The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the

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from 4–10 April 2022 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and

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production in 2021. The presentations were held as a series of virtual events due to the

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, with awards in top categories presented via a

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special on 10 April 2022 hosted by the cast of '' TallBoyz''. Nominations were announced on 15 February. In film, the top nominees were ''

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'' and '' Night Raiders'', with 11 nods apiece, while in television the series '' Sort Of'' was the leader with 13 nominations.Greg David
"Nominations announced for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards"
''TV, eh?'', February 15, 2022. ''Scarborough'' and '' Transplant'' were tied for most-awarded film and television series, with both receiving 8 awards (including Best Motion Picture and Best Dramatic Series respectively).

Ceremony information

For the third consecutive year, the in-person awards gala was cancelled due to the

.Barry Hertz
"2022 Canadian Screen Awards go virtual again, but with CBC back onboard"
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'', February 7, 2022. Unlike the previous two ceremonies, the Canadian Screen Awards would return to

, airing an hour-long special on 10 April 2022 to present the awards in top categories. The special was hosted by the sketch comedy troupe TallBoyz. The awards in non-televised genre and technical categories were presented via a series of virtual Canadian Screen Week presentations, beginning with broadcast news, documentary, and factual awards on 4 April, sports and digital on 5 April; children's, animation, lifestyle and reality on 6 April, television craft and performance on 7 April, and cinematic arts on 8 April. Category presenters included Catherine O'Hara, Tatiana Maslany, Sidney Crosby, Ron MacLean, Jonathan and Drew Scott, Arisa Cox, Andrew Phung and Priyanka. Actor Simu Liu also appeared in sketches with TallBoyz. The advance Canadian Screen Week presentations were hosted by Brandon Gonez, Sangita Patel, Jennifer Hedger, Supinder Wraich, Deepa Prashad, Mary Berg, Akiel Julien, Ennis Esmer and Laurence Leboeuf."Prix Écrans canadiens : Laurence Leboeuf animera la remise de prix des Arts cinématographiques"
''CTVM'', March 15, 2022.

Special awards

Recipients of the academy's special awards were announced on January 18.Etan Vlessing
"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Receive Canadian Screen Awards Special Honor"
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'', January 18, 2022. *Board of Directors Tribute Award: Vince Commisso, John Galway * Gordon Sinclair Award: Rassi Nashalik *Radius Award: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan *Changemaker Award: Kayla Grey, Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Amanda Parris *Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Cole

Film

Television

Programs

Actors

News and information

Sports

Craft awards

Directing

Music

Writing

All-platform awards

One major category is currently presented without regard to the distinction between film, television or web media content.

Audience awards

Nominees for the fan-voted Audience Choice award were announced on February 1.Jamie Samhan
"The 2022 Canadian Screen Awards’ Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award Nominees Announced"
''

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'', February 1, 2022. Although normally individual actors or personalities are nominated in the category, in 2022 the academy chose to honour shows. The audience choice award was actually won by a show that had not been officially listed as one of the ten nominees; the process for this category does permit " write-in" campaigns.

Digital media

Reception

Reviewing the film nominations, Barry Hertz of ''

'' characterized them as "the perfect slate", on the grounds that they had struck an excellent balance between the traditional tensions around whether an award nomination slate should celebrate films that are already relatively well-known or highlight underrated work that merits further attention.Barry Hertz
"Kim’s Convenience, Night Raiders lead perfectly complicated 2022 Canadian Screen Award nominations"
''

'', February 15, 2022.

References

External links

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