(Toronto) BlackBerry won almost all the awards at the final gala of the Canadian Screen Awards, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
The comedy-drama won Best Picture, while Matt Johnson took home the Best Director trophy. Jay Baruchel won the award for best performance in a leading role in a comedy.
This brings the number of Canadian Screen Awards won by this film to 14, while BlackBerry also swept a recent cinematic arts industry gala.
During this time, Little Bird was the big winner among the television shows, receiving among others the prize for best drama series and that of best leading role in a drama series, awarded to Darla Contois. The show collected a total of 13 awards during the week.
Bria Mack Gets A Life won the award for best comedy series, while Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. The World won the award for best reality or competition show or series.
Mae Martin hosted the two-hour event Friday afternoon, which airs on CBC in the evening.