APTN Celebrates 30 Canadian Screen Award Nominations, Including 19 for “Little Bird”

APTN celebrates 30 Canadian Screen Award nominations,
including 19 for “Little Bird”

March 6, 2024

APTN is honoured to have received 30 nominations for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, with Little Bird topping the list at 19 nominations. These nominations are a reflection of the network’s commitment to developing Indigenous content that resonates from coast to coast to coast. The Canadian Screen Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television to celebrate special achievements in cinema, television and digital media in over 150 categories.

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

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

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Media Contact:
Joëlle Saltel
Manager of Communications, APTN
(431) 557-9909
jsaltel@aptn.ca

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