CBC NEWS: THE NATIONAL honoured with five awards including Best National Newscast and Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series for Wendy Mesley
THE TRAGICALLY HIP: A NATIONAL CELEBRATION named Best Live Entertainment Special
CBC’S hit series STILL STANDING honoured with three awards including Best Factual Series
CBC and its production partners took home 18 awards, more than any other broadcaster, at the March 7 opening gala for The Academy of Canadian Film & Television’s Canadian Screen Awards honouring excellence in non-fiction television programming including documentary, reality, lifestyle, news and sports content.
CBC News was honoured with six awards including five for THE NATIONAL for Best National Newscast, Best News or Information Segment, Best National Reportage, Best Photography in a News or Information Program and Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series for Wendy Mesley. CBC NEWS: HERE & NOW (Newfoundland and Labrador) was honoured with Best Local Newscast.
CBC Sports was awarded Best Live Sports Event for the RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES, the most-watched summer Olympic Games in Canadian history.
Last summer’s historic, nation-building live event on CBC - THE TRAGICALLY HIP: A NATIONAL CELEBRATION - was recognized with two awards for Best Live Entertainment Special and Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Program or Series.
CBC’s hit factual series STILL STANDING took home three awards for Best Factual Program or Series, Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series and Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series for Jonny Harris.
CBC’s acclaimed documentary programming was recognized with three awards for FIRSTHAND including Best Direction in a Documentary Program for GUANTANAMO’S CHILD: OMAR KHADR and Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series for THE WOMAN WHO JOINED THE TALIBAN; and two awards for THE NATURE OF THINGS including Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series for MOOSE: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A TWIG EATER.
The 2017 Canadian Screen Awards, hosted by comedian Howie Mandel, will be broadcast live on CBC on Sunday, March 12 at 8 p.m. (9 AT/9:30 NT). Leading up to the broadcast, Canadians can share their thoughts on the nominees with CBC on Twitter @CBC using #CdnScreenAwards.
CBC’s 2017 Canadian Screen Award non-fiction television award wins include:
CBC NEWS (6 AWARDS)
CBC NEWS: THE NATIONAL (5):
Best National Newscast
Mark Harrison, Peter Mansbridge, Fred Parker, Derek Desouza, Heather McLennan
Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series
Wendy Mesley
Best News or Information Segment
CBC News: The National – Catching up with the Farwans
Adrienne Arsenault, Carmen Merrifield, Dave Rae, Jamie Hopkins, Dominique Banoun
Best Reportage, National
CBC News: The National – Trapped at the Border
Nahlah Ayed, Tracy Seeley and Richard Devey
Best Photography in a News or Information Program, Series or Segment
CBC News: The National - Ethiopia on Edge
Richard Devey
CBC NEWS: HERE & NOW (1):
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
Best Local Newscast
Lee Pitts, Jen White, Debbie Cooper, Jonathan Crowe, Ryan Snoddon, Rod Dobbin
CBC SPORTS
Best Live Sports Event
Rio 2016
Trevor Pilling, Chris Irwin, Paul McDougall, Mike Dodson, Don Peppin, Karen Sebesta
CBC UNSCRIPTED PROGRAMMING (6 AWARDS)
STILL STANDING (3):
CBC, Frantic Films
Best Factual Program or Series
Jamie Brown, Jeff Peeler, Maureen Riley
Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series
Still Standing: Vanastra
Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan
Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series
Jonny Harris
THE TRAGICALLY HIP: A NATIONAL CELEBRATION (2):
CBC, Insight Production Company Ltd.
Best Live Entertainment Special
Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair, Bernie Breen, Patrick Sambrook, John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Lindsay Cox
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Program or Series
Brent Clark
THIS IS HIGH SCHOOL (1):
CBC, Paperny Entertainment Inc.
Best Picture Editing in a Factual Program or Series
This Is High School: Grade 9 is the Worst Year
Sarah Cruise
CBC DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMING (5 AWARDS)
FIRSTHAND (3):
GUANTANAMO’S CHILD: OMAR KHADR:
Documentary Channel (CBC), White Pine Pictures
Best Direction in a Documentary Program
Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard
Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series
Mark Korven
THE WOMAN WHO JOINED THE TALIBAN:
CBC, Matter of Fact Media Inc.
Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series
Richard O'Regan
THE NATURE OF THINGS (2):
MOOSE: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A TWIG EATER
CBC, Twig Eaters Inc.
Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
Susan Fleming
SONIC MAGIC: THE WONDER AND SCIENCE OF SOUND
CBC, Lightship Entertainment
Best Sound in a Non-Fiction Program or Series
Jeff Henschel
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