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Bell Media and Its Partners Take Home 53 Awards at 2017 Canadian Screen Awards– Bell Media locks up major categories including Best Dramatic Series, Best Comedy, Best Reality/ Competition Program or Series, Best Music Program or Series, Best Talk Program or Series, and Best News or Information Program and Series – To tweet this release: http://bmpr.ca/2mjrzDz TORONTO, March 13, 2017 /CNW/ - Bell Media congratulates its production partners, team members, and talent on another remarkable performance at the Canadian Screen Awards. Recognized with 35 television wins overall, Bell Media continues to showcase its growing commitment to creating and developing exceptional original Canadian content. Bell Media and its partners garnered four of the major television awards handed out at last night's closing gala, including Best Dramatic Series (ORPHAN BLACK), Best Comedy (LETTERKENNY), Best Dramatic Actress (Tatiana Maslany, ORPHAN BLACK), and Best Dramatic Actor (Adrian Holmes, 19-2). Bell Media-supported film projects won 18 awards, including Best Motion Picture (It's Only the End of the World), Best Direction (It's Only the End of the World/Xavier Dolan), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (The Other Half/Tatiana Maslany), and Best Original Screenplay (Weirdos/Daniel MacIvor). Viewers can catch a full recap of the Canadian Screen Awards, including all the red carpet arrivals and behind-the-scenes coverage with a special edition of ETALK tonight. ETALK AT THE CSAs airs at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and CTV GO, and 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two and CTV GO. "We are constantly inspired by the many brilliant minds working tirelessly to create phenomenal homegrown series and films in Canada," said Randy Lennox, President, Bell Media. "We are humbled by the industry-leading content that Bell Media's partners and team members have produced this year, representing a diversity of programming from news, sports, scripted, factual, reality, lifestyle, and music." "As well, congratulations to Beth Janson and everyone at the Academy for elevating this year's Canadian Screen Week and Awards to new heights." Space's juggernaut sci-fi drama ORPHAN BLACK from Temple Street Productions secured nine wins over the course of Canadian Screen Week, including Best Dramatic Series, Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for the fourth year in a row to Tatiana Maslany, Best Direction in a Dramatic Series, and Best Writing in a Dramatic Series. Bravo's hit drama 19-2 from Sphère Média Plus and Echo Media received one win, for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role to Adrian Holmes. CTV's THE AMAZING RACE CANADA from Insight Production Company Ltd. took home six awards, including Best Reality/Competition Program or Series for the third year in a row, Best Direction in a Reality / Competition Program or Series, Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality / Competition Program or Series, and the Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show. The CraveTV Original Series LETTERKENNY, from New Metric Media, garnered three, including Best Comedy, Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series, and Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series. Bell Media Studios garnered two awards, including Best News or Information for Discovery's DAILY PLANET, the first Canadian Screen Award in the series' 22-year history, and for the second year in a row, THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW as Best Talk Program or Series. CTV News received three awards, including Best News or Information Program for W5, while Best National News Anchor went to CTV NATIONAL NEWS' Lisa LaFlamme, and Best Local News Anchor went to Daryl McIntyre from CTV Edmonton. TSN garnered a total of four awards, more than all other sports broadcasters, including Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event for the 2015 GREY CUP. TSN's Chris Cuthbert was recognized for Best Sports Play-by-Play while Best Sports Analyst in a Sports Program or Series went to Jack Armstrong. TSN Original Features were also recognized, winning the award for Best Sports Feature Segment for TSN's "Radical Play". Television productions supported by premium pay TV network The Movie Network received four wins, led by Bell Media Original Documentaries HIP-HOP EVOLUTION, from Banger Films, which received two wins; HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD, from Met Films, which secured one award; and TMN series SENSITIVE SKIN, from Rhombus Media/Baby Cow Productions, which garnered one award. Seven films supported by The Movie Network and The Harold Greenberg Fund/Le Fonds Harold Greenberg won 18 awards, including: It's Only The End of the World, which took home six awards including Best Motion Picture; Race, which earned four wins including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to Stephan James; and Weirdos, which received two wins including Best Original Screenplay. One of its most-watched broadcasts of the year, ETALK AT THE CSAs has all the biggest moments from the CSAs airing tonight at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and CTV GO, and 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on CTV Two and CTV GO. The 30-minute special includes coverage of Canadian Screen Week with highlights from Sunday night's gala, including Devon Soltendieck's reports from the red carpet, Danielle Graham's behind-the-scenes coverage, and a fashion face-off ith Danielle and Lainey Lui. The full list of Bell Media television awards includes: CTV Television and Digital (8) THE AMAZING RACE CANADA (6) Best Reality/ Competition Program or Series Best Direction in a Reality / Competition Program or Series Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality / Competition Program or Series Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality / Competition Program or Series Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS (1) Best Music Program or Series THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW (1) Best Talk Program or Series Space (9) ORPHAN BLACK (9) Best Dramatic Series Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Best Original Music Score for a Series Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series Best Writing in a Dramatic Series Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role TSN (4) 2015 GREY CUP (2) Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer RADICAL PLAY (1) Best Sports Feature Segment 2016 NBA PLAYOFFS: HEAT VS. RAPTORS GAME 7 (1) Best Sports Analyst in a Sports Program or Series The Movie Network (4) HIP-HOP EVOLUTION (2) Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD (1) Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research SENSITIVE SKIN (1) Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series Discovery (2) FRONTIER (1) Best Achievement in Make-Up DAILY PLANET (1) Best News or Information Series CraveTV (3) LETTERKENNY (3) Best Comedy Series Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series CTV NEWS (3) CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME (1) Best News Anchor, National W5 (1) Best News or Information Program CTV NEWS EDMONTON (1) Best News Anchor, Local Bravo (1) 19-2 (1) Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role E! (1) REIGN (1) Best Costume Design THE MOVIE NETWORK, THE HAROLD GREENBERG FUND/LE FONDS HAROLD GREENBERG (18) It's Only the End of the World | Juste la fin du monde (6) Best Motion Picture | Meilleur film Achievement in Cinematography | Meilleures images Achievement in Direction | Meilleure réalisation Achievement in Make-Up | Meilleurs maquillages Adapted Screenplay | Meilleure adaptation Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Interprétation masculine dans un rôle de soutien Race (4) Achievement in Overall Sound | Meilleur son d'ensemble Achievement in Sound Editing | Meilleur montage sonore Achievement in Visual Effects | Meilleurs effets visuels Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Interprétation masculine dans un premier rôle Weirdos (2) Original Screenplay | Meilleur scenario Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Interprétation féminine dans un rôle de soutien Born to Be Blue (2) Achievement in Music – Original Song | Meilleure chanson originale Two Lovers and a Bear (2) Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design | Meilleure direction artistique Achievement in Editing | Meilleur montage Nelly (1) Achievement in Costume Design | Meilleurs costumes The Other Half (1) Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Interprétation féminine dans un premier rôle About Bell Media Independent Production About Bell Media Bell Media creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform, engage, and inspire audiences through the platforms of their choice. Bell Media is Canada's leading content creation company with premier assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by CTV, Canada's highest-rated television network; 30 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canada's most-watched specialty channels in English and French; and four pay TV services, including The Movie Network and Super Écran. Bell Media is also Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 215 music channels including 105 licensed radio stations in 54 markets across the country, all part of the iHeartRadio brand and streaming service. Bell Media owns Astral Out of Home with a network of more than 30,000 advertising faces in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia. Bell Media also operates more than 200 websites; delivers TV Everywhere with its CraveTV and GO video streaming services; operates multi-channel network Much Digital Studios; produces live theatrical shows via its partnership with Iconic Entertainment Studios; and owns Dome Productions Inc., a multi-platform production company. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. For more on Bell Media, please visit www.bellmedia.ca. SOURCE Bell Media 
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