Canadian Screen Awards were handed out tonight at a gala event in Toronto, with the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television honouring excellence in Canadian non-fiction television programming.
Aisha Alfa of “The Beaverton” hosted the event, dubbed the Canadian Screen Awards: the CTV Gala Honouring Excellence in Non-Fiction Programming, as part of Canadian Screen Week, which runs March 25-31.
On Wednesday, Jann Arden (currently starring in comedy series “Jann”) will be hosting another gala, the Canadian Screen Awards: CTV Gala Honouring Excellence in Creative Fiction Storytelling.
Here is the complete list of winners announced at the Gala Honouring Excellence in Non-Fiction Programming:
BEST HOST OR INTERVIEWER IN A NEWS OR INFORMATION PROGRAM OR SERIES
CBC News: Marketplace – Fake Degrees
Asha Tomlinson
CBC News: The National
Rosemary Barton
WINNER: CBC News: The Royal Wedding: Harry & Meghan
Adrienne Arsenault
CBC News: The Weekly with Wendy Mesley
Wendy Mesley
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Steve Paikin
BEST NEWS ANCHOR, LOCAL
CBC Montreal News at 6
Debra Arbec
CBC Nova Scotia News
Tom Murphy, Amy Smith
CBC Toronto News at Six
Dwight Drummond
CTV News Toronto at 6
Ken Shaw
CTV News Toronto at 6
Michelle Dube
BEST NEWS OR INFORMATION SEGMENT
CBC News: The National – Canada’s Silent Shame
Ioanna Roumeliotis, Jennifer Barr, Ousama Farag, Brenda Witmer
WINNER: CBC News: The National – The Ruins of Raqqa
Brenda Witmer, Adrienne Arsenault, Michelle Gagnon, Lindsay Rempel, Ghalia Bdiwe, John Heron
CBC News: The National – Unsafe Harbour
Rosemary Barton, Carmen Merrifield, Dominique Banoun, Dave Rae
the fifth estate – Death Behind Bars
Habiba Nosheen, Joseph Loiero, Kimberly Ivany, Aileen McBride, Valérie Ouellet, Ousama Farag
BEST NEWS OR INFORMATION PROGRAM
CBC News: Marketplace – Crying out for Care
David Common, Simon Parubchak, Bill Arnold, David Macintosh, Melissa Mancini, Katie Pedersen, Valérie Ouellet
WINNER: CBC News: Marketplace – Fake Degrees
Nelisha Vellani, Eric Szeto, Asha Tomlinson, Simon Parubchak, Bill Arnold, David Macintosh
the fifth estate: The Mystery of the Sherman Murders
Scott Anderson, Harvey Cashore, Joseph Loiero, Ronna Syed, Bob McKeown, John Badcock
W5: No Witnesses
Avery Haines, Derek Miller, Kathlene Calahan, André Lapalme, Anton Koschany, Brett Mitchell
W5: Unconquered
Brett Mitchell, Kevin Newman, Madeline McNair, André Lapalme, Anton Koschany
BEST LOCAL REPORTER
CBC Montreal News at 6 –One Year After the Flood
Simon Nakonechny
CBC Nova Scotia News
Paul Withers
CBC Toronto News at Six –March 10th, 2018
Mike Crawley
WINNER: CBC Winnipeg News at Six –Minister Tickles
Katie Nicholson
CTV News Toronto at 6
Tamara Cherry
BEST LOCAL NEWSCAST
CBC Toronto News at Six
Michael Prestia, Miranda Mathews, Lee Pitts, Dwight Drummond, James Wattie, Carla Turner
CityNews
Mike Nittoly, CiCi Fan, Nicole McCormick, Teri Hart
CTV News at 6
Ethan Faber, Les Staff, Charles Wright, Rhonda Fuller, Scott Bills
WINNER: CTV News Toronto at 6
Joanne MacDonald, Sophia Skopelitis, Joel Bowey, David Mills-Hughes, Ian Caldwell
BEST SPORTS ANALYST
Sponsor | MLSE
2018 IIHF World Junior Gold Medal Game
Ray Ferraro
2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Men’s/Women’s Hockey & Called Men/Women and Women’s Gold Game
Cassie Campbell
Hockey Night in Canada
Elliotte Friedman
WINNER: Raptors Basketball on TSN
Jack Armstrong
BEST SPORTS FEATURE SEGMENT
Sponsor | MLSE
WINNER: Finding Murph
Josh Shiaman, Rick Westhead, Stuart Roberts, Devon Burns, Michael Banani
Surfacing
Matt Dunn, Michael Farber, Brent Blanchard, David Midgley
Syrian Refugee Al Ziab Family
Michael Adach, Mark Wade, Gabriel Levesque, Travis Formosa, Alison Redmond, Marc Leblanc
The Mystery of Paul Ranger
Matt Dorman, Darren Dreger, James Judges, Nigel Akam, Kevin Fallis, Darren Oliver
BEST SPORTS OPENING
Sponsor | MLSE
WINNER: 2017 Grey Cup
Craig Chambers, Devon Burns, David Midgley, Jacob Frenkel
2018 FIFA World Cup
Simon Garan, Bruce Arthur, Devon Burns, Brent Blanchard, Michael Banani
2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Primetime Open Ceremony Opening
Tim Thompson, Trevor Pilling, Chris Irwin, Jeff Shelegy
Northern Touch
Martin Paul, Paul Sidhu, Mark Wade, George Skoutakis, John Woo, Kardinal Offishall, Ryan Knight
BEST SPORTS HOST
Sponsor | MLSE
2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games on CBC
Andi Petrillo
FIFA World Cup Final Pre-Game
Luke Wileman
WINNER: Free Agent Frenzy
James Duthie
Hockey Night in Canada
Ron Maclean
BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER
Sponsor | MLSE
WINNER: 2017 Grey Cup
Chris Cuthbert
2017 MLS Cup
Luke Wileman
2018 IIHF World Junior Gold Medal Game
Gord Miller
Hockey Night in Canada
Jim Hughson
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY, NEWS OR INFORMATION
CBC News: The National – The Wall
Jason Burles
WINNER: CBC News: The National – The Ruins of Raqqa
Jean-Francois Bisson
CBC News: The National – Rohingya Refugees
Richard Devey
CTV National News With Lisa LaFlamme – Refugee Children, Portraits of Pain
Marc D’Amours
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY, LIFESTYLE OR REALITY/COMPETITION
Carnival Eats – Close Encounters of the Food Kind
Matthew Braun
WINNER: The Amazing Race Canada – Finale
Ryan Shaw
The Great Canadian Baking Show – Finale
Adam Gladstone
Top Chef Canada – Finale Four Ways
Ryan Shaw, Alex Nadon
Vikings: A New World with ET Canada
Ryan Morgan, Peter Ventura
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY OR FACTUAL
WINNER: Equus: Story of the Horse – Origins
Daron Donahue, aAron Munson
In The Making – Crystal Pite
Maya Bankovic
Mommy Wildest
Joshua See
Skindigenous – Indonesia
Patrick Kaplin
The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution
John Tran
BEST PICTURE EDITING, DOCUMENTARY
Equus: Story of the Horse – Chasing the Wind
Brenda Terning, Krystal Moss
Equus: Story of the Horse – First Riders
Scott Parker
Into The Fire
Michael Hannan
Mommy Wildest
Tony Coleman
WINNER: You Are Here
Cathy Gulkin
BEST PICTURE EDITING, REALITY/COMPETITON
Big Brother Canada – Finale
Jonathan Dowler, Baun Mah, Ryan Monteith, Mike Scott, Jordan Wood, Andrew Gurney, Al Manson, Seth Poulin, Michael Tersigni, Kailey Birk, Chris Donaldson, Joel Pylshyn, Dan Cable, Clare Elson, Adam Richardson, Jordan Crute, Owin Lambeck, Jon White
WINNER: The Amazing Race Canada – Just a Beaver Hero
Michael Tersigni, Jonathan Dowler, Clare Elson, Owin Lambeck, Gloria Tong, David Yenovkian
The Great Canadian Baking Show – Best of Britain Week
Ben O’Neil
The Great Canadian Baking Show – Finale
Jordan Wood
Top Chef Canada – Double Overtime
Michael Tersigni, Ryan Monteith, Mike Scott, Elianna Borsa
BEST PICTURE EDITING, FACTUAL
A User’s Guide to Cheating Death – Vitamins and Supplements
David Yenovkian
etalk – etalk Presents: Gord Downie
Devin Hughes, Kevin Syer, Pete Mahoney, Kelly Dobbs
Intervention Canada – Jade
Aaron Shapero
WINNER: The Detectives – The Wells Gray Gunman
Fannie Daoust, Glenn Berman
The Life-Sized City – Mexico City
Joanne Barnard
BARBARA SEARS AWARD FOR BEST EDITORIAL RESEARCH
Interrupt This Program – Mexico City
Helene Berube
Saturn: Inside the Rings
Clare Dewitt
Still Standing – Carcross
Maya Bilbao
WINNER: the fifth estate – Murder in Cottage Country
Timothy Sawa, Lisa Mayor, Zander Sherman
The Life-Sized City – Mexico City
Annabelle Tas
BARBARA SEARS AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL RESEARCH
WINNER: the fifth estate – Murder in the Village
Leslie Morrison
The Way Out
Denise O’Brien, Hicham Tiflati
W5 – 6.12.17 09:04:35
Todd Battis, Gordon Danielson, Matthew Knegt
You Are Here
Elizabeth Klinck, Mike Lalonde
BEST WRITING, FACTUAL
Dr. Keri: Prairie Vet – Animal Farm
David McGunigal
Heavy Rescue: 401 – Feels Like a Win
Catharine Parke, Todd Serotiuk
Highway Thru Hell – Trapped
Nicole Tomlinson, Neil Thomas
Queen of the Oil Patch – This is Where I’m From
Neil Grahn, Laurie-Anne “LA” Smith
WINNER: Still Standing – Carcross
Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Graham Chittenden, Steve Dylan
BEST WRITING, LIFESTYLE OR REALITY/COMPETITION
Big Brother Canada – Finale
Trevor Hammond
Dragons’ Den – Episode 1
Yette Vandendam, Tracie Tighe, Christopher Nelson
The Amazing Race Canada – Just a Beaver Hero
Mark Peacock, Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski
The Amazing Race Canada – Sounds Like a Wild Boar
Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski, Paulina Robak
WINNER: The Great Canadian Baking Show – Bread Week
Elvira Kurt
BEST WRITING, DOCUMENTARY
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
Jason Charters
Equus: Story of the Horse – Origins
Niobe Thompson
Jumbo: The Life of an Elephant Superstar
Christine Nielsen
WINNER: the fifth estate: The Truth Smugglers
Gillian Findlay
Undercover Jihadi
Barry Stevens
ROB STEWART AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE OR NATURE DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER: Equus: Story of the Horse
Niobe Thompson, Caroline Underwood
Into The Fire
Gordon Henderson, Leora Eisen
Mommy Wildest
Caitlin Starowicz, Mark Starowicz
Over the Horizon
Jennifer Howe, Craig McGillivray, Ira Levy
The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World
Anne Pick, Bill Spahic
DONALD BRITTAIN AWARD FOR BEST SOCIAL/POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
Sponsor | Rogers Group of Funds
Driving With Selvi
Elisa Paloschi
WINNER: Quiet Killing
Michèle Rouleau
The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution
Maya Gallus
The Way Out
David York, Bryn Hughes, Michelle Shephard
BEST BIOGRAPHY OR ARTS DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM OR SERIES
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
Jason Charters, Liam Romalis, Marie-Odile Demay
Inseparable: Ten Years Joined At The Head
Judith Pyke
Interrupt This Program
Frank Fiorito, Nabil Mehchi, Carolynne Bell, Al Magee, Kit Redmond
WINNER: Jumbo: The Life of an Elephant Superstar
Dugald Maudsley, Stephen Dunleavy, Sharmila Choudhury
Rebels on Pointe
Robbie Hart, Bobbi Jo Hart
BEST FACTUAL SERIES
Employable Me
Thomas Howe, Penny Wheelwright, Katie Lafferty
First Contact
Vanessa Loewen, Jeff Newman, Stephanie Scott, Jocelyn Mitchell, Desiree Single
Political Blind Date
Amanda Handy, Mark Johnston, Tom Powers
Still Standing
Jamie Brown, Anne Francis, Jeff Peeler
WINNER: The Detectives
Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Scott Bailey, Jennifer Gatien, Petro Duszara
BEST HISTORY DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM OR SERIES
100 Days to Victory
Julie Bristow, Marlo Miazga, Tara Elwood
1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus
Barbara Hager, W. Paterson Ferns, Desiree Single, Vanessa Loewen
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Barry Avrich
WINNER: The Nature of Things: Ice Bridge
Elliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
After the Sirens
Kevin Eastwood
Fox Chaser
Chris Hsiung
Love, Hope & Autism
Dan Carriere, Shel Piercy, Robert Fresco
The Fruit Machine
Han Nguyen, Sarah Fodey
WINNER: You Are Here
Peter Gentile, Bill House, Mike Lalonde
ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ TRIBUTE
Elizabeth Klinck
BEST CHILDREN’S OR YOUTH NON-FICTION PROGRAM OR SERIES
Finding Stuff Out
Jonathan Finkelstein, Jean-Louis Coté, Mindy Laxer
Just Like Mom and Dad
Mark J.W. Bishop, Matthew Hornburg, Steve Sloan, Stephen J. Turnbull, Jim Bell, Michael A. Dunn, Mike Cosentino, Randy Lennox, Adam Ivers
WINNER: Science Max: Experiments at Large
Nat Abraham, Ira Levy, Michael McGuigan, Peter Williamson, Phil McCordic, Leanne Brennan
When I Grow Up!
Marney Malabar, David Mitchell, Francis Mitchell, Sara Poirier
BEST VARIETY OR ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL
Air Farce New Year’s Eve 2017
Don Ferguson, Lucy Stewart, Rob Lindsay, Mark Selby, Wayne Testori, Kevin Wallis
WINNER: Gord Downie’s Secret Path in Concert
Mike Downie, Gord Downie, Stuart Coxe, Craig Baines, Patrick Sambrook, Patrick Downie, Rachel Dawson
Songs & Stories: Jann Arden
John Kampilis, Steve Jarman, Ken Katigbak, Amber Buchanan
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Robert Kory, François Lamoureux, Pierre Lamoureux, Carrie Mudd, Ryan Valentini
WE Day
John Kampilis, Steve Jarman, Ken Katigbak, Calvin Mitchell
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC, NON-FICTION
WINNER: Equus: Story of the Horse – Origins
Darren Fung
In The Making – Dana Michel
Kieran Adams
Taken – Angela Meyer
Justin Delorme
The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World
Mark Korven
You Are Here
Laurel MacDonald, Phil Strong
BEST SOUND, NON-FICTION
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
Gary Vaughan, Richard Spence-Thomas, Patton Rodrigues
Equus: Story of the Horse – Origins
Johnny Blerot, Iain Pattison
WINNER: Gord Downie’s Secret Path in Concert
Doug McClement, Sanjay Mehta, Michael Phillip Wojewoda
The Group of Seven Guitars
Gary Vaughan, Richard Spence-Thomas
You Are Here
Dave Rose, Christian Cooke, Colin McLellan, Dustin Harris, Steve Blair, Ian McGettigan, David Hocs
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN OR ART DIRECTION, NON-FICTION
Back In Time For Dinner – The 1940s
Katelin Ferry, Brian Garvey
Big Brother Canada – Premiere
Peter Faragher, Kevin Halliday, Aaron Scholl, Andy Roskaft
Canada’s Smartest Person Junior – Episode 1
Peter Faragher
The 2018 Indspire Awards
Callum Maclachlan, Mark Hockin
WINNER: Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Tarik Mikou
GOLDEN SCREEN AWARD FOR TV REALITY SHOW
The Amazing Race Canada
BEST HOST IN A LIVE PROGRAM OR SERIES
Sponsor | Corus Entertainment
Breakfast Television
Dina Pugliese
WINNER: New Year’s Eve 2017
Rick Mercer
The JUNO Awards
Michael Buble
The Social
Cynthia Loyst, Melissa Grelo, Marci Ien, Elaine Lui, Jessica Allen
BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAM OR SERIES
Sponsor | Corus Entertainment
Built For The Weekend
Kent Sobey, Andrew Buckles, Howard Ng, Kevin Buckles
Carnival Eats
James Hyslop, Jennifer Horvath
Home to Win
Cara Volchoff, Mike Sheerin, Tanya Linton
WINNER: Property Brothers
Jonathan Silver Scott, Drew Scott, Jessica Vander Kooij, Kim Bondi, Dora Fong
Where to I Do?
Michelle Crespi, Jennifer Couke, Martin Oxley, Jessica Nahmias
BEST TALK OR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM OR SERIES
Breakfast Television
Roshni Murthy
WINNER: The Filmmakers
Nicole Brewster-Mercury, Exan Auyoung, Eli Glasner, Mercedes Grundy, Nigel Hunt, Ashley Mak
The Marilyn Denis Show
Michelle Crespi, John Simpson, Tamara Petrie-Lee, Tara McEwen
The Social
Michelle Crespi, Laura Scarfo, Kate Wright
BEST LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL
2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Barry Avrich, Danielle Kappy, David Kitching
Harry and Meghan The Royal Wedding
Sholeh Fabbri, Ryan Cripps, Jodie Davis
iHeartRadio MMVAs
John Kampilis, Steve Jarman, Ken Katigbak, Sandy Lok
WINNER: The JUNO Awards
John Brunton, Allan Reid, Mark Cohon, Michael Bublé, Lindsay Cox, Pam de Montmorency, Tracy Galvin, Kristine Pleau, Luciano Casimiri, Kristeen Von Hagen
BEST NEWS OR INFORMATION SERIES
APTN Investigates
Paul Barnsley, Holly Moore, Trina Roache, John Murray, Rob Smith, Josh Grummett, Kathleen Martens, Cullen Crozier, Melissa Ridgen, Martha Troian, Chris Read
CBC News: Marketplace
Litsa Sourtzis, Heather Evans
WINNER: the fifth estate
Jim Williamson, Julian Sher
W5
Anton Koschany, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Newman
BEST HOST IN A PROGRAM OR SERIES
Cityline
Tracy Moore
David Rocco’s Dolce Africa
David Rocco
Property Brothers
Drew Scott, Jonathan Silver Scott
WINNER: Still Standing
Jonny Harris
The Social
Cynthia Loyst, Melissa Grelo, Marci Ien, Elaine Lui, Jessica Allen
BEST DIRECTION, DOCUMENTARY OR FACTUAL SERIES
Equus: Story of the Horse – First Riders
Niobe Thompson
In The Making – Crystal Pite
Chelsea McMullan
Intervention Canada – Jade
Ryan Marley
WINNER: Jumbo: The Life of an Elephant Superstar
Christine Nielsen
The Caregivers’ Club
Cynthia Banks
BEST DIRECTION, DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
100 Days to Victory
Tim Wolochatiuk
14 & Muslim
Wendy Rowland
WINNER: Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
Larry Weinstein
Driving With Selvi
Elisa Paloschi
Into The Fire
Leora Eisen
BEST DIRECTION, LIVE SPORTS EVENT
WINNER: 2017 Grey Cup
Andy Bouyoukos
2018 IIHF World Junior Gold Medal Game
Andy Bouyoukos
2018 Stanley Cup Final
Ron Forsythe
BEST DIRECTION, LIFESTYLE OR INFORMATION
WINNER: Carnival Eats – Close Encounters of the Food Kind
Spencer Ramsay
Holmes And Holmes – Water: The Good, The Bad and The Money
Shelagh Cooke
Home to Win – Good Things Come in Threes
Frank Samson
Property Brothers: Buying + Selling – Paula & Isabel
Misty Tyson
The Social – Thousandth
Gillian Parker
BEST DIRECTION, REALITY/COMPETITION
Canada’s Smartest Person Junior – Episode 1
Dave Russell
MasterChef Canada – Vive La Pressure Test
Dave Russell
WINNER: The Amazing Race Canada – Sounds Like a Wild Boar
Rob Brunner
The Great Canadian Baking Show – Finale
Dave Russell
Top Chef Canada – Finale Four Ways
Rob Brunner
BEST LIVE SPORTS EVENT
Sponsor | Dome Productions
2017 Grey Cup
Paul Graham, Jon Hynes
2018 IIHF World Junior Gold Medal Game
Paul Graham, Chris Edwards
WINNER: Stanley Cup Final Game 5
Sherali Najak, Brian Spear, Ron Forsythe, Ed Hall
BEST SPORTS PROGRAM OR SERIES
Endless – In Pursuit of The Barkley
Matt Dorman, Curry Leamen, Darren Oliver, Jason Wessel, Kevin Fallis, Roy Janke
I AM: Auston Matthews
Jeremy McElhanney, Ryan Knight, John Woo, Mark Wade, Stephen Brunt, Marc Leblanc
Kevin Stevens – Shattered
George Skoutakis, Vince Monteleone, Dan Robson, Devon Burns, Marc Leblanc
WINNER: Reborn – Basketball & Reconciliation in Rwanda
Josh Shiaman, Rick Westhead, Kevin Fallis, Jason Wessel, Darren Oliver, Roy Janke
BEST NATIONAL REPORTER
CBC News: The National – Go Public: Telling on Telcos
Erica Johnson
CBC News: The National – Zimbabwe at a Crossroads
Margaret Evans
CBC News: The National – Rohingya Muslim Crisis
Nahlah Ayed
WINNER: CBC News: The National – Texas Church Shooting
Paul Hunter
CTV National News With Lisa LaFlamme – Rohingya Crisis
Daniele Hamamdjian
BEST LIVE NEWS SPECIAL
WINNER: #CityVote: The Debate
Richard Bloom, CiCi Fan, Katia Del Col, Espe Currie, Cynthia Mulligan, Francis D’Souza
CBC News: Ontario Votes
Dwight Drummond, Rosemary Barton, Ela Azzopardi, Dayna Gourley, Bob Weiers
CBC News Special / The National – Vigil for Humboldt
Caroline Harvey, Chad Paulin, Kate Scroggins, Meg Banks, Jeremy MacArthur, Steve Pennie
CTV News Toronto Election 2018
Sophia Skopelitis, Joel Bowey, Joanne MacDonald, David Mills-Hughes, Michelle Dubé, Ken Shaw
BEST NEWS ANCHOR, NATIONAL
CBC News: Morning Live with Heather Hiscox
Heather Hiscox
CBC News: The National
Ian Hanomansing, Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang
CTV National News With Lisa LaFlamme
Lisa LaFlamme
WINNER: Global National
Dawna Friesen
BEST NATIONAL NEWSCAST
CBC News: The National
Caroline Harvey, Chad Paulin, Kate Scroggins, Roger Beattie, Steve Pennie
WINNER: CTV National News With Lisa LaFlamme
David Hughes, Lisa LaFlamme, Rosa Hwang, Allan Black, Scott Ferguson
Global National
Dawna Friesen, Leslie Stojsic, Tristan Staddon
