Shelagh O'Brien
Shelagh O'Brien is a Canadian television director. She is most noted as a 10-time Canadian Screen Award winner, receiving awards for Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games,[1] for Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 for her direction of the 2019 Giller Prize gala broadcast,[2] and Best Direction, Reality/Competition at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards for the Canada's Drag Race episode "U Wear It Well".[3]
She is also a frequent director of Crave's television comedy specials from the Just for Laughs festival.[4]
Awards and accolades
[edit]| Year | Association | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Just for Laughs: All Access, "The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala" | Nominated | [5] |
| 2015 | 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Just for Laughs Presents: "Whitney Cummings's Bleep Show" | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2016 | 4th Canadian Screen Awards | 2015 Pan American Games Opening Ceremony | Won | [1] | |
| 2017 | 5th Canadian Screen Awards | The Beaverton, "Episode 3" (shared with Henry Sarwer-Foner) | Nominated | [7] | |
| Best Direction, Dramatic Program or Mini-series | Hamlet | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | The Beaverton, "Episode 201" (shared with Craig David Wallace) | Nominated | [8] |
| 2019 | 7th Canadian Screen Awards | 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize | Nominated | [9] | |
| 2020 | 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information | 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize | Won | [2] |
| Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy | 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Nominated | |||
| Trevor Noah @ JFL, Volume II | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Jonathan Van Ness: Kicks | Nominated | [3] | |
| Best Direction, Reality or Competition Program or Series | Canada's Drag Race, "U Wear It Well" | Won | |||
| 2022 | 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Canada's Drag Race, "Under the Big Top" | Won | [10] | |
| Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Roast Battle Canada, "Episode 1" | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | 11th Canadian Screen Awards | Roast Battle Canada, "Episode 201" | Nominated | [11] | |
| Comedy Night with Rick Mercer, "Episode 105" | Nominated | ||||
| Best Direction, Reality or Competition Program or Series | Canada's Drag Race, "Squirrels Trip: The Rusical" | Won | |||
| 2024 | 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, "Bonjour Hi" | Won | [12] | |
| Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series | Roast Battle Canada | Nominated | |||
| Hannah Gadsby: Dry | Nominated | ||||
| 2025 | 13th Canadian Screen Awards | Mae Martin: The Gala | Nominated | [13] | |
| Roast Battle Canada, "Hisham Kelati v Mark Little, Marito Lopez v Sophie Buddle" | Nominated | ||||
| Best Direction, Reality or Competition Program or Series | Canada's Drag Race, "Premiere Ball" | Won | |||
| Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, "Snatch Game: The Rusical" | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Canadian Screen Awards 2016: CBC wins big in drama, comedy". CBC News, March 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Revealed In Lifestyle And Reality, Children’s And Youth Categories". ET Canada, May 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "CraveTV partners with JFL on comedy specials". Playback, September 27, 2017.
- ^ "'Bomb Girls,' 'Vikings' win at the Canadian Screen Awards | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "2015 Nominees and Winners - Academy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Critic, Peter Howell Movie (2017-03-12). "Tatiana Maslany and 'Orphan Black' win big at Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: All the winners". HELLO!. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Furdyk, Brent (2019-03-27). "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". ET Canada. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "2022 Canadian Screen Awards go virtual again, but with CBC back onboard". The Globe and Mail. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "Experimental 2023 Canadian Screen Awards ask an unusual question: Are you not entertained?". The Globe and Mail. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Thiessen, Connie (2024-05-30). "Canadian Screen Awards winners: TV Program & Performance". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Press, Alex Nino Gheciu The Canadian (2025-05-22). "Kiefer Sutherland to pay tribute to late father Donald at Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
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