Still Standing, The Amazing Race Canada, Mayday, Rise and CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme were among the winners during Night 1 of the non-televised portion of the Canadian Screen Awards.
Miguel Rivas, of The Comedy Network’s The Beaverton, served as host for the evening, poking fun at The National‘s four-person panel and holding mock auditions for a co-host. Among the finalists? Chef Matty Matheson, The Social‘s Lainey Lui and Peter Mansbridge. One of the most emotional moments of the night followed Viceland’s Rise being awarded Best Documentary Program. Series producer Michelle Latimer tearfully championed Indigenous Peoples and referenced the effects colonization has had on First Nations people in Canada and around the world.
Fifty categories celebrating non-fiction television—including news, sports, factual, reality, lifestyle, talk and children’s programming—were handed out at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle during the non-televised event. Karyn Pugliese received the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism.
Here are the winners in several key categories:
Best News Anchor, Local
Andrew Chang, British Columbia Votes
Best News or Information Program
Terror, Viceland
Best Sports Host
James Duthie, TSN
Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
Science Max: Experiments at Large, TVO Kids
Best Variety or Entertainment Special
P.K. Subban: Shots Fired, CBC
Best Writing, Factual
Still Standing, CBC
Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series
The Amazing Race Canada, CTV
Best Writing, Documentary
Unstoppable: The Fentanyl Epidemic in Canada, CBC
Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
Rush: Time Stand Still, HBO Canada
Best Factual Series
Mayday, Discovery
Best History Documentary Program or Series
The Nature of Things, CBC
Best Documentary Program
Rise, Viceland
Best Host in a Live Program or Series
Rick Mercer, Canada Day 150! From Coast to Coast to Coast
Best Talk Program or Series
The Marilyn Denis Show, CTV
Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Property Brothers, HGTV Canada
Best News or Information Series
The Fifth Estate, CBC
Best Host in a Program or Series
Jonathan Torrens, Your Special Canada
Best Local Newscast
CBC News Vancouver at 6, CBC
Best National Newscast
CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme, CTV
Best News Anchor, National
Heather Hiscox, CBC News Network with Heather Hiscox
Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer
Luke Wileman, TSN
Best Sports Program or Series
Aaron Sanchez: Limitless, Sportsnet
Follow the link to the complete list of winners.
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