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Canadian Screen Awards were presented over four days last week. On Thursday, May 19th Creative Arts and Performance awards were presented and on Friday, May 20th Cinematic Arts awards were livestreamed from Toronto via CTV.

"Schitt's Creek" and "Blood Quantum" were the big winners in the television and film categories, respectively, at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards.

"Schitt's Creek" led television honors with eight awards for its sixth and final season, including best comedy series; best direction, comedy for Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy; and the sixth win in a row for Catherine O'Hara as best lead actress in comedy. "Canada's Drag Race" follows with five wins, including best reality/competition program or series.

Jeff Barnaby's "Blood Quantum", with ten nominations picked up six awards including Michael Greyeyes in Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role category.

Kahnawake's Tracey Deer's first feature "Beans" won the 2021 CSA"s Best Motion Picture. Akwesasronon Kiawentiio Tarbell portrays the young girl whose story is based on true events. Beans chronicles the 78-day standoff during 'The Oka Crisis'. Beans took home both the John Dunning best first feature film award and best motion picture marking a triumphant arrival for a director who only last year won the Toronto International Film Festival's emerging talent award.

On the final night of the Canadian Screen Awards the movie 'Trickster' took home most of the trophies earning out of fifteen nominations. Trickster is a zombie horror movie set on a First Nations reserve.

Robbie Robertson from Six Nations also picked up an award for Best Sound.

Canadian Screen Awards

Achievement in Make-Up: Erik Gosselin, Joan-Patricia Parris, Jean-Michel Rossignol, Nancy Ferlatte, Movie "Blood Quantum".

Achievement in Costume Design: Noémi Poulin, Movie "Blood Quantum".

Achievement in Art Direction / Production Design: Louisa Schabas and Sylvain Lemaitre, Movie "Blood Quantum".

Achievement in Editing: Sponsored by Company 3, Jeff Barnaby, Movie "Blood Quantum".

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Michael Greyeyes, Movie "Blood Quantum".

Achievement in Visual Effects: Sponsored by SPINVFX Joshua Sherrett, Barbara Rosenstein, Ibi Atemie, David Atexide, Juan Carlos Ferrá, Alex Flynn, Andrei Gheorghiu, Felix Sherrett-Brown, Ali Hamidikia, Tony Wu, Carlo Harrietha, Jean-Mathieu Bérubé, Movie "Blood Quantum".

Best Stunt Coordination: Jean Frenette, Jean-François Lachapelle, Movie "Blood Quantum".

Film poster of Blood Quantum by Telefilm Media.

John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award: Tracey Deer, Movie "Beans"

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction: John Dondertman, Adam Prince, Movie "Trickster".

Best Achievement in Make-Up: Steve Newburn, Emily O'Quinn Code, Kayla Dobilas, Trina Brink, Movie "Trickster".

Best Lead Actress, Drama Series: Crystle Lightning, Movie "Trickster".

Best Sound, Non-Fiction

Chris Jenkins, Sal Ojeda, Dave Draper, Alejandro Ramos Ariansen, Paul Corscadden, Brian Bentz, Max Phillips, Liam Able, Robert Carr, Robert Cooper, Michael Novitch, Stephan Carrier, Scott Hitchon, Paolo Amati, Adam Raley, Jack Madigan

"Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band"

The full list of winners can be found on the Canadian Screen Awards website.