The 2nd
Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media (web series) ...
were held on March 9, 2014, to honour achievements in
Canadian
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film, television, and digital media production in 2013.
["Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated"]
CBC News
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, January 13, 2014. Awards in technical and some other categories were presented in a series of advance ceremonies during the week of March 3 to 8.
Nominations were announced on January 13, 2014.
In film categories,
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for '' Maelström'' in 2001, '' Polytechnique'' in 2009, '' Incendie ...
's ''
Enemy
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'' led with 10 nominations, while in the television categories, the science fiction series ''
Orphan Black
''Orphan Black'' is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany. The series focuses on Sarah Manning, one of several genetically identical ...
'' received 14 nominations.
["Orphan Black leads the way in this year's Canadian Screen Awards nominations"]
'' The Globe and Mail'', January 13, 2014.
The awards ceremony were hosted by
Martin Short
Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
H ...
for the second time,
at the
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Meridian Hall is a major performing arts venue in Toronto, Ontario, and it is the country's largest soft-seat theatre. The facility was constructed for the City of Toronto municipal government and is currently managed by TO Live, an arms-len ...
in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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,
and marked the 65th anniversary of the creation of the original
Canadian Film Awards.
Film
Television
Programs
Actors
News and information
Sports
Direction
Craft
Music
Writing
Digital media
Multiple nominations and awards
Special awards
Several special awards were given:
2014 Academy Special Awards
. '' Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television'', March 2014.
*Board of Directors' Tribute: Ted Kotcheff
William Theodore Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931) is a Bulgarian-Canadian film and television director, writer and producer, known primarily for his work on British and American television productions such as ''Armchair Theatre'' and '' Law & Ord ...
*Board of Directors' Tribute: Marjorie Anthony Linden
*Lifetime Achievement Award: David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformatio ...
* Earle Grey Award: Colm Feore
*Digital Media Trailblazing Award: Alan Sawyer
* Margaret Collier Award: Semi Chellas
*Humanitarian Award: Alanis Obomsawin
*Outstanding Technical Achievement Award: iGateway of CTV News
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*Fan Choice Award for Favourite Canadian Screen Star: Zoie Palmer
References
External links
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2014 in Canadian cinema
2013 film awards
2013 television awards
2013 awards in Canada