APTN Celebrates Stunning Canadian Screen Awards Nomination Haul

APTN have secured a very impressive 30 Canadian Screen Awards nominations ahead of the annual ceremonies in March.

Looking through the varied nominations the standout is drama series Little Bird. The limited series follows Bezhig Little Bird (Darla Contois) as she embarks on a path to find her birth family. While doing so she uncovers the hidden truth of her family history.

Check out the full list of APTN nominations below, the Little Bird noms in Bold.

• Best News Anchor, National – Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; Dennis Ward
• Best News or Information Series – APTN Investigates
• Best News or Information Program – APTN Investigates: Buried Truths
• Best Photography, News or Information – APTN Investigates: Reawakening the Mountains; Rob Smith
• Best News or Information Segment – APTN Investigates: Inside Corrections episode “2180 Days”
• Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series – Indspire Awards 2023
• Best Direction, Documentary Program – Indspire Awards 2023
• Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information – Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet episode “Nine Lives”
• Best Factual Series – Little Big Community
• Best Ensemble Performance, Comedy – Acting Good
• Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program – Coming Home (Wanna Icipus Kupi)
• Best Drama Series – Little Bird
• Best Direction, Drama Series (2 nominations) – Little Bird episodes “Bineshi Kwe” and “Love is all Around”
• Best Photography, Drama (2 nominations) – Little Bird episodes “I Want My Mom” and “So Put Together”
• Best Picture Editing, Drama (2 nominations) – Little Bird episodes “Burning Down the House” and “The Land that Takes You”
• Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research – Little Bird episode “Love is all Around”
• Best Sound, Fiction – Little Bird episode “Love is all Around”
• Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction – Little Bird episode “Burning Down the House”
• Best Costume Design – Little Bird episode “I Want My Mom”
• Best Achievement in Make-Up – Little Bird episode “Bineshi Kwe”
• Best Achievement in Hair – Little Bird episode “So Put Together”
• Best Ensemble Performance, Drama – Little Bird
• Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction – Little Bird
• Best Lead Performer, Drama Series – Little Bird; Darla Contois
• Best Lead Performer, Drama Series – Little Bird; Ellyn Jade
• Best Guest Performance, Drama Series – Little Bird; Imajyn Cardinal
• Best Supporting Performer, Drama – Little Bird; Braeden Clarke

Canadian Screen Week

The award winners will be announced during Canadian Screen Week, taking place from May 28 to 31, 2024 in Toronto.

The Canadian Academy produces the Canadian Screen Awards, bringing together the screen-based industry annually to celebrate the country’s top talent in the film, television and digital sectors at Canadian Screen Week. In 2013, the Canadian Screen Awards were born as the result of a merger of the Academy’s Gemini and Genie Awards, which, respectively, honoured English-language television and film.

APTN launched in 1999 as the first national Indigenous broadcaster in the world. Since then, the network has become a global leader in programming that celebrates the rich diversity of Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island and beyond. A respected non-profit and charitable broadcaster, APTN shares authentic stories in English, French and a variety of Indigenous languages with nearly 10 million Canadian households. APTN proudly features over 80% Canadian content and inspires audiences via multiple platforms, including its Indigenous-focused streaming service, APTN lumi.