Canadian Screen Awards for Broadcast News

Presented by CBC and CTV

With the support of Telefilm Canada and Canada Media Fund.

(May 25) – Watch the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Virtual Presentations for Sports Programming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and academy.ca starting at 7:00 PM ET. Join the conversation by using our official awards hashtag #CdnScreenAwards on your favourite social platform. Want to see a full list of 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominees? You can now view the 2020 Program Book virtually on the Academy website. All winners will be highlighted in gold on this page.



Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information

CBC News: Marketplace
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
David Common

CBC News Special – D-Day 75th
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
Adrienne Arsenault

The Fifth Estate
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
Mark Kelley

W5: The Narco Riviera
CTV (Bell Media)
(CTV W5)
Avery Haines


Best Photography, News or Information

APTN Investigates – Dark Valley
APTN (APTN)
(APTN)
Rob Smith

CBC News: Marketplace – CRA Scam
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
David Macintoch

CBC News: The National – Dying Glaciers
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
Jared Thomas

The Fifth Estate – Murder in the Jungle
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
John Badcock

W5 – The Narco Riviera
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV W5)
Jerry Vienneau


Best Local Reporter

CBC Toronto News at Six
CBC Toronto (CBC)
(CBC)
Farrah Merali

CBC Vancouver News at 6
CBC (CBC)
(CBC)
Angela Sterritt

CityNews
Citytv (Rogers Media)
(Citytv)
Cynthia Mulligan

Global BC News Hour at 6
Global BC (Corus Entertainment)
(Global BC)
Rumina Daya


Best National Reporter

CBC News: The National
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
Paul Hunter

CBC News: The National
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
Susan Ormiston

CTV National News With Lisa LaFlamme
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV News)
Omar Sachedina

CTV National News With Lisa LaFlamme
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV News)
Paul Workman


Best News or Information Segment

CBC News: The National – Scars Left Behind
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

CBC Saskatchewan: News at 6 – January 9, 2019
CBC (CBC)
(CBC Saskatchewan)

The Fifth Estate – A Brother’s Story
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

W5: The Laundromat
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV W5)


Best News or Information Program

CBC News: Marketplace: CRA Scam
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

CBC News: The National Conversation – Legalizing Cannabis
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

The Fifth Estate: Unbuckled – School Bus Safety
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

W5: The Baby in the Snow
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV W5)

W5: The Narco Riviera
CTV (Bell Media)
(CTV W5)


Best News or Information Series

APTN Investigates
APTN (APTN)
(APTN)

CBC News: Marketplace
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

The Fifth Estate
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

W5
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV W5)


Best Live News Special

CBC News Special: Raptors Championship Parade
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

D-Day Remembered: The 75th Anniversary
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV News)

Raptors Win
Citytv (Rogers Media)
(Citytv)


Best News Anchor, Local

CBC Montreal News at 6
CBC Montreal (CBC)
(CBC Montreal)
Debra Arbec

CBC Ottawa News at 6
CBC Ottawa (CBC)
(CBC Ottawa)
Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, Adrian Harewood

CTV News Toronto at 6
CTV (Bell Media)
(CTV News Toronto)
Ken Shaw, Michelle Dubé

Raptors Win
Citytv (Rogers Media)
(Citytv)
Adrian Ghobrial, Ginella Massa, Mark McAllister, Adam Stiles, Tina Yazdani


Best News Anchor, National

APTN National News
APTN (APTN)
(APTN)
Dennis Ward, Melissa Ridgen

CBC News: The National
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)
Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing

CTV National News With Lisa LaFlamme
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV News)
Lisa LaFlamme

Global National
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Global National)
Dawna Friesen


Best Local Newscast

CBC Ottawa News at 6
CBC Ottawa (CBC)
(CBC Ottawa)

CBC Windsor News at 6
CBC Windsor (CBC)
(CBC Windsor)

CityNews
Citytv (Rogers Media)
(Citytv)

Global BC News Hour at 6
Global BC (Corus Entertainment)
(Global BC)


Best National Newscast

APTN National News
APTN (APTN)
(APTN)

CBC News: The National
CBC (CBC)
(CBC News)

CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme
CTV News (Bell Media)
(CTV News)

Global National
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Global National)