16th Canadian Comedy Awards
| 16th Canadian Comedy Awards | |
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| Date | 13 September 2015 |
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| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence |
| Most awards | Television: This Hour Has 22 Minutes (4) Film: Dirty Singles (2) Internet: Space Riders: Division Earth (4) Person: K. Trevor Wilson (2) |
| Most nominations | Television: This Hour Has 22 Minutes (6) Film: Corner Gas: The Movie (9) Internet: Space Riders: Division Earth (7) Person: K. Trevor Wilson (3) |
| Website | www |
The 16th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, film, and Internet comedy of 2014. The awards were presented in Toronto, Ontario, on 13 September 2015. Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 29 categories.
The film Corner Gas: The Movie led with nine nominations, followed by web series Space Riders: Division Earth with seven and This Hour Has 22 Minutes with six. Space Riders: Division Earth and This Hour Has 22 Minutes each won four Beavers.
Ceremony[edit]
After spending two years in Ottawa, Ontario, the Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) returned to Toronto for the 16th awards. The awards were presented at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon of the Toronto Reference Library on 13 September 2015.[1][2]
Winners and nominees[edit]
Nominees were announced on 30 June 2015[1] and public voting was open through July to 15 August.[2] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[3]
Multimedia[edit]
| Canadian Comedy Person of the Year | Best Feature Film |
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| Best Direction in a Feature | Best Writing in a Feature |
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| Best Male Performance in a Feature | Best Female Performance in a Feature |
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| Best Audio Show or Series | Best Comedy Special or Short |
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Live[edit]
| Best Taped Live Performance | Best Breakout Artist |
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| Best Male Stand-up | Best Female Stand-up |
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| Best Male Improviser | Best Female Improviser |
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| Best Sketch Troupe | Best Improv Troupe |
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| Best One Person Show | Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series |
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| Best Variety Act | |
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Television[edit]
| Best Male Performance in a TV Series | Best Female Performance in a TV Series |
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| Best Direction in a TV Series or Special | Best Writing in a TV Series or Special |
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| Best TV Show | |
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Internet[edit]
| Best Male Performance in a Web Series | Best Female Performance in a Web Series |
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| Best Direction in a Web Series | Best Writing in a Web Series |
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| Best Web Series | |
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Special Awards[edit]
| Phil Hartman Award |
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Multiple wins[edit]
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
| Awards | Person or work |
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| 4 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
| Space Riders: Division Earth | |
| 2 | Dirty Singles |
| K. Trevor Wilson |
Multiple nominations[edit]
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
| Awards | Person or work |
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| 9 | Corner Gas: The Movie |
| 7 | Space Riders: Division Earth |
| 6 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes |
| 5 | Bill & Sons Towing |
| 4 | Meet the Family |
| Mr. D | |
| 3 | K. Trevor Wilson |
| Ron Sparks | |
| Space Janitors | |
| 2 | Big News from Grand Rock |
| Brent Butt | |
| Cathy Jones | |
| Convos with My 2 Year Old | |
| Dirty Singles | |
| Evany Rosen | |
| Gerry Dee | |
| How to Be Deadly | |
| Mark Little | |
| Peter Benson / What An Idiot | |
| Sex and the Single Parent | |
| Tiny Plastic Men | |
| WolfCop |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Sumi, Glen (30 June 2015). "2015 Canadian Comedy Awards nominees". Now Magazine. Toronto: Now Communications Inc. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Shot-in-Midland movie nominated for Canadian Comedy Awards". The Midland-Penetanguishene Mirror. Midland, Ontario: Metroland Media Group. 3 July 2015. p. 1. ProQuest 1693321041.
- ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "LOL Comedy Festival Announces K Trevor Wilson Live". SouthSideStory.ca. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Rapper persona earns Mississauga native Canadian Screen Award nomination". Mississauga News. Mississauga, Ontario: Metroland Media Group. 9 March 2016. p. 1. ProQuest 1772051117.
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