(Toronto) Little Bird was the big winner at the two industry galas for the Canadian Screen Awards on Wednesday, which recognize excellence in the field of television.
The single-season series airing on Crave and APTN took home 11 trophies during the afternoon and evening galas, which focused on televised shows and performances.
Little Bird received the award for best ensemble performance in a drama, as well as the award for best casting of roles for a fiction series. Braeden Clarke won the award for best supporting role in a fiction for his work on the series.
The series had won eight other awards earlier in the day, including Best Direction for a Drama Series for Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ work on the first episode, Love is all around.
Wednesday’s gala was one of many aimed at celebrating the best in Canadian film, television and digital media, with highlight categories scheduled for Friday including Best Lead Performer, Best Film, best television comedy and best television series.
During the event on Wednesday afternoon, Sort Ofthe CBC-Max co-production by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo, won four awards in its final season, including Best Direction, Cinematography and Picture Editing of a Comedy, as well as Best Original Song.
Transplant CTV’s series, which also ended last year, won best visual effects and writing for a drama series. Later in the day, Daniel Maslany also won Best Appearance in a Drama Series for his role on the hit medical show.
During this time, Letterkenny won the award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy.
Ennis Esmer won Best Supporting Role in a Comedy for Children Ruin Everything on CTV.
Mae Martin, who is scheduled to host Friday’s two-hour ceremony, which will be reduced to a one-hour television show, was praised for best appearance in a comedy for her appearance in “I Have Nothing,” a comedy documentary by Crave.
In the category of programs for children and young people, The Hardy Boys from YTV won the award for best fiction series, best direction and best screenplay. All-Round Champion from TVO won the award for best non-fiction program or series.