1st Canadian Screen Awards
The 1st Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 3, 2013, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2012.[1] This was the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards ceremony, following the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's decision, announced in 2012, to merge its formerly separate Genie Awards (for film) and Gemini Awards (for television) into a single ceremony.[2] In addition, the Canadian Screen Awards include awards for achievements in digital media.[2]
| 1st Canadian Screen Awards | |
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| Date | March 3, 2013 | 
| Location | Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto | 
| Hosted by | Martin Short | 
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Film: War Witch (10) TV: Flashpoint (7) | 
| Most nominations | Film: War Witch (12) TV: Flashpoint (11) | 
| Best Motion Picture | War Witch | 
| Best Dramatic Series | Flashpoint | 
| Best Comedy Series | Less Than Kind | 
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC | 
Nominations were announced on January 15, 2013.[1] The awards ceremony was hosted by Martin Short.[1]
Ratings
    
The program was watched by 756,000 Canadian viewers,[3] approximately double the typical ratings for Genie or Gemini ceremonies in recent years.[3]
Film
    
| Motion Picture | Direction | 
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| Actor in a leading role | Actress in a leading role | 
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| Actor in a supporting role | Actress in a supporting role | 
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| Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay | 
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| Feature Length Documentary | Short Documentary | 
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| Best Live Action Short Drama | Best Animated Short | 
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| Art Direction/Production Design | Cinematography | 
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| Costume Design | Editing | 
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| Overall Sound | Sound Editing | 
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| Achievement in Music: Original Score | Achievement in Music: Original Song | 
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| Make-Up | Achievement in Visual Effects | 
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| Claude Jutra Award | Golden Reel Award | 
Television
    
    Programs
    
| Drama series | Comedy series | 
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| Animated program or series | Documentary program or series | 
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| Children's or youth fiction | Children's or youth non-fiction | 
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| Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie | History or Biography Documentary Program or Series | 
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| International Drama | Lifestyle Program or Series | 
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| Music, Variety, Sketch Comedy or Talk Program or Series | Performing Arts or Arts Documentary Program or Series | 
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| Pre-School Program or Series | Reality/Competition Program or Series | 
| Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series | Social/Political Documentary Program (Donald Brittain Award) | 
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| Board of Directors' Tribute | Canada Award | 
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Actors
    
| Lead actor, drama | Lead actress, drama | 
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| Lead actor, comedy | Lead actress, comedy | 
| Lead actor, television film or miniseries | Lead actress, television film or miniseries | 
| Supporting actor, drama | Supporting actress, drama | 
| Supporting actor, comedy | Supporting actress, comedy | 
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| Actor, performing arts or miniseries (individual or ensemble) | |
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News
    
| Breaking news coverage | Breaking news reportage, local | 
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| Breaking news reportage, national | Local newscast | 
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| National newscast | News information series | 
Sports
    
| Live sporting event coverage | Sports analysis or commentary | 
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| Sports host or analyst | Sports play-by-play | 
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Craft awards
    
| Editorial research | Visual research | 
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| Make-Up | Costume Design | 
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| Photography in a comedy series | Photography in a documentary program or factual series | 
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| Photography in a drama program or series | Photography in a lifestyle or reality program or series | 
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| Photography in a variety or sketch comedy program or series | Editing in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series | 
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| Editing in a documentary program or series | Editing in a dramatic program or series | 
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| Editing in an information program or series | Production design/art direction in a fiction program or series | 
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| Production design/art direction in a non-fiction program or series | Sound in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series | 
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| Sound in a drama program or series | Sound in an information program or series | 
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| Visual effects | Casting | 
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Directing
    
| Animated program or series | Children's or youth | 
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| Comedy | Documentary program or series | 
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| Dramatic program or mini–series | Dramatic series | 
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| Lifestyle program or mini–series | Performing arts program or series | 
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| Reality or competition program or series | Variety or sketch comedy program or series | 
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| Live sporting event | News information program or series | 
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Music
    
| Non-fiction program or series | Original score for a program | 
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| Original score for a series | |
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Writing
    
| Children's or youth | Comedy | 
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| Documentary | Dramatic program or miniseries | 
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| Drama series | Lifestyle or reality/competition program or series | 
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| Variety or sketch comedy program or series | |
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Digital media
    
| Original Program or Series, Fiction | Cross-Platform Project, Fiction | 
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| Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction | Cross-Platform Project, Non-Fiction | 
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| Cross-Platform Project, Children's | |
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Multiple nominations and awards
    
| Nominations | Show | 
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| 12 | War Witch | 
| 10 | Laurence Anyways | 
| 8 | Midnight's Children | 
| 7 | L'Affaire Dumont | 
| Still Mine | |
| 6 | Goon | 
| 5 | Inch'Allah | 
| Awards | Film | 
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| 10 | War Witch | 
| 2 | Cosmopolis | 
| Laurence Anyways | |
| Midnight's Children | 
| Nominations | Show | 
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| 11 | Flashpoint | 
| 10 | Less Than Kind | 
| 8 | Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays | 
| 6 | Bomb Girls | 
| CBC News: The National | |
| Combat Hospital | |
| Degrassi | |
| Good God | |
| Hockey Night in Canada | |
| London 2012 Olympic Games | |
| Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | |
| Todd and the Book of Pure Evil | |
| 5 | 2012 Juno Awards | 
| Call Me Fitz | |
| Continuum | |
| Cyberbully | 
| Awards | Show | 
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| 7 | Flashpoint | 
| 5 | London 2012 Olympic Games | 
| 4 | Call Me Fitz | 
| CBC News: The National | |
| John A.: Birth of a Country | |
| Less Than Kind | |
| 3 | Bomb Girls | 
| The Borgias | |
| the fifth estate | |
| Rick Mercer Report | 
Special awards
    
Several special awards were given:[6]
- Academy Achievement Award: Jeanne Beker
- Academy Special Film Award: Victor Loewy
- Canada's Screen Star: Amber Marshall
- Digital Media Trailblazing Award: Andra Sheffer
- Exceptional Achievement in Canadian Film & Television: Ian Greenberg
- Gordon Sinclair Award: Laurier LaPierre
- Margaret Collier Award: Heather Conkie
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Film & Television: Kim Cattrall
- Outstanding Technical Achievement Award: IMAX Corporation
References
    
- War Witch leads Canadian Screen Award nominees. CBC News, January 15, 2013.
- "Canadian Screen Awards to replace Genies, Geminis". CBC News, September 4, 2012.
- "Good start for Screenies, Vikings and God" Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. Bill Brioux, March 5, 2013.
- "Blackbird director Jason Buxton wins first-film honour". CBC News. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- "Canadian Screen Award nominations announced" by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com
- Academy Special Awards 2013 Archived 2018-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, February 4, 2013.
