Discovery’s Disasters at Sea, the Gord Downie documentary Finding the Secret Path and CTV National News with Lisa Laflamme were among the individuals and programs to win during Night 1 of 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Virtual Presentations.
The Canadian Screen Awards, originally scheduled to air in March, moved online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first portion of the stripped-down celebration focused on Broadcast News, narrated by former news anchor Lloyd Robertson, followed by Sports Programming with Toronto Raptors P.A. announcer Herbie Kuhn, and wrapped with Documentary and Factual categories narrated by writer, director, producer and actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers.
Here are the winners in Monday’s key categories:
Best News or Information Series
The Fifth Estate, CBC
Best News Anchor, National
Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang and Ian Hanomansing, CBC News: The National
Best National Newscast
CTV National News with Lisa Laflamme
Best Sports Host
James Duthie, 2019 Free Agent Frenzy
Best Sports Program or Series
29 Forever
Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
Finding the Secret Path
Best History Documentary Program or Series
The Accountant of Auschwitz
Best Factual Series
Disasters at Sea
Best Documentary Program
To the Worlds
Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary or Series
A Day in the Life of Earth
For the complete list of winners, visit the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television website.
Virtual Presentation Schedule:
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
7 PM ET: Canadian Screen Awards for Children’s & Youth Programming, Presented by Shaw Rocket Fund (Narrator: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan)
7:30 PM ET: Canadian Screen Awards for Lifestyle and Reality (Narrator: Emma Hunter)
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
7 PM ET: Canadian Screen Awards for Crafts in Scripted Programs (Narrator: Evany Rosen & Kayla Lorette)
7:30 PM ET: Canadian Screen Awards for Scripted Programs & Performance (Narrator: Eric McCormack)
Thursday, May 28, 2020
7 PM ET: Canadian Screen Awards for Cinematic Arts (Narrator: Théodore Pellerin)
Watch the Virtual Presentations on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
