5th Canadian Screen Awards

5th Canadian Screen Awards
DateMarch 12, 2017
LocationSony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto
Hosted byHowie Mandel
Highlights
Most awardsFilm: It's Only the End of the World (6)
TV: Orphan Black (9)
Most nominationsFilm: It's Only the End of the World (9)
TV: Orphan Black (14)
Best Motion PictureIt's Only the End of the World
Best Dramatic SeriesOrphan Black
Best Comedy SeriesLetterkenny
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC
Produced byBarry Avrich
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The 5th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 12, 2017, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2016.[1] Nominations were announced on January 17, 2017.[2]

Awards in many of the technical categories were presented in a series of galas, collectively called Canadian Screen Week, in the days leading up to the main ceremony. At the main ceremony, the film It's Only the End of the World and the television series Orphan Black won the most awards in film and television categories, with six and nine awards, respectively.[3]

  1. ^ "Howie Mandel to host 2017 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. December 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Barry Hertz (January 17, 2017). "The Canadian Screen Awards go homegrown-heavy in 2017". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Howell, Peter (March 12, 2017). "'Orphan Black' wins big at Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 13, 2017.