Many writers were heartfelt, humble and overcome with thanks when they accepted their win at the WGC’s Screenwriting Awards in Toronto on Monday night.

And others, like John Krizanc, definitely didn’t shy away from the honors.

‘I don’t care who was up for this award, I really deserve this,’ he quipped upon winning the MOW and miniseries category for his work on The Summit.

Robert Lower, who won for his documentary The Royal Winnipeg Ballet — 40 Years of One Night Stands, was unable to attend though colleague Fred Yackman accepted the award on his behalf and read a prepared acceptance speech. ‘I only have one question: What took you so long?’ said Lower.

The show was hosted by comic Debra DiGiovanni, who collaborated with sibling writers Daniel and Steven Shehori. Listing prominent homegrown programming including Battle of the Blades and Dragons’ Den, DiGiovanni commented that reality series do better than scripted material. ‘Dragons’ Den, really? You know, if you were on Dragons’ Den, and you pitched the idea of Dragons’ Den to the hosts of Dragons’ Den, even they’d tell you to go fuck yourself,’ she told the crowd.

Other winners included Jacob Tierney in the feature film category for The Trotsky; Robert C. Cooper, who won best episodic one-hour for the Stargate Universe episode ‘Time’; and Garry Campbell for episodic half-hour with Less Than Kind‘s, ‘The Daters.’

Shelley Scarrow won in animation for Total Drama Action‘s ‘The Sand Witch Project’; while Kate Barris won for children and preschool with Max and Ruby‘s ‘Max Says Goodbye.’

Jessie Gabe won in the short subject category with Being Erica‘s ‘Webisodes’; Barbara Samuels (Afghanada, ‘Episode 61’) scored in radio drama, while the writing team on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, headed by Ed Macdonald, won among variety programming.

Three additional awards were also handed out. Peter Mitchell (Traders, Cold Squad) received the Alex Barris Mentorship Award for identifying talent, Heather Conkie (Road to Avonlea, Heartland) snagged the fourth annual WGC Showrunner Award and Rebecca Schechter took home the WGC Writers Block Award for her service as the guild’s president.

______________________________ This story has been corrected. Schechter is not the first woman to receive the Block Award as originally reported.