The Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role is an annual

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television award, presented by the

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to the best leading performance by an actress in a Canadian television series. Previously presented as part of the

Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...

, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the

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. Prior to the creation of the Gemini Awards in 1986, the predecessor

ACTRA Awards The ACTRA Awards were first presented in 1972 to celebrate excellence in Canada's television and radio industries.

presented only a single award for Best Performance in a Continuing Role, differentiating neither by gender nor for the distinction between comedy and drama. In August 2022, the Academy announced that beginning with the

11th Canadian Screen Awards 11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. It is the first repdigit. In English, it is the smallest positive integer whose name has three syllables. Name "Eleven" derives from the Old English ', which is first attested ...

in 2023, a gender-neutral award for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Series will be presented.Joseph Pugh
"Canadian Screen Awards switching to gender-neutral performance categories"

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, August 25, 2022.

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Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

* Awards established in 1986 1986 establishments in Canada