The 3rd
Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in
Canadian
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film, television, and digital media production in 2014.
["Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations"]
The Hollywood Reporter
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, January 13, 2015.
Nominations were announced on January 13, 2015.
On the film side, ''
Mommy'' led with 13 nominations, while on the television side 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 identica ...
'' also received 13 nominations.
The awards ceremony were hosted by
Andrea Martin at the
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario. Awards in many of the technical categories were presented in a series of galas throughout the week before the main ceremony.
Changes to the awards over previous years included the introduction of new categories for
Best Cinematography in a Documentary and
Best Editing in a Documentary.
Film
Television
Programs
Actors
News and information
Sports
Craft awards
Photography
Editing
Sound
Directing
Music
Writing
Digital media
Multiple nominations and awards
Special awards
Several special awards were given:
2015 Academy Special Awards
. ''Academy of Canadian Cinema & 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 cinema of Canada, film industry and television in Canada, television industry professionals ...
'', March 2015.
*Board of Directors' Tribute: George Anthony
*Digital Media Trailblazing Award: Jeffrey Elliott
*Earle Grey Award
The Earle Grey Award is the lifetime achievement award for television acting of the Canadian Screen Awards, and its predecessor the Gemini Awards. It can be presented to an individual or collaborative team (such as SCTV or Royal Canadian Air Fa ...
: Paul Gross
Paul Michael Gross (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, and producer. He rose to fame for his lead role as RCMP Constable Benton Fraser on the popular Canadian television series '' ...
*Fan Choice Award: Anna Silk
* Gordon Sinclair Award: Ric Esther Bienstock
*Humanitarian Award: Michael Landsberg
*Icon Award: Insight Productions
*Legacy Award: Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...
* Margaret Collier Award: Tassie Cameron
References
External links
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