Shaw Media Congratulates Its Production Partners on 82 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations

29 Nominations for Canadian Original Productions on Global Led By Remedy and Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy

HISTORY's Stellar Programming Leads the Pack Garnering 22 Nominations, More than Any Other Canadian Specialty Network

Global News' 16x9 Draws Record-Breaking Five Nominations

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TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2015 /CNW/ - Shaw Media's powerhouse portfolio of original programming garnered an impressive 82 Canadian Screen Award nominations, as announced in a press conference held this morning by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Shaw Media's nominations include 80 Television nominations and two Digital Media nominations, with 12 series receiving three or more nominations.

"Shaw Media applauds our talented colleagues and production partners on their well-deserved nominations," said Christine Shipton, Senior Vice President, Content for Shaw Media. "The continued success of our Canadian original content would not be possible without their creativity, diversity and dedication to their craft. We are honoured to showcase the work of these incredibly talented individuals."

Global receives 18 nominations with nods in key categories including Best Dramatic Series for the inaugural season of the breakout medical drama Remedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Dillon Casey, Remedy), Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie (Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series (Jodi Balfour, Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy), Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role (Kacey Rohl and Andrea Martin, Working the Engels).

Securing nods in 10 out of 12 news categories, Global News celebrates a total of 11 nominations, with the investigative newsmagazine program, 16x9, at the top with five – the most since the series' inception. Respected anchor Dawna Friesen and investigative journalist Carolyn Jarvis receive nominations for Best News Anchor, National and Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series. Receiving a nomination for Best News Special is Global Toronto's Decision Ontario for its extensive coverage of the 2014 Ontario Provincial Election. In addition, Global BC's number one newscast among core viewers**, News Hour, was nominated for Best News Anchor, Local (Chris Gailus) and Best Reportage, Local for its outstanding coverage of the Mount Polley Mine Disaster.

Shaw Media's HISTORY dominates the specialty landscape with 22 award nominations, more than any other specialty network. Vikings, Canada's #1 specialty program*, picks up four nominations, including Best International Drama, Best Direction in a Dramatic Series, Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series and Best Visual Effects. Showcase's Continuum garners a nomination for Best Dramatic Series while Slice's raucous reality series Big Brother Canada and Unusually Thicke draw nominations for Best Reality/Competition Program or Series. HGTV Canada's fan-favourite Income Property and Food Network Canada's hit series You Gotta Eat Here! each receive nominations for Best Lifestyle or Talk Program or Series.

See below for the full list of Shaw Media nominations.

Global

Program	Nominations
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy	5
Remedy	4
Working the Engels	3
ET Canada	2
Johnny Reid Christmas Special	2
2014 Indspire Awards	1
Alias	1
Total	18

Global News

Program	Nominations
16x9	5
Global National	2
Decision Ontario	1
Global BC News Hour	1
Mount Polley Mine Disaster (Global BC and BC 1)	1
The West Block with Tom Clark	1
Total	11

Specialty

Program	Nominations
Babysellers	7
Sector Sarajevo	4
Tales from the Organ Trade	4
Vikings	4
Camp X	3
Lost Girl	3
28 Heroes	2
Big Brother Canada	2
Haven	2
Income Property	2
The Great Martian War	2
Twist of Faith	2
You Gotta Eat Here!	2
Beauty and the Beast	1
Canada's Handyman Challenge	1
Chopped Canada	1
Continuum	1
Copper	1
Food Factory	1
I Wrecked My House	1
Ice Pilots NWT	1
Metal Masters	1
Top Chef Canada	1
Unusually Thicke	1
War Story	1
Total	51

Digital Media Nominations

Program	Nominations
Big Brother Canada	1
The Great Martian War	1
Total	2

For the complete list of nominees as announced by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television earlier today, please visit: www.academy.ca.

* Source: Numeris (BBM Canada) PPM Data: All Cdn Specialty 12/30/13 – 6/1/14, Ind2+, A2554, W2554, M2554, M1849, and A50+ excluding sports

**Source: Numeris (BBM Canada) PPM, Van-Vic EMA/Total Canada, Fall 2014, A2+, A18+, A25-54 (Sep 15-Dec 21 confirmed data)

About Shaw Communications

Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications and media company. Shaw serves 3.2 million consumers and businesses through a reliable and extensive fibre network. Shaw provides consumers with broadband Internet, WiFi, Digital Phone and Video services. Shaw Business provides businesses with Internet, data, WiFi, telephony, Video and fleet tracking services, and ViaWest provides collocation, cloud and managed services. Shaw Media provides Canadians with engaging programming content through one of Canada's largest conventional television networks, Global Television, and 19 specialty networks, including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY® and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX – SJR.B, NYSE – SJR). For more information about Shaw, please visit www.shaw.ca.

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