Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television to the best leading performance by an actress in a Canadian television series. Previously presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

1980s[]

Year	Actor	Series	Ref
1986 1st Gemini Awards
	Marnie McPhail	The Edison Twins	^[1]
	Jennifer Dale	Night Heat	^[2]
	Susan Walden	Danger Bay	^[2]
1987 2nd Gemini Awards
	Dixie Seatle	Adderly	^[3]
	Stacie Mistysyn	Degrassi Junior High	^[4]
	Nicole Stoffman	Degrassi Junior High
		The Campbells
1988 3rd Gemini Awards
	Sonja Smits	Street Legal	^[5]
	Ocean Hellman	Danger Bay	^[6]
	Sarah Polley	Ramona
	Jessica Steen	Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
1989 4th Gemini Awards
	Stacie Mistysyn	Degrassi Junior High	^[7]
		T. and T.	^[8]
	Janet-Laine Green	The Beachcombers
	Dixie Seatle	Adderly
	Joanne Vannicola	9B

1990s[]

Year	Nominee	Series
1990 5th Gemini Awards
	Jackie Burroughs	Road to Avonlea
	Angela Deiseach	Degrassi High
	Stacie Mistysyn	Degrassi High
		My Secret Identity
	Sarah Polley	Road to Avonlea
1991 6th Gemini Awards
	Jackie Burroughs	Road to Avonlea
	Sara Botsford	E.N.G.
	Cynthia Dale	Street Legal
	Jennifer Dale	No Place Like Home
	Amanda Stepto	Degrassi High
1992 7th Gemini Awards
	Sara Botsford	E.N.G.
	Cynthia Dale	Street Legal
	Sarah Polley	Road to Avonlea
	Sonja Smits	Street Legal
1993 8th Gemini Awards
	Jackie Burroughs	Road to Avonlea
	Catherine Disher	Forever Knight
	Tina Keeper	North of 60
		Counterstrike
	Sarah Polley	Road to Avonlea
1994 9th Gemini Awards
	Lally Cadeau	Road to Avonlea
	Jackie Burroughs	Road to Avonlea
		North of 60
	Cynthia Dale	Street Legal
	Tina Keeper	North of 60
1995 10th Gemini Awards
	Joely Collins	Madison
		North of 60
	Catherine Disher	Forever Knight
	Tina Keeper	North of 60
	Enuka Okuma	Madison
	Sarah Strange	Madison
1996 11th Gemini Awards
	Tina Keeper	North of 60
		Madison
	Barbara Eve Harris	Side Effects
	Jennifer Podemski	The Rez
	Sarah Strange	Madison
	Gema Zamprogna	Road to Avonlea
1997 12th Gemini Awards
	Patricia Harras	Jake and the Kid
	Cynthia Belliveau	Wind at My Back
	Tina Keeper	North of 60
	Sarah Strange	Madison
	Peta Wilson	Nikita
1998 13th Gemini Awards
	Sheila McCarthy	Emily of New Moon
	Christina Cox	F/X: The Series
	Shirley Douglas	Wind at My Back
	Rebecca Jenkins	Black Harbour
	Julie Stewart	Cold Squad
1999 14th Gemini Awards
	Arsinée Khanjian	Foolish Heart
	Kathryn Greenwood	Wind at My Back
	Rebecca Jenkins	Black Harbour
	Sheila McCarthy	Emily of New Moon
	Sonja Smits	Traders
	Peta Wilson	Nikita

2000s[]

Year	Actor	Series
2000 15th Gemini Awards
	Torri Higginson	The City
	Sarah Chalke	Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
	Kari Matchett	Power Play
	Caroline Néron	Cover Me
	Sonja Smits	Traders
	Julie Stewart	Cold Squad
2001 16th Gemini Awards
	Babz Chula	These Arms of Mine
	Maria del Mar	Blue Murder
	Tamara Hickey	The Associates
	Julie Stewart	Cold Squad
	Amanda Tapping	Stargate SG-1
2002 17th Gemini Awards
	Julie Stewart	Cold Squad
	Tamara Hickey	The Associates
	Janet Kidder	Tom Stone
	Victoria Snow	Paradise Falls
	Venus Terzo	Da Vinci's Inquest
2003 18th Gemini Awards
	Marina Orsini	The Last Chapter II: The War Continues
	Tamara Hickey	Blue Murder
	Mimi Kuzyk	Blue Murder
	Julie Stewart	Cold Squad
	Waneta Storms	The Eleventh Hour
2004 19th Gemini Awards
	Catherine Disher	Snakes & Ladders
	Martha Burns	Slings & Arrows
	Cara Pifko	This is Wonderland
	Waneta Storms	The Eleventh Hour
		Blue Murder
2005 20th Gemini Awards
	Cara Pifko	This is Wonderland
		Paradise Falls
	Victoria Snow	Paradise Falls
	Julie Stewart	Cold Squad
	Waneta Storms	The Eleventh Hour
2006 21st Gemini Awards
	Martha Burns	Slings and Arrows
	Martha Henry	At the Hotel
	Erin Karpluk	Godiva's
	Andrea Menard	Moccasin Flats
	Cara Pifko	This Is Wonderland
2007 22nd Gemini Awards
	Martha Burns	Slings and Arrows
	Susan Coyne	Slings and Arrows
	Gabrielle Miller	Robson Arms
	Klea Scott	Intelligence
2008 23rd Gemini Awards
	Hélène Joy	Durham County
	Kristin Booth	MVP
	Natalie Dormer	The Tudors
	Jewel Staite	Stargate: Atlantis
	Camille Sullivan	Intelligence
2009 24th Gemini Awards
	Erin Karpluk	Being Erica
	Natalie Dormer	The Tudors
	Amy Jo Johnson	Flashpoint
	Andrea Menard	Rabbit Fall
	Amanda Tapping	Sanctuary

2010s[]

Year	Actor	Series	Ref
2010 25th Gemini Awards
	Caroline Cave	Cra$h & Burn
	Lynda Boyd	Republic of Doyle
	Hélène Joy	Durham County
	Grace Park	The Border
	Victoria Snow	Paradise Falls
2011 26th Gemini Awards
	Michelle Thrush	Blackstone	^[9]
	Erin Karpluk	Being Erica	^[10]
	Carmen Moore	Blackstone
	Krystin Pellerin	Republic of Doyle
	Lauren Lee Smith	The Listener
	Camille Sullivan	Shattered
2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards
	Meg Tilly	Bomb Girls	^[11]
	Erica Durance	Saving Hope
	Erin Karpluk	Being Erica
	Amy Price-Francis	King
	Emily Rose	Haven
2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black
	Hélène Joy	Murdoch Mysteries
	Michelle Thrush	Blackstone
	Meg Tilly	Bomb Girls
	Katheryn Winnick	Vikings
2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black
	Megan Follows	Reign
	Meaghan Rath	Being Human
	Jennie Raymond	Sex & Violence
	Jackie Torrens	Sex & Violence
2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black
	Megan Follows	Reign
	Kristin Lehman	Motive
	Missy Peregrym	Rookie Blue
	Jennie Raymond	Sex & Violence
2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black
	Erica Durance	Saving Hope
	Megan Follows	Reign
	Kristin Lehman	Motive
	Carmen Moore	Blackstone
2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black
	Caroline Dhavernas	Mary Kills People
	Amybeth McNulty	Anne with an E
	Meaghan Rath	Rogue
	Jennie Raymond	Sex & Violence
2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards
	Amybeth McNulty	Anne with an E
	Wendy Crewson	The Detail
	Caroline Dhavernas	Mary Kills People
	Kristin Kreuk	Burden of Truth
	Melanie Scrofano	Wynonna Earp
2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards
	Karine Vanasse	Cardinal
	Caroline Dhavernas	Mary Kills People
	Amybeth McNulty	Anne with an E
	Lauren Lee Smith	Frankie Drake Mysteries
	Serinda Swan	Coroner

2020s[]

Year	Actor	Series	Ref
2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards
	Crystle Lightning	Trickster	^[12]
	Vinessa Antoine	Diggstown	^[13]
	Kristin Kreuk	Burden of Truth
	Melanie Scrofano	Wynonna Earp
	Karine Vanasse	Cardinal: Until the Night
2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards
	Vinessa Antoine	Diggstown	^[14]
	Kristin Kreuk	Burden of Truth
	Laurence Leboeuf	Transplant
	Melanie Scrofano	Wynonna Earp
	Serinda Swan	Coroner

References[]

^ "Green Gables big Gemini awards winner". Windsor Star, December 5, 1986.
^ Sid Adilman, "Anne leads field in Geminis race". Toronto Star, October 16, 1986.
^ Bill Anderson, "Seeing Things shines in Gemini spotlight". Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1987.
^ John Haslett Cuff, "Seeing Things, Night Heat top Gemini nomination list". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 1987.
^ "Gemini awards ceremony reveals surprising winners". Windsor Star, December 1, 1988.
^ Henry Mietkiewicz, "Nominated for Canadian TV's best: The Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, October 13, 1988.
^ "Glory enough for all at CBC as docudrama wins 9 Geminis". Montreal Gazette, December 6, 1989.
^ "Banting series tops Gemini nominees". Edmonton Journal, October 26, 1989.
^ Raju Mudhar, "Fitz nabs most Geminis: Top drama and comedy prizes go to The Borgias and Rick Mercer Report". Toronto Star, September 8, 2011.
^ Mishki Vaccaro, "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011.
^ Linda Barnard, "A first night to remember: 'Amazing ride' for Rebelle at inaugural Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star, March 4, 2013.
^ Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Green Gables big Gemini awards winner". Windsor Star, December 5, 1986.

[2] Sid Adilman, "Anne leads field in Geminis race". Toronto Star, October 16, 1986.

[3] Bill Anderson, "Seeing Things shines in Gemini spotlight". Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1987.

[4] John Haslett Cuff, "Seeing Things, Night Heat top Gemini nomination list". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 1987.

[5] "Gemini awards ceremony reveals surprising winners". Windsor Star, December 1, 1988.

[6] Henry Mietkiewicz, "Nominated for Canadian TV's best: The Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, October 13, 1988.

[7] "Glory enough for all at CBC as docudrama wins 9 Geminis". Montreal Gazette, December 6, 1989.

[8] "Banting series tops Gemini nominees". Edmonton Journal, October 26, 1989.

[9] Raju Mudhar, "Fitz nabs most Geminis: Top drama and comedy prizes go to The Borgias and Rick Mercer Report". Toronto Star, September 8, 2011.

[vaccaro-10] Mishki Vaccaro, "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011.

[11] Linda Barnard, "A first night to remember: 'Amazing ride' for Rebelle at inaugural Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star, March 4, 2013.

[12] Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.

[13] Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.

[14] Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.

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Discontinued awards	Bijou Awards (1981) Best Actor - Non-Feature (1969–81) Best Actress - Non-Feature (1969–81) Foreign Actor (1980–83) Foreign Actress (1980–83) Theatrical Short (1949–96) Children's or Youth Program (1986-2002) Host, Children's or Youth Program (2008-2016) Special Achievement Wendy Michener Award (1969-1978) Diversity Award (1992-2016)
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