CBC and HBO Max’s Sort Of has received the most nods in the television categories for the 21st annual DGC Awards.

The annual Director’s Guild of Canada (DGC) awards announced the nominees for television series, movies for television and mini-series on Wednesday (Aug. 10), while nominations for feature film, documentary and short film will be announced at a later date.

The dramedy (pictured) has four nominations, including Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Comedy Series for Fabrizio Filippo, who is the co-creator, co-showrunner and co-executive producer alongside star Bilal Baig.

Sort Of also received nods for Best Production Design for Chris Crane; and Best Picture Editing for Sam Thomson and Craig Webster, who separately received a nomination. The Sphere Media-produced (formerly Sienna Films) show recently picked up Program of the Year at the Rockie Awards Gala at the Banff World Media Festival as well as a Peabody Award.

CBC’s period drama with BET+ The Porter received three nominations, including Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Dramatic Series for Charles Officer, as well as best picture editing and sound editing in a dramatic series. Produced by Winnipeg’s Inferno Pictures and Toronto’s Sphere Media (formerly Sienna films), the series is also nominated for Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming at the upcoming 74th annual Emmy Awards.

Jamie Travis is in the running for Outstanding Directorial Achievement In a Dramatic Series for the Vancouver-shot Showtime series Yellowjackets, alongside David Frazee of Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla, on which Toronto prodco Take 5 Productions handles post-production and VFX work in Canada. Yellowjackets also received a nomination for best production design, while Vikings: Valhalla is also up for best picture editing.

Other nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series include Stefan Pleszczynski for CTV’s medical drama Transplant; Helen Shaver for B.C.-shot Netflix series Maid; and Rachel Leiterman for Epix series Billy The Kid, which also picked up best picture editing.

The remaining Outstanding Directorial Achievement In a Comedy Series nominees include J Stevens for Syfy and CTV Sci-Fi Channel’s Astrid and Lilly Save the World, which also received a nomination for picture editing; Cory Bowles for CBC’s Pretty Hard Cases, which also earned a nod for best production design; Yael Staav for CBC and Netflix original comedy Workin’ Moms; and Melanie Orr for Pier 21 Films-produced CBC family sitcom Run the Burbs, who also earned a nod for directorial achievement in a family series for her work in Hulu and YTV’s The Hardy Boys. Produced by Nelvana and Lambur Productions, The Hardy Boys is also in the running for best picture editing.

Other contenders for directorial achievement in a family series include J. J. Johnson for Apple TV+’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, which is also up for best sound editing; Nimisha Mukerji for Disney Channel Canada’s Gabby Duran and the Unsittables; Felipe Rodriguez for Family Channel’s Ruby and the Well; and Shannon Kohli for Disney+’s The Mysterious Benedict Society.

Jeremy Podeswa and the aforementioned Shaver separately received an Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Movies For Television And Mini-Series nomination for HBO’s Station Eleven, alongside Adventures in Christmasing‘s (VH1) Troy Scott, and Girl In the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez‘s (Lifetime) Jessica Harmon.

Other Canadian titles in the running for DGC Awards include Robert Vaughn’s Christmas Movie Magic (Super Channel), which picked up three nominations for production design, picture editing, and sound editing for movies for television and mini-series. CBC’s Son of a Critch earned two nominations for production design and sound editing for a comedy or family series; Global’s Ghosts is up for best production design for a comedy or family series.

Crave’s homegrown sitcom Letterkenny is up against CBC’s dramedy Moonshine for picture editing for a comedy or family series. Created by Sheri Elwood, Moonshine is also up for sound editing for a comedy or family series.

Hulu original and Toronto-shot series The Handmaid’s Tale also received two nods, including best production design and best picture editing in a dramatic series. As well, Toronto-shot Disney+ movie Sneakerella earned a nomination for best production design for movies for television and mini-series.

This year, DGC received a record number of 300 television submissions, according to a news release. The winners will be announced on Nov. 5 at the West Coast DGC Awards in Vancouver.

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