Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards (French: Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media (web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the awards recognize excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.
| Canadian Screen Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 11th Canadian Screen Awards | |
| Awarded for | Best television, film, and digital media productions in Canada |
| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television |
| First awarded | 2013 as a merger of the former Genie Awards for film and Gemini Awards for television |
| Website | academy.ca/awards |
The awards were first presented in 2013 as the result of a merger of the Gemini Awards and Genie Awards—the Academy's previous awards presentations for television (English-language) and film productions. They are widely considered to be the most prestigious award for Canadian entertainers, artists, and filmmakers, often referred to as the equivalent of the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards in the United States, the BAFTA Awards in the United Kingdom, the AACTA Awards in Australia, the IFTA Awards in Ireland, the César Awards in France and the Goya Awards in Spain.