It’s a four-way lead in the theatrical race of the Canadian Screen Award nominations. Batata, Dear Audrey, Handle with Care and To Kill a Tiger have three nominations each on the theatrical side of the Screenies including the top prize, the Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary award. Rounding out that category in the nominations released this morning is zo reken with two nominations. The Canadian Screen Awards offer an additional doc prize this year with the inclusion of an award for music in a theatrical feature.
The five nominees for the Screenies’ Ted Rogers category generally reflect documentaries that represented Canadian film well on the festival circuit and in theatres. Notably absent from the top prize, though, is Geographies of Solitude, which managed a nomination for cinematography but isn’t up for best doc despite being a favourite on the festival circuit. The documentary field also has the biggest surprise of the day with Canada’s Oscar bid Eternal Spring shut out entirely. The Academy hasn’t given such a cold shoulder to an Oscar submission since Xavier Dolan’s I Killed My Mother, but even that managed a lone citation for Best First Feature.
On the broadcast side, Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On, Sex with Sue, and We’re All Gonna Die Now (Even Jay Baruchel) lead the field with five nominations, followed by Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children and Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks with four. Many of the broadcast nominees are also festival favourites and, in some cases, had theatrical runs comparable to the film nominees. (Contenders choose a field when submitting.)
On the dramatic side, Clement Virgo’s Brother dominated the field with 14 nominations including Best Picture.
The documentary nominees for the Canadian Screen Awards are as follows:
FILM
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary | Meilleur long métrage documentaire Ted Rogers
Sponsor | Commanditaire | ROGERS
Paul Scherzer, Noura Kevorkian – Batata
Jeremiah Hayes, André Barro, Annette Clarke – Dear Audrey
Joey Haywood, Ryan Sidhoo, Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux, Kirk Thomas, Aron Phillips, Matt Aronson, Mark Starkey, Mario Soriano, Lizzy Karp – Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew
Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe, David Oppenheim, Anita Lee, Atul Gawande – To Kill a Tiger
Emanuel Licha – zo reken
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary | Meilleure direction photographique dans un long métrage documentaire
Noura Kevorkian – Batata
Nicholas de Pencier – The Colour of Ink
Jacquelyn Mills – Geographies of Solitude
Katerine Giguère – Scrap
Étienne Roussy – zo reken
Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary | Meilleur montage dans un long métrage documentaire
Noura Kevorkian, Mike Munn, CCE – Batata
René Roberge – Bloom | Jouvencelles
Jeremiah Hayes – Dear Audrey
Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux – Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew
Mike Munn, CCE, Dave Kazala – To Kill a Tiger
Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary | Meilleure musique originale dans un long métrage documentaire
Walker Grimshaw – Dear Audrey
Edo Vanbreemen, Johannes Winkler – Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew
Delphine Measroch – Humus
Ramachandra Borcar – Scrap
Jonathan Goldsmith – To Kill a Tiger
Best Short Documentary | Meilleur court métrage documentaire
Sponsor | Commanditaire | Hot Docs
The Benevolents | Les bienveillants – Sarah Baril Gaudet
Bill Reid Remembers – Alanis Obomsawin, Annette Clarke
The Goats of Monesiglio – Emily Graves, Anna Cooley, Raj Dhillon
Patty vs. Patty – Chris Strikes, Kate Fraser, Maya Annik Bedward
Perfecting the Art of Longing – Kitra Cahana, Kat Baulu, Ariel Nasr, Annette Clarke
Broadcast/Television
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Sponsor | ROGERS
TVO (TVO)
(Insurgent Projects)
Derreck Roemer, Neil Graham
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Catbird Films, Inc)
Henri Pardo, Katarina Soukup
Marketplace: Crisis in Home Care
CBC (CBC)
(CBC)
Tiffany Foxcroft
My Indian Name
APTN (APTN)
(Nish Média)
Abraham Cote, Jason Brennan
The Pretendians
CBC (CBC)
(Counterfeit NDN Productions Inc in association with Paul Kemp Productions)
Drew Hayden Taylor, Paul Kemp
Best History Documentary Program or Series
Esi Edugyan: Out of the Sun, The CBC Massey Lectures
CBC (CBC)
(CBC)
Catherine Legge, Esi Edugyan, Greg Kelly, Romilla Karnick, Ebyan Abdigir
ET Canada Presents Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
John Kampilis, Laura Carroll, Jodie Davis, Bob Pagrach, Nadine Parker, Jamie Samhan
Evil by Design: Surviving Nygard
CBC (CBC)
(Blue Ant Studios)
Sarah Sharkey Pearce, Laura Michalchyshyn, Jennifer Harkness, Alison Duke, Timothy Sawa, Sam Sniderman, Kim Creelman
CBC (CBC)
(72 Summit Productions Inc.)
Nicholas de Pencier, Naveen Prasad
Underground Railroad: The Secret History
Discovery Channel (Bell Media)
(Attraction)
Joey Case, Nicole Hamilton, Margot Daley
Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
Carbon – The Unauthorised Biography
CBC (CBC)
(Handful of Films)
Niobe Thompson
Curb Your Carbon
CBC (CBC)
(Infield Fly Productions)
Dugald Maudsley, Gillian Main
Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada’s Climate Crisis
CBC (CBC)
(yap films inc)
Elliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian
The Mightiest
Discovery Channel (Bell Media)
(Exploration Productions, Inc.)
Chris Perez, Marcelle Edwards, Manny Groneveldt
Nature’s Big Year
CBC (CBC)
(Nature’s Reboot Productions Inc.)
Christine Nielsen, Diana Warmé
Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
TVO (TVO)
(Cream Productions)
Corey Russell, Dan Cimoroni, Allen Moy, Kate Harrison Karman, David Brady
Comedy Punks: Kids In The Hall
Makeful (Blue Ant Media)
(Blue Ant Media)
Michael MacMillan, Laura Michalchyshyn, Jennifer Harkness, Reginald Harkema, Paul Myers, Nicholas McKinney, Kimberley Creelman
ET Canada Presents Remembering Betty White
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
John Kampilis, Laura Carroll, Jodie Davis, Bob Pagrach, Melissa Lariviere
Indspire Awards 2022
CBC (CBC)
(Redcloud Studios Inc.)
Jennifer Podemski
Skindigenous
APTN (APTN)
(Nish Média)
Jason Brennan
Best Documentary Program
Crave
(Fathom Film Group)
Ann Shin
The Case Against Cosby
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Prospero Pictures)
Martin Katz, Karen Wookey
Kings of Coke
Crave
(Connect3 Media / URBANIA Media)
Julian Sher, Philippe Lamarre, Pablo Salzman, Michael Kronish, André Barro, Annie Bourdeau
TVO (TVO)
(Frequent Flyer Films, National Film Board of Canada)
Michelle Shephard, Bryn Hughes, Lea Marin
Sex with Sue
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Banger Films)
Lisa Rideout, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen
Best Factual Series
Arctic Vets
CBC (CBC)
(Entertainment One)
Jocelyn Hamilton, Toby Dormer
How I Got Here
Super Channel Heart & Home (Allarco Entertainment)
(FORTÉ Entertainment Inc.)
Andrea Gabourie, Mitchell Gabourie, Louise Wood
Lost Car Rescue
History (Corus Entertainment)
(Proper Television)
Allison Grace, Lesia Capone, Cathie James, Jay Armstrong, Matt Sager
Never Seen Again
Paramount+ Canada
(EFC Allenby Productions Inc.)
Shawn Efran, Azadeh de Leon, Solly Granatstein
We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)
Crave
(90th Parallel Productions Ltd)
Jay Baruchel, Gordon Henderson, Stuart Henderson, Victoria Lean, Ben Travers
Best Direction, Documentary Program
Beautiful Scars
TVO (TVO)
(Cream Productions)
Shane Belcourt
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Crave
(White Pine Pictures, Eagle Vision)
Madison Thomas
Magic Shadows Elwy Yost: A Life in Movies
TVO (TVO)
(Firestarter Productions Inc.)
Karen Shopsowitz
Sex with Sue
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Banger Films)
Lisa Rideout
Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children
documentary Channel (CBC)
(White Pine Pictures)
Barri Cohen
Best Direction, Documentary Series
Being Black In Halifax
CBC Gem
(ZaZa Productions)
Guyleigh Johnson, Jodell Stundon, Tyus McSween, Deborah Castrilli
BLK: An Origin Story – Nova Scotia: Three Epic Migrations, One People
History (Corus Entertainment)
(BLK Productions Inc.)
Jennifer Holness
Comedy Punks: Kids In The Hall – Episode 2
Makeful (Blue Ant Media)
(Blue Ant Media)
Reginald Harkema
Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada’s Climate Crisis
CBC (CBC)
(yap films inc)
Robin Bicknell
The Machine That Feels
CBC (CBC)
(yap films inc)
Robin Bicknell
Best Direction, Factual
Arctic Vets – Mom and Cubs Polar Bear Rescue
CBC (CBC)
(Entertainment One)
Jeff Thrasher
Lost Car Rescue – Muscle Cars
History (Corus Entertainment)
(Proper Television)
Michelle Mama
Still Standing – St. Laurent, MB
CBC (CBC)
(Frantic Films)
Sebastien Cluer
Still Standing – Wakefield, QC
CBC (CBC)
(Frantic Films)
Andrew Murray
We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) – Asteroid Armageddon
Crave
(90th Parallel Productions Ltd)
Victoria Lean
Best Writing, Documentary
BLK: An Origin Story – Ontario: John “Daddy” Hall
History (Corus Entertainment)
(BLK Productions Inc.)
Sudz Sutherland
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Crave
(White Pine Pictures, Eagle Vision)
Madison Thomas, Andrea Warner
Magic Shadows Elwy Yost: A Life in Movies
TVO (TVO)
(Firestarter Productions Inc.)
Karen Shopsowitz
The Pretendians
CBC (CBC)
(Counterfeit NDN Productions Inc in association with Paul Kemp Productions)
Drew Hayden Taylor, Paul Kemp, Jonathan Baltrusaitis
Sex with Sue
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Banger Films)
Lisa Rideout
Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research
Black Liberators WWII
History (Corus Entertainment)
(yap films inc)
Kathy Grant, Lola Waheed
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Crave
(White Pine Pictures, Eagle Vision)
Madison Thomas, Andrea Warner
Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking
CBC (CBC)
(In the Vault Productions Inc.)
Jackie Carlos
Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children
documentary Channel (CBC)
(White Pine Pictures)
Barri Cohen, Jessica Joy Wise
We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) – Asteroid Armageddon
Crave
(90th Parallel Productions Ltd)
Victoria Lean, Jackie Carlos, Rita Kotzia, Britt Wray, Stuart Henderson, Ben Travers, Simone Zucker
Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research
Black Liberators WWII
History (Corus Entertainment)
(yap films inc)
Kenya-Jade Pinto, Erin Chisholm
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Crave
(White Pine Pictures, Eagle Vision)
Jessica Joy Wise, Bailey Johnson, Jennifer Dysart, Joan Prowse, Connie Littlefield, Allison Wolfe
The Case Against Cosby
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Prospero Pictures)
Elspeth Domville
Comedy Punks: Kids In The Hall – Episode 1
Makeful (Blue Ant Media)
(Blue Ant Media)
Cindy Wolfe, Emma Kehayas
Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children
documentary Channel (CBC)
(White Pine Pictures)
Barri Cohen, Jessica Joy Wise
Best Writing, Factual
Arctic Vets – Mom and Cubs Polar Bear Rescue
CBC (CBC)
(Entertainment One)
Jeff Thrasher
A Ghost Ruined My Life – Newlywed Nightmare
T+E (Blue Ant Media)
(Cream Productions)
Armen Kazazian
Rust Valley Restorers – Scorched Earth
History (Corus Entertainment)
(Mayhem Entertainment)
Samantha Beck, Katie Redburn, Gillian Mahoney
Still Standing – Oxford, NS
CBC (CBC)
(Frantic Films)
Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Graham Chittenden, Steve Dylan
We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) – Asteroid Armageddon
Crave
(90th Parallel Productions Ltd)
Victoria Lean
Best Photography, Documentary or Factual
A.rtificial I.mmortality
Crave
(Fathom Film Group)
Iris Ng, Stephen Chung
BLK: An Origin Story – Nova Scotia: Three Epic Migrations, One People
History (Corus Entertainment)
(BLK Productions Inc.)
Ricardo Diaz
Crystal Pite: Angels’ Atlas
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Impermanent Pictures Inc.)
Maya Bankovic
Sex with Sue
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Banger Films)
Lulu Wei, Ann Tipper
The Talented Mr. Rosenberg
CBC (CBC)
(Melbar Entertainment Group)
Ken Ng
Best Picture Editing, Factual
Arctic Vets – Mom and Cubs Polar Bear Rescue
CBC (CBC)
(Entertainment One)
Anna Bigos
How I Got Here – Serbia – “Two Rivers Intertwined”
Super Channel Heart & Home (Allarco Entertainment)
(FORTÉ Entertainment Inc.)
Vitold Vidic
How I Got Here – Zimbabwe – “She Has Arrived”
Super Channel Heart & Home (Allarco Entertainment)
(FORTÉ Entertainment Inc.)
Derek Esposito
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
CBC (CBC)
(Insight Productions)
Mike Langevin, Jordan Lavigne, Tim Thompson, Ken Yan
We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) – Asteroid Armageddon
Crave
(90th Parallel Productions Ltd)
Kirk Ramsay, Nick Taylor
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Beautiful Scars
TVO (TVO)
(Cream Productions)
Marc Ricciardelli, Taylor G McConnachie, Katie Flach
BLK: An Origin Story – Vancouver: Hogan’s Alley
History (Corus Entertainment)
(BLK Productions Inc.)
Avril Jacobson
Comedy Punks: Kids In The Hall – Episode 2
Makeful (Blue Ant Media)
(Blue Ant Media)
Dave McMahon
Evil by Design: Surviving Nygard
CBC (CBC)
(Blue Ant Studios)
Barry McMann, Pamela Bayne, Peter Denes, Nathan Shields
Sex with Sue
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Banger Films)
Erin Gulas, Nick Taylor
Best Sound, Documentary or Factual
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Crave
(White Pine Pictures, Eagle Vision)
Stephen Paniccia, Kane Kirton, Daniel Pellerin
Crystal Pite: Angels’ Atlas
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Impermanent Pictures Inc.)
Graham Rogers, Stefana Fratila, Krystin Hunter, Dane Kelly
Dear Jackie
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Catbird Films, Inc)
Stéphane Barsalou, Lynne Trépanier, Catherine Van Der Donckt, Benoît Dame
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Slugumentary Film Productions Inc.)
Matt Drake, Devon Cooke
Magic Shadows Elwy Yost: A Life in Movies
TVO (TVO)
(Firestarter Productions Inc.)
Michael Josselyn, Matthew McKenzie
Best Original Music, Documentary
A.rtificial I.mmortality
Crave
(Fathom Film Group)
Todor Kobakov
BLK: An Origin Story – Nova Scotia: Three Epic Migrations, One People
History (Corus Entertainment)
(BLK Productions Inc.)
Tom Third
Dear Jackie
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Catbird Films, Inc)
Ramachandra Borcar
The Perfect Story
TVO (TVO)
(Frequent Flyer Films, National Film Board of Canada)
Ohad Benchetrit, Justin Small
Unloved: Huronia’s Forgotten Children
documentary Channel (CBC)
(White Pine Pictures)
Michelle Osis
Best Original Music, Factual, Lifestyle, Reality, or Entertainment
A Cut Above – Episode 101
Discovery Channel (Bell Media)
(marblemedia)
Rachael Johnstone, Annelise Noronha, Jason Turriff, Earl Torno
Eat Me (or try not to) – The Taste
TVO (TVO)
(DBcom Media)
Guillaume Coutu Dumont
Friday Night Thunder – You Gotta Push the Limits or Stay Behind
APTN (APTN)
(Big Soul Productions Inc.)
Derek Miller
Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest – Mussels & Wild Radish
Cottage Life (Blue Ant Media)
(Wild Harvest Productions Inc)
Les Stroud, Kevin Kossowan, David Bateman
Open Fire – The Fall Cookout
TLN (TLN Media Group)
(Riverbank Pictures)
Joseph Shabason
DIGITAL
Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
Being Black in Canada: My Journey Here
(CBC)
Tamika Forrester, Nazima Walji, Diane Campbell, Asha Tomlinson, Farhan Ahmad, Andree Lau
Being Black in Canada at The Olympic Games
(CBC)
Ryan Johnston, Sarah Jenkins, Tamika Forrester, Anders Marshall
ET Canada Pride
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
John Kampilis, Jodie Davis, Laura Carroll, Bob Pagrach, Fay Philavanh, Dallas Dixon, Mikael Melo
ET Canada Royal Rewind
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
John Kampilis, Jodie Davis, Laura Carroll, Bob Pagrach, Fay Philavanh, Nadine Parker, Alyssa Croezen
Pride: The LGBTQ+ History Series
(We Demand Productions Inc.)
Mark Kenneth Woods
Best Immersive Experience – Non-Fiction
The Choice
(Infinite Frame Media)
Joanne Popinska, Tom C. Hall
Lou
(UNLTD)
Jean-Philippe Turgeon, Pascal Pelletier, Annick Daigneault, Martine Asselin, Sébastien Gros, John Hamilton
Partita for 8 Voices
(Laterna Films)
Michel D.T. Lam, Jean-Philippe Turgeon, Pascal Pelletier