2007 Canadian Screenwriting Awards

On April 23, Canada’s top screenwriters joined host Gavin Crawford at the Brant House in Toronto to celebrate the 11th annual Canadian Screenwriting Awards.

The show was co-written by Gavin Crawford and Kyle Tingley, and several guest presenters were on hand to give out awards, including actors Sheila McCarthy and Sitara Hewitt from Little Mosque on the Prairie, showrunner Susin Nielsen and actor Linda Kash from Robson Arms, and writer/director/actor Don McKellar.

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Gavin Crawford brought a hilarious insider's perspective as
host of the 2007 Canadian Screenwriting Awards

2007 Canadian Screenwriting Award Winners

CHILDREN & PRESCHOOL If the World Were a Village Written by Kate Barris COMEDY & VARIETY Corner Gas “Outside Joke” Written by Brent Butt & Kevin White	Sarah Dodd (right) congratulates Kate Barris on her win for best children and preschool script
Brent Piaskoski accepts his award for youth writing for Naturally, Sadie	DOCUMENTARY The Bomber’s Dream Written by Barry Stevens YOUTH Naturally Sadie “Rashomon” Written by Brent Piaskoski
DRAMA SERIES (1/2 Hour) Naked Josh “Beating the Rap” Written by Laura Kosterski DRAMA SERIES (1 HOUR) Slings & Arrows “That Way Madness Lies” Written by Susan Coyne, Bob Martin, Mark McKinney	Laura Kosterski nabbed the 1/2 hour drama series award for Naked Josh
Don McKellar adjusts the microphone for Sarah Polley as she accepts the award for best feature script	FEATURE FILM Away From Her Written by Sarah Polley MOW & MINISERIES Above and Beyond Written by John W. Doyle and Lisa Porter
RADIO DRAMA Afghanada “Episode 4” Written by Andrew Moodie, Greg Nelson, Adam Pettle and Jason Sherman WGC Showrunner Award Brad Wright Stargate Atlantis/Stargate SG-1	Brad Wright (Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis) was the winner of the first ever WGC Showrunner Award
Producer Ilana Frank is the recipient of the Alex Barris Mentorship Award for her work with screenwriters	Alex Barris Mentorship Award Ilana Frank Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize Bone - Written by Ryan Redford Writers Block Award Sondra Kelly and Sugith Varughese
Newfoundland-based John W. Doyle and Lisa Porter win for best MOW & miniseries for the World War II miniseries Above and Beyond	Actors Sitara Hewitt and Sheila McCarthy from Little Mosque on the Prairie presented the award for best comedy & variety script
Actor Linda Kash from Robson Arms was one of the special guest celebrities who presented an award at the festivities