Canadian Screen Awards

Canadian Screen Awards
Current: 12th Canadian Screen Awards
Awarded forArtistic and technical merit in the Canadian film industry, recognizing excellence in film, television and digital media
CountryCanada
Presented byAcademy of Canadian Cinema & Television
First awarded2013 as a merger of the former Genie Awards for film and Gemini Awards for television
Websiteacademy.ca/awards

The Canadian Screen Awards (French: 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.[1] 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.[2] They are widely considered to be the most prestigious award for Canadian entertainers, artists, and filmmakers, often referred to as the equivalent of the Academy Awards 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.[3][4][5][6][7]

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  3. ^ Houpt, Simon (2 March 2015). "Canadian Screen Awards highlights: little suspense, but lots of fun". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. ^ Latta, D.K. (28 February 2013). "Controversy and The Canadian Screen Awards". HuffPost. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Canadian Crossing: American and British stars clean up at the Genies, Canada's 'Oscars'". Canadian Crossing. Balance of Food. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ Shatner, William; Regan, Chris (4 October 2011). Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large. Penguin. ISBN 9781101547984.
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