Awards show to air on CBC and CBC Gem on April 10
TORONTO — The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced today the nominees for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards in 145 film, television and digital media categories.
The first season of the CBC series Sort Of leads both television and overall 2022 Canadian Screen Award nominations with 13, followed by CBC’s Pretty Hard Cases and CTV Sci-Fi Channel’s Wynonna Earp, which each earned 11 nominations. CBC’s Coroner and Kim’s Convenience were each nominated for 10 awards.
In film, Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson’s Scarborough and Danis Goulet’s Night Raiders lead the nominations with 11 each, followed by Michael McGowan’s All My Puny Sorrows with eight, and Bretten Hannam’s Wildhood and Ivan Grbovic’s Drunken Birds/Les oiseaux ivres with six each.
In digital media, 21 Black Futures and For the Record lead the nominations with eight each, followed by The Communist’s Daughter with six.
“We are so fortunate to once again celebrate the talented Canadians who have managed to create exceptional works of art during these difficult times,” said Beth Janson, CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, in a press release.
“The combination of creativity and resiliency these 2022 Canadian Screen Award nominees possess is a testament to the strength of Canada’s screen-based industries, and we are thrilled to honour them,” Janson said.
“During this time of isolation, the arts have served as a necessary connection point that keeps communities together and helps them grow stronger through the power of inspiring storytelling,” said John Young, chair of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. “Through their hard work, these talented 2022 Canadian Screen Award nominees are doing just that. It is a privilege to recognize those who are making a lasting impact when we need it most.”
The awards will be presented over six days during Canadian Screen Week 2022, with the majority of the awards presented in a nine-part series of genre-based virtual shows, all streamed live on Academy.ca, as well as the Canadian Academy Twitter and YouTube channels, from Monday, April 4 to Friday, April 8.
The week will culminate in the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards show, which will broadcast on CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday, April 10 at 8 p.m. (9 p.m. AT/9:30 p.m. NT).
The televised awards show will include a selection of prominent categories and tributes to this year’s Special Award recipients.
“Featuring the talents of the multi award-winning sketch comedy troupe TallBoyz (Guled Abdi, Vance Banzo, Tim Blair, and Franco Nguyen), this promises to be an award show like you’ve never seen before, with an eclectic variety of artists coming together for the love of storytelling and a deep appreciation for the power of our film, television, and digital media — and everyone who enjoys it,” the press release reads.
The full list of 2022 Canadian Screen Award nominees is available here and the full schedule for Canadian Screen Week 2022 is here.
