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2016 Canadian Screen Award Winners

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The Canadian Screen Awards, which were presented last night, might have finally found their new nickname after host Norm McDonald suggested calling the trophy a “Candy” after late comedian John Candy. It’s a name the presenters and winners jumped on right from the get go after Room’s Jacob Tremblay, the evening’s first presenter, kicked things off.
Room was the big film winner at the Candy gala picking up 9 wins including Best Motion Picture, Actor, and Actress. You can find a full list of film winners and nominees below.
(Winners in bold)
Best Motion Picture:
- Brooklyn – Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
- Corbo – Félize Frappier
- The Demons | Les Démons – Philippe Lesage
- Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira – Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
- The Forbidden Room – Phoebe Greenberg, Penny Mancuso, Phyllis Laing, David Christensen, Guy Maddin
- My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre – Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
- Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers – Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
- Remember – Robert Lantos, Ari Lantos
- Room – David Gross, Ed Guiney
- Sleeping Giant – Karen Harnisch, Andrew Cividino, Marc Swenker, James Vandewater, Aaron Yeger
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
- Maxim Gaudette – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
- Christopher Plummer – Remember
- Rossif Sutherland – River
- Jacob Tremblay – Room
- Jasmin Geljo – The Waiting Room
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Waris Ahluwalia – Beeba Boys
- Tony Nardi – Corbo
- Irdens Exantus – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
- Nick Serino – Sleeping Giant
- Patrick Hivon – Ville-Marie
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
- Leah Goldstein – Diamond Tongues
- Hadas Yaron – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
- Karelle Tremblay – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
- Céline Bonnier – The Passion of Augustine | La Passion d’Augustine
- Brie Larson – Room
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Balinder Johal – Beeba Boys
- Mylène Mackay – Endorphine
- Christine Beaulieu – The Mirage | Le Mirage
- Joan Allen – Room
- Cynthia Ashperger – The Waiting Room
Adapted Screenplay:
- Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout – Eadweard
- Emma Donoghue – Room
- Wiebke von Carolsfeld – The Saver
Original Screenplay:
- André Turpin – Endorphine
- Philippe Falardeau – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
- Anne Émond – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
- Benjamin August – Remember
- Matt Hansen – Zoom
Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design:
- Louisa Schabas – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
- Galen Johnson, Brigitte Henry, Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski – The Forbidden Room
- Ken Rempel, Kathy McCoy, Erik Gerlund – Forsaken
- Arv Greywal, Steve Shewchuk, Larry Spittle – Hyena Road
- Ethan Tobman, Mary Kirkland – Room
Achievement in Cinematography:
- Yves Bélanger – Brooklyn
- Sara Mishara – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
- Rene Ohashi – Forsaken
- Karim Hussain – Hyena Road
- Danny Cohen – Room
Achievement in Costume Design:
- Joanne Hansen – Beeba Boys
- Judy Jonker – Corbo
- Christopher Hargadon – Forsaken
- Katelynd Johnston – Hyena Road
- Arabella Bushnell – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
Achievement in Direction:
- Philippe Lesage – The Demons | Les Démons
- Maxime Giroux – Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira
- Anne Émond – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
- Lenny Abrahamson – Room
- Andrew Cividino – Sleeping Giant
Achievement in Editing:
- Renee Beaulieu – Adrien | Le Garagiste
- David Wharnsby – Hyena Road
- Mathieu Bouchard-Malo – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers
- Nathan Nugent – Room
- James Vandewater – Sleeping Giant
Achievement in Make-Up:
- Catherine Beaudoin – Anna
- David Scott, Trina Brink – Backcountry
- Gail Kennedy, Rochelle Parrent, Jojo Preece – Forsaken
- Jayne Dancose, Debra Johnson, Charles Porlier – Hyena Road
- Sid Armour, Jennifer Gould – Room
Achievement in Music – Original Score:
- Michel Corriveau – Anna
- Michael Brook – Brooklyn
- François Dompierre – The Passion of Augustine | La Passion d’Augustine
- Stephen Rennicks – Room
- Chris Gestrin – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
Achievement in Music – Original Song:
- Peter Katz, Karen Kowsowski – 88 – “Where the Light Used to Be”
- Martin Léon – Our Loved Ones | Les êtres chers – “Red and Yellow”
- Noah Reid – People Hold On – “People Hold On”
- Jenny Salgado – Scratch – A Hip-opera | Scratch – Un Hip-Opéra – “C’est aujourd’hui que je sors”
- Kris Elgstrand – Songs She Wrote About People She Knows – “Asshole Dave”
Achievement in Overall Sound:
- Sylvain Brassard, Arnaud Têtu, Pascal Van Strydonck, Olivier Léger – Adrien | Le Garagiste
- Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins, François Grenon – Endorphine
- Lou Solakofski, Ian Rankin, Joe Morrow, Russ Dyck, Graham Rogers, James Bastable, André Azoubel, Don White, Jack Hereen – Hyena Road
- Lou Solakofski, Kirk Lynds, Kristian Bailey, Don White, Jack Heeren, Rob Coxford, Peter Caristedt – Into The Forest
- Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Claude La Haye, Benoît Leduc – My Internship in Canada | Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre
Achievement in Sound Editing:
- Benoît Dame – Adrien | Le Garagiste
- Sylvain Bellemare, Claire Pochon, Jérôme Décarie, François Senneville – Endorphine
- Mark Gingras, Jill Purdy – Forsaken
- John Gurdebeke, David Rose – The Forbidden Room
- Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Martin Gwynn Jones, Barry Gilmore, David Evans, Dave Rose, Brennan Mercer, Ed Douglas, Kevin Banks, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm – Hyena Road
Achievement in Visual Effects:
- Darren Wall – Borealis
- Alain Lachance, Eve Brunet – Endorphine
- Phil Jones, Sarah Wormsbecher, Eric Doiron, Anthony DeChellis, Lon Molnar, Geoff D.E. Scott, Nathan Larouche, Mark Fordham – Hyena Road
- Eric Doiron, Sarah Wormsbecher, Nathan Larouche, Anthony DeChellis, Geoff D.E. Scott, Jason Snea, Joel Chambers, Kaiser Thomas, Lon Molnar, Rob Kennedy – Remember
- Marcelo Alves de Souza, Paulo Barcellos, Adams Carvalho, George Schall, Luis Dourado, Emerson Bonadias, Diego Moreira, Luciano Santa Barbara, Thiago Sá, Luis Dreyfuss – Zoom