Canadian Screen Awards nominations by network – Broadcast Dialogue

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) has unveiled this year’s Canadian Screen Awards nominees.

By network, CBC/Radio-Canada and its creative and production partners received a leading 288 nominations, including 27 for CBC News in 20 categories, seven of those for The National, the most nominations for any news program, and nods for The Fifth Estate and Marketplace. The CBC News Explore FAST channel received four nominations, with CBC News Network garnering two nods and CBC regional news program securing eight, including Vancouver (2), Winnipeg (2), Calgary (1), Montreal (1), Newfoundland and Labrador (1) and Toronto (1). CBC Sports received six nominations, including four for its weekly CBC Sports Presents.

Bell Media productions secured 165 nominations across television and digital categories, while Crave-supported films received 84 nominations. CTV News secured a total of 14, led by CTV National News with Omar Sachedina, which received four nods including Best National Newscast; Best News Anchor, National for Sachedina; and two for Best National Reporter for Adrian Ghobrial and Judy Trinh. W5 received four nominations, including Best News or Information Series, and Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information for host Avery Haines. Vassy Kapelos also received a nod in the same category for CTV’s Question Period, and a nomination for CTV News Channel’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos for Best Political News Program or Series. Additional nominations include two for CTV Toronto’s CTV News at Six, including Jon Woodward for Best Local Reporter. TSN earned a total of 17 nominations. Bell Media Studios series and specials are nominated for 13 awards this year, with ETALK receiving nominations for Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News, and Best Entertainment News Program or Series.

Corus Entertainment earned a total of 65 nominations. Global News was recognized with seven nominations including Best National Newscast for Global National, Best National News Anchor for Dawna Friesen, Best National Reporter for Neetu Garcha, Best Local Newscast for Global BC’s Global News Hour at 6, and Best Local Anchor for Global BC’s Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui.

Rogers Sports & Media received 32 nominations, including 18 for Citytv, and 14 for Sportsnet, including four talent nods for Hockey Night in Canada with nominations for Best Sports Host for Ron MacLean, Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer for Chris Cuthbert, Best Sports Analyst for Kevin Bieksa, and Best Sports Analyst for Jennifer Botterill. OMNI TV secured one nomination for the ensemble cast of its sketchy comedy series, Abroad.

APTN garnered 30 nominations, including 19 for Little Bird; a nod for Dennis Ward for Best News Anchor, National for Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; and nominations for Best News or Information Series for APTN Investigates
and Best News or Information Program – APTN Investigates: Buried Truths. 

Among the nominees in the news, entertainment and sports talent categories are:

Best News Anchor, National

APTN: Remembering the Children
APTN (APTN)

(APTN National News)

Dennis Ward

CBC News: The National

CBC (CBC)

Adrienne Arsenault

CTV National News with Omar Sachedina

CTV News (Bell Media)

Omar Sachedina

Global National News

Global (Corus Entertainment)

Dawna Friesen

Best News Anchor, Local

CBC Montreal News at 6
CBC (CBC Montreal)

Debra Arbec

CBC Toronto News at Six
CBC (CBC Toronto)

Marivel Taruc

CityNews Toronto
Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)

Cynthia Mulligan

Global BC News Hour
Global (Corus Entertainment)

Chris Gailus, Sophie Lui

Best National Reporter

CBC News: The National

Jorge Barrera

CTV National News with Omar Sachedina

CTV News (Bell Media)

Adrian Ghobrial

CTV National News with Omar Sachedina

CTV News (Bell Media)

Judy Trinh

Global National News

Global (Corus Entertainment)

Neetu Garcha

Best Local Reporter

CBC Vancouver News at 6

Michelle Ghoussoub

CBC Winnipeg News at Six

Bartley Kives

CityNews Toronto
Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)

Faiza Amin

CTV News Toronto at 6

CTV (Bell Media)

Jon Woodward

Best Sports Host

CFL Touchdown Atlantic
TSN (Bell Media)

Kate Beirness

Hockey Night in Canada
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

Ron MacLean

SC with Jay Onrait
TSN (Bell Media)

Jay Onrait

TSN At the Masters
TSN (Bell Media)

James Duthie

Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer

2022 Grey Cup

TSN (Bell Media)

Rod Smith

CBC Sports Presents

Signa Butler

CBC Sports Presents

Scott Russell

CBC Sports Presents

Rob Snoek

Hockey Night in Canada
Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

Chris Cuthbert

Best Sports Analyst

2023 IIHF Women’s World Gold Medal Game

TSN (Bell Media)

Cheryl Pounder

2023 IIHF World Junior Quarterfinal #1

TSN (Bell Media)

Craig Button

CBC Sports Presents

CBC (Sportsnet)

Byron MacDonald

Hockey Night in Canada

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

Kevin Bieksa

Hockey Night in Canada

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

Jennifer Botterill

Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News

Breakfast Television

Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)

Sid Seixeiro, Dina Pugliese

Cityline

Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)

Tracy Moore

Entertainment Tonight Canada

Global (Corus Entertainment)

Cheryl Hickey, Sangita Patel, Carlos Bustamante, Morgan Hoffman, Keshia Chanté, Brittnee Blair, Jed Tavernier

Etalk

CTV (Bell Media)

(Bell Media Studios)

Tyrone Edwards, Traci Melchor, Lainey Lui, Chloe Wilde, Sonia Mangat, Liz Trinnear, Priyanka

The Marilyn Denis Show

CTV (Bell Media)

Marilyn Denis

Best Host, Live Entertainment Special

2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize

CBC 

(FRANK Content)

Rupi Kaur, Sarah Gadon

The 2023 JUNO Awards

CBC 

(Insight Productions LTD)

Simu Liu

Etalk: Live at the Oscars

CTV (Bell Media)

(Bell Media Studios)

Tyrone Edwards, Lainey Lui, Traci Melchor

The Legacy Awards 2023

CBC (CBC)

(Insight Productions LTD)

Keshia Chanté

Best Host, Lifestyle

Drag Heals

OUTtv (OUTtv Network Inc.)

Tracey Erin Smith

Evolving Vegan

CTV Life Channel (Bell Media)

(Bell Media Studios)

Mena Massoud

Mary Makes It Easy

CTV Life Channel (Bell Media)

(Proper Television)

Mary Berg

Property Brothers: Forever Home

HGTV (Corus Entertainment)

(Scott Brothers Entertainment)

Drew Scott, Jonathan Silver Scott

The Social

CTV (Bell Media)

(Bell Media Studios)

Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Lainey Lui, Andrea Bain, Jessica Allen

Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition

Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. The World

Crave

(DR Canada World Productions Inc., Saloon Media)

Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, Traci Melchor

Canada’s Got Talent

Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)

(McGillivray Entertainment Media Inc (Talented Canada 3 Productions Inc))

Lindsay Ell, Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus, Kardinal Offishall

Family Feud Canada

CBC (CBC)

(Zone3)

Gerry Dee

The Great Canadian Baking Show

CBC 

(Proper Television)

Alan Shane Lewis, Ann Pornel

Still Standing

CBC 

(Frantic Films)

Jonny Harris

Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information

CBC News: The National

Ian Hanomansing

CBC News: The National: Michael J. Fox with Harry Forestell

Harry Forestell

CTV Question Period

CTV (Bell Media)

Vassy Kapelos

VeraCity: Indigiqueer

Citytv (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Wookey Films Inc.)

Sarain Fox

W5

CTV (Bell Media)

Avery Haines

Find a full list of Television Program Category nominees here and a breakdown of this year’s leading nominees here.

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