Canadian Screen Awards for Lifestyle & Reality

Presented by CBC and CTV

With the support of Telefilm Canada and Canada Media Fund

(May 26) – Watch the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Virtual Presentations for Lifestyle & Reality on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and academy.ca starting at 7:30 PM ET. Join the conversation by using our official awards hashtag #CdnScreenAwards on your favourite social platform. Want to see a full list of 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominees? You can now view the 2020 Program Book virtually on the Academy website. All winners will be highlighted in gold on this page.

Best Talk Program or Series

APTN InFocus
APTN (APTN)
(APTN)
Melissa Ridgen, Beverly Andrews

The Marilyn Denis Show
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
Michelle Crespi, John Simpson, Tamara Petrie-Lee, Tara McEwen, Natalie Lambert

Question Period
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Kiran Rhines

The Social
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Michelle Crespi, Laura Scarfo, Kate Wright, Amber Buchanan, Kate McKenna

Best Variety or Entertainment Special

2019 Indspire Awards
CBC (CBC)
(Indspire)
Roberta Jamieson

Air Farce New Year’s Eve 2018
CBC (CBC)
(Don Ferguson Productions)
Don Ferguson, Lucy Stewart, Kevin Wallis, Rob Lindsay, Wayne Testori

etalk Presents: The Big Bang Theory
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Michelle Crespi, Emmanuel Groneveldt, Jennifer Morrison, Joel Furtney, Devin Mandeville, Brianna Deutsch

Trevor Noah @ JFL – Volume II
The Comedy Network (Bell Media)
(Juste Pour Rire TV Inc.)
Bruce Hills, Brent Schiess, Blake Gregory

We Day 2018
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
John Kampilis, Steve Jarman, Ken Katigbak, Calvin Mitchell

Best Live Entertainment Special

2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize
CBC (CBC)
(Frank Content)
Danielle Kappy, Barry Avrich, Rick Mercer, Vince Buda, Mark Selby

Canadian Screen Awards 2019
CBC (CBC)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
John Brunton, Lindsay Cox, Beth Janson, Martin Katz, Anne Marie La Traverse, Maureen Riley, Rose Marra

etalk Live At The Oscars
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Chris Perez, Michelle Crespi, Ryan Thompson, Devin Mandeville

The JUNO Awards 2019
CBC (CBC)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
John Brunton, Allan Reid, Mark Cohon, Lindsay Cox, Pam De Montmorency, Tracy Galvin, Kristine Pleau, Luciano Casimiri, Kristeen Von Hagen

Best Entertainment News Program or Series

Entertainment Tonight Canada
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
Sholeh Fabbri, Jodie Davis, Laura Carroll

etalk
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Michelle Crespi, Manny Groneveldt, Jennifer Morrison, Kate Frank, Ryan Thompson

etalk Presents: TIFF 2018
Fibe TV1 (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Michelle Crespi, Manny Groneveldt, Jennifer Morrison, Chris Perez, Mike Van Kooten

Best Morning Show

Breakfast Television
Citytv (Rogers Media)
(Citytv)
Laura Reiter, Roshni Murthy

CP24 Breakfast
CP24 (Bell Media)
(CP24)
Chris Flak

Your Morning
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Jennifer MacLean, Michelle Crespi, Kristen Rynax, Marisa Zucaro, Heather Milne, Paul Hughes

Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show

The Amazing Race Canada
CTV (Bell Media)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski, Sarah James, Mark Peacock, Jesse Storey, Michael Tersigni, Jeff Thrasher, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen, Marc Poirier, Mike Yerxa

Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information

2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize
CBC (CBC)
(Frank Content)
Shelagh O’Brien

Carnival Eats – Hawaii Fried Dough
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Alibi Entertainment)
Jacob Ulrich, Jennifer Horvath

Home To Win – Home for the Holidays
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Architect Films)
Frank Samson

Island of Bryan – Setting the Bar
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Si Entertainment)
Don Cook, Cheryl Zalameda

The Marilyn Denis Show – Marilyn’s Pride Party
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
John Keffer

Best Direction, Reality/Competition

50 Ways to Kill Your Mum – Jaleel and Gail
VisionTV (Zoomer Media)
(Peacock Alley Entertainment)
Graeme Lynch

Blown Away – Clash of the Robots
Makeful (Blue Ant Media)
(marblemedia)
Mike Bickerton

The Great Canadian Baking Show – Finale
CBC (CBC)
(Proper Television)
Dave Russell

Iron Chef Canada – Battle Offal
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Proper Television)
Dave Russell

Knock Knock Ghost – HMCS Haida
OUTtv (OUTtv)
(Sonic Nursery Creative)
Kyle Whitelaw

Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition

The Amazing Race Canada – Canada Get More Maps
CTV (Bell Media)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Mark Lysakowski, Mark Peacock, Rob Brunner

Dragons’ Den – Next Level Special
CBC (CBC)
(CBC)
Tracie Tighe, Yette Vandendam, Molly Middleton

Iron Chef Canada – Battle Stonefruit
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Proper Television)
Elvira Kurt

The Marilyn Denis Show – Marilyn’s Pride Party
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
Seta Kalousdian-Tanner

Top Chef Canada – The Contenders
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Eric Abboud, Jon Sufrin

Best Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition

50 Ways to Kill Your Mum – John and Marilyn
VisionTV (Zoomer Media)
(Peacock Alley Entertainment)
Kieran Crilly

The Amazing Race Canada – Clamageddon Continues
CTV (Bell Media)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Ryan Shaw

Fire Masters – Hearts on Fire
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Architect Films)
Ryan Shaw

Island of Bryan – Power Struggle
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Si Entertainment)
John Queenan, Adrian Smith

Property Brothers: Forever Home – JD and Annalee
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Scott Brothers Entertainment Inc.)
Colin Evans

Survivor: Edge of Extinction Secrets with ET Canada
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Entertainment Tonight Canada)
Stephen McIntyre, Ryan Morgan

We Day 2018
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
Dave Fairfield, Nick van Nostrand

Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition

The Amazing Race Canada – Canada Get More Maps
CTV (Bell Media)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Michael Tersigni, Mike Scott, Matthew Walsh, Clare Elson, Lisa Barley

Big Brother Canada – Finale
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Al Manson, Ryan Monteith, Jordan Wood, Elianna Borsa, Andrew Gurney, Baun Mah, Seth Poulin, Dan Cable, Chris Donaldson, Clare Elson, Jessica Graore, Chantale Marentette, Jeff Perry, Samantha Shields, Jon White, Jonathan Dowler

Iron Chef Canada – Battle Holiday Nuts
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Proper Television)
Jordan Wood, Chantale Marentette

Top Chef Canada – Winner Takes All
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Al Manson, Elianna Borsa, Dan Cable, Jordan Crute, Clare Elson, Cynthia Flengeris, Ben O’Neil, Seth Poulin

We Day 2018
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
Bev Ellis, Christine Lam, Jesse Scheer

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction

Big Brother Canada – Finale
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Peter Faragher, Andy Roskaft, Kevin Halliday, Aaron Scholl

Blown Away – Best in Blow
Makeful (Blue Ant Media)
(marblemedia)
Tim Luke

The Great Canadian Baking Show – Cake Week
CBC (CBC)
(Proper Television)
Michael “Spike” Parks

Iron Chef Canada – Battle Offal
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Proper Television)
Michael “Spike” Parks

Secrets of the Morgue – Christmas in Ashes
documentary Channel (CBC)
(Cineflix (Medical Examiner) Inc.)
Florian Schuck

Best Live Production, Social Media

Presented with the participation of the Independent Production Fund

#BellLetsTalk Live
(Bell Media)
Chris Perez, Sush Rao, Beth Maher, Sandy Lok

The Amazing Race Canada: Live From The Starting Line
(Bell Media)
Kyle Joe, Chris Perez, Cherylann Nesbitt, Jen McLarty, Hilary Allan, Kayla Grey

CBC News: Power & Politics – Power & Politics Digital Special: Jagmeet Singh wins seat in B.C. byelection
(CBC News)
Vassy Kapelos, Amy Castle, Sara Brunetti, Natasha Ramnarine, Tyler Buist, Eric Grenier, Nicole Riva

etalk Live From The Oscars Balcony
(Bell Media)
Chris Perez, Michelle Crespi, Beth Maher, Danielle Graham, Lainey Lui, Devin Mandeville

International Women’s Day
(CBC Sports)
Karen Sebesta, Monika Platek, Tanya Casole-Gouveia, Liana Bristol

Best Lifestyle Program or Series

Sponsored by Corus Entertainment

Home To Win
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Architect Films)
Mike Sheerin, Tanya Linton, Cara Volchoff

Island of Bryan
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Si Entertainment)
Frank Halbert, Annelies McConnachie-Howarth

Mary’s Kitchen Crush
CTV (Bell Media)
(Proper Television)
Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Allison Grace, Garrett Wintrip

Property Brothers
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Cineflix (Property Brothers 7) Inc.)
Drew Scott, Jonathan Silver Scott, Jessica Vander Kooij, Kim Bondi, Dora Fong

Where to I Do?
Gusto (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
Michelle Crespi, Jennifer Couke, Martin Oxley, Jessica Nahmias

Best Reality/Competition Program or Series

Sponsored by Sheridan College

Big Brother Canada
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
John Brunton, Erin Brock, Trevor Boris, Eric Abboud, Amy Regan, Liam Colle, Daniel Klimitz, Chris Carter

Blown Away
Makeful (Blue Ant Media)
(marblemedia)
Matt Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Ron Carroll, Donna Luke, Mike Bickerton, Ajeeth Parkal

The Great Canadian Baking Show
CBC (CBC)
(Proper Television)
Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Marike Emery

Top Chef Canada
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski, Eric Abboud, Cliff Dempster, Sarah James, Daniel Klimitz, Erica Lenczner

Best Host, Web Program or Series

Presented with the participation of the Independent Production Fund

#BellLetsTalk Live
(Bell Media)
Melissa Grelo

CBC Explains: Canada Votes
(CBC News)
Vassy Kapelos

ET Canada Live
(Entertainment Tonight)
Graeme O’Neil, Carlos Bustamante

etalk Live From The Oscars Balcony
(Bell Media)
Danielle Graham, Lainey Lui

Scott’s House Call
(McGillivray Group)
Scott McGillivray

Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News

2019 Indspire Awards
CBC (CBC)
(Indspire)
Kaniehtiio Horn, Michelle Thrush

etalk Presents: Coming Home with Sandra Oh
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Lainey Lui

Love Island Aftersun
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Danielle Graham, Lainey Lui, Jess Allen

The Marilyn Denis Show
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media Studios)
Marilyn Denis

Question Period
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Evan Solomon

Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition

The Amazing Race Canada
CTV (Bell Media)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Jon Montgomery

The Great Canadian Baking Show
CBC (CBC)
(Proper Television)
Julia Chan, Daniel Levy

Just Like Mom and Dad
Yes TV (Crossroads Christian Communications)
(marblemedia)
Kylee Evans, Sandy Jobin-Bevans

MasterChef Canada
CTV (Bell Media)
(Proper Television)
Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung, Claudio Aprile

Still Standing
CBC (CBC)
(Frantic Films)
Jonny Harris

Best Host, Live Entertainment Special

Presented by Corus Entertainment

2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize
CBC (CBC)
(Frank Content)
Rick Mercer

etalk Live at the Oscars
CTV (Bell Media)
(Bell Media)
Ben Mulroney, Danielle Graham, Lainey Lui

The JUNO Awards 2019
CBC (CBC)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Sarah McLachlan

New Year’s Eve Countdown to 2019
CBC (CBC)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)
Gerry Dee

Best Host, Lifestyle

Big Food Bucket List
Food Network Canada (Corus Entertainment)
(Lone Eagle Entertainment Ltd.)
John Catucci

Home To Win
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Architect Films)
Sangita Patel

Island of Bryan
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Si Entertainment)
Bryan Baeumler, Sarah Baeumler

Mary’s Kitchen Crush
CTV (Bell Media)
(Proper Television)
Mary Berg

Property Brothers: Forever Home
HGTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Scott Brothers Entertainment Inc.)
Jonathan Silver Scott, Drew Scott