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The Television Program and Performance Awards

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | 7:00 PM ET

Best Lead Performer, TV Movie

Nominees

Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper
Super Channel Heart & Home (Allarco Entertainment)
(No Equal Entertainment)
Jonathan Langdon

Family History Mysteries: Buried Past
CTV Life Channel (Bell Media)
(Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc.)
Niall Matter

The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story
Lifetime (Corus Entertainment)
(KR MB Films Inc.)
Katie Douglas

Life with Luca
Family Channel (WildBrain)
(Shaftesbury)
Ashley Leggat

Making Scents of Love
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Vortex Media)
Katherine Barrell

Never Too Late to Celebrate
CTV Life Channel (Bell Media)
(Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc.)
Sherry Miller

One Delicious Christmas
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Neshama Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment)
Alex Mallari Jr.

Terror Train
Crave
(Incendo Media)
Robyn Alomar

Best TV Movie

Nominees

Christmas Island
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Vortex Media, Picture Plant)
Jesse Ikeman, Christopher Giroux, Terry Greenlaw

The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story
Lifetime (Corus Entertainment)
(KR MB Films Inc.)
Juliette Hagopian, Howard Braunstein, Elizabeth Smart, Joseph Freed, Allison Berkley

Never Too Late to Celebrate
CTV Life Channel (Bell Media)
(Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc.)
Shane Boucher, Caitlin Delaney, Jonas Prupas, Joel S. Rice, Michael Barbuto, Aren Prupas

Richard III
CBC (CBC)
(Melbar Entertainment Group)
Barry Avrich, Susan Edwards, Mark Selby

Take Me Back For Christmas
W Network (Corus Entertainment)
(Vortex Media)
Jesse Ikeman, Evan Ottoni, Christopher Giroux, Bill Marks, Justin Rebelo, Nataline Rodrigues

Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction

Nominees

Children Ruin Everything
CTV (Bell Media)
(New Metric Media Inc.)
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay

Letterkenny
Crave
(New Metric Media Inc.)
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay

Little Bird
Crave/APTN
(OP Little Bird Inc., Rezolution Pictures (Little Bird) Inc.)
Lisa Parasyn, Carmen Kotyk

Shelved
CTV (Bell Media)
(Counterfeit Pictures)
Larissa Mair, Colleen Rush

Son of a Critch
CBC (CBC)
(Project 10 Productions Inc., Take the Shot Productions Inc.)
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay

Best Animated Program or Series

Nominees

Interstellar Ella
TVOKids (TVO)
(Apartment 11 Productions, Fabrique Fantastique)
Jonathan Finkelstein, Madeleine Lévesque, Tom Van Gestel, Geert Torfs, Matt Schiller, Marney Malabar

Pinecone & Pony
Apple TV+
(First Generation Films)
Stephanie Kaliner, Christina Piovesan, Kate Beaton, Mackenzie Lush, Julie Soebekti

Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
Apple TV+
(WildBrain)
Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano, Paige Braddock, Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, Logan McPherson, James Brown

The Snoopy Show
Apple TV+
(WildBrain)
Josh Scherba, Anne Loi, Stephanie Betts, Paige Braddock, Craig Schulz, Mark Everstaff, Kimberly Small

Wild Kratts
TVOKids (TVO)
(9 Story Media Group, Kratt Brothers Company)
Chris Kratt, Vince Commisso, Martin Kratt, Blake Tohana, Cheryl Knapp, Coral Schoug, Nora Keely

Best Pre-School Program or Series

Nominees

Aunty B’s House
CBC (CBC)
(Headspinner Productions Inc.)
Michelle Melanson, Ken Cuperus, Kara Harun, Khalilah Brooks

Builder Brothers Dream Factory
Treehouse TV (Corus Entertainment)
(Sinking Ship Entertainment, Scott Brothers Entertainment)
Carla de Jong, Amory Millard, Drew Scott, Jonathan Scott, Josie Crimi, Matthew J.R. Bishop, Blair Powers, J.J. Johnson, Scott Kraft, Megan Laughton

Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
Family Jr. (WildBrain)
(9 Story Media Group, Fred Rogers Productions)
Angela C. Santomero, Vince Commisso, Ellen Doherty, Nora Keely, Blake Tohana, Natalie Osborne, Alexandra Cassel Schwartz, Christopher Loggins, Martin Sal, Ilene Louise Mitchell, Haley Hoffman

Dino Ranch
CBC (CBC)
(Boat Rocker, Industrial Brothers)
Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Matthew Fernandes, Jon Rutherford, Arthur Spanos, Tammy Semen, Bob Higgins, Anna Keenan, Genna du Plessis, Audrey Velichka

PAW Patrol
TVOKids (TVO)
(Spin Master Entertainment)
Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Jonah Stroh, Dan Mokriy, David Watson, Matt Beatty, Jason McKenzie, Damian Temporale

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series, presented by Spin Master Entertainment

Nominees

The Hardy Boys
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Lambur Productions Inc.)
Joan Lambur, Suzanne Wilson, Madeleine Lambur, Jason Stone, Chris Pozzebon, Susan Alexander, Athena Georgaklis, Pam Westman, Doug Murphy, Robbie David, Ramona Barckert

Home Sweet Rome
Family Channel (WildBrain)
(First Generation Films, Red Monk Studio)
Courtney Jane Walker, Matt Huether, Christina Piovesan, Pedro Citaristi, Stefan Scaini, JP Larocque, Cole Bastedo, Alyson Richards, Riccardo Neri, Amy Friedman, Michael Poryes, Clément Calvet, Jérémie Fajner, Doug Schwalbe

Macy Murdoch
CBC Gem
(Shaftesbury)
Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Jennifer McCann, Jennifer Kassabian, Yannick Bisson, Robina Lord-Stafford, Davin Lengyel, Alex House

The Malory Towers Christmas
Family Channel (WildBrain)
(WildBrain, King Bert Productions)
Angela Boudreault, Jo Sargent, Yvonne Sellins, David Collier, Anne Loi, Josh Scherba, Amy Buscombe, Alison Davis, Rachel Flowerday, Sasha Hails, Daniel Bourré, Bruce McDonald

Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series

Nominees

All-Round Champion
TVO (TVO)
(marblemedia)
Matthew Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Steve Sloan, Donna Luke, Jeff Simpson, Andra Johnson Duke, Jim Bell, Kirsten Hurd, Perdita Felicien

Dream It To Be It
TVOKids (TVO)
(Lopii Productions)
Rennata López, Georgina López, Natasha Negrea, Kirsten Hurd

Green Squad
TVOKids (TVO)
(Apartment 11 Productions)
Jonathan Finkelstein, Mindy Laxer, Stephanie Blanshay, Natasha Negrea, Kirsten Hurd

Sunny’s Quest
TVOKids (TVO)
(Apartment 11 Productions)
Jonathan Finkelstein, Mindy Laxer, Sabine Daniel, Natasha Negrea, Kirsten Hurd

Best Supporting Performer, Children’s or Youth

Nominees

Aunty B’s House
CBC (CBC)
(Headspinner Productions Inc.)
Nendia Lewars

Aunty B’s House
CBC (CBC)
(Headspinner Productions Inc.)
Claire Poon

Popularity Papers
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Aircraft Pictures, Wexworks Media)
Millie Davis

Ruby and the Well
Family Channel (WildBrain)
(Shaftesbury)
Paula Boudreau

Best Lead Performer, Children’s or Youth

Nominees

Aunty B’s House
CBC (CBC)
(Headspinner Productions Inc.)
Khalilah Brooks

I Woke Up A Vampire
Family Channel (WildBrain)
(WildBrain)
Kaileen Chang

Popularity Papers
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Aircraft Pictures, Wexworks Media)
Mia Bella

Popularity Papers
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
(Aircraft Pictures, Wexworks Media)
Glee Dango

Ruby and the Well
Family Channel (WildBrain)
(Shaftesbury)
Zoe Wiesenthal

Best Performance, Animation

Nominees

Mittens & Pants
CBC (CBC)
(Windy Isle Entertainment)
Patty Sullivan

PAW Patrol
TVOKids (TVO)
(Spin Master Entertainment)
Jayne Eastwood

Strawberry Shortcake and the Beast of Berry Bog
Family Jr. (WildBrain)
(WildBrain)
Ana Sani

Super Wish
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
(redknot)
Cory Doran

Unicorn Academy
Netflix
(Spin Master Entertainment)
Sara Garcia

Shaw Rocket Fund Kids’ Choice Award

Nominees

Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe
Treehouse TV (Corus Entertainment)
(Nelvana Limited, redknot)
Vanessa Esteves, Ashley Spires, Athena Georgaklis, Pam Westman, Colin Bohm, Melissa Graham, Suzy Queen

Aunty B’s House
CBC (CBC)
(Headspinner Productions Inc.)
Michelle Melanson, Ken Cuperus, Kara Harun, Khalilah Brooks

Dream It to Be It
TVOKids
(TVO)
Lopii Productions
Rennata López, Georgina López, Natasha Negrea, Kirsten Hurd

Green Squad
TVOKids
(TVO)
(Apartment 11 Productions)
Jonathan Finkelstein, Mindy Laxer, Stephanie Blanshay, Natasha Negrea, Kirsten Hurd

Silly Paws
CBC
(CBC)
(CBC Kids)
Lisa Wisniewski, Carly Watt, Emily Houghton, Andrew Hicks, Gagan Sagoo

Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series

Nominees

1 Man’s Treasure
(Enter the Picture Productions, Canadian Content Studios)
Patrick McKenna

The Drop
(True West Films)
Aurora Browne

How to Fail as a Popstar
(Sphere Media)
Nadine Bhabha

I Hate People, People Hate Me
(LoCo Motion Pictures)
Bif Naked

Pink Is In
(Pink One Productions)
Jayne Eastwood

What Odds
(Blue Pinion Productions)
Dana Puddicombe

You’re My Hero
(Longhope Media Inc)
Tara Spencer-Nairn

You’re My Hero
(Longhope Media Inc)
Tina Jung

Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series

Nominees

The Drop
(True West Films)
Aisha Evelyna

The Drop
(True West Films)
Dani Pagliarello

How to Fail as a Popstar
(Sphere Media)
Adrian Pavone

I Hate People, People Hate Me
(LoCo Motion Pictures)
Bobbi Summers

The Missus Downstairs
(Torbay Ponies Inc.)
Mary Walsh

Pink Is In
(Pink One Productions)
Elley-Ray Hennessy

Pink Is In
(Pink One Productions)
Patrick McKenna

Streams Flow From A River
(Fae Pictures)
Liam Ma

Best Web Program or Series, Fiction

Nominees

The Drop
(True West Films)
Elizabeth Yake, Liz Whitmere, Dani Pagliarello, Aisha Evelyna

Gay Mean Girls
(Obvious Allegory)
Maddy Falle, Heyishi Zhang, Hayley Wong

How to Fail as a Popstar
(Sphere Media)
Elise Cousineau, Caroline Habib, Laura Perlmutter, Bruno Dubé, Jennifer Kawaja, Vanessa Matsui, Vivek Shraya

I Hate People, People Hate Me
(LoCo Motion Pictures)
Lauren Corber, Evan Dell’Aquila, Lisa Filipelli, Palmer Baranek, Bobbi Summers

Less Than Kosher
(Filmcoop Inc.)
Michael Goldlist, Shaina Silver-Baird, Laura Nordin, Emily Andrews

Best Production, Interactive

Nominees

CardiacCrash: Chantal
(Heart & Stroke Foundation)

Dino Dana World
(Sinking Ship Entertainment)
J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Ronald Ruslim, Kevin Gan, Andrew Ebert, Geordie Telfer

Fossil Hunt At Home
(Sinking Ship Entertainment)
J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Ronald Ruslim, Kevin Gan, Andrew Ebert, Geordie Telfer

Illuminated Text
(Stratford Festival)
Genna Dixon, Rob Myles

Best Video Game

Nominees

Little Learning Machines
(Transitional Forms)
Pietro Gagliano, Zina Rahman, Dante Camarena, Nick Counter, Don Nguyen, Fiona Firby, Anuj Patel, Daniil Markelov, Rhys Becker, Richard Rosenbaum

Return to Grace
(Creative Bytes Studios)
Paul Caporicci, Dave Evans, Shawn Jackson

Venba
(Visai Games)
Abhijeeth Swaminathan

Best Guest Performance, Drama Series

Nominees

Family LawFifty Shades of Judginess
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(SEVEN24 Films Inc., Lark Productions)
Lauren Holly

Little BirdThe Land that Takes You / Bineshi Kwe
Crave/APTN
(OP Little Bird Inc., Rezolution Pictures (Little Bird) Inc.)
Imajyn Cardinal

Robyn HoodLionheart
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Boat Rocker)
Manuel Rodriguez

SkyMedBefore Sunrise, After Sunset
CBC (CBC)
(Piazza Entertainment)
Dani Kind

TransplantSinkhole
CTV (Bell Media)
Sphere Media
Daniel Maslany

Best Supporting Performer, Drama

Nominees

Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias
Lifetime (Corus Entertainment)
(Cineflix Productions)
Lynn Rafferty

Essex County
CBC (CBC)
(First Generation Films, 171 Studios)
Kevin Durand

Little Bird
Crave/APTN
(OP Little Bird Inc., Rezolution Pictures (Little Bird) Inc.)
Braeden Clarke

Moonshine
CBC (CBC)
(eOne)
Emma Hunter

Robyn Hood
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Boat Rocker)
Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova

Slasher: Ripper
Hollywood Suite (Hollywood Suite Inc.)
(Shaftesbury)
Salvatore Antonio

Slasher: Ripper
Hollywood Suite (Hollywood Suite Inc.)
(Shaftesbury)
Paula Brancati

Transplant
CTV (Bell Media)
(Sphere Media)
Ayisha Issa

Best Ensemble Performance, Drama

Nominees

Essex County
CBC (CBC)
(First Generation Films, 171 Studios)
Molly Parker, Stephen McHattie, Kevin Durand, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Brian J. Smith, Rossif Sutherland, Hannah Gross, Tamara Podemski, Daniel Maslany, Ryan Bruce, Matia Jackett, Stephen Kalyn, Derek Johns, Alexandra Ordolis

Little Bird
Crave/APTN
(OP Little Bird Inc., Rezolution Pictures (Little Bird) Inc.)
Darla Contois, Ellyn Jade, Osawa Muskwa, Lisa Edelstein, Michelle Thrush, Braeden Clarke, Imajyn Cardinal, Joshua Odjick

Pretty Hard Cases
CBC (CBC)
(Cameron Pictures)
Meredith MacNeill, Adrienne C. Moore, Daren A. Herbert, Al Mukadam, Karen Robinson, Tricia Black, Miguel Rivas

Robyn Hood
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Boat Rocker)
Jessye Romeo, Nykeem Provo, Idrissa Sanogo Bamba, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Jonathan Langdon, Kira Guloien, Ian Matthews, Matias Lucas, Nadeem Phillip, Lisa Michelle Cornelius, Sydney Kuhne, Emily Piggford, Kayla Hutton

Best Stunt Coordination

Nominees

LetterkennyDegens
Crave
(New Metric Media Inc.)
Dan Skene

Marry F*** Kill
Crave
(Incendo Media)
Stéphane Lefebvre

Pretty Hard CasesAlways A Bridesmaid
CBC (CBC)
(Cameron Pictures)
John Stead

Robyn Hood – Outlaws
Global (Corus Entertainment)
(Boat Rocker)
Angelica Lisk-Hann, Kirpa Budwal, Victoria Goodman, Howard Green, Dillon Jagersky, Daniel Lavigne, Greg Leach, Yvette McKoy

ShoresySet The Tone
Crave
(New Metric Media Inc.)
Sean Skene, Dan Skene, Cam Fergus

Best Comedy Special

Nominees

Comedy Invasion: Rez Style
Roku (AAM.tv)
(Margin Films Ltd.)
Quentin Lee, Cindy Au Yeung

Hannah Gadsby: Dry
CBC (CBC)
(Juste Pour Rire TV Inc)
Bruce Hills, Anton Leo, Brent Schiess

The New Wave of Standup: Andrea Jin, Hoodo Hersi, Nick Nemeroff
CBC (CBC)
(1301386 BC Ltd)
Anton Leo, Bruce Hills, Heather Wallace

Winnipeg Comedy Festival: Misguidance Systems
CBC (CBC)
(Frantic Films)
Jamie Brown, Stephanie Fast, Courtney Hicks

Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series

Nominees

Abroad
OMNI Television (Rogers Sports & Media)
(Longhope Media Inc)
Isabel Kanaan, Kevin Wallis, Lucy Stewart, Wayne Testori, Meghan Hood, PJ Wilson

The Dessert
Crave
(LaRue Entertainment, Platonic Friends Productions)
Bruce McCulloch, Max Kerman, Ashley Poitevin, Shane Cunningham, Jonathan Popalis, Mike Veerman, Mark Myers, Andrew Ferguson, Matt King, Tinu Sinha

Pillow Talk
Crave
(Productions KOTV inc.)
Louis Morissette, Louis-Philippe Drolet, Alain Chicoine, Mélanie Viau

This Hour Has 22 Minutes
CBC (CBC)
(22M Hour Productions (NS) 30 Inc., 22M Hour Productions (ON) 30 Inc.)
Mike Allison, Michael Donovan, Meaghan Clark, Carl Gosine, Tracey Jardine, Dana Landry

Best Supporting Performer, Comedy

Nominees

Children Ruin Everything
CTV (Bell Media)
(New Metric Media Inc.)
Ennis Esmer

Run the Burbs
CBC (CBC)
(Pier 21 Films Ltd.)
Ali Hassan

Run the Burbs
CBC (CBC)
(Pier 21 Films Ltd.)
Jonathan Langdon

Sort Of
CBC Gem
(Sphere Media)
Amanda Cordner

Sort Of
CBC Gem
(Sphere Media)
Ellora Patnaik

Sort Of
CBC Gem
(Sphere Media)
Supinder Wraich

Vollies
Fibe TV1
(Canadian Content Studios)
Jonathan Torrens

Workin’ Moms
CBC (CBC)
(Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment)
Sarah McVie

Best Guest Performance, Comedy

Nominees

I Have NothingPackage For The Bird / Buffoon Makes Good
Crave
(Catalyst, Blue Ant Studios)
Mae Martin

Son of a CritchPope Visit
CBC (CBC)
(Project 10 Productions Inc., Take the Shot Productions Inc.)
Jay Baruchel

Sort OfSort Of Chaaliswan / Sort Of Anything You Want
CBC Gem
(Sphere Media)
Ali Hassan

Workin’ Moms The End
CBC (CBC)
(Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment)
Dan Aykroyd

Workin’ MomsFast and Soft
CBC (CBC)
(Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment)
Jann Arden

Best Performance, Sketch Comedy (Individual or Ensemble)

Nominees

Abroad
OMNI Television (Rogers Sports & Media)
(Longhope Media Inc)
Isabel Kanaan, Aldrin Bundoc, Joy Castro, Nicco Lorenzo Garcia, Justin Santiago

Pillow Talk
Crave
(Productions KOTV inc.)
Nicola Correia-Damude, Sharon Crandall, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Gregory Prest, Chris Robinson, Paolo Santalucia, Sydney Scotia, Kwasi Thomas, Andrew Wheeler, Matt Mazur

Roast Battle Canada
CTV Comedy Channel (Bell Media)
(Just For Laughs Television, Counterfeit Pictures)
Ennis Esmer, Russell Peters, Sabrina Jalees, K. Trevor Wilson, Allie Pearse, Brendan D’Souza, Tyler Morrison, Crystal Ferrier

This Hour Has 22 Minutes
CBC (CBC)
(22M Hour Productions (NS) 30 Inc., 22M Hour Productions (ON) 30 Inc.)
Mark Critch, Trent McClellan, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle, Chris Wilson

Best Ensemble Performance, Comedy

Nominees

Acting Good
CTV Comedy Channel (Bell Media)
(Kistikan Pictures Inc.)
Paul Rabliauskas, Roseanne Supernault, Billy Merasty, Gabriel Daniels, Avery Sutherland, Cheyenna Sapp, Tina Keeper

Letterkenny
Crave
(New Metric Media Inc.)
Jared Keeso, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett, K. Trevor Wilson, Dylan Playfair, Andrew Herr, Tyler Johnston, Evan Stern, Jacob Tierney, Mark Forward, Lisa Codrington, Kaniehtiio Horn

Shelved
CTV (Bell Media)
(Counterfeit Pictures)
Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford, Dakota Ray Hebert, Paul Braunstein, Taylor Love, Robin Duke, Varun Saranga, Paloma Nuñez

Slip
The Roku Channel
(Boat Rocker, TeaTime Pictures)
Zoe Lister-Jones, Tymika Tafari, Amar Chadha-Patel

Workin’ Moms
CBC (CBC)
(Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment)
Catherine Reitman, Dani Kind, Jessalyn Wanlim, Enuka Okuma, Sarah McVie, Sadie Munroe

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