CBC received 12 awards tonight at the first of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s Canadian Screen Awards galas. CBC News won big this evening, earning five awards across national and local programming. THE NATIONAL, CBC’s flagship nightly news program anchored by chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge, won two awards for its coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and the Syrian conflict. CBC News’ the fifth estate, Canada’s premier documentary investigative program, picked up another two awards.
CBC Television is one of the few Canadian networks dedicated to creating original documentary programming that informs and enlightens Canadians, and explores the issues of our time. As such, CBC’s flagship documentary series DOC ZONE picked up three awards for Syria: Behind Enemy Lines and The War of 1812: Been There, Won That, while documentary Channel‘s I am Not a Rock Star scored an additional two awards.
CBC Television’s quality programming and remarkable talent is evident from their 11 wins tonight. CBC also earned a Digital Media award for CBC Music’s The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions. CBC programs, talent and crew were all nominated in categories across the board for Canada’s most prestigious television, film and digital awards.
2014 Canadian Screen Award wins awarded to CBC on Tuesday, March 4 include:
Best Reportage, National
CBC News: The National - Syrian Conflict
CBC
Sasa Petricic
Best Reportage, Local
CBC News: Here & Now
CBC
David Cochrane, Paul Pickett
Best News Special
CBC News: The National - Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Captured
CBC
Caroline Harvey, Derek Desouza, Mark Harrison, Mary Mather, Peter Mansbridge
Best News Information Series
CBC News: the fifth estate
CBC
Jim Williamson, Marie Caloz
Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research
CBC News: the fifth estate - Rate my Hospital
CBC
Amber Hildebrandt, Anita Elash, Kimberly Ivany, Romilla Karnick, Sangeeta Patel, Sina Zapfe
Best News Information Program
Syria: Behind Rebel Lines
CBC’S DOC ZONE
Lynne Chichakian, Rania Abouzeid, Sylvène Gilchrist
Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series
The War of 1812: Been There, Won That
CBC’s DOC ZONE
Peter Keleghan
Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series
The War of 1812: Been There, Won That
CBC’s DOC ZONE
Susan Teskey
Best Performing Arts or Arts Documentary Program
I AM NOT A ROCK STAR
documentary Channel
(Adobe Productions International)
Bobbi Jo Hart, Robbie Hart
Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series
I AM NOT A ROCK STAR
documentary Channel
Howard Goldberg
Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media
- Non-Fiction
CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions
(CBC Television)
Brent Hodge, Bryan Ward, Grant Lawrence, Kai Black, Talia Schlanger
Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
HNIC: Stanley Cup Final - Game 4 - Chicago/Boston
CBC
Jim Hughson
Find the awards online at:
@academy_net / #CDNScreen14
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.
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About the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a national, non-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen-based industries.
About the Canadian Screen Awards and Canadian Screen Week
The Academy’s Canadian Screen Awards is the annual awards show to celebrate the best in film, television and digital media. They are part of CanadianScreen Week (March 3-9, 2014) and the two-hour Live Broadcast Gala will air Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 8 p.m. on CBC.
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