{{Short description|Discontinued annual Canadian media award}} The '''Margaret Collier Award''' is a lifetime achievement award, presented to a Canadian writer for their outstanding body of work in film or television. Formerly presented as part of the [[Gemini Awards]], it became part of the [[Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2013.<ref>Tony Atherton, "Viewer curiosity behind Geminis success story". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', March 3, 1996.</ref> It can be presented to an individual writer or writing team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.academy.ca/?s=Margaret+Collier&x=0&y=0| publisher=Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television|title=Special Awards| access-date=12 November 2017}}</ref> As of 2025, administration of the award has been transferred to the [[Writers Guild of Canada]] as part of its [[WGC Screenwriting Awards]] program.<ref name=wreggitt>Nicholas Sokic, [https://playbackonline.ca/2025/03/18/andrew-wreggit-to-receive-wgcs-margaret-collier-award/ "Andrew Wreggit to receive WGC’s Margaret Collier Award"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', March 18, 2025.</ref>
The award is named in honour of Margaret Collier, the longtime executive director of [[ACTRA]]'s chapter for television writers.<ref>Susan Ferrier Mackay, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-formidable-actra-official-margaret-collier-advocated-for-writers-for/ "Formidable ACTRA official Margaret Collier advocated for writers for film, TV and radio"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 12, 2021.</ref>
==Past recipients==
===Gemini Awards=== *1986 - [[Charles E. Israel]] *1987 - [[Grahame Woods]]<ref>John Haslett Cuff, "Seeing Things, Night Heat top Gemini nomination list". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 22, 1987.</ref> *1988 - [[M. Charles Cohen]] *1989 - [[Donald Brittain]] *1990 - [[Ted Allan]] *1992 - [[Harry Rasky]] *1993 - [[George R. Robertson]] *1994 - [[Alex Barris]] *1995 - [[Timothy Findley]] *1996 - [[Anna Sandor]]<ref>"Awards honour contributions in TV". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 21, 1996.</ref> *1998 - [[Douglas Bowie]]<ref>Mike Boone, "Newsroom, Arrow scoop Geminis: Satiric sitcom about TV and a controversial series about doomed fighter pick up five apiece". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', March 2, 1998.</ref> *1998 - [[Frank Shuster]], [[Johnny Wayne]] for their collaborations as [[Wayne & Shuster]]. Frank Shuster accepted the award as Wayne had died in 1989. *1999 - [[Suzette Couture]] *2000 - [[Rob Forsyth]] *2001 - [[David Barlow (writer)|David Barlow]] *2002 - [[Patrick Watson (producer)|Patrick Watson]] *2003 - [[Charles Lazer]] *2004 - [[Wayne Grigsby]] *2005 - ''not presented'' *2006 - [[Pete White (screenwriter)|Pete White]] *2007 - [[Susan Marcus]], [[Chris Clark (screenwriter)|Chris Clark]], [[Lilly Barnes]], [[Joy Simons-Newall]] *2008 - [[David Cole (writer)|David Cole]] *2009 - [[Barbara Samuels]] *2010 - [[Donald Martin (screenwriter)|Donald Martin]] *2011 - [[Bob Carney (writer)|Bob Carney]]
===Canadian Screen Awards=== *2013 - [[Heather Conkie]] *2014 - [[Semi Chellas]] *2015 - [[Tassie Cameron]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theartsguild.com/2015/02/28/tassie-cameron-rookie-blue-honoured-with-margaret-collier-award/|date=28 February 2015 | publisher=The Arts Guild|author=Adnan M.|title=Tassie Cameron ('Rookie Blue') Honoured with Margaret Collier Award| access-date=12 November 2017}}</ref> *2016 - [[Karen Walton]]<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/11/10/22-minutes-ivan-fecan-to-receive-special-canadian-screen-awards.html "'22 Minutes,' Ivan Fecan to receive special Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 10, 2015.</ref> *2017 - [[Denis McGrath]]<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/csa-special-awards-1.4370732 "Canadian Screen Awards: Peter Mansbridge, Karyn Pugliese, Margaret Atwood to be honoured"]. [[CBC News]], October 30, 2017.</ref> *2018 - [[Brad Wright]] *2019 - [[David Shore]]<ref>Corey Atad, [https://etcanada.com/news/552359/alex-trebek-david-suzuki-dan-levy-and-more-among-2020-canadian-screen-awards-special-honourees/ "Alex Trebek, David Suzuki, Dan Levy And More Among 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Special Honourees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817145243/https://etcanada.com/news/552359/alex-trebek-david-suzuki-dan-levy-and-more-among-2020-canadian-screen-awards-special-honourees/ |date=2020-08-17 }}. ''[[ET Canada]]'', December 4, 2019.</ref>
===WGC Screenwriting Awards=== *2025 - [[Andrew Wreggitt]]<ref name=wreggitt/> *2026 - Ian Weir<ref>Jamie Casemore, [https://playbackonline.ca/2026/04/28/wgc-honours-simon-barry-with-showrunner-award/ "WGC honours Simon Barry with Showrunner Award"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', April 28, 2026.</ref>
==See also== * [[Canadian television awards]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Canadian Screen Awards}}
[[Category:Gemini Awards]] [[Category:Lifetime achievement awards]] [[Category:Canadian Screen Award television categories]] [[Category:Screenwriting awards for television]] [[Category:Canadian Screen Award winning writers|*]] [[Category:Retired Canadian Screen Awards]] [[Category:Canadian screenwriting awards]]