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Canadian Screen Award For Best Supporting Performance In A Comedy Series
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Series is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program, to honour the best supporting performance in a Canadian television comedy series. It is a merger of the former awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, following the academy's announcement in August 2022 that it would start presenting gender-neutral acting awards instead of gendered ones.Joseph Pugh"Canadian Screen Awards switching to gender-neutral performance categories" CBC News CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca. ..., August 25, 2022. 2020s References {{Canadian Screen Awards Supporting Performance, Comedy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Canadian Cinema And Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals, most notably through the Canadian Screen Awards The mandate of the Academy is to honour outstanding achievements; to heighten public awareness of and increase audience attendance of and appreciationпа of Canadian film and television productions; and to provide critically needed, high-quality professional development programs, conferences and publications. Background Since 2012, the Academy's primary national awards program is the Canadian Screen Awards, which were announced that year as a replacement for the formerly distinct Genie Award (for film) and Gemini Award (for television) ceremonies. The Prix Gémeaux for French-language television remains a separate awards program. The organization also administers the Prism Prize for music videos. The current chief executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sort Of (TV Series)
''Sort Of'' is a Canadian television sitcom, released on CBC Television in 2021.Greg David"CBC greenlights Sort Of, from creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo" ''TV, eh?'', October 15, 2020. Created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo, the series stars Baig as Sabi Mehboob, a non-binary millennial trying to balance their roles as a child of Pakistani immigrant parents, a bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore and café, and a caregiver to the young children of a professional couple. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 15 on CBC Television and CBC Gem in Canada and on HBO Max in the US on December 1. In December 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. The series has received positive reviews from critics and was the most-nominated television series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards, winning the award for Best Comedy Series. Cast and characters * Bilal Baig as Sabi Mehboob: A first generation Pakistani-Canadian trying to navigate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award Television Categories
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Robinson
Karen Robinson (born February 29, 1968) is a British-Canadian film, television, and stage actress. She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Drama Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her appearance on the television series '' Mary Kills People''. She also won a 2021 Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ''Schitt's Creek'' cast. Early life Born in London, England and raised in Jamaica, Robinson moved to Drumheller, Alberta with her family as a teenager. She was active in the arts in childhood, including singing in choirs, acting in school plays and reciting at poetry readings, and studied communication and theatre at Mount Royal College in Calgary before beginning to work as a professional actress in the early 1990s. Theatrical work On stage, she originated the role of Marie-Joseph Angélique in Lorena Gale's play ''Angélique'' in 1998, for which she received a Betty Mitchell Award nomination for Best Actress in 1998."ATP l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enuka Okuma
Enuka Vanessa Okuma (; born September 20, 1976) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as detective Traci Nash in the Global/ABC police drama series, ''Rookie Blue'' (2010–2015). Okuma is also known for her work on the Canadian television series ''Madison'' (1994–1998) and '' Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'' (2002–2005). She appeared in the first season of TV soap-opera '' Hillside'' as the scheming and conspiring Kelly. Early life Okuma was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is of Nigerian descent, from the Igbo people and is a graduate of Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts. Career Early work: 1990s In 1990, she began her career on television, appearing as regular cast member during the first season of the teen soap opera, '' Hillside''. Throughout the 1990s, she also played supporting roles in several made for television films and Canadian television series, such as ''Madison''. She eventually made her feature film debut with a supporting ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Mukadam
Al Mukadam (born Ali Mukaddam; April 6, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance as Ray Brennan in the Family Channel television series ''Radio Free Roscoe'' (2003–2005). Career Mukadam started his career very young and starred in several Canadian television series, including '' Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend'', '' Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series'', and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He transitioned into more mature roles with his performance as high school student Ray Brennan in the Family Channel television series ''Radio Free Roscoe'' (2003–2005). In 2015, Mukadam starred in the independent film ''People Hold On'', as part of an ensemble cast that included Chloe Rose, Katie Boland, and Paula Brancati, which was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. That year, he also starred and co-produced the comedic web series ''We Are Disorderly'', which premiered at a screening in Toronto that was attended by Drake and other ''Degrassi'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workin' Moms
''Workin' Moms'' is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered on CBC Television on January 10, 2017. The show stars Catherine Reitman, Jessalyn Wanlim, Dani Kind, Enuka Okuma, and Juno Rinaldi"Three Actresses Join 'Black-ish' Star Catherine Reitman's Upcoming Comedy 'Workin' Moms'" '''', May 24, 2016. as a group of friends dealing with the challenges of being s. The series is produced by Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment, the production co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah McVie
Sarah McVie (born March 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her regular role as Valerie Szalinsky in ''Workin' Moms'', for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.Brent Furdyk"Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations" ''ET Canada ''ET Canada'' (previously referred to as ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'') is a Canadian entertainment news television series, using the same format as the American entertainment newsmagazine ''Entertainment Tonight''. ''ET Canada'' is a broadcas ...'', March 30, 2021. References External links * 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Living people 1978 births {{Canada-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of A Critch
''Son of a Critch'' is a Canadian television comedy series, created by Mark Critch and Tim McAuliffe, that currently airs on CBC Television. It premiered on January 4, 2022. Based on the memoir of the same name by Critch, the semi-autobiographical series follows an adolescent Mark as he grows up in the 1980s in Newfoundland and Labrador. Premise The series is a coming of age story based on the childhood and adolescence of Canadian comedian Mark Critch. At the start of the series, 11-year-old Mark is growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, where he navigates starting junior high school, making friends, and connecting with the small collection of people in his limited world. Cast Main * Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Mark Critch, a semi-fictionalized version of the comedian, entering junior high school at the start of the series ** Mark Critch narrates the series as his adult self * Mark Critch as Mike Critch, Mark's father and reporter for radio station VOCM * Claire Rankin as Mary Critch, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is a British actor, producer, and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Alex DeLarge in ''A Clockwork Orange.'' He was born in the Horsforth suburb of Leeds and raised in Liverpool. He later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before embarking on an acting career that has spanned over 50 years. He is also known for playing the title character in ''Caligula'' (1979), and Mick Travis in the trilogy of '' if....'' (1968), ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973), and ''Britannia Hospital'' (1982). He has also appeared in films such as '' Time After Time'' (1979), '' Cat People'' (1982), ''Blue Thunder'' (1983), ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), ''Tank Girl'' (1995), ''Gangster No. 1'' (2000), ''Easy A'' (2010), '' The Artist'' (2011) and '' Bombshell'' (2019). He also appeared as Dr. Samuel Loomis in the 2007 remake ''Halloween'' and its 2009 sequel, '' Halloween II''. McDowell has also had a string of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Cordner
Amanda Cordner is a Canadian actress, most noted for her regular role as 7ven in the television series ''Sort Of''. Originally from Schomberg, Ontario, Cordner is a graduate of the theatre program at York University. She first became widely known for stage shows, including ''Body So Fluorescent'' and ''Wring the Roses'', co-created with David Di Giovanni through the RISER Project. She has also had supporting or guest roles in ''Baroness von Sketch Show'', ''TallBoyz'', ''The Expanse'' and ''Station Eleven'', a starring role in the web series '' Slo Pitch'', and played the lead role in "The Sender", Cheryl Foggo's contribution to the '' 21 Black Futures'' project. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.Noel Ransome"2023 Canadian Screen Awards nominations: TV drama ‘The Porter’ leads with 19 nods" Global News Global News is the news and current affairs division of the Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) productions. Given annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the awards recognize excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The awards were first presented in 2013 as the result of a merger of the Gemini Awards and Genie Awards—the Academy's previous awards presentations for television (English-language) and film productions. They are widely considered to be the most prestigious award for Canadian entertainers, artists, and filmmakers, often referred to as the equivalent of the Oscars and Emmy Awards in the United States, the BAFTA Awards in the United Kingdom, the AACTA Awards in Australia, the IFTA Awards in Ireland, the César Awards in France and the Goya Awards in Spain. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
