The Canadian Screen Award for Best Casting in a Film is an annual award, presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program to honour the year's best casting in Canadian theatrical films. It is presented separately from the Canadian Screen Award for Best Casting in a Television Series.
The award was presented for the first time at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.
2020s Year Nominees Film Ref 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards Nicole Hilliard-Forde Akilla's Escape Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021. Deirdre Bowen Falling Pam Dixon, Deirdre Bowen Possessor Maxime Giroux Beans Rene Haynes Blood Quantum 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson Scarborough "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022. Stephanie Gorin Wildhood Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022. Rene Haynes Night Raiders Heidi Levitt All My Puny Sorrows Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay The Retreat 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards Deirdre Bowen Brother Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023. Deirdre Bowen Crimes of the Future "The 2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominees". Windsor International Film Festival, February 22, 2023. John Buchan, Jason Knight, Mélanie Bray Rosie Nicole Hilliard-Forde, Matthew Lessall The Swearing Jar Lucie Robitaille Viking 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards Pam Dixon, Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay BlackBerry Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024. Tania Arana Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024. Mark Bennett, Deirdre Bowen Infinity Pool Ariane Castellanos, Victor Tremblay-Blouin Richelieu Jason Knight, John Buchan Fitting In 2024 13th Canadian Screen Awards Marilou Richer Universal Language (Une langue universelle) Jamie Casemore, "CSAs ‘25: Universal Language takes five at Cinematic Arts Awards". Playback, May 31, 2025. Deirdre Bowen The Shrouds Canadian Screen Awards: Film Nominations. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 26, 2025. Avy Kaufman Rumours Jason Knight, John Buchan Backspot Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay, Kalene Osborne Paying for It 2025 14th Canadian Screen Awards Stephanie Gorin 40 Acres Jamie Casemore, "CSAs ’26: R.T. Thorne’s 40 Acres leads cinematic arts winners". Playback, May 28, 2026. Sharon Forrest All the Lost Ones "Nominees". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 25, 2026. Tannaz Keshavarz-Agulto Boxcutter Angela Quinn, Katrin Braga Blue Heron Annie St-Pierre Mile End Kicks
See also Prix Iris for Best Casting
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