| 5th Canadian Screen Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 12, 2017 |
| Location | Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto |
| Hosted by | Howie Mandel |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Film: It's Only the End of the World (6) TV: Orphan Black (9) |
| Most nominations | Film: It's Only the End of the World (9) TV: Orphan Black (14) |
| Best Motion Picture | It's Only the End of the World |
| Best Dramatic Series | Orphan Black |
| Best Comedy Series | Letterkenny |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
| Produced by | Barry Avrich |
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]