14th Canadian Screen Awards

14th Canadian Screen Awards
Date	May 31, 2026
Location	Canadian Broadcasting Centre Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	Andrew Phung
Most nominations	40 Acres (film, 10) North of North (TV, 20)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC Television CTV Global CBC Gem Crave StackTV
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The 14th Canadian Screen Awards will be presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television on May 31, 2026, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2025. ^[1] The ceremony will be hosted by Andrew Phung, and will take place at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto.

The academy announced a new multi-broadcaster partnership, which will see the ceremony broadcast live in simulcast by CBC Television, CTV and Global, as well as being streamed on CBC Gem, Crave and StackTV. ^[2]

Nominations for the awards were announced March 25. ^[3] The film 40 Acres topped the field in film categories, with ten nominations, while North of North led the television categories with 20 nominations. ^[3]

Category changes

The academy announced a number of category changes in September 2025. Most notably, eligibility in acting categories will now be restricted to Canadian actors, following industry feedback after three of the four film acting awards at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025 were won by established international stars rather than Canadian performers. ^[4] Four new "Spotlight" categories will also be introduced, one each for actors, directors, writers and producers, to honour Canadian talent for their work on international television shows that were filmed partially or entirely in Canada, but were not Canadian productions in order to be eligible for consideration in regular categories. ^[4]

The categories for Best Host for a Live Entertainment Special, Best Variety or Entertainment Special, Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series, Best Picture Editing in Animation and Best Host of a Talk Show or Entertainment News Program were discontinued, and a new category will be introduced in the Digital stream for Creator of the Year, to honour Canadian content creators who have had an impact on social media platforms. ^[4]

Special awards

Several special award recipients were announced on March 4: ^[5]

• Academy Icon Award - Mike Myers
• Gordon Sinclair Award - Hazel Mae
• Changemaker Award - Maxine Bailey
• Sustainable Production Award - Mile End Kicks

Film

Best Motion Picture	Best Direction
40 Acres — Jennifer Holness Blue Heron — Ryan Bobkin, Sara Wylie, Sophy Romvari The Cost of Heaven (Gagne ton ciel) — Hany Ouichou Follies (Folichonneries) — Laurie Pominville, Hany Ouichou, Éric K. Boulianne Lovely Day (Mille secrets mille dangers) — Kim McCraw, Luc Déry Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie — Matthew Miller, Matt Greyson The Things You Kill — Alireza Khatami, Michael Solomon Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) — Samuel Cohn-Cousineau, Jonathan Frantz	Éric K. Boulianne, Follies (Folichonneries) Alireza Khatami, The Things You Kill Zacharias Kunuk, Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) Sophy Romvari, Blue Heron R. T. Thorne, 40 Acres Heather Young, There, There
Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film	Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film
Éric K. Boulianne, Follies (Folichonneries) France Castel, The Furies (Les Furies) Catherine Chabot, Follies (Folichonneries) Neil Elias, Lovely Day (Mille secrets mille dangers) Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Two Women (Deux femmes en or) Patrick Hivon, Peak Everything (Amour Apocalypse) Laurence Leboeuf, Two Women (Deux femmes en or) Jay McCarrol, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie	Milya Corbeil Gauvreau, Fanny Jasmin Geljo, Cat's Cry Grace Glowicki, Honey Bunch Marlene Jewell, There, There Theresia Kappianaq, Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) Nina Kiri, Out Standing Michaela Kurimsky, Sweet Angel Baby Noah Parker, Who by Fire (Comme le feu)
Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film	Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film
Devon Bostick, Mile End Kicks Catherine Chabot, Compulsive Liar 2 (Menteuse) Juliette Gariépy, Two Women (Deux femmes en or) Graham Greene, Sweet Summer Pow Wow Matt Johnson, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Agathe Ledoux, Follies (Folichonneries) Hassan Mahbouba, Lovely Day (Mille secrets mille dangers) Rose-Marie Perreault, Lovely Day (Mille secrets mille dangers)	Paul Ahmarani, Who by Fire (Comme le feu) Aurélia Arandi-Longpré, Who by Fire (Comme le feu) Edik Beddoes, Blue Heron Monia Chokri, Where Souls Go (Où vont les âmes?) Micheline Lanctôt, Where Souls Go (Où vont les âmes?) Katie Mattatall, There, There Leah Panimera, Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Sweet Angel Baby
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexandre Auger and Éric K. Boulianne, Follies (Folichonneries) Alexandre Auger and Mathieu Denis, The Cost of Heaven (Gagne ton ciel) Alireza Khatami, The Things You Kill Chandler Levack, Mile End Kicks Sophy Romvari, Blue Heron R. T. Thorne and Glenn Taylor, 40 Acres	Mélanie Charbonneau and Martine Pagé, Out Standing Philippe Falardeau, Lovely Day (Mille secrets mille dangers) Catherine Léger, Two Women (Deux femmes en or)
Best Feature Length Documentary	Best Short Documentary
Endless Cookie — Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver, Daniel Bekerman, Alex Ordanis, Chris Yurkovich, Jason Ryle, Neil Mathieson James Bay 1975: The Shock of Two Nations (Baie James 1975 : le choc des nations) — Marie-Pierre Corriveau, Karine Dubois, Ernest Webb, Catherine Bainbridge, Myriam Berthelet, Mathieu Fournier, Mélanie Lameboy, Archita Ghosh, Daniel Morin Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery — Dan Levy, Ally Pankiw, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal Spare My Bones, Coyote! (Mais où va-t-on, coyote?) — Dominique Dussault, Jonah Malak The Track — Ryan Sidhoo, Graham Withers	King's Court — Serville Poblete, Kate Vollum, Chanda Chevannes La Mayordomía — Martin Edralin The Muse — Wanda Nolan, Liz Cowie, Rohan Fernando, Nathalie Cloutier My Memory-Walls (Mes murs-mémoires) — Axel Robin Send and Receive — Dominique Keller
Best Live Action Short Drama	Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama
Himalia — Catherine Boily, Rosalie Chicoine Perreault, Clara Milo, Juliette Lossky Karupy — Kalainithan Kalaichelvan, Shaista Roshan, Alison Almeida Little Victories (Les petites victoires) — Rafaël Beauchamp, Laurie Pominville Thin Walls — Robert Armanyous, Dayyaan Jameel Year of the Dragon — Giran Findlay Liu	Sumathy Balaram, Karupy Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, A Dying Tree (La Peau de l'autre) Siobhan Connors, Headcase Noam Desbiens-Lépine, Himalia Fiona Fu, Year of the Dragon Jamie Thomas King, The Light Before the Sun Lee Lawson, Thin Walls Hannan Younis, Halfway Haunted
Best Animated Short	John Dunning Best First Feature
Bread Will Walk — Alex Boya, Jelena Popović The Girl Who Cried Pearls (La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles) — Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski, Julie Roy, Marc Bertrand, Christine Noël The Gnawer of Rocks (Mangittatuarjuk) — Louise Flaherty Ibuka, Justice — Mylène Augustin, Justice Rutikara Sosuke the Duck — Bekky O'Neil	40 Acres , R. T. Thorne 100 Sunset , Kunsang Kyirong Blue Heron , Sophy Romvari Dinner with Friends , Sasha Leigh Henry Follies (Folichonneries), Éric K. Boulianne Where Souls Go (Où vont les âmes?), Brigitte Poupart
Best Art Direction/Production Design	Best Cinematography
Peter Cosco, 40 Acres Kerry Noonan and Malcolm McKenzie, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Antonin Sorel, The Train (Le Train) Joshua Turpin, Honey Bunch Joshua Turpin and Chloé Olson, Deathstalker	Andrew Appelle, Deathstalker Jeremy Benning, 40 Acres Edith Labbé, 1+1+1 Life, Love, Chaos (1+1+1 La vie, l'amour, le chaos) Catherine Lutes, There, There Nikolay Michaylov, Measures for a Funeral Ronald Plante, Yunan Jared Raab, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie J Stevens, Really Happy Someday
Best Costume Design	Best Editing
Melinda Dempster, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Heather Hedley, Honey Bunch Chelsea Graham, Deathstalker Leslie Kavanagh, Whistle Crystal Silden, All the Lost Ones Mara Zigler, Measures for a Funeral	Matthieu Bouchard and Chloé Robichaud, Two Women (Deux femmes en or) Jane MacRae, Nika and Madison Myriam Magassouba, Follies (Folichonneries) Simone Smith, Mile End Kicks Kurt Walker, Blue Heron
Best Sound Editing	Best Sound Mixing
Elma Bello, Gabe Knox, James Bastable and Michelle Irving, Mile End Kicks Matthew Chan, Bret Killoran and Gabriella Wallace, Honey Bunch Ed Douglas and Dermain Findlayson, 40 Acres Christopher Russell, Joe Scandella, Josh Fagen and Louis Duranleau, The Well Jane Tattersall, Sue Conley and David Evans, Out Standing	Matthew Chan, Honey Bunch Michelle Irving, Jeremy Fong and Pablo Villegas, Mile End Kicks Rudy Michael, Lucas Roveda, Dave Mercel and Adam Clark, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Lou Solakofski and Maryan P’yatnochka, Nika and Madison Brianna Todd and Carter Buckman, Sway
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Suad Bushnaq, Yunan Steph Copeland, It Feeds Adrian Ellis and Walker Grimshaw, The Legacy of Cloudy Falls Todor Kobakov, 40 Acres Erica Procunier, Please, After You	Brent Bodrug, Julian Stirpe and Siobhan Bodrug, "Wildflower" — Dream Eater David Carriere and Jane Penny, "A/S/L" — Mile End Kicks Jay McCarrol and Matt Johnson, "The Alpabet Song" — Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Best Makeup	Best Hair
Charlotte Gavaris and Chris Bridges, At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) Heather Jennings, Steven Kostanski and Patrick Baxter, Scared Shitless Niamh McCann, Tenille Shockey and François Dagenais, Honey Bunch Ashly Mckessock, Soul's Road Erin Sweeney, Jaye Falcioni and Tanya Bishoff, Deathstalker	Karola Dimberger, Whistle Lyne Lapiana, Lovely Day (Mille secrets mille dangers) Pina Robinson, The Mother and the Bear Toni Warren, At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) Sava Zeranska, Honey Bunch
Best Cinematography in a Documentary	Best Editing in a Documentary
Glauco Bermudez and François Messier-Rheault, Shifting Baselines Marcel Mueller, Circo Iris Ng, There Are No Words Étienne Roussy, Among Mountains and Streams (Parmi les montagnes et les ruisseaux) Kyle Sandilands, Everest Dark	Ricardo Acosta, Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance Cindy Au Yeung, Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines Nicole Bazuin, Modern Whore Andrew Beach and Graham Withers, It's All Gonna Break Greg Ng and Hart Snider, Saints and Warriors
Best Original Music in a Documentary	Best Sound Design in a Documentary
Marc Bell, Spare My Bones, Coyote! (Mais où va-t-on, coyote?) Gagan Singh, Singhs in the Ring Tom Third, Modern Whore Edo Van Breemen, The Track Genevieve Vincent, The Stand	Sylvain Brassard, Spare My Bones, Coyote! (Mais où va-t-on, coyote?) Eli Haligua, Blair Moog, Fatih Ragbet and Gulay Acar, Fairy Creek Gregor Phillips, D'wayne Murray, Ramsay Bourquin, May Guimarães, Alex Macia, Devon Quelch, Jake Kerr and Peter Robinson, Saints and Warriors Simon Plouffe, Seeing Through the Darkness (Les yeux ne font pas le regard) Andrew Zukerman, Endless Cookie
Best Visual Effects	Best Casting in a Film
Matt Glover and Dave Sauro, Whistle Marc Hall, Moon Marsolais, Vincent Campbell, David Atexide and Glavens Monfleury, Out Standing Cody Kennedy, Deathstalker Vineshh Vickinadas, Scared Shitless Tristan Zerafa, Lou Gatti, Mike Stadnyckyj, Graham Houston, Toshi Kosaka, James Soares, Christopher Shewchuk, Jeniree Bastidas, Onur Can Yol and Luca Tarantini, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie	Sharon Forrest, All the Lost Ones Stephanie Gorin, 40 Acres Tannaz Keshavarz-Agulto, Boxcutter Angela Quinn and Katrin Braga, Blue Heron Annie St-Pierre, Mile End Kicks
Golden Screen Award
TBA

Television

Programs

Best Drama Series	Best Comedy Series
Heated Rivalry — Jacob Tierney, Brendan Brady Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent — Tassie Cameron, Erin Haskett, Amy Cameron, Alex Patrick, David Valleau, Tex Antonucci, Wanda Chaffey Plan B — Louis Morissette, Louis-Philippe Drolet, Mélanie Viau, Jacques Drolet, Jean-François Asselin, Céleste Parr Saint-Pierre — Allan Hawco, Erin Sullivan, Janine Squires, Robina Lord-Stafford, John Vatcher, Perry Chafe Wild Cards — Michael Konyves, Shawn Piller, Charles Cooper, Virginia Rankin, Tashi Bieler, James Genn	Children Ruin Everything — Mark Montefiore, Kurt Smeaton, Meaghan Rath, Anita Kapila, Chuck Tatham, Andrew De Angelis, Kathleen Phillips, Alyson Richards, Max Wolfond Late Bloomer — Jasmeet Raina, Peter Huang, Ricky Dhawan, Shebli Zarghami, Laszlo Barna, Nicole Butler, Vanessa Steinmetz, Robbie David, Lakna Edirisinghe North of North — Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Miranda de Pencier, Garry Campbell, Anya Adams, Susan Coyne, Teresa M. Ho, Mike Goldbach, Fabrizio Filippo, Patricia Curmi Son of a Critch — Mark Critch, Andrew Barnsley, Tim McAuliffe, Allan Hawco, Perry Chafe, Amanda Joy, Shelby Bronstine, John Vatcher, Erin Sullivan, Janine Squires The Trades — Gary Howsam, Ryan J. Lindsay, Robb Wells, Jonathan A. Walker
Animated program or series	Pre-School Program or Series
Lana Longbeard — Mathew Huerto, Alice Prodanou, Paul Rigg Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical — Stephanie Betts, Josh Scherba, Logan McPherson, James Brown Super Team Canada — Alex Cichon, Joel Bradley, Will Arnett, Joel H. Cohen, Robert Cohen, Jennifer Twiner McCarron Unicorn Academy — Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Dan Mokriy, Mike G Moore Wild Kratts — Vince Commisso, Blake Tohana, Chris Kratt, Martin Kratt, Cheryl Knapp, Coral Schoug	Bestest Day Ever with My Best Friend — Georgina López, Rennata López, Chloe Gray Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood — Nora Keely, Blake Tohana, Natalie Osborne, Martin Sal, Ilene Louise Mitchell Let's Go, Bananas! — Vince Commisso, Natalie Osborne, Blake Tohana, Coral Schoug, Eric Gomes, Alicia Moore Mittens & Pants — Phil McCordic, Shereen Ali, Norma Mendoza Rubble & Crew — Jennifer Dodge, Ronnen Harary, Laura Clunie, Toni Stevens, Dan Mokriy, Dave Beatty
Children's or youth fiction	Children's or youth non-fiction
Gangnam Project — Sarah Haasz, Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Jennica Harper, Corey Liu The Next Step — Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Romeo Candido, Amy Cole, Jon Rutherford, Amy Wright, Andrée Bagosy, Duana Taha, Jan Caruana, Bradley Vermunt Odd Squad — Matthew J.R. Bishop, Mark De Angelis, Carla de Jong, Kirsten Hurd, J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Stephen J. Turnbull The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia — Jonathan Finkelstein, Chantal Lafleur, Catherine Hernandez, Mindy Laxer	CBC Kids Reads — Emily Houghton, Lisa Wisniewski, Daniel Fernandes, Andrew Hicks, Gagan Sagoo Collar of Duty Kids — Laura Lillie, Raj Pannikar, Christopher Szarka Green Squad — Jonathan Finkelstein, Mindy Laxer, Stephanie Blanshay, Kirsten Hurd Old Enough! — Matthew Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Donna Luke, Kirsten Hurd, Natasha Negrea, Mitch Burman
TV Movie	History Documentary Program or Series
The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy, Part 1 — Darren Robson, Garrett VanDusen Dateless to Dangerous: My Son’s Secret Life — Jordana Aarons, Vanessa Aprile-Welfle, Suzanne Berger, Hannah Pillemer, Arnie Zipursky, Dayna Zipursky Dying in Plain Sight — Vanessa Aprile-Welfle, Suzanne Berger, Kyle Cooper, Hannah Pillemer, Jason Wan Lim, Arnie Zipursky, Bonnie Zipursky, Dayna Zipursky Guess Who — Graham Ludlow, Kaleigh Kavanagh, Shari Segal, Matt Wells, Bruno Goulard Pins and Needles — Bill Marks, Justin Rebelo, Christopher Giroux, Jesse Ikeman	The Christine Jessop Story — James Hyslop, Joanne Virgo, AJ Demers, Erik Barmack, Folklaur Chevrier Mafia: Most Wanted — Trish Dolman, Sherry Fynbo, Steven Thibault Mysteries of the Ancient Dead — Daniel Oron, Natasha Ryan Stuff the British Stole — David Brady, Kate Harrison Karman, Felicity Justrabo Who Killed the Montreal Expos? — Marie-Christine Pouliot, Richard Speer, Stéphanie Thibault
Documentary program	Factual series
Gold Bars: Who the Fuck Is Uncle Ludwig? — Danny Webber, Billie Mintz The Loneliest Race — Hannah Donegan, Ann Shin, Erica Leendertse Lucas: An Endangered Human Species — Vincent Leroux, Sonia Bérubé The Pitch — Michèle Hozer, Bryn Hughes, Nathalie Cook Tootoo — Adam Scorgie, Shane Fennessey, Jim Wright, Rocky Mudaliar, Jade Ansell, Scottie Upshall	50,000 First Dates: A True Story — Carrie Mudd, Brent Hodge The Assembly — Sean De Vries, Stephen Sawchuk Crime Scene Investigators — Tanya Blake, Sherri Rufh, Michael Sheehan Dark Side of the Ring — Howard Shefman, Guillermo Garcia, Jason Eisener Into the Void — Barry Davis, Jason Eisener, Guillermo Garcia
Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series	Lifestyle Program or Series
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story — Ngardy Conteh George, Alison Duke Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity — Jason Charters, Liam Romalis Blue Rodeo: Lost Together — David W. Brady, Kate Harrison Karman, Paul Johnson, Susan de Cartier, Corey Russell, Francine DiBacco, Dale Heslip eTalk : "Phenomenon" — Beth Maher, Manny Groneveldt, Cody Kreller, Jesse Scheer Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul — Andrew Munger	Chuck and the First Peoples Kitchen — Simon Villeneuve, Carlos Soldevila Drag Brunch Saved My Life — Mark "Priyanka" Suknanan, Daniel Birnbaum, Justin Stockman, Bruno Dubé, Marlo Miazga, Kim Bondi, Corinna Lehr Pamela's Cooking with Love — Robert Hardy, David Freeman Scott's Vacation House Rules — Scott McGillivray, Angela Jennings, Kelly Wray, Bernice Kim, Nanci MacLean Wild Rose Vets — Tania Koenig-Gauchier, Shirley A. McLean, David Way, Dominique Basi
Reality/Competition Program or Series	Live entertainment special
The Amazing Race Canada — John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski, Danielle Pearson, Bertram Van Munster, Elise Doganieri, Sarah James, Robyn Bigué, Ann Camilleri, Ken Katigbak, Catherine Peterson, Marc Poirier, Vanessa Rennard, Jesse Storey, Michael Tersigni, Monika Geresz, Anthony Matkovic, Jon Montgomery Canada's Drag Race — Trevor Boris, Lori Greenberg, Matthew Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Laura Michalchyshyn, Donna Luke, Justin Stockman, Spencer Fritz, Brett Ashley, Tomás Maturana Canada's Ultimate Challenge — Erin Brock, John Brunton, Phil Gurin, Mark Lysakowski, Robyn Bigué, Cory Bell, Chris Carter, Liam Colle, Janel Hirdes, Mark Holland, Ken Katigbak, Lauren McCuaig, Catherine Petersen, Jesse Storey, Rose Marra Dragons' Den — Molly Middleton, Toni Francis, Alicia Chirrey The Traitors Canada — Eric Young, Nathalie Brigitte Bustos, Denis Savard, Jacob Tierney, Justin Stockman, Mathieu Ouellet, David Gauthier	Canada's Got Talent : "Season 5 Finale" — Scott McGillivray, Nanci MacLean, Claire Adams, Michela Di Mondo, Jenny Heap eTalk : "After the Oscars" — Beth Maher, Steve Jarman, Manny Groneveldt, Angela Holmes, Ryan Thompson, Kate Frank, Dave Azoulay, Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui, Liz Trinnear Juno Awards of 2025 — Michael Bublé, Lindsay Cox, Allan Reid, John Brunton, Tracy Galvin, Del Cowie, Leah Gauthier, Anthony Matkovic, Jennifer Paterson, Kristine Pleau, Jordan Rudder, Erica McMaster, Mike Langevin, Luciano Casimiri, Kristeen Von Hagen, Kim Wheeler Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025 — Desiree Single, Alain Dondo, Sharol Stewart, Vanessa Loewen, Crystal Dubois This Hour Has 22 Minutes : "Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special" — Mike Allison, Michael Donovan, Meaghan Clark, Carl Gosine, Tracey Jardine, Dana Landry
Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series (Rob Stewart Award)	Social/Political Documentary Program (Donald Brittain Award)
The Birdman of Cooper Island — Kevin McMahon, Michael McMahon The Good Virus — Rosie Dransfeld, Vanessa Dylyn Hunt for the Oldest DNA — Niobe Thompson Incandescence — Shirley Vercruysse The Nature of Things : "Animal Pride" — Carolyn Whittaker	The Fifth Estate : "The Shadow War on Libraries" — Allya Davidson, Emmanuel Marchand, Rachel Ward, Grant LaFleche The Good Canadian — Leena Minifie, David Paperny, Sarah Jane Flynn Marketplace : "The Secret Cost of Housing" — Jeremy McDonald, Nelisha Vellani, Sneha Agrawal, Tomi Joseph Raji The Ozempic Effect: Beyond The Waistline — Paul Kemp, C. Hudson Hwang, AJ Leitch W5's Avery Haines Investigates : "Our Son the Terror Suspect" — Avery Haines, Joseph Loeiro
Comedy special
Halifax Comedy Festival : "Trent McClellan" — Geoff D'Eon, Moya Walsh The New Wave of Standup : "Use Me Like the Filthy Bag I Am" — Heather Wallace, Sylvain Parent-Bedard, Nick Brazao, Marie-Claude Filteau, Blake Gregory People of Comedy — Dan Bennett, Shane Corkery, Anton Leo, Kenny Robinson, Zoe Rabnett, Darrell Faria, Catherine McCartney, Ryan Goldhar Winnipeg Comedy Festival : "Customer Disservice" — Jamie Brown, Stephanie Fast, Dean Jenkinson

Actors

Lead performance, drama	Supporting performance, drama
François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry Carolina Bartczak, Plan B Allan Hawco, Saint-Pierre Michelle Morgan, Heartland Kathleen Munroe, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Melanie Scrofano, Revival Hudson Williams, Heated Rivalry Supinder Wraich, Allegiance	Wendy Crewson, Irish Blood Eve Edwards, Bet Amy Goodmurphy, Wild Cards Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Heated Rivalry Yanna McIntosh, Hell Motel Sophie Nélisse, Heated Rivalry Kataem O'Connor, Murdoch Mysteries Karen Robinson, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Lead performance, comedy	Supporting performance, comedy
Anna Lambe, North of North Meredith MacNeill, Small Achievable Goals Anastasia Phillips, The Trades Jasmeet Raina, Late Bloomer Meaghan Rath, Children Ruin Everything Jermaine Richards, The Office Movers Mary Walsh, The Missus Downstairs Jennifer Whalen, Small Achievable Goals	Raoul Bhaneja, The Trades Tricia Black, Small Achievable Goals Braeden Clarke, North of North Maika Harper, North of North Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Son of a Critch Lucas Lopez, The Office Movers Alexander Nunez, Small Achievable Goals Mikayla SwamiNathan, Children Ruin Everything
Performance in a guest role in a comedy series	Performance in a guest role in a drama series
Tom Green, The Trades Dan Jeannotte, North of North Susan Kent, Son of a Critch Patrick McKenna, 1 Man's Treasure Rick Mercer, Son of a Critch Siddharth Sharma, Late Bloomer Tanya Tagaq, North of North Sugith Varughese, Late Bloomer	Nadine Bhabha, Heated Rivalry Ennis Esmer, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Saint-Pierre Eric McCormack, Hell Motel Michelle Monteith, Saint-Pierre Sarah Podemski, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Noah Reid, Murder in a Small Town Anusree Roy, Allegiance
Ensemble performance in a comedy series	Sketch comedy show and ensemble performance
North of North — Anna Lambe, Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Zorga Qaunaq, Jay Ryan The Office Movers — Jermaine Richards, Trevaunn Richards, Heather Gallant, Lucas Lopez, Hassan Phills, Michael Charles, Solomon Kehinde, Danny Martinello, Zachariah Hamed Small Achievable Goals — Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Leslie Adlam, Jeanne Beker, Tricia Black, Paul Braunstein, Georgie Murphy, Alexander Nunez, Gord Rand, Kevin Whalen The Trades — Robb Wells, Anastasia Phillips, Jennifer Spence, Jennifer Irwin, Dan Petronijevic, Raoul Bhaneja, Enrico Colantoni, Jesse Camacho, Brandon Oakes, Susan Kent, Jason Daley, Patrick McKenna, Dave Lawrence, Aaron Poole, Jordan Poole	Abroad — Isabel Kanaan, Kevin Wallis, Lucy Stewart, Wayne Testori, Meghan Hood, PJ Wilson, Aldrin Bundoc, Justin Santiago, Nicco Lorenzo Garcia, Joy Castro Hey Halifax, Hello! Today! — Taylor Olson, Koumbie, Adam DeViller, Bob Mann This Hour Has 22 Minutes — Mike Allison, Michael Donovan, Meaghan Clark, Carl Gosine, Tracey Jardine, Dana Landry, Mark Critch, Trent McClellan, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle, Chris Wilson
Lead performance in a children's or youth program or series	Supporting performance in a children's or youth program or series
Byron Abalos, The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia Ava Louise Murchison, The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia Shailyn Pierre-Dixon, Macy Murdoch Asha Soetan, Odd Squad	Lana Carillo, The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia Josette Jorge, The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia Haven Markus, The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia Kristopher Turner, Ruby and the Well
Performance in a television film or miniseries	Voice performance
Erica Cerra, A Dance in the Snow Delia Lisette Chambers, Jingle Bell Love Chelsea Clark, Pins and Needles Alexander Elliot, Dateless to Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life Keeya King, Guess Who Corteon Moore, Guess Who Olga Petsa, The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy, Part 2 Raffa Virago, Dying in Plain Sight	Will Arnett, Super Team Canada Dhirendra, Super Team Canada Kamaia Fairburn, Unicorn Academy Emily Hampshire, The Bravest Knight Rain Janjua, Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood Ron Pardo, Paw Patrol Patty Sullivan, Mittens & Pants Mia SwamiNathan, Mittens & Pants

News and information

National newscast	Local newscast
APTN National News CTV National News Global National The National	CBC News: Compass CityNews Toronto CTV News Vancouver at 6 Global News Hour at 6 BC
News anchor, national	News anchor, local
Adrienne Arsenault, The National Dawna Friesen, Global National Omar Sachedina, CTV National News Michael Serapio, CPAC 2025 Election Special	Debra Arbec, CBC Montreal News at 6 Michelle Dubé and Nathan Downer, CTV News Toronto at 6 Mi-Jung Lee, CTV News Vancouver at 6 Sophie Lui and Chris Gailus, Global NewsHour at 6 BC Cynthia Mulligan, CityNews Toronto
National reporter	Local reporter
Mike Armstrong, Global National Margaret Evans, The National Judy Trinh, CTV National News	Afua Baah, CityNews Toronto Josh Crabb, CBC News Winnipeg Leah Hendry, CBC News Montreal Sis'moqon, CBC Indigenous
News or information program or series	News or information segment
APTN Investigates The Fifth Estate Marketplace The Thread with Nam Kiwanuka W5's Avery Haines Investigates	APTN Investigates: Inside Policing : "Deadly Force" CBC Investigates : "Inside Canada's Fascist Fight Clubs" CBC News: Here & Now : "Pure Hell: Tracking Cocaine from Colombia to Canada" CBC Ottawa at 6 : "Bandages Over Bullet Holes" The National : "We Visited a Palestinian Village – Then Israeli Settlers Showed Up"
Live news special	Talk series
CBC News: "A New Pope" CTV News: "Election 2025" CTV News: "Trudeau Resignation" CBC News Network: "The King in Canada: Speech from the Throne"	eTalk The Good Stuff with Mary Berg Power & Politics The Social
Host or presenter, news or information program or series	Host or presenter, factual or reality/competitom
Avery Haines, W5's Avery Haines Investigates Kenneth Jackson, APTN Investigates Vassy Kapelos, Question Period Mark Kelley, The Fifth Estate Asha Tomlinson, Marketplace	Gerry Dee, Family Feud Canada Jonny Harris, Still Standing Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor, Canada's Drag Race Colin Mochrie, Old Enough! Andrew Phung, Big Burger Battle
Host, lifestyle
Mary Berg, The Good Stuff with Mary Berg Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui, Traci Melchor, Chloe Wilde, Sonia Mangat and Liz Trinnear, eTalk Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Andrea Bain and Jessica Allen, The Social Priyanka, Drag Brunch Saved My Life Dina Pugliese, Breakfast Television

Sports

Live sporting event	Sports analyst
111th Grey Cup — Christi Jordan, Jon Hynes, Dennis Baluyot, Paul Graham, John Rusin, Andy Bouyoukos (TSN) 2025 Stanley Cup Final: Oilers vs Panthers Game 6 — Ed Hall, Rob Corte, John Szpala, Brian Spear, Jeff Girodat (Sportsnet) 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship: Gold Medal Game — Arden Doidge-Flynn, Sam Cicirello, Dawn Landis, Aislin Doidge-Flynn, Meghan Redwood (TSN) 4 Nations Face-Off: Canada vs USA — Jeff Girodat, Paul Gris, Brian Spear, Rob Corte, Joel Darling, Ed Hall (Sportsnet)	Kevin Bieksa, Hockey Night in Canada Kia Nurse, Raptors on TSN Brian Stemmle, CBC Sports Luke Wilson, SC with Jay Onrait
Sports host	Sports play-by-play
James Duthie, TSN Hockey Ron MacLean, Hockey Night in Canada Andi Petrillo, Professional Women's Hockey League : "New York vs. Toronto" Stefanie Reid, 2024 Paralympic Games	Chris Cuthbert, 4 Nations Face-Off: Canada vs USA Dan Shulman, Blue Jays on Sportsnet Rod Smith, CFL on TSN Rob Snoek, CBC Sports
Sports feature segment	Sports opening
"Branded: The Elic Ayomanor Story" — Matthew Dorman, Sara Bonnetta, Farhan Lalji, Curry Leamen, Steve Denheyer "Man of the City" — Matthew Dorman, Sara Bonnetta, Sean Dunnam, Mark Utley "Mark and Julia: The Last Goodbye" — Stephen Paine, Shi Davidi, Devon Burns, David Tredgett, Brodie Thiessen, Tim Hagoriles "Todd Simpson: Flame Fighter" — Mark Wade, Mark Utley, Scott Lennox, Jeremy McElhanney	4 Nations Face-Off: Canada vs USA — Phillip Rzentkowski, Ryan Tonnellato, Kevin Fallis, Brian Spear, Carson Illidge, Ed Hall 2025 Toronto Blue Jays Home Opener — Domenic Gentile, Hazel Mae, Andrew Cox, Kevin Fallis, Carson Illidge, Jake Levinsky Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Open – What Is Chuckwagon Racing? — Michael Little, Cindy Gillies, Steve Katakami, Georgiy Besedin, Mitch Lee, Todd Kimberley TradeCentre — Devon Burns, Sara Bonnetta, Steve Denheyer, Michael Lane, Matthew Cade, James Duthie
Sports program or series
Breaking Down Barriers — Mark Kristofic, Karen Zylak, Alex Browne Hockey Day in Canada — Joel Darling, Dee Hambly, Rod McLachlan, Jon Sanders, Matt Marstrom, Brian Spear Raptors Delight — Paul Sidhu, Adrian Cheddie, Marc Macdonald, Vince Monteleone, Marc Wade, Jason McKinnon SC with Jay Onrait — Jay Onrait, Kyle Lawson, Thomas Csercsa, Greg Bonnetta, Eric O'Neill, Michael Harrison

Craft awards

Editorial research	Visual research
Chantelle Bellrichard, Jennifer Chiu, Paul Barnsley, Derrick O'Keefe and Anna Mehler Paperny, The Good Canadian Meagan Brown, Tania Cooper and Sheldon Shaw, Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon Sophie Charest and Nancy Audet, Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Jalana Lewis, Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Rachel Ward, Grant LaFleche and Matthew Pierce, The Fifth Estate : "The Shadow War on Libraries"	Juan Andrés Bello, João Vitor Corrêa, Casey Lees and Lanna Lucas, Mafia: Most Wanted : "Watch Your Back" Amy Fritz, Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Shannon L'Hérault, Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Stefanie McCarrol, Tammy Egan and Judy Ruzylo, Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery Thea Toole and Kyle Parry, Dark Side of the Ring
Make-Up	Hair
Deb Drennan, Murdoch Mysteries Dorota Mitoraj and Mikey Elliott, North of North Viktor Peters, Canada's Drag Race Melanie Quigg, Karly Madill, Alexandra Anger, Monica Pavez and Sava Zeranska, Slasher: Hell Motel Catherine Viot, Bet	Shirley Bond, Murdoch Mysteries Renee Chan, Bet Simone Finch, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Kirsten Klontz, Canada's Drag Race Chrystal Lotz and Tasha Cadotte, North of North
Costume design	Visual effects
Charlene Akuamoah, Bet Debra Hanson, North of North Alison Ruth Hicks, Saint-Pierre Hanna Puley, Heated Rivalry Joanna Syrokomla, Murdoch Mysteries	Terry Bradley, Jake Fullerton, Susan Sullivan, Josh Joudrie, James Wallace, Kelly Milton, Jeff Robinson, Pedro Vilas, Ryan Smith and Nial McFadyen, Dino Dex Simon Devault, Philippe Massonnat, Christophe Trepanier and Felix Arsenault, Heated Rivalry Andrew Szerszen, Mayday Kevin Chandoo, Agnes Lim, Andy Chan, Lorne Kwechansky, Michael Key, Ken Nielsen, Andrew Nguyen, Alex Merritt-Gambrill, Zhou Zuo and Aditya Sawant, North of North Terry Bradley, Daryl Shail, Teodora Ilie, James Wallace, Sean Kobus, Trevor Hunter, Nial McFadyen, Stephen Curran and Ryan Smith, Odd Squad
Production design/art direction in a fiction program or series	Production design/art direction in a non-fiction program or series
Andrew Berry, North of North Ingrid Jurek, M-A Orenstein and Jenn Luckas, Small Achievable Goals Aidan Leroux, Heated Rivalry Rosalie Mackintosh and Mark Steel, Son of a Critch Bob Sher, Murdoch Mysteries	Monika Geresz, Alesa J. Fazio and Conor Pike, The Amazing Race Canada Andrew Kinsella and Tara Smith, Canada's Drag Race Crystal Westland and Andy Roskaft, Drag Brunch Saved My Life Vincent Perri and Michelle Tracey, Pharaohs: Rise & Fall Pete Faragher, Kevin Halliday and Braden Labonte, Top Chef Canada
Casting, Fiction	Casting, Non-Fiction
Stephanie Gorin, North of North Sharon Forrest, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Sara Kay and Jenny Lewis, Heated Rivalry Errin Lally and Annalese Tilling, Allegiance Larissa Mair and Colleen Rush, Late Bloomer	Daniel Klimitz, Top Chef Canada Lauren McCuaig, Tanner Sawatzky and Jesse Storey, The Amazing Race Canada Heather Muir, Canada's Drag Race Heather Muir, The Traitors Canada Meredith Veats, The Great Canadian Baking Show

Photography

Photography in a comedy series	Photography in a documentary program or factual series
Jackson Parrell, North of North : "Top of the World" Jason Tan, Son of a Critch : "Field Party" Ann Tipper, Small Achievable Goals : "Making Work Friends" Elad Winkler, The Office Movers : "Mans Are Movin' Different" Gayle Ye, Late Bloomer : "Weekend at the Matthias'"	Mark Caswell, The Spoils Iris Ng, Exclusion: Beyond the Silence Gabriela Osio Vanden, Don't Come Upstairs John Minh Tran, An Optimist's Guide to the Planet : "Reclaim" John Minh Tran, The Pitch
Photography in a drama program or series	Photography in a lifestyle or reality program or series
Mark Berlet, Murder in a Small Town : "Masterpiece" Lindsay George, Wild Cards : "Con in 60 Seconds" Mathieu Laverdière, Plan B : "Episode 3" Michael Marshall, Sight Unseen : "About a Boy" Jackson Parrell, Heated Rivalry : "I'll Believe in Anything"	Adam Burwell, Flat Out Food : "Sea Buckthorn" Adam Gladstone, The Great Canadian Baking Show : "Arts and Crafts Week" Claudio Manni, Beer Budget Reno : "No Booty in This Kitchen" Charles-Philippe Martel, The Traitors Canada : "A Sacrificial Arrival" Ryan Shaw, The Amazing Race Canada : "I'm Just Practicing Falling"
Photography in a news or information program, series or segment
Ousama Farag, The Fifth Estate : "Dawson Creek: We Want Our Town Back" Tom Fennario, APTN Investigates : "Something in the Water" Josh Grummett and Tamara Pimentel, APTN Investigates: Inside Policing : "Deadly Force" Jerry Vienneau, W5's Avery Haines Investigates : "Narco Jungle: The Death Train"

Editing

Editing in a children's or youth program or series	Editing in a comedy program or series
Marie-Pier Barrette, SuperKlaus Steve Bedernjak, The Next Step : "Finale" Fabiola Caraza, Gangnam Project : "Here Comes Astra" Martin Maleček and Nick Shaw, Wild Kratts : "Mini Heroes Mighty Mouths" Olivia Shin and Kailey Birk, Old Enough! : "Where's the Ginger, Please?"	Thorben Bieger, The Trades : "Family Work Party" Branden Bratuhin, The Office Movers : "Mans Are Movin' Different" Pauline Decroix, Son of a Critch : "Happy 1990" Baun Mah, Late Bloomer : "New Canadian" Sam Thomson, North of North : "Dumpcano"
Editing in a documentary program or series	Editing in a drama program or series
Steven Budd, Big Feminine Energy Caitlin Durlak, Your Tomorrow Michèle Hozer and Pauline Decroix, The Pitch Guillaume Rodrigue, Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Eugene Weis, Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story	Véronique Barbe, Heated Rivalry : "I'll Believe in Anything" Katie Chipperfield, Allegiance : "The Vow" Sandy Pereira, Revival : "A Rose and a Thorn" Simone Smith, Bet : "The Speakeasy" Arthur Tarnowski, Heated Rivalry : "Rose"
Editing in a factual program or series	Editing in a reality or competition program or series
Clare Elson, Beer Budget Reno : "No Booty in This Kitchen" Thomas Lieu and Peter Strauss, Dark Side of the Ring : "Becoming Muhammad Hassan" Ryan Monteith, Ben O'Neil and Chelsea Bennett, 50,000 First Dates: A True Story : "Head Over Heels" Burak Ozgan, Dark Side of the Cage : "Nick Diaz" Marc Ricciardelli and Peter Strauss, Dark Side of the Ring : "The Scream Queen: Daffney"	Andrew Gurney, Elianna Borsa, Pat Fairbairn, Jessica Graore, Mike Scott and Craig Anderson, Top Chef Canada : "Origin Stories" Al Manson, Elianna Borsa, Dan Cable, Frange Cruces, Ellora Dela Fuente, Chris Donaldson, Jonathan Dowler, Jessica Graore, Andrew Gurney, Alex Marsolais-Whicher, Ben O’Neil, Jeff Perry, Jenny Reed, Curtis Rogers, Keisha Rose, Jaime Sanchez, Heather Skeoch, Stephen Watt and Jon Wong, Canada's Ultimate Challenge : "The Bracelet" Lindsay Ragone, Canada's Drag Race : "Grand Finale" Peter Topalovic, Canada's Drag Race : "Go Off Queen" Alexy Veilleux, Francis Binet, Mathieu Boucher, J Deschamps, Chris Donaldson, Janelle Marsan and Jordan Tuff, The Traitors Canada : "A Sacrificial Arrival"

Sound

Sound in a fiction program or series	Sound in a documentary or factual program or series
Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy, Jeremy Fong, Chris Cobain and Chad Hunt, Small Achievable Goals : "Family Matters" Bryan Day, Mike Woroniuk, James Bastable, Will Stephens and Raiza Rodrigues, A Dance in the Snow Martin Lee, J.R. Fountain, Brent Pickett, Rob Warchol, Joe Mancuso and Zenon Waschuk, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent : "Face Value" Peter Murphy, John Dykstra, Gabe Knox, Mike Woroniuk, Brent Pickett, Mark Dejczak, Ed Douglas, Virginia Storey and Rob Hegedus, North of North : "Top of the World" Vincent Riendeau, Martin Messier, Joe Scandella, Natalie Fleurant, Simon Meilleur, Eric Med Lagacé, Peter Lopata and Valéry Dufort-Boucher, Heated Rivalry : "I'll Believe in Anything"	Mike Duncan, The Spoils Michelle Irving, Jordan Guy, Elma Bello and Derek Brin, Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Kalvin Mallari, Diana Bahirian and Brianna Todd, Don't Come Upstairs Sanjay Mehta, Jason Hopfner, Ian Rodness, Jeremy Kessler and Deanna Marano, The Pitch Velcrow Ripper, David Pullmer, Miguel Nunes, Alex Macia and Devon Quelch, Incandescence
Sound in a lifestyle, reality or entertainment program or series	Sound in an animated program or series
John Diemer, Scott Brachmayer, Rosie Eberhard, Levi Linton, Dane Kelly, Rob Taylor, Eric Leigh and Alastair Sims, Canada's Drag Race : "Go Off Queen" Mark Krupka, Chandra Bulucon, Lisa Meitin and Luke McLean, Canada's Ultimate Challenge : "The Bracelet" Mark Krupka, Luke McLean, Brian Gallant and Lisa Meitin, The Amazing Race Canada : "Double Roadblock" Luke McLean, Mark Krupka, Chandra Bulucon and Lisa Meitin, Top Chef Canada : "Film Fest" Mark Vreeken, Charles-Émile Beaudin, Doug McClement and Jeff Kozak, Juno Awards of 2025	Mike Mancuso, Let's Go, Bananas! : "Yelloween" Mike Mancuso, Joe Tetreau, Sue Robertson, Ryan Eligh and Glenn Barna, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum : "I Am Matthew Henson" Brendan Quinn, Ethan Myers, Julian Rudd, Art Mullin, Sebastian Biega, Drew Snyder, Levi Considine, Kevin Chamberlain, Chris Battaglia and Tyler Tsang, Unicorn Academy : "Winter Solstice" Richard Spence-Thomas, Patton Rodrigues, Timothy Muirhead, Luke Dante, Bethany Masters and Kyle Peters, Rubble & Crew : "The Crew Lifts Up City Hall / The Crew Builds a Rotating Restaurant"

Directing

Animation	Children's or youth
Dianna Basso and Trevor Hierons, Rubble & Crew : "The Crew Makes Christmas Magical" Louis Champagne and Chris Kratt, Wild Kratts : "Mini Heroes Mighty Mouths" Tammy Langton, Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood : "Daniel and Mom Make a Treat / Jodi Sleeps at Her Dad's House" Hong Qi, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum : "I Am Jackie Robinson" Shabnam Rezaei and Eddie Soriano, The Bravest Knight : "Cedric and the Gnomes"	Katie Boland, Macy Murdoch : "Tick, Tick, Gone" J.J. Johnson, Dino Dex : "Dino Discovery: Part 1" Ryan Marley, Old Enough! : "I'm Just Feeling My Nose" Shelagh O'Brien, The Next Step : "The Comeback" Felipe Rodriguez, Ruby and the Well : "I Wish I Could Land a Sweet Deal"
Comedy	Documentary program
Anya Adams, North of North : "Top of the World" Fabrizio Filippo, Small Achievable Goals : "Work Wife Balance" Sasha Leigh Henry, Children Ruin Everything : "Connection" Zoe Hopkins, North of North : "Carnivores" Warren P. Sonoda, The Trades : "Homeruns"	Alison Duke, Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Dale Heslip, Blue Rodeo: Lost Together Jean-François Poisson, Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Ali Weinstein, Your Tomorrow Larry Weinstein, Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Documentary series	Drama series
Cazhhmere Downey, Sounds Black : "The Seeds" Trish Dolman, Mafia: Most Wanted : "Behind the Bosses" Alison Duke, The Passionate Eye : "Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon" Elizabeth Trojian, Foodspiracy Stephanie Weimar, Stuff the British Stole : "Operation Legacy"	Winnifred Jong, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent : "Fool's Gold" Sharon Lewis, Allegiance : "Shine a Light" Nimisha Mukerji, Allegiance : "Daddy Issues" Sudz Sutherland, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent : "The Man in the Stadium" Jacob Tierney, Heated Rivalry : "I'll Believe in Anything"
Factual	Lifestyle and information
Rahul Chaturvedi, Rakesh Sidana and Sebastian Cluer, Bollywed : "God Only Made One Kuki" Nikki Chow, Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan : "The Mine" Heather Hawthorn Doyle, The Assembly : "Howie Mandel" Sheona McDonald, Transplant Stories : "The Life You Give" Daniel Oron, Cursed Histories : "The Curse of Tippecanoe, Oak Island, Knights Templar"	Priyanka Desai, Not Your Butter Chicken : "Food Is Sewa" John Keffer, The Good Stuff with Mary Berg : "Halloween Special: Murder at the Manor" Frederick Kroetsch and Shirley A. McLean, Wild Rose Vets : "Emergency Room" Gillian E. Parker, The Social : "2024 National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Special" Shawn Viens, Pamela's Cooking with Love : "Pamela and Chef Gregory Gourdet"
Live sporting event	Reality or competition program or series
Chris Phillips, Vinsanity: Celebrating a Legend Franklin Rubinstein, 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Gold Medal Game John Szpala, 2025 Stanley Cup Final: Oilers vs Panthers Game 6	Rob Brunner, The Amazing Race Canada : "Canada Is Something Special" Francis Côté and Rémy Ouellet, The Traitors Canada : "A Sacrificial Arrival" Shelagh O'Brien, Canada's Drag Race : "Go Off Queen" Harbinder Singh, Battle of the Generations : "Battle 30" Harbinder Singh, Dragons' Den : "Episode 1"
TV Movie	Variety or sketch comedy program or series
Rob Adetuyi, We Three Kings Stefan Brogren, Dateless to Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life Anne De Léan, Jingle Bell Love Michelle Ouellet, Dying in Plain Sight David J. Strasser, The Wish Swap	Jocelyn Corkum and Darrell Faria, This Hour Has 22 Minutes : "Fight of the Century" Adam DeViller and Taylor Olson, Hey, Halifax, Hello! Today! : "Jonathan Torrens" Shelagh O'Brien, Celebrating Our Canada, Loud and Proud Dave Russell, Canada's Got Talent : "Season 5 Finale" Dave Russell, Juno Awards of 2025

Music

Best Original Music, Animation	Best Original Music, Comedy
Peter Chapman and Shaw-Han Liem, Go Togo : "Stella the Leader" Jeff Morrow, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical Brian Pickett, Graeme Cornies and James Chapple, Rubble & Crew : "The Crew Makes Christmas Magical" Erica Procunier, Thomas & Friends : "The Christmas Letter Express" Meiro Stamm, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum : "I Am William Shakespeare"	Brian Chan and Caleb Chan, North of North : "Top of the World" Jonathan Goldsmith, The Trades : "Night Shift" Nikhil Seetharam, Children Ruin Everything : "Sleepovers" Thomas Westin, Benjamin Pinkerton and Ian LeFeuvre, Small Achievable Goals : "Judy Bloomed"
Best Original Music, Drama	Best Original Music, Documentary
Lora Binder and Robert Carli, Ruby and the Well : "I Wish... I Wish... I Wish..." Brian Chan and Caleb Chan, Allegiance : "Unsee This" Spencer Creaghan, SurrealEstate : "Battleground" Rob Melamed and Ryan McLarnon, Mistletoe Murders : "Twas the Fight Before Christmas, Part 2" Peter Peter, Heated Rivalry : "Rookies"	Adrian Ellis, Into the Universe: Mysteries of the Cosmos : "Beyond the Singularity" Orin Isaacs, Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Tom Third, The Spoils Russell Walker and Neil Chapman, The Pitch Jesse Zubot, Josh Zubot and Jason Sharp, Mafia: Most Wanted : "Behind the Bosses"
Best Original Music, Factual, Lifestyle, Reality or Entertainment	Best Original Song
Todd Forsbloom, Coastal Carvings : "A Family Business" Andrew Harris, Wildfire : "Passing the Torch" Andrew Gordon Macpherson, Dark Side of the Ring : "The Scream Queen: Daffney" Andrew Gordon Macpherson, Into the Void : "Dimebag Darrell" Nikhil Seetharam, Dark Side of the Cage : "The Disappearance of Ronda Rousey"	James Chapple, Brian Pickett and Graeme Cornies, "Do It Your Way" — Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Steph Copeland, Matthew O'Halloran and Kibra Tesfaye, "Angel Shot" — Trapped in the Spotlight Phil McCordic, Meiro Stamm and Antonio Naranjo, "Sneaking and Creeping" — Mittens & Pants Jeff Morrow, "Sneaking and Creeping" — Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical Peter Peter, "It's You" — Heated Rivalry

Writing

Animated program or series	Children's or youth
Amy Brown, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum : "I Am Gwen Ifill" Jocelyn Geddie, Mermicorno: Starfall : "Aftershocks" Alice Prodanou, Lana Longbeard : "A Haunting, Ahoy" Meghan Read and Desmond Sargeant, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum : "I Am Jackie Robinson"	Romeo Candido, The Next Step : "Dreamers in Tune" Amy Cole, The Next Step : "Super Massive Mega Star" Catherine Hernandez, The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia : "What Is Happening to Me?!" Corey Liu, Gangnam Project : "Here Comes Astra" Jay Vaidya, Macy Murdoch : "Tick, Tick, Gone"
Comedy series	Documentary
Andrew De Angelis, Children Ruin Everything : "Sex" Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, North of North : "Top of the World" Jennifer Goodhue, Small Achievable Goals : "Work Wife Balance" Amanda Joy, Son of a Critch : "Happy 1990" Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen, Small Achievable Goals : "Judy Bloomed"	Mika Collins and Mike Lobel, Don't Come Upstairs Alison Duke, Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Alison Duke, Meagan Brown and Sami Tesfazghi, Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon Jamie Kastner, The Spoils Fred Peabody, Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big A.I., Big Brother Elizabeth Trojian and Victoria Lean, Foodspiracy
Drama series	Factual
Tassie Cameron, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent : "Tango Romeo" Ken Cuperus, Mistletoe Murders : "Cold War, Part 1" Allan Hawco and Robina Lord-Stafford, Saint-Pierre : "Queen Bee" Corey Liu, Family Law : "Play It Straight" Jacob Tierney, Heated Rivalry : "I'll Believe in Anything"	Michael Allcock, Investigation Shark Attack : "California Great Whites" Peter Esteves, Ghost Hunters of the Grand River : "Murney Tower" Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Graham Chittenden and Aisha Brown, Still Standing : "Prince Rupert, BC" Rob McCallum, Nintendo 64 Quest : "The Future Is Here" Angie Pepper O'Bomsawin and Vincenzo Giannelli, Little Big Community : "Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg"
Lifestyle or reality/competition program or series	Preschool program or series
Eric Abboud, Deanne Marsh and Daniel Klimitz, Top Chef Canada : "Origin Stories" Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Trevor Boris, Spencer Fritz and Jake Benaim, Canada's Drag Race : "Go Off Queen" Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski, Mark Peacock and Michael Tersigni, The Amazing Race Canada : "I'd Hug You But I Smell" Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski, Paulina Robak and Michael Tersigni, The Amazing Race Canada : "Canada Is Something Special" Nadine Djoury, The Great Canadian Baking Show : "Celebration Week"	Lindsay Lee, Go Togo : "Float Like a Boat" Rennata López and Chloe Gray, Bestest Day Ever with My Best Friend : "Luna the Gecko's Bestest Day Ever" Phil McCordic, Mittens & Pants : "Mittens & Pants Christmas Special" Haslett Murphy, Mittens & Pants : "Abraca-Hamster" Anne-Marie Perrotta, Toopy and Binoo: Fabulous Adventures : "Giggling Flufferoos"
Television film	Variety or sketch comedy program or series
Andrea Canning and Agnes Bristow, Love on the Danube: Love Song Caitlin English, Dateless to Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life Barbara Kymlicka, The Love Club Moms: Jo Ryan Peckinpaugh, A '90s Christmas	Michael Bublé, Luciano Casimiri, Kristeen Von Hagen, Kim Wheeler and Yemie Sonuga, Juno Awards of 2025 D.J. Demers, Joze Piranian, Dan Barra-Berger and Michael McCreary, All Access Comedy Jordan Foisy, Mark Critch, Mike Allison, Jeremy Woodcock, Nigel Grinstead, Aba Amuquandoh, Chris Wilson, Stacey McGunnigle, Ashley Botting, Dan Dillabough, Allana Reoch, Ajahnis Charley, Alan Shane Lewis, Clare Belford, Kyle Hickey, Peter Anthony, Isabella Campbell and Bita Joudaki, This Hour Has 22 Minutes : "Oval Office Showdown" Isabel Kanaan, Kevin Wallis, Wayne Testori and Byron Abalos, Abroad : "Filipinos vs. Filipino Diaspora"

Spotlight

A new set of categories introduced in 2026, honouring Canadian talent for their work on international television productions that were filmed and broadcast in Canada, but did not otherwise meet the criteria to be considered as Canadian productions for eligibility in the traditional CSA categories.

Series	Direction
Jane — Tiffany Hsiung, J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms, Andria Teather, Matthew J.R. Bishop, Sari Friedland Top Chef: Destination Canada — Eric Abboud, Jessica Brunton The Way Home — Suzanne Berger, John Calvert, Heather Conkie, Alexandra Clarke, Ani Kevork, Hannah Pillemer, Marly Reed, Arnie Zipursky Wayward — Mae Martin, Jennifer Kawaja, Bruno Dubé, Mohamad El Masri, Andrea Glinski, Anna Beben	John Fawcett, Wayward Renuka Jeyapalan, Wayward Michelle Latimer, The Way Home Sharon Lewis, Ginny & Georgia Joyce Wong, The Sticky
Performance	Writing
Amanda Brugel, The Handmaid's Tale Sarah Gadon, Wayward Kris Holden-Ried, The Way Home Mae Martin, Wayward Ava Louise Murchison, Jane	Heather Conkie, The Way Home Mohamad El Masri, Wayward J.J. Johnson, Jane Kayla Lorette, Wayward

All-platform awards

One major category is currently presented without regard to the distinction between film, television or web media content.

Stunt Coordination
Alex Chung and Tyler Williams, Deathstalker Dan Iaboni, Whistle Angelica Lisk-Hann, 40 Acres Chris Mark and Carl Fortin, Honey Bunch Sébastien Rouleau, Tom Eirikson and Jordan Dodds, In Cold Light

Digital media

Original Program or Series, Fiction	Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction
18 to 35 — Rahul Chaturvedi, Charlie Whalley, Luisa Alvarez Restrepo, Andrew Phung Coming Home — Samora Smallwood Cows Come Home — Katie Uhlmann, Lindsey Middleton, Hari Ramesh, David Carruthers, Keri Ferencz Everybody's Meg — Terry Lynn Kearsey, Melani Wood, Becky Swannick, Maddy Foley, Katelyn McCulloch You're My Hero — Kevin Wallis, Lucy Stewart, Sean Towgood, Cassidy Civiero, PJ Wilson, Meghan Hood, Colette Jeffs	About That with Andrew Chang — Tarannum Kamlani, Alex Kress, Andrew Chang ACTRA Toronto at TIFF — Cass Enright, Gabriella de la Torre County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure — Jen Pogue, Avi Federgreen, Michelle Jedrzejewski, Navin Ramaswaran, Chris Cull, Jessica Graore eTalk Live at the Oscars — Beth Maher, Steve Jarman, Manny Groneveldt, Ryan Thompson, Cody Kreller, Alex Faubert, Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui, Liz Trinnear Here & Queer — Peter Knegt, Mercedes Grundy, Lucius Dechausay, Chelle Turingan
Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series	Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series
Maddy Foley, Everybody's Meg Emma Hunter, Dying Seconds Lindsey Middleton, Cows Come Home Alexander Nunez, Settle Down Samora Smallwood, Coming Home Dylan Taylor, Dying Seconds Sean Towgood, You're My Hero Farid Yazdani, Day Players	Nadine Bhabha, Settle Down Izad Etemadi, Settle Down Kevin Hanchard, A Tippling Adventure Josette Jorge, Settle Down Rong Fu, Dying Seconds Tymika Tafari, Settle Down Leighton Alexander Williams, Settle Down Jean Yoon, 18 to 35
Direction in a Web Program or Series	Host in a Web Program or Series
Rahul Chaturvedi, 18 to 35 : "Buck Mustang" Ngozi Paul, FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special 2025 Samora Smallwood, Coming Home : "The Talent Show" Katie Uhlmann, Cows Come Home : "The Teeth" Samantha Wan, Dying Seconds : "Have I Told You About This Hockey Card?"	Lisa Berry, FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special 2025 Andrew Chang, About That with Andrew Chang Gabriella de la Torre, ACTRA Toronto at TIFF Jen Pogue, County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui and Liz Trinnear, eTalk Live at the Oscars
Picture Editing in a Web Program or Series	Writing in a Web Program or Series
Anna Catley, Settle Down : "First-Date Jitters" Carroll Chiramel, 18 to 35 : "The Overlooked Hostel" Jessica Graore, County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure : "Grow with the Flow" Arielle Skolnik, Get Hooked : "Petrie Island" Arielle Skolnik, Settle Down : "I've Got Butterflies!"	Andrew Chang, About That with Andrew Chang : "Charlie Kirk Shooting: Why Kill Him?" Rahul Chaturvedi, 18 to 35 : "London Calling" Alexander Nunez, Settle Down : "Putting in the Work" Samora Smallwood, Coming Home : "The Incel, the Pumpkins, and Family Drama" Katie Uhlmann and Lindsey Middleton, Cows Come Home : "I Am Daisy Staplerton"
Creator of the Year
Basement Gang Julie Nolke Jesse Pollock Pregnancy and Postpartum TV Taha Likes You

References

1. Barry Hertz, "CBC, Bell Media and Corus join forces to simulcast 2026 Canadian Screen Awards". The Globe and Mail , January 30, 2026.
2. Andrew Tracy, "CBC, Bell Media, Corus team to simulcast Canadian Screen Awards". Playback , January 30, 2026.
3. Jackson Weaver, "North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees". CBC News, March 25, 2026.
4. Cassandra Szklarski, "Canadian Screen Awards say foreign film and TV stars no longer eligible under new rule". Toronto Star , September 17, 2025.
5. Nick Logan, "Mike Myers, Hazel Mae among recipients of special 2026 Canadian Screen Awards honours". CBC News, March 4, 2026.