Cardinal, Letterkenny and Kim’s Convenience top 2018 Canadian Screen Award nominees

Cardinal, Alias Grace, Murdoch Mysteries, Mary Kills People, Letterkenny, Workin’ Moms, Kim’s Convenience and The Disappearance

—and many of those in the projects’ casts—are among the nominees for 2018 Canadian Screen Awards.

The announcement was made Tuesday morning at The Globe and Mail Centre in Toronto with Kim’s Convenience‘s Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Cardinal‘s Karine Vanasse and Rise host Sarain Fox serving as hosts.

Here are the nominations in the key television categories. Here is a link to the full list of nominations.

Best Drama Series

• 19-2
• Anne
• Mary Kills People
• Pure
• Vikings

Best Comedy Series

• Letterkenny
• Workin’ Moms
• Nirvanna the Band the Show
• Michael: Every Day
• Kim’s Convenience

Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Series

• The Beaverton
• Baroness Von Sketch Show
• Rick Mercer Report
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Best Reality Competition Series

• The Amazing Race Canada
• The Bachelorette Canada
• Big Brother Canada
• MasterChef Canada
• Top Chef Canada

Best Limited Series or Program

• Cardinal
• Alias Grace
• The Disappearance
• The Kennedys: After Camelot
• Bruno & Boots: This Can’t Be Happening at MacDonald Hall

Best Children’s or Youth Program or Series

• The Next Step
• Odd Squad
• Degrassi: Next Class
• L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables Fire & Dew

Best Lifestyle Program or Series

• Dead Set on Life
• Property Brothers
• The Goods
• Backyard Builds
• Great Canadian Homes

Best Lead Actress, Comedy

• Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
• Catherine Reitman, Workin’ Moms
• Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
• Andrea Bang, Kim’s Convenience
• Jean Yoon, Kim’s Convenience

Best Lead Actor, Comedy

• Gerry Dee, Mr. D
• Jared Keeso, Letterkenny
• Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kim’s Convenience
• Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
• Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Best Lead Actress, Drama Series

• Amybeth McNulty, Anne
• Caroline Dhavernas, Mary Kills People
• Jennie Raymond, Sex & Violence
• Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
• Meaghan Rath, Rogue

Best Lead Actor, Drama Series

• Brian Markinson, The Romeo Section
• Richard Short, Mary Kills People
• Christopher Heyerdahl, Van Helsing
• Alexander Ludwig, Vikings
• Shawn Doyle, Bellevue

Best Lead Actress, Drama Program or Limited Series

• Sarah Gadon, Alias Grace
• Maxim Roy, Bad Blood
• Karine Vanasse, Cardinal
• Camille Sullivan, The Disappearance
• Helene Joy, Murdoch Mysteries: Home for the Holidays

Best Lead Actor, Drama Program or Limited Series

• Kim Coates, Bad Blood
• Edward Holcroft, Alias Grace
• Billy Campbell, Cardinal
• Alan Thicke, It’s Not My Fault and I Don’t Care Anyway
• Yannick Bisson, Murdoch Mysteries: Home for the Holidays

Best Performance, Sketch Comedy (Individual or Ensemble)

• Baroness Von Sketch Show
• Rick Mercer Report
• The Beaverton
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Best Performance, Children’s or Youth

• Ella Ballentine, L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables Fire & Dew
• Amanda, Arcuri, Degrassi: Next Class
• Michela Luci, Dino Dan
• Akiel Julien, The Next Step
• Anna Cathcart, Odd Squad

 

The Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast gala airs live Sunday, March 11 at 8 p.m. on CBC.

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