Shelagh O'Brien is a Canadian television director. She is most noted as a 10-time Canadian Screen Award winner, receiving awards for Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games,"Canadian Screen Awards 2016: CBC wins big in drama, comedy". CBC News, March 9, 2016. for Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 for her direction of the 2019 Giller Prize gala broadcast,Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Revealed In Lifestyle And Reality, Children’s And Youth Categories". ET Canada, May 26, 2020. and Best Direction, Reality/Competition at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards for the Canada's Drag Race episode "U Wear It Well".Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
She is also a frequent director of Crave's television comedy specials from the Just for Laughs festival.Jordan Pinto, "CraveTV partners with JFL on comedy specials". Playback, September 27, 2017.
Awards +YearAssociationAwardWorkResultRef.2014Canadian Screen AwardsBest Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesJust for Laughs: All Access, "The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala"2015Just for Laughs Presents: "Whitney Cummings's Bleep Show"20162015 Pan American Games Opening Ceremony2017The Beaverton, "Episode 3" (shared with Henry Sarwer-Foner)Best Direction, Dramatic Program or Mini-seriesHamlet2018Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesThe Beaverton, "Episode 201" (shared with Craig David Wallace)20192017 Scotiabank Giller Prize2020Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information2018 Scotiabank Giller PrizeBest Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy7th Canadian Screen AwardsTrevor Noah @ JFL, Volume II2021Jonathan Van Ness: KicksBest Direction, Reality or Competition Program or SeriesCanada's Drag Race, "U Wear It Well"2022Canada's Drag Race, "Under the Big Top"Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesRoast Battle Canada, "Episode 1"2023Roast Battle Canada, "Episode 201"Comedy Night with Rick Mercer, "Episode 105"Best Direction, Reality or Competition Program or SeriesCanada's Drag Race, "Squirrels Trip: The Rusical"2024Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, "Bonjour Hi"Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or SeriesRoast Battle CanadaHannah Gadsby: Dry2025Mae Martin: The GalaRoast Battle Canada, "Hisham Kelati v Mark Little, Marito Lopez v Sophie Buddle"Best Direction, Reality or Competition Program or SeriesCanada's Drag Race, "Premiere Ball"Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, "Snatch Game: The Rusical"
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