Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award - Drama


The Golden Sheaf Award for Best Drama is an award presented by the Yorkton Film Festival.

History

In 1947 the Yorkton Film Council was founded. The first Yorkton Film Festival was held in 1950 During the first few festivals, the films were adjudicated by audience participation through ballot casting and winners were awarded 'Certificates of Merit' by the film council. In 1958 the film council established the Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award for the category 'Best of Festival', awarded to the best overall film of the festival.
In 1984 the Golden Sheaf Award for best Drama was added to the main categories. The winner of this award is determined by a panel of jurors chosen by the film council to select the best film that is primarily centred on a dramatic portrayal of characters, settings, life situations and stories.

Best Drama winners

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2010s