The 2019 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Have Been Announced

Each year, the Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) commemorate the very best of Canadian film and television, and today the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced the 2019 nominees. Coming-of-age drama Anne With An E and hysterical comedy Schitt’s Creek are in the lead, both having accumulated a total of 15 nominations each. Since they’re both distributed by Netflix, they’re not just gaining hype in Canada, but also across the globe.

Some other noteworthy nominations include the climate change documentary Anthropocene for Best Feature-Length Documentary. Crafted by Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky, the film uncovers the severe impact that humans continue to have on the planet.

Jazmin Mozaffari is up for Best Director for her drama Firecrackers, which was produced with a predominantly female cast. The film originated from a short that she produced as her thesis while attending Ryerson University. It stars award-winning actress Michaela Kurminsky and Karena Evans, who is known for directing the music videos for Drake hits God’s Plan, Nice For What and In My Feelings.

Sara Mishara scored two nominations in the Cinematography category for her work on the unsettling thriller Allure, which stars Evan Rachel Wood, and the French- and English-language drama The Great Darkened Days, which is also nominated for Best Motion Picture.

The Hummingbird Project, starring Salma Hayek, Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgard also garnered a few nominations. Emmanuel Fréchette is up for Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design, Arthur Tarnowski and Nicolas Chaudeurge are up for Achievement in Editing, and Yves Gourmeur is nominated for Achievement in Music - Original Score.

Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, whose films have received numerous nominations and awards, including an Oscar nomination for her 2005 film Water, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. She is renowned for her artistic storytelling and carefully crafted work, through which she relentlessly pushes boundaries. As a Canadian making waves globally, Stephan James, star of If Beale Street Could Talk, will receive the inaugural Radius Award. He won the 2017 CSA award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his film Race and was a 2019 Golden Globe nominee for his performance in the HBO series Homecoming.

Here is the complete list of nominees:

Film

Best Motion Picture

Family First
A Colony
The Great Darkened Days
Genesis
Just a Breath Away

Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design

Marie-Claude Gosselin Patricia McNeil Inigo Navarro Elisa Sauve Emmanuel Fréchette

Achievement in Cinematography

Sara Mishara Ian Lagarde Sara Mishara Paul Sarossy Daniel Grant

Achievement in Direction

Sophie Dupuis Jasmin Mozaffari Genevieve Dulude-De-Celles Maxime Giroux Daniel Roby

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Theodore Pellerin Michael Rowe Paul Nutarariaq Martin Dubreuil Brandon Oakes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Richard Clarkin Paul Doucet Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie Paul Ahmarani Michel Robin

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Bridgette Poupart Emelie Bierre Carla Turcotte Valeria Henríquez Rose-Marie Perreault

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Anna Lambe Irlande Cote Sarah Gadon Romane Denis Kate Moyer

Television

Best Drama Series

Frankie Drake Mysteries
Vikings
Bad Blood
Anne with an E
Blood and Water

Best Comedy Series

Schitt’s Creek
Working’ Moms
Second Jen
Mr. D
Letterkenny

Best Reality/Competition Program or Series

Master Chef Canada
The Amazing Race Canada
Big Brother Canada
Knock Knock Ghost
Canada’s Smartest Person Junior

Best Direction, Drama Series

Jeff Woolnough Peter Settings Norma Bailey Daniel Grou Helen Shaver

Best Direction, Comedy

Daniel Levy, Andrew Cividino Sturla Gunnarsson Catherine Reitman Jacob Tierney Tracey Deer

Best Lead Actress, Drama Series

Melanie Scrofano Kristin Kreuk Caroline Dhavernas Wendy Crewson Amybeth McNulty

Best Lead Actor, Drama Series

Jerry O’Connell Yannick Bisson Eric McCormack Kim Coates Aaron Ashmore

Special Awards

Deepa Mehta Stephan James Mary Walsh Kids In The Hall Elizabeth Klinck Kevin Tierney Roman Bittman Carole Vivier eOne Brad Wright

For the full list of nominees, head to academy.ca.