The recipients of the 2024 Canadian Screen Award for Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle, and Reality categories were recently unveiled, highlighting outstanding achievements within the Canadian media industry. Notably, Marilyn Denis, who departed from CTV’s The Marilyn Denis Show following a successful 13-year run, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award and also recognized as the Best Host for a Talk Show or Entertainment News. Additionally, the show itself was bestowed with the award for Best Talk Series. Moreover, Brenda Tremblay and Director David Lickley were the recipients of the Sustainable Production Award for the feature documentary Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope on behalf of Sudbury’s Science North.
The Prime Video feature documentary Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe and Citytv’s Black Community Mixtapes emerged as significant winners at the Canadian Screen Awards, collectively securing eight awards. Additionally, Crave’s docuseries Thunder Bay clinched two awards, including the accolade for Best Factual Series.
Included below are select categories and their respective award recipients from the Canadian Screen Awards:
– Best Documentary Program: Broken – The Toxic Culture of Canadian Gymnastics (Crave)
– Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series: Etalk: In Conversation With Jully Black (CTV)
– Best History Documentary Program or Series: Stuff the British Stole (CBC)
– Best Direction, Reality/Competition: Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. The World – Bonjour Hi (Crave)
– Best Direction, Factual: Still Standing – New Richmond, QC (CBC)
The list of winners encompasses numerous other categories and individuals, further showcasing the remarkable talent and creativity within the Canadian media landscape.
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