# Margaret Collier Award

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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](/source/Gemini_Awards), it became part of the [Canadian Screen Awards](/source/Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2013.[1] It can be presented to an individual writer or writing team.[2] As of 2025, administration of the award has been transferred to the [Writers Guild of Canada](/source/Writers_Guild_of_Canada) as part of its [WGC Screenwriting Awards](/source/WGC_Screenwriting_Awards) program.[3]

The award is named in honour of Margaret Collier, the longtime executive director of [ACTRA](/source/ACTRA)'s chapter for television writers.[4]

## Past recipients

### Gemini Awards

- 1986 - [Charles E. Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_E._Israel&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1987 - [Grahame Woods](/source/Grahame_Woods)[5]

- 1988 - [M. Charles Cohen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M._Charles_Cohen&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1989 - [Donald Brittain](/source/Donald_Brittain)

- 1990 - [Ted Allan](/source/Ted_Allan)

- 1992 - [Harry Rasky](/source/Harry_Rasky)

- 1993 - [George R. Robertson](/source/George_R._Robertson)

- 1994 - [Alex Barris](/source/Alex_Barris)

- 1995 - [Timothy Findley](/source/Timothy_Findley)

- 1996 - [Anna Sandor](/source/Anna_Sandor)[6]

- 1998 - [Douglas Bowie](/source/Douglas_Bowie)[7]

- 1998 - [Frank Shuster](/source/Frank_Shuster), [Johnny Wayne](/source/Johnny_Wayne) for their collaborations as [Wayne & Shuster](/source/Wayne_%26_Shuster). Frank Shuster accepted the award as Wayne had died in 1989.

- 1999 - [Suzette Couture](/source/Suzette_Couture)

- 2000 - [Rob Forsyth](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rob_Forsyth&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2001 - [David Barlow](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Barlow_(writer)&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2002 - [Patrick Watson](/source/Patrick_Watson_(producer))

- 2003 - [Charles Lazer](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Lazer&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2004 - [Wayne Grigsby](/source/Wayne_Grigsby)

- 2005 - *not presented*

- 2006 - [Pete White](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pete_White_(screenwriter)&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2007 - [Susan Marcus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Susan_Marcus&action=edit&redlink=1), [Chris Clark](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Clark_(screenwriter)&action=edit&redlink=1), [Lilly Barnes](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lilly_Barnes&action=edit&redlink=1), [Joy Simons-Newall](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joy_Simons-Newall&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2008 - [David Cole](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Cole_(writer)&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2009 - [Barbara Samuels](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barbara_Samuels&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2010 - [Donald Martin](/source/Donald_Martin_(screenwriter))

- 2011 - [Bob Carney](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Carney_(writer)&action=edit&redlink=1)

### Canadian Screen Awards

- 2013 - [Heather Conkie](/source/Heather_Conkie)

- 2014 - [Semi Chellas](/source/Semi_Chellas)

- 2015 - [Tassie Cameron](/source/Tassie_Cameron)[8]

- 2016 - [Karen Walton](/source/Karen_Walton)[9]

- 2017 - [Denis McGrath](/source/Denis_McGrath)[10]

- 2018 - [Brad Wright](/source/Brad_Wright)

- 2019 - [David Shore](/source/David_Shore)[11]

### WGC Screenwriting Awards

- 2025 - [Andrew Wreggitt](/source/Andrew_Wreggitt)[3]

- 2026 - Ian Weir[12]

## See also

- [Canadian television awards](/source/Canadian_television_awards)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Tony Atherton, "Viewer curiosity behind Geminis success story". *[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)*, March 3, 1996.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Special Awards"](https://www.academy.ca/?s=Margaret+Collier&x=0&y=0). Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wreggitt_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wreggitt_3-1) Nicholas Sokic, ["Andrew Wreggit to receive WGC’s Margaret Collier Award"](https://playbackonline.ca/2025/03/18/andrew-wreggit-to-receive-wgcs-margaret-collier-award/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, March 18, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Susan Ferrier Mackay, ["Formidable ACTRA official Margaret Collier advocated for writers for film, TV and radio"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-formidable-actra-official-margaret-collier-advocated-for-writers-for/). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, May 12, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** John Haslett Cuff, "Seeing Things, Night Heat top Gemini nomination list". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 22, 1987.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Awards honour contributions in TV". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 21, 1996.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Mike Boone, "Newsroom, Arrow scoop Geminis: Satiric sitcom about TV and a controversial series about doomed fighter pick up five apiece". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, March 2, 1998.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Adnan M. (28 February 2015). ["Tassie Cameron ('Rookie Blue') Honoured with Margaret Collier Award"](https://www.theartsguild.com/2015/02/28/tassie-cameron-rookie-blue-honoured-with-margaret-collier-award/). The Arts Guild. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["'22 Minutes,' Ivan Fecan to receive special Canadian Screen Awards"](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/11/10/22-minutes-ivan-fecan-to-receive-special-canadian-screen-awards.html). *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, November 10, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Canadian Screen Awards: Peter Mansbridge, Karyn Pugliese, Margaret Atwood to be honoured"](http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/csa-special-awards-1.4370732). [CBC News](/source/CBC_News), October 30, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Corey Atad, ["Alex Trebek, David Suzuki, Dan Levy And More Among 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Special Honourees"](https://etcanada.com/news/552359/alex-trebek-david-suzuki-dan-levy-and-more-among-2020-canadian-screen-awards-special-honourees/) [Archived](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/) 2020-08-17 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). *[ET Canada](/source/ET_Canada)*, December 4, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Jamie Casemore, ["WGC honours Simon Barry with Showrunner Award"](https://playbackonline.ca/2026/04/28/wgc-honours-simon-barry-with-showrunner-award/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, April 28, 2026.

v t e Canadian Screen Awards By year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Canadian Film Awards (film, 1949–1978) 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 Genie Awards (film, 1979–2012) 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990/91 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ACTRA Awards (television, 1972–1986) 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Gemini Awards (television, 1986–2012) 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Film awards by category Motion Picture Lead Performance, Comedy Lead Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Director Animated Short Art Direction and Production Design Casting Cinematography Cinematography in a Documentary Costume Design Editing Editing in a Documentary Feature Length Documentary Hair Live Action Short Makeup Original Music in a Documentary Original Score Original Song Performance in a Short Film Screenplay (Original and Adapted) Short Documentary Sound Editing Sound Mixing Sound Design in a Documentary Stunt Coordination Visual Effects Golden Screen John Dunning Best First Feature Award Television awards by category Comedy Series Drama Series TV Movie Children's or Youth Fiction Series Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Series Pre-School Series Reality/Competition Series Leading Performance, Comedy Leading Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Ensemble Performance in Variety or Sketch Comedy Direction, Children's or Youth Performance, Children's or Youth Writing, Children's or Youth Casting Donald Brittain Award Rob Stewart Award Special awards Academy Achievement Award Earle Grey Award Gordon Sinclair Award Radius Award Discontinued awards Bijou Awards (1981) Actor (1968-2022) Actor - Non-Feature (1969–81) Actress (1968-2022) Actress - Non-Feature (1969–81) Lead Performance in a Film (2022) Lead Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Foreign Actor (1980–83) Foreign Actress (1980–83) Supporting Actor (1968-2022) Supporting Actress (1968-2022) Supporting Performance in a Film (2022) Theatrical Short (1949–96) Children's or Youth Program (1986-2002) Host, Children's or Youth Program (2008-2016) Individual or Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (1992-2000) Individual Performance in a Comedy (2001-2010) John Drainie Award (1968-2000) Special Achievement Foster Hewitt Award (1975-1986) Wendy Michener Award (1969-1978) Diversity Award (1992-2016) Margaret Collier Award (1986-2020) Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.

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