Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Comedy Series.

History

Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards program, since 2013 the award has been presented as part of the expanded Canadian Screen Awards.

1980s

Year	Program	Producers	Network	Ref
1986 1st Gemini Awards	Seeing Things	Martin Wiener, Louis Del Grande, David Barlow	CBC	^[1]
	Four on the Floor	Morgan Earl	CBC	^[2]
	Hangin' In	Joe Partington, Jack Humphrey	CBC	^[2]
1987 2nd Gemini Awards	Seeing Things	Martin Wiener, Louis Del Grande, David Barlow	CBC	^[3]
1987 2nd Gemini Awards	Hangin' In	Joe Partington, Jack Humphrey	CBC	^[4]
1988 3rd Gemini Awards	No award presented			^[5]
1989 4th Gemini Awards	CODCO	J. William Ritchie, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[6]

1990s

Year	Program	Producers	Network	Ref
1990 5th Gemini Awards	Material World	Katie Ford, Joe Partington	CBC	^[7]
1990 5th Gemini Awards	Mosquito Lake	Charles Falzon, Carol Commisso	CBC	^[8]
1991 6th Gemini Awards	CODCO	J. William Ritchie, Stephen Reynolds, Jack Kellum, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[9]
	The Kids in the Hall	Joe Forristal, Lorne Michaels	CBC	^[10]
	Maniac Mansion	Michael Short, Peter Sussman, Jamie Paul Rock, Seaton McLean, Eugene Levy	YTV	^[10]
1992 7th Gemini Awards	The Kids in the Hall	Cindy Park, Joe Forristal, Jeffrey Berman, Lorne Michaels	CBC	^[11]
	Maniac Mansion	Michael Short, Peter Sussman, Jamie Paul Rock, Barry Jossen, Eugene Levy	YTV	^[12]
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith	CHCH	^[12]
1993 8th Gemini Awards	The Kids in the Hall	Cindy Park, Joe Forristal, Jeffrey Berman, John Blanchard, Lorne Michaels	CBC	^[13]
	Maniac Mansion	Michael Short, Peter Sussman, Jamie Paul Rock, Seaton McLean, Eugene Levy	YTV	^[14]
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith, Ron Lillie, William Johnston	CHCH	^[14]
1994 9th Gemini Awards	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[15]
	The Kids in the Hall	Cindy Park, Jeff Ross, Jeffrey Berman, John Blanchard, Lorne Michaels	CBC	^[16]
	Royal Canadian Air Farce	Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson	CBC	^[16]
1995 10th Gemini Awards	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[17]
	Comics!	Sandra Faire, Joe Bodolai, Pam McFarlane	CBC	^[18]
	The Kids in the Hall	Betty Orr, Jim Biederman, John Blanchard, Jeffrey Berman, Lorne Michaels	CBC
	Married Life	Martin Katz, Jan Peter Meyboom	TMN
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith, William Johnston, Ron Lillie	Global
	Royal Canadian Air Farce	Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Brian Robertson	CBC
1996 11th Gemini Awards	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[19]
	Comics!	Sandra Faire, Joe Bodolai, Pam McFarlane	CBC	^[20]
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith, William Johnston, Ron Lillie	Global	^[20]
1997 12th Gemini Awards	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Marilyn Richardson, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[21]
	Dave Broadfoot: Old Enough To Say What I Want	Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson	CBC	^[22]
	The Newsroom	Jan Peter Meyboom, Ken Finkleman	CBC
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith	Global
	Royal Canadian Air Farce	Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson	CBC
1998 13th Gemini Awards	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Andrew McInnes, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[23]
	The Dish Show	Martha Kehoe	The Comedy Network	^[24]
	More Tears	Jan Peter Meyboom, Ken Finkleman	CBC
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith	CBC
	Twitch City	Bruce McDonald, Susan Cavan	CBC
1999 14th Gemini Awards	Made in Canada	Marilyn Richardson, Gerald Lunz, Linda Nelson, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[25]
	Comedy Now! — "Elvira Kurt: Big Girl Now"	Trish Dayot, Sandra Faire	CTV, The Comedy Network	^[26]
	Double Exposure	Bob Robertson, Linda Cullen, Nick Orchard	CTV
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith	CBC
	Royal Canadian Air Farce	Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson	CBC

2000s

Year	Program	Producers	Network	Ref
2000 15th Gemini Awards	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan, Jack Kellum, Mark Farrell, Ginny Jones-Duzak	CBC	^[27]
	Bob and Margaret	David Fine, Alison Snowden, Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert	Global	^[28]
	Dave Broadfoot: Old Dog, New Tricks	Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson	CBC
	Double Exposure	Bob Robertson, Linda Cullen, Nick Orchard	CTV
	Made in Canada	Gerald Lunz, Michael Donovan	CBC
	Royal Canadian Air Farce	Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson	CBC
2001 16th Gemini Awards	Made in Canada	Gerald Lunz, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[29]
	John Callahan's Quads!	Judy Malmgren, Michael Hirsh, Clive A. Smith, Marianne Culbert, Patricia R. Burns, Stephen Hodgins, John Tatoulis, John Callahan, Deborah Levin, Patrick Loubert	Teletoon	^[30]
	Jonovision	Richard Mortimer, Lynn Harvey	CBC
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith	CBC
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Susan MacDonald, Michael Donovan, Geoff D'Eon, Jack Kellum, Mark Farrell, Ginny Jones-Duzak	CBC
2002 17th Gemini Awards	An American in Canada	Howard Busgang, Sari Friedland	CBC	^[31]
	Buzz	Daryn Jones, Michael MacKinnon, Morgan Smith, Merilyn Read	The Comedy Network	^[32]
	Made in Canada	Gerald Lunz, Michael Donovan	CBC
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum	CBC
	Women of the Night	Milan Curry-Sharples, Sandra Faire, Bronwyn Warren, Trisa Dayot	CTV
2003 18th Gemini Awards	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC	^[33]
	The Gavin Crawford Show	Kyle Tingley, Ron Murphy, Virginia Rankin	The Comedy Network	^[34]
	Lord Have Mercy!	Claire Prieto, Frances-Anne Solomon, Vance Chapman	Vision TV
	Puppets Who Kill	John Pattison, Shawn Alex Thompson, John Leitch, Rob Mills	The Comedy Network
	Trailer Park Boys	Mike Clattenburg, Michael Volpe, Barrie Dunn	Showcase
2004 19th Gemini Awards	Trailer Park Boys	Mike Clattenburg, Michael Volpe, Barrie Dunn	Showcase	^[35]
	Corner Gas	Brent Butt, Mark Farrell, David Storey, Virginia Thompson	CTV	^[36]
	The Newsroom	Ken Finkleman, Jan Peter Meyboom	CBC
	Puppets Who Kill	John Pattison, Marianne Culbert, John Leitch, Shawn Alex Thompson	The Comedy Network
	The Red Green Show	Steve Smith, David A. Smith	CBC
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC
2005 20th Gemini Awards	Corner Gas	Paul Mather, Mark Farrell, Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson	CTV	^[37]
	History Bites	David C. Smith, Rick Green	The Comedy Network	^[38]
	The Newsroom	Ken Finkleman, Jan Peter Meyboom	CBC
	Puppets Who Kill	John Pattison, Marianne Culbert, John Leitch, Shawn Alex Thompson	The Comedy Network
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC
2006 21st Gemini Awards	Corner Gas	Paul Mather, Mark Farrell, Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson	CTV	^[39]
	History Bites	David C. Smith, Rick Green	History	^[40]
	Jeff Ltd.	Jeff Seymour	CTV
	Kenny vs. Spenny	Kenny Hotz, Abby Finer, Ira Levy, John Morayniss, Spencer Rice, Kirsten Scollie, Christine Shipton, Peter Williamson	Showcase
	Naked Josh	Jacques Blain, André Béraud	Showcase
	Rick Mercer Report	Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer	CBC
2007 22nd Gemini Awards	Corner Gas	Paul Mather, Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson	CTV	^[41]
	Odd Job Jack	Denny Silverthorne, Adrian Carter, Jonas Diamond, Jeremy Diamond	The Comedy Network	^[42]
	Rent-a-Goalie	Christopher Bolton, Chris Szarka	Showcase
	Royal Canadian Air Farce	Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson	CBC
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan	CBC
2008 23rd Gemini Awards	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Geoff D'Eon	CBC	^[43]
	Cock'd Gunns	Andrea Gorfolova, Brooks Gray, Andy King, Shaam Makan, Leo Scherman, Morgan Waters	Showcase	^[44]
	Corner Gas	Mark Farrell, Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson, Kevin White	CTV
	Kenny vs. Spenny	Ira Levy, Abby Finer, Noreen Halpern, Kenny Hotz, Amy Marcella, John Morayniss, Trey Parker, Spencer Rice, Kirsten Scollie, Matt Stone, Peter Williamson	Showcase
	Odd Job Jack	Jonas Diamond, Adrian Carter, Jeremy Diamond, Denny Silverthorne	The Comedy Network
	Rent-A-Goalie	Christopher Bolton, Chris Szarka	Showcase
2009 24th Gemini Awards	Rick Mercer Report	Rick Mercer, Gerald Lunz	CBC	^[45]
	Less Than Kind	Chris Sheasgreen, Mark McKinney, Kirsten Scollie, Jan Peter Meyboom, Peter Williamson, Ira Levy, Phyllis Laing, Marvin Kaye, Amy Marcella	Citytv	^[46]
	Testees	Kenny Hotz, Jonathan Walker, Amy Marcella, Suzanne L. Berger, Derek Harvie, John Morayniss, Michael Rosenberg	Showcase
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Michael Donovan	CBC
	Three Chords from the Truth	Henry Less, Sissy Federer-Less, Phyllis Ellis, Steve Cochrane, Adriana Maggs	CMT

2010s

Year	Program	Producers	Network	Ref
2010 25th Gemini Awards	Less Than Kind	Garry Campbell, Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Phyllis Laing, Paula J. Smith, Chris Sheasgreen, Marvin Kaye, Mark McKinney	HBO	^[47]
	Dan for Mayor	Paul Mather, Mark Farrell, Kevin White	CTV	^[48]
	Little Mosque on the Prairie	Mary Darling, Colin Brunton, Clark Donnelly, Michael Snook, Al Magee	CBC
	Pure Pwnage	Jarett Cale, Geoff Lapaire	Showcase
	Rick Mercer Report	Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer	CBC
2011 26th Gemini Awards	Rick Mercer Report	Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer	CBC	^[49]
	Call Me Fitz	David MacLeod, Michael Souther, Teza Lawrence, Noreen Halpern, Laszlo Barna, Sheri Elwood, John Morayniss, Michael Rosenberg	HBO	^[50]
	Good Dog	Scott Garvie, Christina Jennings, Laura Harbin, Ken Finkleman, Avi Federgreen, Jan Peter Meyboom	HBO
	Halifax Comedy Fest 2010	Geoff D'Eon	CBC
	Living in Your Car	Dani Romain, David Steinberg, George F. Walker, Debbie Nightingale	HBO
	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	Michael Donovan, Susan MacDonald, Tim McAuliffe, Jenipher Ritchie	CBC
2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards	Less Than Kind	Ira Levy, Phyllis Laing, Marvin Kaye, Mark McKinney, Chris Sheasgreen, Paula J. Smith, Peter Williamson, Garry Campbell	HBO	^[51]
	Good God	Christina Jennings, Ken Finkleman, Scott Garvie, Jan Peter Meyboom	HBO	^[52]
	Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will	Jeff Kassel, Kenny Hotz, John Morayniss, Noreen Halpern, Jamie Tiernay, Margaret O'Brien	Action
	Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays	Sari Friedland, Bob Martin, Don McKellar, Niv Fichman	CBC
	Mr. D	Gerry Dee, Michael Volpe	CBC
2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards	Call Me Fitz	David MacLeod, Dennis Heaton, John Morayniss, Matt MacLennan, Michael Souther, Noreen Halpern, Sheri Elwood, Teza Lawrence	HBO	^[53]
	Gavin Crawford's Wild West	David Fortier, Gavin Crawford, Ivan Schneeberg, Kyle Tingley	CBC	^[54]
	Mr. D	Gerry Dee, Michael Volpe	CBC
	Seed	Gillian Lowrey, Joseph Raso, John Ritchie, Karen Wentzell, Mark Farrell, Paula J. Smith, Rob Bromley	Citytv
	Tiny Plastic Men	Camille Beaudoin, Eric Rebalkin	Super Channel
2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards	Call Me Fitz	Sheri Elwood, Teza Lawrence, David MacLeod, Matt MacLennan, John Morayniss, Margaret O'Brien, Jason Priestley, Derek Schreyer, Michael Souther	HBO	^[55]
	Mr. D	Gerry Dee, Michael Volpe	CBC	^[56]
	Seed	Rob Bromley, Mark Farrell, Gillian Lowrey, Joseph Raso, John Ritchie, Paula J. Smith, Karen Wentzell	Citytv
	Spun Out	Kim Arnott, Andrew Barnsley, Jeff Biederman, Colin Brunton, Karyn Edwards, Brent Piaskoski, Brian K. Roberts	CTV
	Tiny Plastic Men	Camille Beaudoin, Jesse Lipscombe, Eric Rebalkin	Super Channel
2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards	Schitt's Creek	Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Kevin White, Colin Brunton	CBC	^[57]
	Mr. D	Gerry Dee, Michael Volpe	CBC	^[58]
	Mohawk Girls	Catherine Bainbridge, Christina Fon, Linda Ludwick, Ernest Webb, Tracey Deer, Cynthia Knight	APTN/Omni
	Tiny Plastic Men	Camille Beaudoin, Jesse Lipscombe, Eric Rebalkin	Super Channel
	Young Drunk Punk	Tom Cox, Jordy Randall, Bruce McCulloch, Susan Cavan, Paula J. Smith	Citytv
2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards	Letterkenny	Mark Montefiore, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney	Crave	^[59]
	Kim's Convenience	Ivan Fecan, Tim Gamble, Alexandra Raffé, Leslie Lester, Albert Schultz, Ins Choi, Kevin White	CBC	^[60]
	Mohawk Girls	Catherine Bainbridge, Christina Fon, Linda Ludwick, Ernest Webb, Tracey Deer, Cynthia Knight	APTN/Omni
	Mr. D	Gerry Dee, Michael Volpe	CBC
	Schitt's Creek	Ben Feigin, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, Michael Short, Kevin White, Colin Brunton	CBC
2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards	Kim's Convenience	Ivan Fecan, Ins Choi, Kevin White, Alexandra Raffe, Anita Kapila, Sandra Cunningham	CBC	^[61]
	Letterkenny	Mark Montefiore, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney	Crave	^[62]
	Michael: Every Day	Don McKellar, Bob Martin, Matt Watts, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland	CBC
	Nirvanna the Band the Show	Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol, Curt Lobb, Matthew Miller, Jared Raab, Jim Czarnecki, Danny Gabai, Michael Kronish, Spike Jonze, Eddy Moretti, Shane Smith, Victoria Lean, Patrick McGuire, Daniel Morin	Citytv
	Workin' Moms	Catherine Reitman, Philip Sternberg, Tina Horwitz	CBC
2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards	Schitt's Creek	Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, David West Read, Colin Brunton	CBC	^[63]
	Letterkenny	Mark Montefiore, Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Kara Haflidson	Crave	^[64]
	Mr. D	Michael Volpe, Gerry Dee, Jessie Gabe	CBC
	Second Jen	Don Ferguson, Amanda Joy, Lucy Stewart, Samantha Wan, Kevin Wallis, Nataline Rodrigues	Citytv
	Workin' Moms	Catherine Reitman, Philip Sternberg, Tina Horwitz, Joe Sorge, Jonathan A. Walker	CBC
2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards	Schitt's Creek	Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Rupinder Gill, Colin Brunton	CBC	^[65]
	Jann	Jann Arden, Leah Gauthier, Jennica Harper, Andrew Barnsley, Ben Murray, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Randy Lennox, Brian Dennis	CTV	^[66]
	Kim's Convenience	Ivan Fecan, Ins Choi, Kevin White, Alex Raffé, Anita Kapila, Matt Kippen, Kurt Smeaton, Sandra Cunningham	CBC
	Letterkenny	Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Mark Montefiore, Kara Haflidson	Crave
	Workin' Moms	Catherine Reitman, Philip Sternberg, Tina Horwitz, Jillian Locke, Jonathan Walker	CBC

2020s

Year	Program	Producers	Network	Ref
2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards	Schitt's Creek	Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Michael Short, Kurt Smeaton, Kosta Orfanidis	CBC	^[67]
	Baroness von Sketch Show	Jamie Brown, Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Sally Karam, Jeff Peeler	CBC	^[68]
	Kim's Convenience	Ivan Fecan, Ins Choi, Kevin White, Alexandra Raffé, Anita Kapila, Matt Kippen, Kurt Smeaton, Sandra Cunningham	CBC
	Letterkenny	Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Mark Montefiore, Kara Haflidson	Crave
	Workin' Moms	Catherine Reitman, Philip Sternberg, Tina Horwitz, Joe Sorge, Jonathan Walker, Jillian Locke	CBC
2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards	Sort Of	Bilal Baig, Fab Filippo, Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny, Bruno Dubé	CBC	^[69]
	Jann	Andrew Barnsley, Benjamin Murray, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Jann Arden, Jennica Harper, Leah Gauthier, Randy Lennox, Dean Bennett, Ron Murphy, Mike McPhaden	CTV	^[70]
	Kim's Convenience	Ivan Fecan, Ins Choi, Kevin White, Alexandra Raffé, Anita Kapila, Matt Kippen, Sandra Cunningham	CBC
	Letterkenny	Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Mark Montefiore, Kara Haflidson	Crave
	Strays	Ivan Fecan, Kevin White, Alexandra Raffé, Sandra Cunningham, Anita Kapila	CBC
2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards	Sort Of	Jennifer Kawaja, Bruno Dubé, Bilal Baig, Fab Filippo	CBC	^[71]
	Astrid and Lilly Save the World	Betsy Van Stone, Noelle Stehman, Lance Samuels, Daniel Iron, Armand Leo, Danishka Esterhazy, Neil Tabatznik, Samantha Levine, Rob Blackie, Peter Blackie, John Vatcher	CTV Sci-Fi Channel	^[72]
	Children Ruin Everything	Mark Montefiore, Chuck Tatham, Kurt Smeaton, Meaghan Rath	CTV
	Fakes	David Turko, Lilly Burns, Tony Hernandez, Jake Fuller, Simon Barry, Stephen Hegyes	CBC Gem, Netflix
	Letterkenny	Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Mark Montefiore, Kara Haflidson	Crave
2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards
	Bria Mack Gets a Life	Sasha Leigh Henry, Mark Montefiore, Tania Thompson, Angelique Knights, Tamar Bird	Crave	^[73]
	Letterkenny	Mark Montefiore, Jared Keeso, Jacob Tierney, Kara Haflidson	Crave	^[74]
	Shelved	Anthony Q. Farrell, Anton Leo, Shane Corkery, Dan Bennett, Jay Vaidya, Aleysa Young, Colin Brunton	CTV
	Son of a Critch	Mark Critch, Tim McAuliffe, Andrew Barnsley, Allan Hawco, Ben Murray, Perry Chafe, John Vatcher, Amanda Joy, Rob Blackie	CBC
	Workin' Moms	Catherine Reitman, Philip Sternberg, Jonathan A. Walker, Lisa Benedetto, Tina Horwitz, Jessie Gabe, Karen Kicak, Daniel Gold	CBC

Multiple awards and nominations

Shows that received multiple awards
Awards	Show
8	This Hour Has 22 Minutes
4	Schitt's Creek
3	Corner Gas
2	Call Me Fitz
	CODCO
	The Kids in the Hall
	Less Than Kind
	Made in Canada
	Rick Mercer Report
	Seeing Things
	Sort Of

Shows that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Show
15	This Hour Has 22 Minutes
9	The Red Green Show
8	Letterkenny
6	Mr. D
6	Royal Canadian Air Farce
5	Corner Gas
	The Kids in the Hall
	Schitt's Creek
	Workin' Moms
4	Kim's Convenience
	Made in Canada
	Rick Mercer Report
3	Call Me Fitz
	Less Than Kind
	Maniac Mansion
	The Newsroom
	Puppets Who Kill
	Tiny Plastic Men

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^ Jackson Weaver, "BlackBerry, Sort Of, Little Bird dominate Canadian Screen Award nominations". CBC News, March 6, 2024.

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Canadian Film Awards (film, 1949–1978)	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978
Genie Awards (film, 1979–2012)	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990/91 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
ACTRA Awards (television, 1972–1986)	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Gemini Awards (television, 1986–2012)	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Film awards by category	Motion Picture Lead Performance, Comedy Lead Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Director Animated Short Art Direction and Production Design Casting Cinematography Cinematography in a Documentary Costume Design Editing Editing in a Documentary Feature Length Documentary Hair Live Action Short Makeup Original Music in a Documentary Original Score Original Song Performance in a Short Film Screenplay (Original and Adapted) Short Documentary Sound Editing Sound Mixing Sound Design in a Documentary Stunt Coordination Visual Effects Golden Screen John Dunning Best First Feature Award
Television awards by category	Comedy Series Drama Series TV Movie Children's or Youth Fiction Series Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Series Pre-School Series Reality/Competition Series Leading Performance, Comedy Leading Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Direction, Children's or Youth Performance, Children's or Youth Writing, Children's or Youth Casting Academy Achievement Award Donald Brittain Award Earle Grey Award Gordon Sinclair Award Margaret Collier Award Rob Stewart Award
Discontinued awards	Bijou Awards (1981) Actor (1968-2022) Actor - Non-Feature (1969–81) Actress (1968-2022) Actress - Non-Feature (1969–81) Lead Performance in a Film (2022) Lead Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Foreign Actor (1980–83) Foreign Actress (1980–83) Supporting Actor (1968-2022) Supporting Actress (1968-2022) Supporting Performance in a Film (2022) Theatrical Short (1949–96) Children's or Youth Program (1986-2002) Host, Children's or Youth Program (2008-2016) Individual or Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (1992-2000) Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (2001-2011) Individual Performance in a Comedy (2001-2010) John Drainie Award (1968-2000) Special Achievement Foster Hewitt Award (1975-1986) Wendy Michener Award (1969-1978) Diversity Award (1992-2016)
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.

Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series

Gemini Awards
(1986–2011)

Seeing Things (1986)
Seeing Things (1987)
No Award (1988)
CODCO (1989)
Material World (1990)
CODCO (1991)
The Kids in the Hall (1992)
The Kids in the Hall (1993)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1994)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1995)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1996)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1997)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1998)
Made in Canada (1999)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (2000)
Made in Canada (2001)
An American in Canada (2002)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (2003)
Trailer Park Boys (2004)
Corner Gas (2005)
Corner Gas (2006)
Corner Gas (2007)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (2008)
Rick Mercer Report (2009)
Less Than Kind (2010)
Rick Mercer Report (2011)

Canadian Screen Awards
(2012–present)

Less Than Kind (2012)
Call Me Fitz (2013)
Call Me Fitz (2014)
Schitt's Creek (2015)
Letterkenny (2016)
Kim's Convenience (2017)
Schitt's Creek (2018)
Schitt's Creek (2019)
Schitt's Creek (2020)
Sort Of (2021)
Sort Of (2022)
Bria Mack Gets a Life (2023)