Global Receives 20 Nominations for its Premium
Programming Including Entertainment Tonight Canada Lauded
with 12 Nominations, Hit Scripted Drama Departure with Five
Nominations, and Beloved Reality Show Big Brother Canada
with Three Nominations
Corus' Lifestyle Networks Pick Up 26 Nominations
Across Categories Including
Best Documentary Series, Best Factual Series,
Best Lifestyle Program, and Best Host, Lifestyle
Nelvana Garners 13 of the 19 Nominations Across
Corus Kids Networks' Lineup of Animated and Live-Action Series
Global News is Recognized with Nine Nominations
Including Best Anchor, Best National Reporter, and Best National
Newscast for the 11th Year in a Row
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TORONTO, Feb. 22,
2023 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment applauds its
production partners and celebrates a total of 74 Canadian Screen
Awards nominations across key categories, as announced today by
the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. These nominations
represent Corus' continued commitment to creating and delivering
premium original content across genres and platforms – from Corus
Studios' incredible array of original content, Nelvana's renowned
children's animated and live action programming, Global News'
trusted reporting, and more.
"On behalf of Corus, I am proud to congratulate our esteemed
production partners on today's well-deserved 2023 Canadian Screen
Awards nominations," said Colin
Bohm, Executive Vice President, Content and Corporate
Strategy, Corus Entertainment. "This recognition from the Academy
of Canadian Cinema & Television is a testament to the
exceptionally talented producers and creators that we work with
across our lineup of powerhouse brands and networks. Corus is proud
to create and deliver unparalleled original content from Corus
Studios, Global News and Nelvana, that captivates, educates,
entertains, and informs audiences across our country."
See below for the full list of Corus' 2023 Canadian Screen Awards
nominations.
GLOBAL – 20 Nominations
Global celebrates 20 nominations across its slate of
unscripted and scripted programming. Last year's winner for Best
Entertainment News Program or Series, ET Canada, is
nominated for the top honour again this year. ET Canada host
Cheryl Hickey is once again
nominated for Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News, and a
number of ET Canada's specials round out the show's 12 total
nominations.
In the Drama categories, Global Original Departure
racked up five nominations including Best Drama Series and Best
Supporting Performer nominations for Christopher Plummer, Wendy Crewson and Karen LeBlanc.
Lastly, venerable Canadian reality hit Big Brother
Canada scored three nominations this year, including Best
Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition for
Arisa Cox.
ET Canada –
12 Nominations
- Best Entertainment News Program or Series – Entertainment
Tonight Canada (Corus Entertainment)
- Best Entertainment News Program or Series – ET Canada
Presents Icons: Oprah Celebrates Sidney (Corus
Entertainment)
- Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News – Entertainment
Tonight Canada (Corus Entertainment – Cheryl Hickey)
- Best Talk Program or Series – ET Canada Presents Forward:
The Future of Black Entertainment (Corus Entertainment – John
Kampilis, Laura Carroll,
Jodie Davis, Toni Francis, Bob
Pagrach, Warren Credo, Sajae
Elder)
- Best Talk Program or Series – ET Canada Presents Indigenous
Artists & Icons: Celebrating the Future (Corus
Entertainment – John Kampilis, Laura
Carroll, Jodie Davis,
Bob Pagrach, Julia Lennox, Katie
Scott)
- Best Variety or Entertainment Special – ET Canada Presents One
on One with Trevor Noah (Corus
Entertainment – John Kampilis, Laura
Carroll, Jodie Davis,
Bob Pagrach, Fay Philavanh, Shreya
Khanna)
- Best History Documentary Program or Series – ET Canada
Presents Remembering Queen Elizabeth II (Corus Entertainment –
John Kampilis, Laura Carroll,
Jodie Davis, Bob Pagrach, Nadine
Parker, Jamie Samhan)
- Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series –
ET Canada Presents Remembering Betty White (Corus
Entertainment – John Kampilis, Laura
Carroll, Jodie Davis,
Bob Pagrach, Melissa Lariviere)
- Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction – ET Canada
Pride (Entertainment Tonight Canada – John Kampilis,
Jodie Davis, Laura Carroll, Bob
Pagrach, Fay Philavanh,
Dallas Dixon, Mikael Melo)
- Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction – ET Canada Royal
Rewind (Entertainment Tonight Canada – John Kampilis,
Jodie Davis, Laura Carroll, Bob
Pagrach, Fay Philavanh,
Nadine Parker, Alyssa Croezen)
- Best Host, Web Program or Series – ET Canada Live
(Entertainment Tonight Canada – Cheryl
Hickey, Roz Weston,
Sangita Patel, Carlos Bustamante, Keshia Chante, Morgan
Hoffman)
- Best Live Production, Social Media – ET Canada Live
(Entertainment Tonight Canada – John Kampilis, Jodie Davis, Laura
Carroll, Bob Pagrach,
Fay Philavanh, Kate Morawetz, Katie
Colley)
Departure – 5 Nominations
- Best Drama Series – Departure (Corus Entertainment,
Shaftesbury, Deadpan Pictures – Christina
Jennings, Scott Garvie,
Malcolm MacRury, Jackie May, T.J. Scott, Paul Donovan, Chris
Philip, Karine Martin,
Vincent Shiao, Nikolijne
Troubetzkoy, Marsha Greene,
Chris Moreton, Patrick Cassavetti,
Teresa M. Ho, Julie Lacey)
- Best Supporting Performer, Drama – Departure (Corus
Entertainment, Shaftesbury, Deadpan Pictures – Christopher Plummer)
- Best Supporting Performer, Drama – Departure (Corus
Entertainment, Shaftesbury, Deadpan Pictures – Wendy Crewson)
- Best Supporting Performer, Drama – Departure (Corus
Entertainment, Shaftesbury, Deadpan Pictures – Karen LeBlanc)
- Best Original Music, Drama – Departure – Runaway
(Corus Entertainment, Shaftesbury, Deadpan Pictures –
Keith Power)
Big Brother Canada – 3 Nominations
- Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition – Big
Brother Canada (Corus Entertainment, Insight Productions –
Arisa Cox)
- Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction – Big
Brother Canada – Premier (Corus Entertainment, Insight
Production – Peter Faragher,
Andy Roskaft, Kevin Halliday, Aaron
Scholl)
- Best Costume Design – Big Brother Canada –
Premier (Corus Entertainment, Insight Productions –
Lisa Williams)
GLOBAL NEWS – 9 Nominations
Global News is recognized with nine nominations including
Best National Newscast, Global National, Best
National News Anchor, Dawna
Friesen, Best Local Newscast, Global BC,
and three nominations for the current affairs show, The New
Reality.
Global National – 3 Nominations
- Best National Newscast
- Best National News Anchor (Dawna
Friesen)
- Best National Reporter (Jeff
Semple)
The New Reality – 3 Nominations
- Best News or Information Series
- Best News and Information Segment (Rights of
Nature)
- Best Photography News or Information (Rights of
Nature)
Global News Hour at 6 – 1 Nomination
- Best Local Newscast (Global BC)
Global News Morning Edmonton – 1
Nomination
Global News Toronto – 1 Nomination
- Best Local Reporter (Sean
O'Shea)
FOOD NETWORK CANADA – 1
Nomination
Food Network Canada's ultimate baking competition series,
Wall of Bakers is recognized with a nomination for
Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition.
Wall of Bakers – 1 Nomination
- Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition, Cookies For The Win
(Insight Productions – Ben O'Neil,
Jordan Wood, Alex Mastronardi)
HGTV CANADA – 7
Nominations
HGTV Canada's inspiring lineup of design, renovation and
real estate programming earned seven nominations across key
categories. Transformational renovation series Property
Brothers: Forever Home garnered nominations for Best
Direction, Lifestyle or Information, and Best Host, Lifestyle,
Drew and Jonathan Scott. Additional
series nominated for Best Host, Lifestyle include, Canada's #1 specialty series last year*,
Island of Bryan (Corus Studios), Bryan and Sarah Baeumler; Scott's Vacation
House Rules (Corus Studios), Scott
McGillivray; and Styled (Corus
Studios), Nicole Babb and Caffery Vanhorne. East-coast based home building
series Rock Solid Builds (Corus Studios) draws
in one nomination for Best Lifestyle Program or Series, and extreme
renovation series Gut Job (Corus Studios) is
recognized with a nomination for Best Lifestyle Program or
Series.
Property Brothers: Forever Home – 2
Nominations
- Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information, Jodi & Mel (Scott
Brothers Entertainment)
- Best Host, Lifestyle (Scott Brothers Entertainment,
Drew Scott, Jonathan Scott)
Gut Job – 1 Nomination
- Best Lifestyle Program or Series (Great Pacific Media –
David Way, Sebastian Clovis, Matt
Hoos)
Island of Bryan – 1 Nomination
- Best Host, Lifestyle (S.I Entertainment – Bryan Baeumler, Sarah
Baeumler)
Rock Solid Builds – 1 Nomination
- Best Lifestyle Program or Series (Cineflix Productions –
Kim Bondi, Christle Leonard)
Scott's Vacation House Rules – 1
Nomination
- Best Host, Lifestyle (House Rules 3 Productions Inc. –
Scott McGillivray)
Styled – 1 Nomination
- Best Host, Lifestyle (Great Pacific Media – Nicole Babb, Caffery
Vanhorne)
LIFETIME CANADA – 2
Nominations
Lifetime Canada's
premium scripted drama, Stolen by Their Father received
nominations for Best Lead Performer, TV Movie, Sarah Drew, and Best Writing, TV
Movie.
Stolen by Their Father – 2 Nominations
- Best Lead Performer, TV Movie (Cineflix Productions/Arvio Films
– Sarah Drew)
- Best Writing, TV Movie (Cineflix Productions/Avrio Films –
Barbara Kymlicka)
THE HISTORY® CHANNEL – 10 Nominations
The HISTORY® Channel celebrates ten nominations
across its slate of factual programming. BLK: An Origin
Story, a groundbreaking docuseries that explores the untold
stories of Black Canadians, is recognized with an outstanding five
nominations including Best Writing, Documentary. Black
Liberators WWII, a docuseries paying homage to
Canada's Black war heroes, and
car-hunting series Lost Car Rescue (Corus
Studios) each secured two nominations. Car restoration series
Rust Valley Restorers (Corus Studios) received a
nomination for Best Writing, Factual.
BLK: An Origin Story – 5
Nominations
- Best Direction, Documentary Series, Nova Scotia: Three Epic Migrations,
One People (BLK Productions Inc.
– Jennifer Holness)
- Best Photography, Documentary or Factual, Nova Scotia: Three Epic Migrations,
One People (BLK Productions Inc.
– Ricardo Diaz)
- Best Picture Editing, Documentary, Vancouver: Hogan's Alley (BLK Productions
Inc. – Avril Jacobson)
- Best Original Music, Documentary, Nova Scotia: Three Epic Migrations,
One People (BLK Productions Inc.
– Tom Third)
- Best Writing, Documentary, Ontario: John "Daddy" Hall (BLK
Productions Inc. – Sudz Sutherland)
Black Liberators WWII – 2 Nominations
- Barbara Sears Award for Best
Editorial Research (yap films inc. – Kathy
Grant, Lola Waheed)
- Barbara Sears Award for Best
Visual Research (yap films inc. – Kenya-Jade Pinto, Erin
Chisholm)
Lost Car Rescue – 2
Nominations
- Best Direction, Factual, Muscle Cars (Proper Television
– Michelle Mama)
- Best Factual Series (Proper Television – Allison Grace, Lesia
Capone, Cathie James,
Jay Armstrong, Matt Sager)
Rust Valley Restorers – 1
Nomination
- Best Writing, Factual, Scorched Earth (Mayhem
Entertainment – Samantha Beck,
Katie Redburn, Gillian Mahoney)
W NETWORK – 6 Nominations
W Network earned six nominations for its programming
which embraces exceptional and meaningful connections that make
great storytelling for women. Feature-length documentary Sex
with Sue (Corus Studios), about the prolific career of
world-renowned sex educator Sue
Johanson, received five outstanding nominations including
Best Documentary Program, and Best Writing, Documentary.
Additionally, Color My World With Love received a
nomination for Best Lead Performer, TV Movie, Erica Durance.
Sex with Sue – 5 Nominations
- Best Direction, Documentary Program (Banger Films, Lisa Rideout)
- Best Documentary Program (Banger Films, Lisa Rideout, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen)
- Best Photography, Documentary or Factual (Banger Films,
Lulu Wei, Ann Tipper)
- Best Picture Editing, Documentary (Banger Films. Erin Gulas,
Nick Taylor)
- Best Writing, Documentary (Banger Films, Lisa Rideout)
Color My World With Love – 1
Nomination
- Best Lead Performer, TV Movie (Spell Love Road Productions
Ltd., Erica Durance)
CORUS KIDS & NELVANA – 19 Nominations
Corus' Nelvana, a world-leading international
producer, distributor and licensor of children's animated and
live-action content, is pleased to have garnered 13 nominations
for its original content, which air across Corus' Kids networks in
Canada.
TELETOON – 2 Nominations
TELETOON (now rebranded to Cartoon Network)
provides a fun and playful world for audiences where the only limit
is imagination. The fan-favoruite series Total
Dramarama has earned the network two nominations in the
prestigious categories Best Animated Program or Series, and Best
Direction, Animation.
Total Dramarama – 2
Nominations
- Best Animated Program or Series – (Fresh TV Inc., Tom McGillis, George
Elliott, Brian Irving,
Jennifer Pertsch, Terry McGurrin)
- Best Direction, Animation - Total Dramarama – Total
Trauma Rama / The Doomed Ballooned Marooned (Fresh TV Inc.,
Keith Oliver, George Elliott)
TREEHOUSE – 7 Nominations
Treehouse garnered seven nominations for its premium
children's programming with Agent Binky, produced by
Nelvana and Warner Bros. Discovery's redknot
and based on the best-selling books by Kids Can Press, notably acknowledged for
three nominations, including Best Performance, Animation for two
voice actors, Julius Cho and
Melody Johnson, and Best Writing,
Pre-School. With the introduction of the franchise's first autistic
character, Nelvana's Thomas & Friends: All Engines
Go had a buzz-worthy year and is being considered for three
awards, with two episodes being nominated in the Best Sound,
Animation category. Additionally, Pikwik Pack earns
one impressive nomination for Best Pre-School Program or
Series.
Agent Binky – 3 Nominations
- Best Performance, Animation (redknot, a joint venture between
Nelvana and Warner Bros. Discovery, Julius
Cho)
- Best Performance, Animation (redknot, a joint venture between
Nelvana and Warner Bros. Discovery, Melody
Johnson)
- Best Writing, Pre-School - Agent Binky: Pets of the
Universe – The Paw And Claw Spa ((redknot, a joint
venture between Nelvana and Warner Bros. Discovery, Carolyn Hay and Hugh
Duffy)
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go – 3
Nominations
- Best Performance, Animation (Nelvana and Mattel TV, Glee
Dango)
- Best Sound, Animation - Thomas & Friends: All Engines
Go: Race for the Sodor Cup (Nelvana and Mattel TV ,
Ryan Araki, John Baktis, Andrew
McDonnell, Simon Berry)
- Best Sound, Animation - Thomas & Friends: All Engines
Go – Music is Everywhere/Backwards Day (Nelvana and
Mattel TV, Ryan Araki, John Baktis, Andrew
McDonnell, Simon Berry)
Pikwik Pack – 1 Nomination
- Best Pre-School Program or Series (Guru Studio, Frank Falcone, Rachel
Reade Marcus, Kirsten
Newlands)
YTV – 10 Nominations
With 10 nominations, YTV continues to reach more kids in
its afterschool time block than any other kids station**. Nelvana's
Daytime Emmy® nominated mystery drama The Hardy Boys
is recognized with four nominations, including for Best Writing,
Children's or Youth. Nelvana's Super Wish garnered
three nominations in the Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best
Original Music categories for Animation. New to the network,
The Next Step is acknowledged with three nominations,
including for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or
Series.
The Hardy Boys – 4 Nominations
- Best Direction, Children's or Youth - The Hardy Boys - The
Doctor's Orders (Nelvana and Lambur Productions, Melanie Orr)
- Best Photography, Drama - The Hardy Boys – An
Unexpected Return (Nelvana and Lambur Productions, D.
Gregor Hagey)
- Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction - The Hardy
Boys – An Unexpected Return (Nelvana and Lambur
Productions, Brian Verhoog,
Joel Guzman, Brianna Trush, Andrew
Hill)
- Best Writing, Children's or Youth - The Hardy Boys -
Captured! (Nelvana and Lambur Productions, Ramona Barckert)
Super Wish – 3 Nominations
- Best Original Music, Animation - Super Wish - Legend of the
Cake-Bun Bottom (redknot, a joint venture between Nelvana and
Warner Bros. Discovery, Neil
Parfitt)
- Best Sound, Animation - Super Wish - Taste Buddies /
Imagination Caboose (redknot, a joint venture between Nelvana
and Warner Bros. Discovery, Ryan
Araki, Evan Turner,
Neil Parfitt, Andrew McDonnell, Richard Spence-Thomas)
- Best Visual Effects - Super Wish - The Floor is Definitely
Not Lava (redknot, a joint venture between Nelvana and Warner
Bros. Discovery, Andy Powell,
Raymond Pang)
The Next Step – 3 Nominations
- Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series (Boat
Rocker, Ivan Schneeberg,
David Fortier, Jon Rutherford, Bob
Higgins, Romeo Candido,
Shaleen Sangha, Duana Taha, Amy
Wright, Jan Caruana,
Brandon Hackett, Brad Vermunt, Jim
Corston)
- Best Direction, Children's or Youth – The Next Step –
One Song Glory (Boat Rocker,
Romeo Candido)
- Best Writing, Children's or Youth – The Next Step –
One Song Glory (Boat Rocker,
Amy Cole)
Sources:
*Numeris PPM Data, Jan
1 – Dec 31/21, Total Canada, A25-54, F25-54, AMA (000), CDN
SPEC COM ENG excluding sports, 3+ airings.
**Numeris PPM Data, Total Canada, BY21-22 (Aug 30/21 – Aug 28/22),
confirmed data, M-F 4p-6p, K2-11, CumRch(000), English Kids
Stations
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About Corus Entertainment Inc. Corus
Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content
company that develops and delivers high quality brands and content
across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences
since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia
offerings encompass 33 specialty television
services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations,
digital and streaming services, animation software, technology and
media services. Corus is
an internationally-renowned content creator and
distributor through Nelvana, a world
class animation studio expert in all formats and Corus
Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and
unscripted content. The company also owns full-service social
digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin
Canada, leading 2D animation software supplier Toon Boom and
children's book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus'
roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network,
HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The
HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney
Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country
105, and CFOX, along with streaming platforms STACKTV, TELETOON+,
the Global TV App and Curiouscast. Corus is the domestic
advertising representative and an original content partner for
Pluto TV, a Paramount Company, which is the leading free
ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service. For more
information visit www.corusent.com.
About Nelvana Entertaining kids for over 50 years,
Nelvana is a world-leading international producer and distributor
of children's animated and live-action content. Nelvana produces a
stable of award-winning and globally renowned brands that focus on
comedies, preschool and action series, and ancillary consumer
products programs. Nelvana's content airs on Corus Entertainment's
kids channels in Canada and in
over 180 countries around the world. The Nelvana library has over
4,800 episodes of programming and has received over 70 major
international program awards including Emmys® and Canadian Screen
Awards. Visit the Nelvana website at nelvana.com.
Follow Nelvana Enterprises on Twitter @NelvanaEnt
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