Canada’s Drag Race, History by the Numbers Both Nominated for 2023 Canadian Screen Awards

Saloon Media is pleased to announce our series Canada’s Drag Race (S3) and History by the Numbers have been nominated for the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards.

Canada’s Drag Race, now in its fourth season, has received nine Canadian Screen Award nominations. It is also nominated for the 2023 Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award and you can vote here. History by the Numbers has been nominated for Best Visual Effects for its episode “The Roaring 20s.” The series features 473 animated segments totalling more than 200 minutes of animation over 20 episodes. A huge thanks and congratulations to all the talented people at Thought Cafe.

The nominations were announced Feb. 23 by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The award ceremonies for the factual and reality categories will take place April 11 and 12 respectively. Congratulations to our production teams!

Canada’s Drag Race Season 3 Nominations

BEST REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM OR SERIES

Trevor Boris, Michelle Mama, Yette Vandendam, Betty Orr, Laura Michalchyshyn, Michael Kot, Justin Stockman, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Spencer Fritz

BEST HOST OR PRESENTER, FACTUAL OR REALITY/COMPETITION

Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, Traci Melchor

BEST DIRECTION, REALITY/COMPETITION

"Girls Trip: The Rusical"

Shelagh O'Brien

BEST WRITING, LIFESTYLE OR REALITY/COMPETITION

"Girls Trip: The Rusical"

Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Trevor Boris, Spencer Fritz, Kevin Hazlehurst

BEST PICTURE EDITING, REALITY/COMPETITION

"Masquerade Ball"

Lindsay Ragone

"Sidewalk to Catwalk"

Peter Topalovic

BEST SOUND, LIFESTYLE, REALITY, OR ENTERTAINMENT

"Girls Trip: The Rusical"

John Diemer, Scott Brachmayer, Rosie Eberhard, Levi Linton, Rob Taylor, Alastair Sims, Eric Leigh

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN OR ART DIRECTION, NON-FICTION

"Sidewalk to Catwalk"

Andrew Kinsella

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CASTING, NON-FICTION

Heather Muir