Congratulations to all our Members and Productions who have been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.

The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards will take place May 28 - May 31 in Toronto. Click here for a full schedule.

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FILM NOMINATIONS

 

Best Motion Picture

Infinity Pool

Achievement in Art Direction

Thea Hollatz - Fitting In

Michael Pierson - The Queen Of My Dreams

Achievement in Direction

Brandon Cronenberg - Infinity Pool

Achievement in Editing

James Vandewater - Infinity Pool 

Achievement in Sound Editing

Alex Bullick, Jill Purdy, Rob Bertola, Craig MacLellan - Infinity Pool

J.R. Fountain - PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Achievement in Sound Mixing

J.R. Fountain - PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Adapted Screenplay

Fawzia Mirza - The Queen Of My Dreams

Original Screenplay

Brandon Cronenberg - Infinity Pool

Best Live Action Short Drama

Motherland - Jasmin Mozaffari

 

TELEVISION PROGRAM CATEGORIES

 

Best TV Movie

Christmas Island

Never Too Late to Celebrate

Best Drama Series

Essex County

Best Comedy Series

Bria Mack Gets A Life

Letterkenny

Shelved

Son of a Critch

Workin' Moms

Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series

The Dessert

Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program

The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

Stuff the British Stole

Best Documentary Program

Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

War for the Woods (Sound Post Only)

Best Pre-School Program or Series

Aunty B's House

Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series

The Hardy Boys

Home Sweet Rome

Macy Murdoch

Best Factual Series

Thunder Bay

Dark Side of the Ring

 

TELEVISION CRAFT CATEGORIES

 

Best Direction, TV Movie

Rama Rau - Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias

Samantha MacAdam - Fashionably In Love

Simone Stock - The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story

Best Direction, Drama Series

Zoe Hopkins - Little Bird - "Bineshi Kwe"

Winnifred Jong - Pretty Hard Cases - "Spin Me Round"

Danishka Esterhazy - SurrealEstate - "Trust The Process"

Best Direction, Comedy

Kelly Fyfe-Marshall - Bria Mack Gets A Life - "Bria Mack Gets Laid"

Melanie Orr - Children Ruin Everything - "Screen Time"

Fab Filippo - Sort Of - "Sort Of Gone Again"

Best Direction, Documentary Program

Michelle Shephard - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

Best Direction, Documentary Series

Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George - Black Community Mixtapes - "Hip Hop"

Alicia K. Harris - Black Life: Untold Stories - "Haven, But No Heaven"

John Choi - Dark Side of Comedy - "Joan Rivers"

Nadine Pequeneza - Last of the Right Whales

Best Direction, Children's or Youth

Graeme Lynch - All-Around Champion - "Adaptive Boxing"

Felipe Rodriguez - The Hardy Boys - "The Crash"

Stefan Scaini - Home Sweet Rome - "Tanti Auguri A Lucy"

Best Direction, Reality/Competition

Shelagh O'Brien - Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World - "Bonjour Hi"

Best Writing, Drama Series 

Sherry White - Pretty Hard Cases - "Always A Bridesmaid"

Best Writing, Comedy

Sasha Leigh Henry - Bria Mack Gets A Life - "Bria Mack Gets a Job"

Fab Filippo - Sort Of - "Sort Of Gone Again"

Best Writing, Documentary

Alison Duke - Black Community Mixtapes - "Toronto Carnival"

Nadine Pequeneza - Last of the Right Whales

Michelle Shephard - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

Best Picture Editing, Drama

Sandy Pereira, Dev Singh, Chris Mutton - Essex County - "Episode 103"

Wesley Finucan - The Love Club: Tara

Kimberlee McTaggart - Moonshine - "High Season"

Best Picture Editing, Factual

Curt Lobb - Dark Side of the Ring - "Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty"

Best Picture Editing, Documentary

Nick Hector - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition

Jonathan Dowler - Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World - "Grand Finale"

Best Picture Editing, Comedy

Gloria Tong - Bria Mack Gets A Life - Bria Mack Gets a Job

Kyle Martin - Children Ruin Everything - "Money"

Sam Thomson - Sort Of - "Sort Of Gone Again"

Maureen Grant - Sort Of - "Sort Of Hospital Again"

Lindsay Allikas - Workin' Moms - "Funny Business"

Best Picture Editing, Children’s or Youth

Shelley Therrien - The Hardy Boys - "At The Old House"

Thomas Lieu -The Hardy Boys - "A Vanishing Act"

Victor CH Fan, Rob Chandler - I Woke Up A Vampire - "I Woke Up A Vampire"

Mike Reisacher - Popularity Papers - "New School, New Start"

Best Sound, Fiction

Rob Ainsley, Paul Germann, Martin Gwynn Jones - Sort Of - "Sort Of Hospital Again"

Scott Donald, John Loranger, Jill Purdy, Faustine Pelipel, Dan Sexton - The Spencer Sisters - "The Scholar’s Snafu"

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction

Ben Gerlis - Bria Mack Gets A Life - "Bria Mack Gets Laid"

Tim Bider - Pretty Hard Cases - "Right Hand Red"

Ingrid Jurek, M-A Orenstein, Jenn Luckas - Sort Of - "Sort Of The Worst Yoda"

Best Stunt Coordination

Dan Skene - Letterkenny - "Degens"

Dan Skene - Shoresy - "Set The Tone"

John Stead -Pretty Hard Cases - "Always A Bridesmaid"

Angelica Lisk-Hann - Robyn Hood - "Outlaws"

 

DIGITAL MEDIA CATEGORIES

 

Best Web Program or Series, Fiction

The Drop

Gay Mean Girls

How to Fail as a Popstar

I Hate People, People Hate Me

Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction

Farm Crime

Best Direction, Web Program or Series

Maya Annik Bedward - Farm Crime - "The Pigeon Ponzi"

Best Picture Editing, Web Program or Series

Tiffany Beaudin, Pauline Decroix - How to Fail as a Popstar - "The Record Deal"

Maureen Grant - I Hate People, People Hate Me - "Bad-Existing"

 

*This list reflects 2024 Canadian Academy Award nominees for DGC Ontario Members on DGC signatory productions, DGC dispensation productions and DGC Ontario Members working outside Ontario.