2009 Canadian Screenwriter Awards
More than 600 people helped celebrate Canada's screenwriters at the 2009 WGC Screenwriting Awards.
And the Awards went to...
ANIMATION
Ricky Sprocket, Showbiz Boy “The Perfect Family”
Written by Shane Simmons
CHILDREN & PRESCHOOL
Captain Flamingo “Comic Slip”
Written by Christin Simms
DOCUMENTARY
Passage
Documentary Script Written by John Walker
EPISODIC ½ hour
Corner Gas “Full Load”
Written by Brent Butt
EPISODIC 1 hour
Flashpoint “Who’s George?”
Written by Adam Barken
FEATURE FILM
Blindness
Screenplay by Don McKellar
MOW & MINISERIES
Mayerthorpe
Written by Andrew Wreggitt
RADIO DRAMA
Afghanada “The Lotus Eater - Part 1 of 3”
Written by Greg Spottiswood
SHORT FILM
Awkward
Written by Kellie Ann Benz
VARIETY
This Hour Has 22 Minutes XVI “Episode 1”
Head Writer: Jennifer Whalen / Written by Mark Critch, Gavin Crawford, Kyle Tingley, Jennifer Whalen, Albert Howell, Tim McAuliffe, Dean Jenkinson, Geri Hall, Nathan Fielder
YOUTH
The Latest Buzz “The Gala Issue”
Written by Brent Piaskoski
WGC Special Awards:
The WGC Showrunner Award – Mark Farrell (Corner Gas, 22 Minutes)
The Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize - Cold Rush by Riley Adams
The WGC Writers Block Award – Karen Walton (Ginger Snaps, Ink Canada)
The WGC Screenwriting Awards is grateful to all of its 2009 sponsors:
Supporting Sponsors
Platinum
Gold
CBC
Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA)
Green and Chercover, Barristers & Solicitors
Shaftesbury Films
Temple Street Productions Inc.