2023 Canadian Screen Awards will feature gender-neutral performance categories

TORONTO – The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (the Canadian Academy) today announced the Canadian Screen Awards is shifting to gender-neutral performance categories. The shift will apply to the lead and supporting performers categories for both film and television for the 2023 awards, a press release explains. There will be eight nominations per category, an increase from five. “The decision to transition to gender-neutral performance categories marks a groundbreaking change in the film and television awards industry, with the Canadian Academy being among the first of its kind to alter gender-specific awards categories to better represent the country’s diverse...