Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film explained

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. It is done as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program, to honour the best supporting performance in a comedy film.

After the academy announced in August 2022 that it was discontinuing its former gendered awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress,[1] they presented only a single award for Best Supporting Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[2] The organization subsequently decided to increase the number of acting awards again, with the new awards separated by genre of film instead of performer gender; beginning with the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, distinct awards will now be presented for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film and Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film.[3]

2020s

YearActorFilmRef
2023
12th Canadian Screen Awards
Glenn HowertonBlackBerry[4]
Hannah CheesmanHey, Viktor![5]
Charlie GillespieSuze
Matt JohnsonBlackBerry
Steve LaplanteHumanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
Marc-André LeclairOne Summer (Le temps d'un été)
Guy NadonOne Summer (Le temps d'un été)
Noémie O'FarrellHumanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)

Notes and References

  1. Joseph Pugh, "Canadian Screen Awards switching to gender-neutral performance categories". CBC News, August 25, 2022.
  2. Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
  3. https://www.academy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2024-Canadian-Screen-Awards-Rules-Regulations-Change-Highlights.pdf "Rules and Regulation Change Highlights"
  4. Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024.
  5. https://www.northernstars.ca/blackberry-leads-csa-nominations/ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations"