The 4th Canadian Screen Awards was held on March 13, 2016, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2015."Canadian comic Norm Macdonald to host Canadian Screen Awards". Hamilton Spectator, October 6, 2015.
Nominations were announced on January 19, 2016. Throughout the week before the main ceremony, awards in many technical categories were presented in a series of galas.
During the ceremony, host Norm Macdonald suggested the award be called the Candy in honour of late Canadian actor John Candy, comparable to the Academy Awards long being known as Oscars.Rachel West, "John Candy’s family reacts to Canadian Screen Awards nickname tribute," ETCanada.com, March 17, URL accessed March 19, 2016. The nickname has still not been officially adopted by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television,"Chair of Canadian film/TV academy is sweet on calling awards ‘the Candys’". Toronto Star, March 14, 2016. although academy chair Martin Katz personally endorsed it in a follow-up interview with the Toronto Star.
Pre-show Leading into the March 13 ceremony, comedian Steve Patterson hosted a special called The Great Canadian Screen Test, quizzing people in the streets of Toronto about the nominated films and who they thought should win the awards in various categories."TV Tonight, March 13: The Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star, March 13, 2016.
Film Motion Picture Direction Room — Ed Guiney, David GrossBrooklyn — Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey Corbo — Félize Frappier The Demons (Les Démons) — Philippe Lesage Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) — Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant The Forbidden Room — Phoebe Greenberg, Penny Mancuso, Phyllis Laing, David Christensen, Guy Maddin My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) — Luc Déry, Kim McCraw Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) — Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant Remember — Robert Lantos, Ari Lantos Sleeping Giant — Karen Harnisch, Andrew Cividino, Marc Swenker, James Vandewater, Aaron Yeger | valign="top" | Lenny Abrahamson, Room Andrew Cividino, Sleeping Giant Anne Émond, Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) Maxime Giroux, Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) Philippe Lesage, The Demons (Les Démons) Actor in a leading role Actress in a leading role Jacob Tremblay, Room Maxim Gaudette, Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) Jasmin Geljo, The Waiting Room Christopher Plummer, Remember Rossif Sutherland, River Brie Larson, Room Céline Bonnier, The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine) Leah Fay Goldstein, Diamond Tongues Karelle Tremblay, Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) Hadas Yaron, Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) Actor in a supporting role Actress in a supporting role Nick Serino, Sleeping Giant Waris Ahluwalia, Beeba Boys Irdens Exantus, My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) Patrick Hivon, Ville-Marie Tony Nardi, Corbo Joan Allen, Room Cynthia Ashperger, The Waiting Room Christine Beaulieu, The Mirage (Le Mirage) Balinder Johal, Beeba Boys Mylène Mackay, Endorphine Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay Benjamin August, Remember Anne Émond, Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) Philippe Falardeau, My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) Matthew Hansen, Zoom André Turpin, Endorphine Emma Donoghue, Room Josh Epstein and Kyle Rideout, Eadweard Wiebke von Carolsfeld, The Saver Feature Length Documentary Short Documentary Hurt — Peter Gentile, Alan ZweigThe Amina Profile — Isabelle Couture, Nathalie Cloutier, Hugo Latulippe, Michel St-Cyr, Guy Villeneuve, Colette Loumède Hadwin's Judgement — Sasha Snow, Elizabeth Yake, David Allen, David Christensen, Yves J. Ma, Tracey Friesen How to Change the World — Jerry Rothwell, Al Morrow, Bous De Jong, John Murray, Jonny Persey, Stewart Le Maréchal, David Nicholas Wilkinson, John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby Last of the Elephant Men — Daniel Ferguson, Arnaud Bouquet, Ian Oliveri, Ian Quenneville, Nathalie Barton, Karim Samai, Laurent Mini | valign="top" | Bacon and God's Wrath — Sol FriedmanThe Little Deputy — Trevor Anderson, Blake McWilliam Quiet Zone — David Bryant, Julie Roy, Karl Lemieux Rebel (Bihttoš) — Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Laura Good World Famous Gopher Hole Museum — Chelsea McMullan, Douglas Nayler |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Live Action Short Drama ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Animated Short |- | valign="top" | She Stoops to Conquer — Zack Russell, Marianna KhouryBlue Thunder (Bleu tonnerre) — Philippe David Gagné, Jean-Marc E. Roy Mynarski Death Plummet (Mynarski chute mortelle) — Matthew Rankin, Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette Overpass (Viaduc) — Patrice Laliberté Roberta — Catherine Chagnon, Caroline Monnet | valign="top" | The Ballad of Immortal Joe — Hector Herrera, Pazit CahlonCarface (Autos Portraits) — Claude Cloutier, Julie Roy BAM — Howie Shia, Michael Fukushima, Maral Mohammadian In Deep Waters (Dans les eaux profondes) — Sarah Van den Boom, Julie Roy, Richard Van den Boom The Sleepwalker (Sonámbulo) — Theodore Ushev |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Art Direction/Production Design ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Cinematography |- | valign="top" | Ethan Tobman and Mary Kirkland, Room Louisa Schabas, Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) Galen Johnson, Brigitte Henry, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, The Forbidden Room Ken Rempel, Kathy McCoy and Erik Gerlund, Forsaken Arvinder Grewal, Steve Shewchuk and Larry Spittle, Hyena Road Yves Bélanger, Brooklyn Sara Mishara, Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) Rene Ohashi, Forsaken Karim Hussain, Hyena Road Danny Cohen, Room Costume Design Editing Joanne Hansen, Beeba Boys Judy Jonker, Corbo Christopher Hargadon, Forsaken Katelynd Johnston, Hyena Road Arabella Bushnell, Songs She Wrote About People She Knows Nathan Nugent, Room Renée Beaulieu, Adrien (Le Garagiste) David Wharnsby, Hyena Road Mathieu Bouchard-Malo, Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) James Vandewater, Sleeping Giant Overall Sound Sound Editing Lou Solakofski, Ian Rankin, Joe Morrow, Russ Dyck, Graham Rogers, James Bastable, André Azoubel, Don White and Jack Heeren, Hyena Road Sylvain Brassard, Arnaud Têtu, Pascal Van Strydonck and Olivier Léger, Adrien (Le Garagiste) Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins and François Grenon, Endorphine Lou Solakofski, Kirk Lynds, Kristian Bailey, Don White, Jack Heeren, Rob Coxford and Peter Caristedt, Into the Forest Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Claude La Haye and Benoît Leduc, My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Martin Gwynn Jones, Barry Gilmore, David Evans, David Rose, Brennan Mercer, Ed Douglas, Kevin Banks, Goro Koyama and Andy Malcolm, Hyena Road Benoît Dame, Adrien (Le Garagiste) Sylvain Bellemare, Claire Pochon, Jérôme Décarie and François Senneville, Endorphine Mark Gingras and Jill Purdy, Forsaken John Gurdebeke and David Rose, The Forbidden Room Achievement in Music: Original Score Achievement in Music: Original Song Michael Brook, Brooklyn Michel Corriveau, Anna François Dompierre, The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine) Stephen Rennicks, Room Chris Gestrin, Songs She Wrote About People She Knows Jenny Salgado, "C'est aujourd'hui que je sors" — Scratch Peter Katz and Karen Kosowski, "Where the Light Used to Be" — 88 Martin Léon, "Red and Yellow" — Our Loved Ones (Les Êtres chers) Noah Reid, "People Hold On" — People Hold On Kris Elgstrand, "Asshole Dave" — Songs She Wrote About People She Knows Make-Up Visual Effects Sid Armour, Room Catherine Beaudoin, Anna David Scott and Trina Brink, Backcountry Gail Kennedy, Rochelle Parrent and Jojo Preece, Forsaken Jayne Dancose, Debra Johnson and Charles Porlier, Hyena Road Phil Jones, Sarah Wormsbecher, Eric Doiron, Anthony DeChellis, Lon Molnar, Geoff D.E. Scott, Nathan Larouche and Mark Fordham, Hyena Road Darren Wall, Borealis Alain Lachance and Eve Brunet, Endorphine Eric Doiron, Sarah Wormsbecher, Nathan Larouche, Anthony DeChellis, Geoff D.E. Scott, Jason Snea, Joel Chambers, Kaiser Thomas, Lon Molnar and Rob Kennedy, Remember Marcelo Alves de Souza, Paulo Barcellos, Adams Carvalho, George Schall, Luis Dourado, Emerson Bonadias, Diego Moreira, Luciano Santa Barbara, Thiago Sá and Luis Dreyfuss, Zoom Best Cinematography in a Documentary Best Editing in a Documentary Arnaud Bouquet, Last of the Elephant Men Simon Schneider and Sasha Snow, Hadwin's Judgement Daniel Grant and Amar Arhab, The Messenger Thomas Burstyn, Some Kind of Love Léna Mill-Reuillard and Étienne Roussy, Welcome to F.L. (Bienvenue à F.L.) James Scott, How to Change the World Geoffrey Boulangé and Sophie Deraspe, The Amina Profile Elric Robichon, Last of the Elephant Men Louis-Martin Paradis, The Price We Pay Emmanuelle Lane, Welcome to F.L. (Bienvenue à F.L.) Special awardsBest First Feature: Jamie M. Dagg, River"Jamie M. Dagg wins Claude Jutra Award for Laos-set thriller River". CBC News, February 4, 2016. Discovery Award: Yosef Baraki, Mina Walking"Mina Walking Honoured with Inaugural Discovery Award". Cision, January 19, 2016. Golden Screen Award: Snowtime! (La Guerre des tuques 3D)"A Canadian box-office battle between Snowtime! and Brooklyn". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 2016.
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Actors Lead actor, drama Lead actress, drama Ari Millen, Orphan Black Aaron Poole, Strange Empire Adrian Holmes, 19-2 Ben Bass, Rookie Blue