The 19th Canadian Comedy Awards honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2018. Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 22 categories, determined by votes from the public and industry members. The awards ceremony was held at Toronto's Second City on 4 June 2019, hosted by Ali Hassan.
| 19th Canadian Comedy Awards | |
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| Date | 4 June 2019 |
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| Country | Canada |
| Hosted by | Ali Hassan |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Television: Baroness von Sketch Show (3) Film:Room For Rent (3) Internet: A Gay Victorian Affair (4) Person: Chanty Marostica and Matthew Atkinson (2) |
| Most nominations | Television: Caution: May Contain Nuts (4) Film: Room For Rent (5) Internet: A Gay Victorian Affair (5) Person: Chanty Marostica (3) |
| Artist of the Year | Catherine O'Hara |
| Best Standup | Chanty Marostica |
| Best Feature | Pogey Beach[1] |
| Best TV Show | Baroness von Sketch Show |
| Best Web Series | A Gay Victorian Affair |
| Website | www |
Nominations were led by feature Room for Rent and web series A Gay Victorian Affair with five each. A Gay Victorian Affair won all four Beavers for web series, while Room for Rent won three in film and Baroness von Sketch Show won three in television. Chanty Marostica won for Best Stand-up and Comedy Album of the Year, and Catherine O'Hara was honoured as Comedic Artist of the Year.
Ceremony
editThe awards ceremony was scheduled to be held on Sunday 2 June 2019 at the Yuk Yuk's comedy club in Toronto, Ontario, which had donated the use of its facilities. However, the club was not accessible and producers of the no-budget show sought another free venue, to accommodate a cast member of Generally Hospital who uses a power wheelchair. Generally Hospital addresses themes of disability, and its cast was nominated for Best Live Ensemble.[2]
The awards ceremony was held at Toronto's Second City on 4 June 2019, hosted by Ali Hassan with presenters Ron Sparks, Kate Davis, Andrew Chapman, and Martha Chaves.[3] The ceremony was executive produced by Kyra Williams,[2] who had received the Roger Abbott Award at the 2014 ceremony.[4]
Winners and nominees
editThe Beaver was awarded in twenty-two categories. Only industry members could vote in the nine categories for best direction, performance and writing in features, TV series or specials, or web series. The other thirteen categories were open to public voting.[5] Voting took place between 19 April and 10 May 2019.[6]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[7][6]
Multimedia
edit| Comedic Artist of the Year | Best Short |
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| Best Feature | Best Performance in a Feature |
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| Best Direction in a Feature | Best Writing in a Feature |
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| Best Comedy Album | Best Audio Show or Series |
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Live
edit| Best Live Production | Best Taped Live Performance |
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| Best Standup Comic | Best Breakout Artist |
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| Best Live Ensemble | Best Variety Act |
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Television
edit| Best TV Show | Best Performance in a TV Series |
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| Best Direction in a TV Series or Special | Best Writing in a TV Series or Special |
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Internet
edit| Best Web Series | Best Performance in a Web Series |
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| Best Direction in a Web Series | Best Writing in a Web Series |
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Multiple wins
editThe following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
| Awards | Person or work |
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| 4 | A Gay Victorian Affair |
| 3 | Room for Rent |
| 2 | Chanty Marostica |
| Matthew Atkinson |
Multiple nominations
editThe following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
| Awards | Person or work |
|---|---|
| 5 | A Gay Victorian Affair |
| 4 | Caution: May Contain Nuts |
| Room for Rent | |
| 3 | #Roxy |
| Baroness von Sketch Show | |
| Chanty Marostica | |
| The Go-Getters | |
| Note to Self | |
| Pogey Beach | |
| Sorry for Your Loss | |
| Still Standing | |
| 2 | The Amazing Gayl Pile: Apocalypse Soonish |
| Matthew Atkinson | |
| My 90-Year-Old Roommate | |
| This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ Davis, Tony (5 June 2019). "Island film wins big at Canadian Comedy Awards". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b Forani, Jonathan (10 May 2019). "Canadian Comedy Awards to move venues after accessibility complaint". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario: Bell Media. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Awards | Canadian Comedy Awards". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Criteria | Canadian Comedy Awards". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b Cook, Alex (14 April 2019). "Canadian Comedy Awards: James Mullinger Proud to be Among Nominees". The East. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Fischlin, Joshua (3 June 2019). "N.B. artists making waves in Toronto comedy scene". The Times Transcript. Moncton, New Brunswick: Postmedia Network. p. A5. ProQuest 2233780323.
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