The WGC Screenwriting Awards (previously Canadian Screenwriting Awards) are administered by the

Writers Guild of Canada The Writers Guild of Canada is an organization representing more than 2,500 professional writers working in film, television, radio, and digital media production in Canada. Members of the Guild write dramatic TV series, feature films, Movies of th ...

, and are awarded to the best script for a feature film, television or radio project produced within the Guild's jurisdiction, written by a guild member in good standing, and broadcast or released in North America or screened at a Canadian film festival for the first time in the previous year. In addition to the film, television and radio categories, special awards presented by the WGC include the Sondra Kelly Award for projects written by women, the Denis McGrath Service Award for distinguished contributions to the organization, and the Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize for the best unproduced new screenplay.

Awards

2006

*Children & Preschool — Mary Crawford and Alan Templeton, '' King'': "Stolen Voices""Screenwriting award winners"
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Playback Playback or Play Back may refer to: Film * ''Playback'' (1962 film), a British film in the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' series * ''Playback'', a 1996 film starring Shannon Whirry * ''Playback'' (2012 film), an American horror film by Michael A. N ...

'', May 1, 2006. *Comedy & Variety —

Brent Butt Brent Leroy Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Brent Leroy on the CTV Television Network, CTV sitcom ''Corner Gas'', which he created. He also created the television serie ...

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Paul Mather Paul Mather is a Canadian TV writer and producer. He is most known in Canada for his work on ''Corner Gas'', ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'' and ''Rick Mercer Report''. He also created or co-created the sitcoms ''Men with Brooms'' and ''Dan for ...

, '' Corner Gas'': "Dog River Vice" *Documentary — Robert Duncan, ''Woodward's: The Competition'' *Drama, Half-Hour —

Susin Nielsen Susin Nielsen is a Canadian author for children, adolescent and young adults. She received a Governor General's Award and the 2013 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for her young adult novel ''The Reluctant Journal o ...

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Robson Arms ''Robson Arms'' is a Canadian television series that began airing on CTV on June 17, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2008. ''Robson Arms'' is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions Limited and Halifax's Creative Atlantic Commu ...

'': "Dancing the Horizontal Mambo" *Drama, One Hour —

Susan Coyne Susan Coyne (born 16 June 1958) is a Canadian writer and actress, best known as one of the co-creators and co-stars of the award-winning ''Slings & Arrows'', a TV series which ran 2003–06 about a Canadian Shakespearean theatre company. She ...

, Bob Martin and Mark McKinney, '' Slings & Arrows'': "Steeped in Blood" *Feature Film — Wil Zmak, ''

The Dark Hours ''The Dark Hours'' is a 2005 Canadian horror film directed by Paul Fox and written by Wil Zmak. Synopsis A woman's mistakes come back to haunt her in a terrifying and very literal manner in this mind-bending thriller. Dr. Samantha Goodman (Kate Gr ...

'' *Radio Drama —

Jason Sherman Jason Sherman (born July 28, 1962 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. After graduating from the creative writing program at York University in 1985, Sherman co-founded What Publishing with Kevin Connolly, which produc ...

, ''Graf'': "Episode 1" *Youth — Jeff Biederman, '' Life with Derek'': "The Party" *Alex Barris Mentorship Award — Josh Miller *Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize — Jason Hreno, ''Two Mountains'' *Writers Block Award — Fred Yackman

2007

*Children & Preschool — Kate Barris, ''If the World Were a Village''"Away from Her, Afghanada earn scriptwriting awards"
CBC News, April 24, 2007. *Comedy & Variety —

and Kevin White, '' Corner Gas'': "Outside Joke" *Documentary — Barry Stevens, ''The Bomber's Dream'' *Drama, Half-Hour — Laura Kosterski, ''

Naked Josh ''Naked Josh'' is a Canadian comedy television series, which aired on Showcase from 2004 to 2006. It was created and written by Alex Epstein and Laura Kosterski. The show starred David Julian Hirsh as Josh Gould, a university professor in Mont ...

'': "Beating the Rap" *Drama, One Hour —

, Bob Martin and Mark McKinney, '' Slings & Arrows'': "That Way Madness Lies" *Feature Film — Sarah Polley, '' Away from Her'' *MOW & Miniseries — John W. Doyle and Lisa Porter, '' Above and Beyond'' *Radio Drama — Andrew Moodie, Greg Nelson,

Adam Pettle Adam Pettle (born 1973) is a Canadian playwright, radio producer, and television writer, most noted as the showrunner and executive producer on the CTV and Ion Television hospital drama ''Saving Hope''. Biography Theatre Born in Toronto in 197 ...

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Afghanada ''Afghanada'' is a Canadian radio drama which aired on CBC Radio One and Sirius Satellite Radio. The 103 episode series began on November 3, 2006, and concluded its sixth and final season on December 30, 2011. Overview The half-hour episodes were ...

'': "Episode 4" *Youth — Brent Piaskoski, ''

Naturally Sadie ''Naturally, Sadie'' is a Canadian teen comedy drama that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007 on Family Channel. The series was produced by Decode Entertainment. It was created by Barbara Wiechmann, and developed by Suza ...

'': "Rashomon" *Showrunner Award — Brad White *Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize —

Ryan Redford Ryan Redford is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his debut feature film '' Oliver Sherman''. He was a Genie Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 32nd Genie Awards. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Redford ...

, ''Bone'' *Writers Block Award — Sondra Kelly, Sugith Varughese

2008

*Children & Preschool — Kenn Scott, ''

Iggy Arbuckle ''Iggy Arbuckle'' is an animated series that premiered in Canada on Teletoon in June 2007. Based on a comic strip from National Geographic Kids, the show is created by Guy Vasilovich, and focuses on a pig (Iggy Arbuckle) who happens to be a for ...

'': "Petition Impossible"Etan Vlessing
"Writers hand awards to Corner Gas, Motor City"
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'', April 28, 2008. *Documentary — Barri Cohen, ''Toxic Trespass'' *Drama Series, Half-Hour — Mark Farrell and Robert Sheridan, '' Corner Gas'': "Seeing Things" *Drama Series, One Hour — Denis McGrath and Robert Wertheimer, ''

Across the River to Motor City ''Across the River to Motor City'' is a Canadian television drama series, that aired on Citytv stations. It debuted November 22, 2007. The series is about an insurance investigator named Ben Ford who works the border in both Detroit and Windsor, O ...

'': "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" *Feature Film — Travis McDonald, ''Normal'' *MOW or Miniseries — Ian Weir, ''

Dragon Boys ''Dragon Boys'' () is a CBC Television (CBC) miniseries starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph Song, Darryl Quon, Christina Ma, Jean Yoon, Simon Wong and Chang Tseng. It aired on CBC on January 7 and 8 of ...

'' *Radio Drama —

and Greg Nelson, ''

'': "Episode 12" *Variety — Kevin White,

Mark Critch Mark Critch (born May 14, 1974) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his work on the comedy series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'', initially as a writer and then as a regular cast member beginning in 2003. Career Critc ...

Irwin Barker Irwin Barker (June 13, 1952 – June 21, 2010) was a Canadian comedian and writer. He wrote for ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' and ''The Rick Mercer Report'', and was nominated for four Gemini Awards as a writer and one as stand-up performer for his ...

Gavin Crawford Gavin Crawford (born 2 April 1971) is a Canadian comedian and actor, best known for ''The Gavin Crawford Show'' and ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. He currently hosts the panel show, '' Because News'', on CBC Radio One. Early life Crawford was b ...

, Gary Pearson,

Jennifer Whalen Jennifer Whalen may refer to: *Jennifer Whalen (actress) Jennifer Whalen is a Canadian actress and comedian, best known as one of the creators and stars of the sketch comedy series ''Baroness von Sketch Show''. An alumna of the Toronto company ...

Carolyn Taylor Carolyn Taylor is a Canadian actress and comedian, best known as one of the creators and stars of the sketch comedy series ''Baroness von Sketch Show''. An alumna of The Second City's Toronto company, she was a writer for ''This Hour Has 22 Minut ...

, Albert Howell, Dave Nystrom,

Geri Hall Geri Hall (born May 2, 1972 in Oakville, Ontario) Age 35 in April 2008. Indicates Oakville, Ontario origin, age 35 in September 2007. is a Canadian actress and comedian. She has appeared on the CBC's ''This Hour has 22 Minutes'' in October a ...

, Todd Allen and Tim McAuliffe, '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes'': "Season XIV, Episode 17" *Youth — Brent Piaskoski, ''

'': "In or Out of Africa" *WGC Showrunner Award — Peter Mohan *Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize — Tony Elliott, ''Stranger Than You'' *Alex Barris Mentorship Award — Allan Magee *WGC Writers Block Award — Jack Blum, Jeremy Hole and Ann MacNaughton

2009

*Animation — Shane Simmons, '' Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy'': "The Perfect Family""Corner Gas, 22 Minutes pick up TV screenwriting honours"
CBC News, April 20, 2009. *Children & Preschool — Christin Simms, '' Captain Flamingo'': "Comic Slip" *Documentary — John Walker, '' Passage'' *Episodic, Half-Hour —

, '' Corner Gas'': "Full Load" *Episodic, One Hour — Adam Barken, '' Flashpoint'': "Who's George?" *Feature Film — Don McKellar, '' Blindness'' *MOW & Miniseries — Andrew Wreggitt, ''Mayerthorpe'' *Radio Drama — Greg Spottiswood, ''

'': "The Lotus Eater" *Short Film — Kellie Ann Benz, ''Awkward'' *Variety —

, Kyle Tingley,

, Albert Howell, Tim McAuliffe, Dean Jenkinson,

and Nathan Fielder, '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes'': "Season XVI, Episode 1" *Youth — Brent Piaskoski, '' The Latest Buzz'': "The Gala Issue" *Showrunner Award — Mark Farrell *Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize — Riley Adams, ''Cold Rush'' *Writers Block Award — Karen Walton

2010

*Animation — Shelley Scarrow, '' Total Drama Action'': "The Sand Witch Project"Diane Wild
"WGC Screenwriting Award winners announced"
''TV, eh?'', April 19, 2010. *Children & Preschool — Kate Barris, '' Max & Ruby'': "Max Says Goodbye" *Documentary — Robert Lower, ''The Royal Winnipeg Ballet: 40 Years of One Night Stands'' *Episodic, Half-Hour — Garry Campbell, ''

Less Than Kind ''Less Than Kind'' is a 2008–2013 Canadian television comedy-drama series that stars Jesse Camacho as Sheldon Blecher, a teenager growing up in a loving but dysfunctional Jewish family in Winnipeg. The show's cast also includes Maury Chaykin a ...

'': "The Daters" *Episodic, One Hour — Robert C. Cooper, '' Stargate Universe'': "Time" *Feature Film —

Jacob Tierney Jacob Daniel Tierney (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Eric in ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1990–1992) and as the co-writer, director, and executive producer of ...

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The Trotsky ''The Trotsky'' is a 2009 Canadian comedy film directed and written by Jacob Tierney and starring Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Colm Feore, Saul Rubinek, and Michael Murphy. Plot High School student Leon Bronstein believes that he is the reinc ...

'' *MOW & Miniseries —

John Krizanc John Krizanc (born 1956) is a Canadians, Canadian playwright who established an international reputation with his non-linear work, ''Tamara (play), Tamara''. Exploring the rise of Fascism in 1920s Italy, the play was one of the first non-linear, i ...

, '' The Summit'' *Radio Drama — Barbara Samuels, ''

'': "Episode 61" *Short Subject — Jessie Gabe, '' Being Erica'': "Webisodes" *Variety — Ed Macdonald,

, Kyle Tingley, Albert Howell, Dean Jenkinson, Joanne O’Sullivan, Tara Doyle, Erik van Wyck, Mike Allison and Joey Case, '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes'': "Season XVII, Episode 6" *Youth — Anita Kapila, ''

How to Be Indie ''How to Be Indie'' is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on YTV from 2009 to 2011 and Disney Channel until 2012. The main character is a 13-year-old Indian-Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera seri ...

'': "How to Be a Mehta" *Alex Barris Mentorship Award — Peter Mitchell *Showrunner Award — Heather Conkie *Writers Block Award — Rebecca Schechter

2011

*Animation — Karen Moonah, ''

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' is a children's animated television series that premiered in 2010, on August 7 on Treehouse TV in Canada, on September 6 on PBS Kids in the United States and also in the UK on CITV and Tiny Pop. It ...

'': "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Maps""Konyves wins screenwriting award for Barney's Version"
CBC News, April 11, 2011. *Children & Youth — Barbara Haynes, '' The Latest Buzz'': "The Extreme Shakespeare Issue" *Comedy — Chris Sheasgreen, ''

'': "Coming Home" *Documentary — Christine Nielsen, ''The Pig Farm'' *Drama — Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern, '' Flashpoint'': "Jumping at Shadows" *Feature Film —

Michael Konyves Michael Konyves is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his screenplay for the comedy-drama film '' Barney's Version'' (2010), which earned him a Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Academy of Canadian Cinema & ...

, '' Barney's Version'' *Shorts & Webseries — Lisa Hunter, ''You Are So Undead'' *Showrunner Award — Tassie Cameron *Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize — Denise Blinn, ''1936'' *Writers Block Award — Peter Grant

2012

*Animation —

Darrin Rose Darrin Rose (born Darrin Rowsell) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He was host of the Canadian remake of ''Match Game'' in 2012–15, and played Bill the bartender on the sitcom Mr. D for eight seasons. Early life Born in ...

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Scaredy Squirrel ''Scaredy Squirrel'' is a children's book series written and illustrated by Canadian author Mélanie Watt. The first book of the ''Scaredy Squirrel'' series was published in March 2006 by Kids Can Press. A television series based on the books ...

'': "Nothing But the Tooth"Danielle Ng See Quan
"Scribes exchange pens for prizes at WGC Screenwriting Awards"
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'', April 24, 2012. *Children & Youth — Alice Prodanou, ''

My Babysitter's a Vampire ''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' (released as ''My Babysitter's a Vampire: The Movie'' in some regions) is a 2010 Canadian comedy horror television film directed by Bruce McDonald. It stars Vanessa Morgan and Matthew Knight. The film's plot centers ...

'': "ReVamped" *Comedy — Craig David Wallace, '' Todd and the Book of Pure Evil'': "A Farewell to Curtis' Arm" *Documentary — Gary Marcuse, ''Waking the Green Tiger: A Green Movement Rises in China'' *Drama — Larry Bambrick, '' Flashpoint'': "Shockwave" *Movies & Miniseries — Bruce Smith, '' John A.: Birth of a Country'' *Shorts & Webseries — Patrick Tarr, '' Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs'' *Showrunner Award — Mark McKinney *Alex Barris Mentorship Award — Barbara Samuels *Writers Block Award — Chuck Lazer

2013

*Animation — Dan Williams and Lienne Sawatsky, '' Sidekick'': "I, Sidebot"Danielle Ng See Quan
"LTK, L.A. Complex scribes win at WGC screenwriting awards"
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'', April 22, 2013. *Children & Youth — John May and Suzanne Bolch, ''

'': "How to Make a Christmas Miracle" *Comedy — Kim Coghill, ''

'': "Jerk Chicken" *Documentary — Mitch Miyagawa, ''A Sorry State'' *Drama — Martin Gero, ''

The L.A. Complex ''The L.A. Complex'' (originally ''Highland Gardens'') is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on CTV on January 10, 2012, subsequently airing on MuchMusic. It also began airing in the United States on April 24, 2012, on The CW. Th ...

'': "Down in L.A." *Movies & Miniseries — Andrew Wreggitt, ''The Phantoms'' *Shorts & Webseries — Julie Strassman-Cohn and Jill Golick, '' Ruby Skye P.I.: The Haunted Library'': "#Creepy" *Showrunner Award — Mark Ellis, Stephanie Morgenstern *Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize —

Adam Garnet Jones Adam Garnet Jones is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter."Young, native and gay, filmmaker champions inclusion for all". '' Edmonton Journal'', March 24, 2007. Personal life Of Cree and Métis ancestry, Jones grew up in Alberta and British C ...

, ''Wild Medicine'' *Writers Block Award — Anne-Marie Perrotta, Simon Racioppa, Lienne Sawatsky

2014

*Animation — Hollis Ludlow-Carroll, '' Almost Naked Animals'': "The Rotation Situation"Julianna Cummins
"The F Word, Orphan Black win at WGC awards"
''

'', April 29, 2014. *Children & Youth — Lisa Hunter, '' Finding Stuff Out'': "Babies and Families" and Cole Bastedo, ''

Mr. Young ''Mr. Young'' is a Canadian television series that premiered on March 1, 2011, on YTV. The series was filmed in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was created by Dan Signer (who also worked on Disney Channel series such as ''The Suite Life on ...

'': "Mr. Love Letter" *Comedy — Marvin Kaye and Chris Sheasgreen, ''

'': "I'm Only Nineteen" *Documentary — Barry Stevens, ''Sector Sarajevo'' *Drama — Will Pascoe, '' Orphan Black'': "Variations Under Domestication" *Movies & Miniseries — Elan Mastai, '' The F Word'' *Shorts & Webseries — Jill Golick and Julie Strassman, '' Ruby Skye P.I.: The Haunted Library'': "The Final Clue" *Alex Barris Mentorship Award —

*Showrunner Award — Peter Mitchell *Writers Block Award — Maureen Parker

2015

*Animation — Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott, '' Fangbone!'': "The Warbrute of Friendship"Filipe Dos Santos
"Tony Elliot, Jason Leaver among WGC Award winners"
''

'', April 28, 2015. *Children & Youth — Melody Fox, '' The Haunting Hour: The Series'': "Mrs. Worthington" *Comedy — Andrew De Angelis, ''

Mr. D ''Mr. D'' is a Canadian television series starring comedian Gerry Dee. The series follows the misadventures of an underqualified schoolteacher named Gerry Duncan, nicknamed Mr. D. It debuted on CBC on January 9, 2012 and concluded after eight s ...

'': "Old School" *Documentary — Michael McNamara, ''The Cholesterol Question'' *Drama — Tony Elliott, '' Orphan Black'': "Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est" *Movies & Miniseries —

Nicolas Billon Nicolas Billon (born March 22, 1978) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his plays ''The Elephant Song'', ''Iceland'', and ''Butcher''. Biography Nicolas Billon was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He is the son ...

, '' Elephant Song'' *Shorts & Webseries — Jason Leaver, '' Out with Dad'': "Outed" *Showrunner Award — Bruce Smith *Sondra Kelly Award — Alison Lea Bingeman *Writers Block Award — Denis McGrath

2016

*Children — Evan Thaler Hickey, '' Numb Chucks'': "Witless to the Prosecution"Craig Takeuchi
"Writers Guild of Canada awards top Canadian screenwriters of 2016"
'' The Georgia Straight'', May 5, 2016. *Comedy — Amanda Walsh, ''

Schitt's Creek ''Schitt's Creek'' (stylized as ''Schitt$ Creek'') is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy, that aired on CBC Television from 2015 to 2020. It consists of 80 episodes spread over six seasons. Produced by ...

'': "The Cabin" *Documentary —

Josh Freed Josh Freed is a Canadian writer, director and actor. He has won two Chris Awards for Best North American Current Affairs Documentary. In Canada, Freed has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, three Writers Guild of Canada Awards and a Genie Aw ...

, ''Deluged by Data'' *Drama — Russ Cochrane, '' Orphan Black'': "Newer Elements of Our Defense" *Feature Film — James Kee, Sarah Larsen, Doug Taylor and

Pascal Trottier Pascal Trottier is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. He graduated from the Canadian Film Centre in 2005. His credits include '' The Colony'', starring Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton, and the horror feature '' Hellions'', directed by Bruc ...

, ''

A Christmas Horror Story ''A Christmas Horror Story'' is a 2015 Canadian anthology horror film directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, and Brett Sullivan. It premiered on July 20, 2015, at the Fantasia International Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release o ...

'' *MOW & Miniseries — Clement Virgo and

Lawrence Hill Lawrence Hill (born January 24, 1957) is a Canadian novelist, essayist, and memoirist. He is known for his 2007 novel '' The Book of Negroes,'' inspired by the Black Loyalists given freedom and resettled in Nova Scotia by the British after the A ...

, '' The Book of Negroes'' *Shorts & Webseries —

, ''Goldfish'' *Tweens & Teens — Jennica Harper, '' Some Assembly Required'': "Rocket with a Pocket" *Showrunner Award — Frank van Keeken *Sondra Kelly Award — Penny Gummerson *Writers Block Award — Peter Mohan *Alex Barris Mentorship Award — Clive Endersby

2017

*Best New Series Script — Alexandra Zarowny, ''

Wynonna Earp Wynonna Earp is a horror Western comic book miniseries created and owned by Beau Smith. The series was initially published by Image Comics, and from 2003 by IDW Publishing. Plot summary Wynonna is a present-day descendant of the famous ...

'': "Bury Me with My Guns On" *Children's —

Tim McKeon Tim McKeon is an American writer, director and producer. He is the co-creator and head writer for the American-Canadian series ''Odd Squad''. He has also worked as a writer on Cartoon Network's ''Adventure Time'', '' Foster’s Home for Imaginary ...

, '' Odd Squad'': "Drop Gadget Repeat" *Comedy —

Jared Keeso Jared Keeso ( ; born July 1, 1984) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for creating and starring in the comedy series '' Letterkenny'' (2016–present), which won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series in 20 ...

and

, '' Letterkenny'': "Super Soft Birthday" *Documentary — John Walker, ''Quebec My Country Mon Pays'' *Drama — Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern, '' X Company'': "August 19th" *Feature Film —

Sherry White Sherry White is a Canadian film and television actress, writer and filmmaker, best known for her work as a producer and writer for the television series ''MVP'', ''Rookie Blue'' and ''Saving Hope''Maudie'' *MOW & Miniseries — Adam Barken, '' Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool'' *Tweens & Teens — Ian MacIntyre, '' Degrassi: Next Class'': "#TeamFollowBack" *Sondra Kelly Award — Diana Frances *Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize — Daniel Whidden, ''Valhalla'' *Showrunner Award — Aaron Martin *Denis McGrath Award — Andrew Wreggitt

2018

*Best New Series Script — Moira Walley-Beckett, '' Anne with an E'': "I Am No Bird, and No Net Ensnares Me"Lauren Malyk
"Polley, Filiatrault, Nealon among WGC Awards winners"
''

'', May 1, 2018. *Children's — Sean Jara, ''

Mysticons ''Mysticons'' is an animated television series that aired from August 28, 2017 to September 15, 2018. The show is a collaboration between companies Nelvana, Playmates Toys, and The Topps Company. The show was created by Sean Jara, who is also the ...

'': "Sisters in Arms" *Comedy —

and

, '' Letterkenny'': "Relationships" *Documentary —

Mark Leiren-Young Mark Leiren-Young (born 1962) is a Canadian playwright, author, journalist, screenwriter, filmmaker and performer. He lives in Saanich, British Columbia. Early life Mark Leiren-Young was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He spent two years at ...

, ''The Hundred-Year-Old Whale'' *Drama — Aubrey Nealon, ''

Cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

'': "John Cardinal" *Feature Film — Jason Filiatrault, '' Entanglement'' *MOW & Miniseries — Sarah Polley, '' Alias Grace'': "Part 5" *Shorts & Webseries — Karen McClellan, ''Spiral'': "The Girl in the Dream" *Tweens & Teens — Matt Kippen, '' The Stanley Dynamic'': "The Stanley Cheer" *Showrunner Award —

Michael MacLennan Michael Lewis MacLennan (born June 5, 1968) is a Canadian playwright, television writer and television producer, best known as a writer and producer of television series such as '' Queer as Folk'' and ''Bomb Girls''. As a playwright he is a two ...

*Alex Barris Mentorship Award —

Sherry White Sherry White is a Canadian film and television actress, writer and filmmaker, best known for her work as a producer and writer for the television series ''MVP'', ''Rookie Blue'' and ''Saving Hope''The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco'': "Presidio"Connie Thiessen
"Writers behind Schitt’s Creek, Cardinal, among winners at WGC Screenwriting Awards"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', April 30, 2019. *Children's — Josh Sager, Jerome Simpson, ''

Wishfart ''Wishfart'' is a Canadian animated television series created by John Hazlett, Lienne Sawatsky and Daniel Williams. The series was produced by Wishfart Productions Inc. in association with Nelvana and Corus Entertainment, with Bejuba! Entertainme ...

'': "I Wear This Hat Ironically" *Comedy — Rupinder Gill, ''

'': "RIP Moira Rose" *Documentary — Michael McNamara, ''Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit'' *Drama — Sarah Dodd, '' Cardinal: Blackfly Season'': "Red" *Feature Film — Jeremy Boxen, ''

22 Chaser ''22-Chaser'' is a 2018 Canadian thriller drama film directed by Rafal Sokolowski, written by Jeremy Boxen, and starring Brian J. Smith, Raoul Trujillo, Aaron Ashmore, Kaniehtiio Horn, and John Kapelos. The story centers on a tow truck driver who ...

'' *MOW & Miniseries —

, '' Odd Squad: World Turned Odd'' *Shorts & Webseries — Alex Epstein and Lisa Hunter, ''We’ve Come to the End of Our Time'' *Tweens & Teens — Cole Bastedo, ''

Star Falls ''Star Falls'' is an American comedy television series created by George Doty IV that aired on Nickelodeon from March 31 to July 28, 2018, and on TeenNick from August 5 to September 2, 2018. The series stars Siena Agudong, Kamaia Fairburn, Elena ...

'': "The Picnic Auction" *Sondra Kelly Award — Jinder Oujla-Chalmers *Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize — Pat Holden, ''Mirsada'' and Amir Kahnamouee, ''Harbour House'' *Showrunner Award —

Emily Andras Emily Andras is a Canadian television producer and writer. She is known for creating the television series '' Wynonna Earp'' and serving as executive producer and showrunner of ''Lost Girl'' (seasons 3 and 4). Early life Andras was born in Bo ...

*McGrath Service Award — Bruce Smith

2020

*Children — Mark Steinberg, '' Hotel Transylvania: The Series'': "Better Know Your Mavis"Kelly Townsend
"WGC virtually honours Dennis Heaton with showrunner award"
''

'', April 28, 2020. *Comedy — Jann Arden and Jennica Harper, '' Jann'': "The Big House" *Documentary — Nance Ackerman, Ariella Pahlke and Teresa MacInnes, ''Conviction'' *Drama Series — Noelle Carbone, ''

Coroner A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into Manner of death, the manner or cause of death, and to investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within th ...

'': "All's Well" *Feature Film — Laura Phillips, ''

Sweetness in the Belly ''Sweetness in the Belly'' is a 2019 drama film directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, based on the novel of the same name by Camilla Gibb. It had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot In the 1960s, Lilly, a Br ...

'' *MOW & Miniseries — David Elver and Andrea Stevens, ''Thicker Than Water'' *Preschool —

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

, Christin Simms and Amish Patel, ''

Dino Dana ''Dino Dana'' is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series was developed as a followup to '' Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures'' and premiered on Amazon Prime on May 27, 2017. In September 2020, ''Dino ...

'': "Dino Prints" *Shorts & Webseries — Fab Filippo, ''

Save Me Save Me may refer to: Film and television * ''Save Me'', a 1994 film starring Lysette Anthony * ''Sauve-moi'' (''Save Me''), a 2000 French film directed by Christian Vincent * ''Save Me'' (film), a 2007 American film directed by Robert Cary * ' ...

'': "Birdie's End" *Tweens & Teens — Emma Campbell, '' Creeped Out'': "The Takedown" *Sondra Kelly Award — Cynthia Knight *Alex Barris Mentorship Award —

Nathalie Younglai Nathalie Younglai is a Canadian writer, director, producer, and harpist. She is the founder of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) TV & Film. She was the writing mentor for the Reel Asian Film Festival's Unsung Voices summer workshop ...

*Showrunner Award — Dennis Heaton

2021

*Children — Mark De Angelis, ''

Odd Squad Mobile Unit ''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...

'': "Slow Your Roll"Musthafa Azeez
"Schitt’s Creek and Trickster win big at WGC Screenwriting Awards"
''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', April 27, 2021. *Comedy — Daniel Levy, ''

'': " Happy Ending" *Documentary — Jonny Harris,

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All My Puny Sorrows ''All My Puny Sorrows'' is the sixth novel by Canadian writer Miriam Toews. The novel won the 2014 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize, the 2015 Folio Prize for Literature, and the 2015 W ...

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The Parker Andersons ''The Parker Andersons'' and ''Amelia Parker'' are a pair of related Canada, Canadian television sitcoms, which premiered in 2021 on Super Channel (Canada), Super Channel.Kelly Townsend"Giving life and authenticity to the Parker Andersons" ''Playba ...

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Anthony Q. Farrell Anthony Q. Farrell (born May 13, 1977) is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer. He has written for ''The Office'', presided as executive story editor for ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'' as well as produced and performed in various stand-up and s ...

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*{{official, https://www.wgc.ca/screenwriters/awards Canadian film awards Canadian television awards Screenwriting awards for film Screenwriting awards for television

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