Samantha Bee to Host the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards: A Night of Laughs and Entertainment!
Toronto native Samantha Bee returns home to host the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards.
The organizers of the ceremony, which celebrates the best of Canadian film and television shows, say Bee will host the pre-taped show to conclude Canadian Screen Week, which will feature numerous in-person events for the first time in four years .
Deviating from the pre-pandemic format, the final show, which concludes the week’s celebrations that Bee is hosting, will not be live to an audience of guests and nominees.
A spokesman for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television says the special will highlight the award winners, who will be celebrated throughout the week, and will include interviews and “notable moments.”
The academy says the awards will be presented over the course of seven events, broken down by genre.
CLOCK | CSAs add gender-neutral categories:
Gender-neutral categories at the Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards will switch to gender-neutral performance categories in 2023, rather than having separate awards for Best Actor and Best Actress. Organizers say it’s an attempt to make the industry fairer.
The celebrations begin on April 11, with awards for sports, news, documentaries and other factual programming.
Children’s animation, lifestyle and reality awards will be presented on April 12, while digital, immersive and cinematic art programs will be honored on April 13. Comedic and Dramatic Arts Awards will be presented on April 14th.
Bee, who made a name for herself as a correspondent The daily News before hosting her late-night comedy series Full frontal with Samantha Beesaid she looked forward to the opportunity to celebrate “the best creative minds in our country.”
Another major change to the CSAs announced last year is that film and television performance categories are no longer segregated by gender.
The Canadian Screen Awards with Samantha Bee will air April 16 on CBC and CBC Gem. Special honorees include Ryan Reynolds, Catherine O’Hara and Simu Liu.
The nominees will be announced on February 22nd.
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