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The awards, which will be broadcast on March
31, recognize achievements in Canadian film, TV and digital
media, with 135 nominations this year.
The two Canadian Broadcasting Corporation shows have garnered a
worldwide audience on Netflix, where the fifth season of "Schitt's
Creek," a sleeper hit starring father and son duo Eugene and
Daniel Levy as well as Catherine O'Hara, began airing last
month.
All three are nominated for best lead actor in a comedy for the
show about a suddenly impoverished family that is forced to move
to a rural town they bought as a joke in richer times. The show
also received nominations in the comedy and writing categories.
"Anne with an E," a period drama based on the early 20th century
novel "Anne of Green Gables," was nominated for best drama
series with its star Amybeth McNulty nominated as best actress
in a drama.
Films from Quebec took all five nominations for best motion
picture, including "A Colony/Une Colonie," and "The Great
Darkened Days/La Grande Noirceur."
"Animal Behaviour," a 2019 Oscar nominee for best animated short
film, also got a nod for best animated short.
The nominees were announced Thursday by comedians Andrew Phung,
star of the TV series "Kim's Convenience" and Aisha Alfa in
Toronto.
(Reporting by Tyler Choi, editing by G Crosse)
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