Canadian Screen Awards for Scripted Programs & Performance

Presented by CBC and CTV

With the support of Telefilm Canada and Canada Media Fund

(May 27) – Watch the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Virtual Presentations for Scripted Programs & Performance on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and academy.ca starting at 8:00 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 Guest Performance, Drama Series

Anne With An E – What Can Stop the Determined Heart
CBC (CBC)
(Northwood Anne Trois Inc)
Dalmar Abuzeid

Cardinal – Helen
CTV (Bell Media)
(Sienna Films)
Stephen Ouimette

Cardinal – Jack
CTV (Bell Media)
(Sienna Films)
Rya Kihlstedt

Mary Kills People – No Happy Endings Here
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Cameron Pictures)
Deborah Grover

Mary Kills People – Wolf, Meet Henhouse / A Goddamned Saint
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Cameron Pictures)
David Fox


Best Guest Performance, Comedy

The Beaverton – The Beaverton Ruins Your Holiday Special
CTV (Bell Media)
(Pier 21 Films)
Scott Thompson

Jann – Major Party Foul
CTV (Bell Media)
(Project 10, Seven24 Films)
Rick Mercer

Kim’s Convenience – Hit & Fun
CBC (CBC)
(Thunderbird Entertainment)
Amanda Brugel

Workin’ Moms – Girl’s Trip
CBC (CBC)
(Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment)
Dan Aykroyd

Workin’ Moms – What’s It Gonna Be
CBC (CBC)
(Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment)
Wendy Crewson


Best Supporting Actress, Drama

Cardinal
CTV (Bell Media)
(Sienna Films)
Kristen Thomson

Forgive Me
Super Channel / OUTtv (Allarco Entertainment / OUTtv)
(Penitent Pictures, Emotion Pictures Inc)
Karen Robinson

Killjoys
Space (Bell Media)
(Temple Street)
Kelly McCormack

Mary Kills People
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Cameron Pictures)
Elizabeth Saunders

Street Legal
CBC (CBC)
(IGP Productions Ltd.)
Rosemary Dunsmore


Best Supporting Actor, Drama

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
Showcase (Corus Entertainment)
(Cineflix (Believe Me) Inc.)
Rossif Sutherland

Daughter of the Wolf
Rogers on Demand (Rogers Media)
(Minds Eye Entertainment / Falconer Pictures)
Brendan Fehr

Diggstown
CBC (CBC)
(Circle Blue Films)
Brandon Oakes

Forgive Me
Super Channel / OUTtv (Allarco Entertainment / OUTtv)
(Penitent Pictures, Emotion Pictures Inc)
Hugh Thompson

Killjoys
Space (Bell Media)
(Temple Street)
Thom Allison


Best Supporting Actress, Comedy

Kim’s Convenience
CBC (CBC)
(Thunderbird Entertainment)
Nicole Power

Little Dog
CBC (CBC)
(Cameron Pictures)
Mary Walsh

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Emily Hampshire

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Jennifer Robertson

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Sarah Levy


Best Supporting Actor, Comedy

Kim’s Convenience
CBC (CBC)
(Thunderbird Entertainment)
Andrew Phung

Letterkenny
Crave (Bell Media)
(New Metric Media)
Mark Forward

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Chris Elliott

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Dustin Milligan

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Noah Reid


Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series

Presented with the participation of the Independent Production Fund

Hospital Show
(BullRush Pictures Inc., Hospital Show Pictures Ltd.)
Adam Greydon Reid

How to Buy a Baby
(LoCo Motion Pictures Inc.)
Emma Hunter

How to Buy a Baby
(LoCo Motion Pictures Inc.)
Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll

Ming’s Dynasty
(HeydSaffer)
Julian De Zotti

Running With Violet
(She Said Films)
Andrea Bang

Save Me
(iThentic)
Amy Matysio

Talent Drivers
(Frantic Films)
Julian Richings

Tokens
(A Token Entertainment Company)
Jessica Greco


Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series

Presented with the participation of the Independent Production Fund

The 410
(Mad Ruk Entertainment)
Supinder Wraich

Deep Six
(Space Mop)
Michelle Morgan

Hospital Show
(BullRush Pictures Inc., Hospital Show Pictures Ltd.)
Sara Canning

How to Buy a Baby
(LoCo Motion Pictures Inc.)
Marc Bendavid

Running With Violet
(She Said Films)
Amy Matysio

Save Me
(iThentic)
Emily Hampshire

Save Me
(iThentic)
Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll

Tokens
(A Token Entertainment Company)
Connie Wang


Best Web Program or Series, Fiction

Presented with the participation of the Independent Production Fund

The 410
(Mad Ruk Entertainment)
Matt Power, Supinder Wraich

Detention Adventure
(LoCo Motion Pictures Inc.)
Lauren Corber, Ryan West, Joe Kicak, Carmen Albano, Karen Moore

How to Buy a Baby
(LoCo Motion Pictures Inc.)
Lauren Corber, Wendy Litner

Ming’s Dynasty
(HeydSaffer)
Antony Hall, Calwyn Shurgold, Julian De Zotti, Kevin Saffer, Mike Peterson

Save Me
(iThentic)
Fab Filippo, Jonas Diamond, Lisa Baylin


Best Video Game Narrative

Presented with the participation of the Independent Production Fund

East of the Rockies
(Jam3, National Film Board of Canada)
Joy Kogawa, Rob McLaughlin, Jason Legge, Dirk van Ginkel

Lightbearer
(Compulsion Games)
Alex Epstein, Mark Slutsky, Lisa Hunter

Roger & James in They Came From Below
(Compulsion Games)
Alex Epstein, Lisa Hunter, Mark Slutsky


Best Lead Performance, TV Movie

A Christmas Carol: The Family Musical with a Scrooge Loose!
CBC / Family Channel (CBC / DHX Media)
(Ross Petty Productions, Smiley Guy Studios)
Dan Chameroy

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
Showcase (Corus Entertainment)
(Cineflix (Believe Me) Inc.)
Katie Douglas

Mean Queen
Crave (Bell Media)
(Incendo)
Allie MacDonald

Nowhere To Be Found
(Rogers/Telus/Shaw)
(Nowhere To Be Found Productions Inc.)
Kate Drummond


Best Lead Actress, Drama Series

Anne With An E
CBC (CBC)
(Northwood Anne Trois Inc)
Amybeth McNulty

Cardinal
CTV (Bell Media)
(Sienna Films)
Karine Vanasse

Coroner
CBC (CBC)
(Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Films, Cineflix Studios)
Serinda Swan

Frankie Drake Mysteries
CBC (CBC)
(Shaftesbury)
Lauren Lee Smith

Mary Kills People
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Cameron Pictures)
Caroline Dhavernas


Best Lead Actor, Drama Series

Burden of Truth
CBC (CBC)
(ICF Films)
Peter Mooney

Cardinal
CTV (Bell Media)
(Sienna Films)
Billy Campbell

Carter
CTV Drama Channel (Bell Media)
(Amaze Film + Television)
Jerry O’Connell

Coroner
CBC (CBC)
(Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Films, Cineflix Studios)
Roger Cross

Unspeakable
CBC (CBC)
(4H Productions Inc)
Shawn Doyle


Best Lead Actress, Comedy

Jann
CTV (Bell Media)
(Project 10, Seven24 Films)
Jann Arden

Kim’s Convenience
CBC (CBC)
(Thunderbird Entertainment)
Jean Yoon

Letterkenny
Crave (Bell Media)
(New Metric Media)
Michelle Mylett

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Annie Murphy

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Catherine O’Hara


Best Lead Actor, Comedy

Kim’s Convenience
CBC (CBC)
(Thunderbird Entertainment)
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Letterkenny
Crave (Bell Media)
(New Metric Media)
Jared Keeso

Private Eyes
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Piller/Segan)
Jason Priestley

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Daniel Levy

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Eugene Levy


Golden Screen Award for TV Drama or Comedy

Murdoch Mysteries
CBC (CBC)
(Shaftesbury)
Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Peter Mitchell, Yannick Bisson, Julie Lacey

Private Eyes
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Piller/Segan)
Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller, Jocelyn Hamilton, Tecca Crosby, Jason Priestley, Alan McCullough


Best Sketch Comedy Show & Ensemble Performance

Baroness Von Sketch Show
CBC (CBC)
(Frantic Films)
Jamie Brown, Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Graham Ludlow, Jeff Peeler

The Beaverton
CTV (Bell Media)
(Pier 21 Films)
Laszlo Barna, Melissa Williamson, Jeff Detsky, Luke Gordon Field, Nicole Butler, Jocelyn Geddie, Scott Montgomery, Emma Hunter, Miguel Rivas

TallBoyz
CBC (CBC)
(Accent Entertainment Corporation)
Bruce McCulloch, Susan Cavan, Paula J. Smith, Guled Abdi, Vance Banzo, Tim Blair, Franco Nguyen

This Hour Has 22 Minutes
CBC (CBC)
(DHX-Hour Productions (NS) XXVI Inc.)
Michael Donovan, Peter McBain, Mark Gosine, Ann Loi, Jenipher Ritchie


Best TV Movie

#Roxy
Super Channel (Allarco Entertainment)
(Mosaic Entertainment)
Camille Beaudoin, Eric Rebalkin

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
Showcase (Corus Entertainment)
(Cineflix (Believe Me) Inc.)
Jeff Vanderwal, Charles Tremayne, Sherri Rufh, Kim Bondi

Claws of the Red Dragon (China’s Truth)
NTDTV (New Tang Dynasty Television (Canada))
(2600641 Ontario Inc (New Realm Studios))
Kevin Yang, Sophia Sun, Joe Wang, Joel Etienne

Daughter of the Wolf
Rogers on Demand (Rogers Media)
(Minds Eye Entertainment / Falconer Pictures)
Kevin DeWalt, Douglas Falconer, Benjamin DeWalt, Danielle Masters

Nowhere To Be Found
(Rogers/Telus/Shaw)
(Nowhere To Be Found Productions Inc.)
Paolo Mancini, Thomas Michael


Best Comedy Series

Jann
CTV (Bell Media)
(Project 10, Seven24 Films)
Jann Arden, Leah Gauthier, Jennica Harper, Andrew Barnsley, Ben Murray, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Randy Lennox, Brian Dennis

Kim’s Convenience
CBC (CBC)
(Thunderbird Entertainment)
Ivan Fecan, Ins Choi, Kevin White, Alex Raffé, Anita Kapila, Matt Kippen, Kurt Smeaton, Sandra Cunningham

Letterkenny
Crave (Bell Media)
(New Metric Media)
Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Mark Montefiore, Kara Haflidson

Schitt’s Creek
CBC (CBC)
(Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.)
Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Rupinder Gill, Colin Brunton

Workin’ Moms
CBC (CBC)
(Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment)
Catherine Reitman, Philip Sternberg, Tina Horwitz, Jillian Locke, Jonathan Walker


Best Drama Series

Anne With An E
CBC (CBC)
(Northwood Anne Trois Inc)
Miranda de Pencier, Moira Walley-Beckett

Cardinal
CTV (Bell Media)
(Sienna Films)
Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny, Patrick Tarr, Daniel Grou, Jocelyn Hamilton, Armand Leo

Coroner
CBC (CBC)
(Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Films, Cineflix Studios)
Adrienne Mitchell, Morwyn Brebner, Jonas Prupas, Peter Emerson, Brett Burlock

Mary Kills People
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Cameron Pictures)
Jocelyn Hamilton, Amy Cameron, Tassie Cameron, Marsha Greene, Tecca Crosby

Vikings
History (Corus Entertainment)
(Take 5 Productions Inc.)
Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Michael Hirst, Morgan O’Sullivan, James Flynn, Alan Gasmer, Sherry Marsh, Bill Goddard