5th Canadian Comedy Awards
Festival and awards ceremony for works of 2003
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The 5th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2003. The ceremony was held in 2004 in London, Ontario, concluding the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival. The ceremony was hosted by Scott Thompson.[1]
| 5th Canadian Comedy Awards | |
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| Date | 2004 |
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| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence |
| Hosted by | Scott Thompson |
| Most wins | Television: Corner Gas (3) Film: Eugene Levy / A Mighty Wind (2) |
| Most nominations | Television: Corner Gas (7) Film: Mambo Italiano (6) |
| Website | www |
Canadian Comedy Awards, also known as Beavers, were awarded in 19 categories. Winners were picked by members of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Canadian Actors' Equity Association, the Writers Guild of Canada, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Comedy Association.
TV series Corner Gas led with seven nominations followed by the films Mambo Italiano and Expecting with six apiece. Corner Gas won three Beavers, followed by Expecting and A Mighty Wind with two each. This ceremony also introduced the Chairman's Award which recognized the contributions of Mark Breslin, founder of Yuk Yuk's comedy clubs.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:[2]
Live
| Best Male Stand-up | Best Female Stand-up | Best Stand-up Newcomer | |
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| Best Male Improviser | Best Female Improviser | ||
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| Best Sketch Troupe or Company | Best Improv Troupe or Company | ||
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| Best One Person Show | Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series | ||
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Television
| Best Performance by a Male | Best Performance by a Female |
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| Best Direction in a Series | Best Direction in a Special or Episode |
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| Best Writing in a Series | Best Writing in a Special or Episode |
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Film
| Best Performance by a Male | Best Performance by a Female |
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| Best Direction | Best Writing |
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Special awards
| Chairman's Award |
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Multiple wins
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple awards
| Awards | Person or work |
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| 3 | Corner Gas |
| 2 | Eugene Levy / A Mighty Wind |
| Expecting |
Multiple nominations
The following people, shows, films, etc. received multiple nominations
| Nominations | Person or work |
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| 7 | Corner Gas |
| 6 | Mambo Italiano |
| 5 | Expecting |
| 4 | The Gavin Crawford Show |
| 3 | Royal Canadian Air Farce |
| 2 | Comedy Now! |
| Eugene Levy / A Mighty Wind | |
| Puppets Who Kill | |
| The Seán Cullen Show |