In the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards television awards handed out online tonight, 4 of the 5 Best Dramatic Series contenders aren't producing any more episodes.
Cardinal, Mary Kills People, and Vikings left on their own terms while Anne with an E came to an abrupt end. Coroner is the only contender that will return with more episodes.
On the comedy side, Schitt's Creek is done and Baroness von Sketch Show will be done this fall.
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These are nominees in the individual Canadian Screen Awards categories who aren't coming back in their shows:
Drama
Best Dramatic Series: Anne with an E; Cardinal; Mary Kills People; Vikings
Best Lead Actor: Billy Campbell (Cardinal); Shawn Doyle (Unspeakable)
Best Lead Actress: Amybeth McNulty (Anne with an E); Caroline Dhavernas (Mary Kills People); Karine Vanasse (Cardinal)
Best Supporting Actor: Rossif Sutherland (Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey); Brendan Fehr (Daughter of the Wolf); Hugh Thomson (Forgive Me)*; Thom Allison (Killjoys)
Best Supporting Actress: Kristen Thomson (Cardinal); Karen Robinson (Forgive Me)*; Kelly McCormack (Killjoys); Elizabeth Saunders (Mary Kills People); Rosemary Dunsmore (Street Legal)
*uncertain if Forgive Me will have a Season 4
Comedy
Best Comedy Series: Schitt's Creek
Best Lead Actor: Daniel Levy, Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek)
Best Lead Actress: Annie Murphy, Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek)
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Elliott, Noah Reid, Dustin Milligan (Schitt's Creek)
Best Supporting Actress: Mary Walsh (Little Dog); Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Robertson, Sarah Levy (Schitt's Creek)
Depending on the status of Forgive Me, Brandon Oakes (Diggstown) is the only supporting nominee, male or female, in a show that is likely to come back. You could easily justify giving the Best Lead Actress to McNulty, Dhavernas, or Vanasse.
Mark Forward (Letterkenny) along with Andrew Phung and Nicole Power (Kim's Convenience) are the only supporting nominees that are presumably coming back.
We should point out that the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards can contain nominations from Cardinal, Vikings, Anne with an E, Schitt's Creek, and Baroness von Sketch Show since their final seasons will fall in the 2021 window. Still, you get the idea.
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The good news is there will be a lot more room for award nominations for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards. Kim's Convenience and Workin' Moms can contend for more awards on the comedy side.
This is the part where we might suggest other shows and actors that would get future Canadian Screen Awards nominations. The uncertainty with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic means we don't know the near future for anything.
Besides, the 2021 and 2022 versions of the Canadian Screen Awards may have some good surprises. Canadian television is stronger than ever before and that cream will rise.
photo credit: Mary Kills People/Global
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