debbie Cooper, Jonathan Crowe, Peter Gullage, Lee Pitts, Roger Samson, Ryan Snoddon
CBC News: Nova Scotia at 6
CBC
(CBC Halifax)
Tom Murphy, David Pate, Ken Publicover, Amy Smith, Nancy Waugh
CBC News: Toronto
CBC
(CBC Toronto)
Dwight Drummond, Dayna Gourley, Alan Habbick, Anne-Marie Mediwake, Alexandra Sienkiewicz
Best National Newscast
CBC News: The National
CBC
Mark Harrison, Caroline Harvey, Peter Mansbridge, Heather McLennan, Fred Parker
Best News or Information Program
CBC News: the fifth estate - Made in Bangladesh
CBC
(CBC News)
Tarannum Kamlani, Mark Kelley, Lysanne Louter, Aileen McBride
Best News or Information Series
CBC News: Marketplace
CBC
(CBC News)
Marie Caloz, Chad Paulin
CBC News: the fifth estate
CBC
(CBC News)
Julian Sher, Jim Williamson
Best News Special
CBC News: Moncton Shooting - The Capture of Justin Bourque
CBC
(CBC The National, CBC News Network, and CBC New Brunswick)
Derek Desouza, Mark Harrison, Darrow MacIntyre, Mark Ross, Kate Scroggins
Quebec Votes 2014 - Election Night Special
CBC
(CBC News: Montreal)
Debra Arbec, Andrew Chang, Catherine Cullen, Peter Johnson, Nancy Wood
Best Pre-School Program or Series
The Adventures of Napkin Man
CBC
(Breakthrough Entertainment, Little Airplane,Little Tugboat)
Ira Levy, Brenda Nietupski, Josh Selig, Tone Tyne, Stephanie VanBruggen, Peter Williamson
Best Reportage, Local
CBC News: Toronto
CBC
Zach Dubinsky, Heather Evans, John Lancaster
CBC News: Vancouver at 6
CBC
Natalie Clancy, Robb Douglas, Paisley Woodward
Best Reportage, National
CBC News: The National
CBC
Kathy Tomlinson
CBC News: The National - Canadian Jihadis
CBC News
Adrienne Arsenault
CBC News: The National - Dispatches Ukraine
CBC
Susan Ormiston
Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
Mission Asteroid
CBC
(First Canyon Media Inc.)
J.R. Convey, Jeff Thrasher
The Nature of Things - Invasion of the Brain Snatchers
CBC / Radio-Canada
(CBC / Radio-Canada)
Sue Dando, Mike Downie, FM Morrison, David Wells
Secrets in the Bones: The Hunt for the Black Death Killer
CBC
(Infield Fly Productions)
Dugald Maudsley
Wild Canada
CBC
(River Road Films Ltd., Brian Leith Productions)
Brian Leith, Jeff Turner
Best Sports Program or Series
NHL Revealed
CBC / Sportsnet (CBC, Rogers Media)
(BGM Stadiums Productions Inc.)
Claire Adams, Julie Bristow, Ross Greenburg, Steve Mayer
Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Sponsor | DHX Media
Rick Mercer Report
CBC
(Island Edge Inc.)
Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer, Tom Stanley
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
CBC
(Hour Productions XXI (NS) Inc.)
Steven DeNure, Michael Donovan, Mark Gosine, Peter McBain, Jenipher Ritchie
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Sponsor | Rogers Group of Funds
The Ghosts In Our Machine
CBC
(Ghosts Media)
Nina Beveridge, Liz Marshall
Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research
Doc Zone: The Mystery of the Bell
CBC
Juliette Champagne, Julien Labrosse
The Nature of Things - Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo
CBC / Radio-Canada
Tina Verma
Best Achievement in Make-Up
Sponsor | M●A●C Cosmetics
Murdoch Mysteries - Friday the 13th, 1901
CBC
Deb Drennan
Best Costume Design
The Best Laid Plans
CBC
Resa McConaghy
Murdoch Mysteries - Murdoch in Ragtime
CBC
Alexander Reda
This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Episode 5
CBC
Patti Parsons
Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
Mr. D - Parent Teacher Night
CBC
Steve Wright
Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series
Secrets in the Bones: The Hunt for the Black Death Killer
CBC
Liam O’Rinn
Wild Canada - The Eternal Frontier
CBC
Jeff Turner
Best Direction in a Documentary Program
The Ghosts In Our Machine
CBC
Liz Marshall
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Sponsor | William F. White International and Comweb Group
The Best Laid Plans
CBC
Peter Moss
Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event
Calgary Stampede
CBC
Geoff Johnson
HNIC Winter Classic
CBC
Ron Forsythe
Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
A Dore To Winnipeg
CBC
Adam Brodie, Dave Derewlany
Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series
Wild Canada - The Eternal Frontier
CBC
Tobin Stokes, Barnaby Taylor
Best Original Music Score for a Program
Sponsor | Slaight Music
Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery
CBC
Robert Carli
Best Original Music Score for a Series
Murdoch Mysteries - Murdoch Ahoy
CBC
