Happily Married (C’est comme ça que je t’aime, pictured) took home the top Canadian Prize at the 2021 Rockie Awards International Program Competition on June 15, winning the Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content.

The French-Canadian series was ranked the highest-scoring Canadian program or property during the competition, following two rounds of independent jury review. Produced by Cineflix Media, Casablanca Productions and Ici Tou.tv, the period piece also took home a $25,000 prize for the win.

The 10-episode first season of Happily Married is currently available to stream on CBC Gem. Production on season two kicked off last weekend and is expected to air on ICI Tou.tv Extra either later this year or in 2022.

Elsewhere during the virtual awards, which were hosted by Canadian comedian and YouTube personality Jasmeet Raina (pictured right), Hindsight from B.C.-based Kelly&Kelly Creative took home the prize for best fictional podcast. Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, from Toronto’s Associated Producers, won for best history and biography offering.

Canadian media took home a total of five awards at the International Competition Program. The U.K. racked up the most wins this year at 11, with the U.S. just behind them at 10. Australia and France rounded out the pack with four wins apiece.

U.K. series I May Destroy You, the brainchild of Michaela Coel from Various Artists and FALKNA, topped the list of international winners by taking home the award for Limited Series and the prestigious Grandy Jury Prize, which names the best in show from all of the Rockies International Program Competition winners.

Warner Bros. Television’s The Flight Attendant, which is also produced by star Kaley Cuoco under her Norman Productions banner, was awarded the best English-language comedy series. And BBC America’s Killing Eve, starring Canadian Sandra Oh, was named best English-language drama series.

HBO Max’s It’s a Sin was another big winner, taking home Program of the Year, while France Télévisions’ entry Brazen (Culottées) won the Francophone Prize. Rounding out the list of non-English language award winners were Sweden’s Caliphate (Kalifat), which was named best drama series, and Spanish-language El Presidente, which was awarded best comedy series.

In terms of youth live-action projects, Australia’s First Day and The Netherlands’ War Stories (Oorlog-Stories) took home respective wins for best children and best youth offerings. Australia’s Blackfella Films was also awarded a docuseries win for Filthy Rich & Homeless, and the country’s Northern Pictures took home the lifestyle trophy for Love on the Spectrum.

Rounding out this year’s International Program Competition winners were Second Captains’ Where Is George Gibney? (non-fiction podcast), National Geographic’s Cosmos: Possible Worlds (science & technology), ESPN Films’ The Last Dance (sports documentary), and Sky Studio’s Roald & Beatrix, the Tail of the Curious Mouse (TV movie).

This year’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition featured 142 nominations from 37 countries. Winners were chosen by an international industry jury comprised of more than 150 entertainment and media professionals.