A docuseries exploring the untold stories of Black Canadians was among the big winners Tuesday at the Canadian Screen Awards.
Episodes of "BLK: An Origin Story," which aired on Global and is streaming on StackTV, took home five trophies, including best direction for a documentary series and best photography for a documentary or factual.Meanwhile, the apocalyptic Crave series "We're All Gonna Die " won four statuettes: best factual series, along with best picture editing and best direction for a factual program, as well as the Barbara Sears Award for best editorial research.
Prizes were also awarded for the best TV journalism, with CBC's "The Fifth Estate" winning best news or information series and CBC News Network's coverage of the trucker convoy in Ottawa winning best live news special. As initially reported by the Toronto Star, LaFlamme submitted herself for consideration in the best national news anchor category after her acrimonious split with CTV last summer.Meanwhile, CBC's Juanita Taylor won best national reporter for her work on "The National," and "APTN Investigates: In Plain Sight" took home the award for best news or information program.
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