At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 , host Norm Macdonald called in his opening monologue for the awards to be named the Candys ; several presenters and winners followed his lead throughout the evening , referring to the award as " The Candy " in their presentation announcements or acceptance speeches , and John Candy 's former '' SCTV '' colleagues Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara both endorsed Macdonald 's proposal in the press room . Macdonald had not sought input from the Academy itself prior to his monologue , although he ran the idea past the ceremony 's broadcast producer Barry Avrich . At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 , host Howie Mandel offered his own nickname proposal , suggesting that the awards be dubbed the " STDs " to stand for " Screen , Television and Digital " , although his suggestion was less positively received
4th Canadian Screen Awards
4th Canadian Screen Awards
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