Canadian Screen Award nominations

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Posted: Jan 15, 2013 11:17 AM ET

Last Updated: Jan 15, 2013 5:04 PM ET

Craig (James Cromwell) and Irene (Geneviève Bujold) in Still Mine. The film is nominated for best picture and both Cromwell and Bujold are nominated for best acting. (Ken Woroner/Mongrel Media)

Selected film nominations

Best picture:

L'Affaire Dumont
Inch'Allah
Laurence Anyways
Midnight's Children
Rebelle/War Witch
Still Mine

Best film director:

Michael Dowse, Goon
Xavier Dolan, Laurence Anyways
Deepa Mehta, Midnight's Children
Kim Nguyen, Rebelle
Bernard Émond, Tout ce qu tu possèdes

Leading actor, film:

James Cromwell, Still Mine
Patrick Drolet, Tout ce qu tu possèdes
Marc-André Grondin, L'Affaire Dumont
David Morse, Collaborator
Melvil Poupaud, Laurence Anyways

Leading actress, film:

Evelyn Brochu, Inch'Allah
Geneviève Bujold, Still Mine
Marilyn Castonguay, L'Affaire Dumont
Suzanne Clément, Laurence Anyways
Rachel Mwanza, Rebelle

Best documentary:

Alphée de Étoiles
Indie Game: The Movie
Over My Dead Body
Stories We Tell
The World Before Her

Best original screenplay:

Jason Buxton, Blackbird
Xavier Dolan, Laurence Anyways
Kim Nguyen, Rebelle
Michael McGowan, Still Mine
Bernard Émond, Tout ce qu tu possèdes

Best adapted screenplay:

David Cronenberg, Cosmopolis
Jay Baruchel, Evan Goldberg, Goon
Anita Doron, The Lesser Blessed
Martin Villeneuve, Mars et Avril
Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children

Selected TV nominations:

Best animated TV show:

Almost Naked Animals
Jack
Producing Parker
Rated A for Awesome

Best comedy:

Good God
Kenny Hotz: Triumph of the Will
Less Than Kind
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Mr. D

Best documentary program:

Lone Twin
Metal Evolution
The Nature of Things with David Suzuki
Pyros
Trashopolis

Best dramatic miniseries:

Cyberbully
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2

Best drama:

Arctic Air
Bomb Girls
Continuum
Flashpoint
King

Best international drama:

The Borgias
The Crimson Petal and the White
Titanic

Best music, variety or sketch comedy

2012 MuchMusic Video Awards
Battle of the Blades
Canada Sings
The JUNO Awards 2012
Rick Mercer Report

Best actress in a drama

Erica Durance, Saving Hope
Erin Karpluk, Being Erica
Lori Gilbert, King
Emily Rose, Haven
Meg Tilly, Bomb Girls

Best lead actor in a drama

Enrico Colatoni, Flashpoint
Andra Fuller, The L.A. Complex 2
Elias Koteas, Combat Hospital
Luke Mably, Combat Hospital
Steven Cree Molison, Blackstone

Selected news and digital nominees

Best news information series:

16 x 9 The Bigger Picture
Connect with Mark Kelley
CTV W5
Marketplace
The Fifth Estate

Best sports analysis or commentary:

Hockey Night in Canada
John Candy: True Double Blue
London 2012 Olympic Games Primetime
Oil Change: Overdrive
Hockey Day in Canada 2012

Best cross-platform project:

8th Fire - Digital
#FAQMP
D-Day to victory Interactive
Truth & Lies: The Last Days of Osama bin Laden
Kidnapped: The Search for Graham McMynn

Best original program or series for digital media:

Exile Without End: Palestinians in Lebanon
Highrise: One Millionth tower
Bear 71
Masa Off Grid
Bar Code

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