Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

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The Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series is a Canadian Screen Award that honours performances in English language children's television produced in Canada. [1]

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Winners and nominees

Winners in bold.

1990s

YearNomineeSeriesRef
1993
8th Gemini Awards
Graham Greene The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon : "Mr. Crabby Tree"
Michelle Beaudoin Madison : "The Fire Fighter"
Jackie Burroughs The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon : "High Flying Dragon"
Ernie Coombs Mr. Dressup's 25th Anniversary
Alyson Court The Big Comfy Couch : "Funny Faces"
Fred Penner Fred Penner's Place : "Swinging"
1994
9th Gemini Awards
Laura Bertram Ready or Not : "Am I Perverted or What?"
Shawn Ashmore Guitarman
Denny Doherty Theodore Tugboat : "George Ghost"
Tina Keeper For Angela
Enuka Okuma Madison : "The Girl Most Likely"
1995
10th Gemini Awards
Ernie Coombs Mr. Dressup : "It Goes On Top"
John Acorn Acorn, the Nature Nut: "The Fast and Furious World of Tiger Beetles"
Laura Bertram Ready or Not : "Crater Face"
Daniel DeSanto Eric's World : "Horace in Love"
Jan Rubeš Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1996
11th Gemini Awards
Callum Keith Rennie My Life as a Dog : "The Puck Stops Here"
Ben Foster Flash Forward : "House Party"
Shari Lewis Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
Kathryn Long Goosebumps : "The Haunted Mask"
1997
12th Gemini Awards
Laura Bertram Ready or Not : "Graduation"
Ben Foster Flash Forward : "Presents"
Meredith Henderson The Adventures of Shirley Holmes : "The Case of the Second Sight"
Jewel Staite Flash Forward : "Curtain Call"
Jonathan Torrens Jonovision : "What Happened to You?"
1998
13th Gemini Awards
Sarah Polley Straight Up : "Mortifying"
Kevin Brauch Stuff: "Triathlon"
Merwin Mondesir Straight Up : "Façade"
Michael Moriarty The Inventors' Specials : "Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants"
Jonathan Torrens Jonovision : "Obnoxious Couples"
Chris Wiggins The Rink
1999
14th Gemini Awards
Meredith Henderson The Adventures of Shirley Holmes : "The Case of the Crooked Comic"
Brent Carver Whiskers
Corey Sevier Lassie : "Full Circle"
Jonathan Torrens Jonovision : "Jonopalooza"
Maurice Dean Wint The Sweetest Gift

2000s

YearActorSeriesRef
2000
15th Gemini Awards
Matt Frewer Mentors : "A Transient, Shining Trouble"
Andrew Bush, Nikki Barnett, Kim D'Eon, Duane Hall, Michael Scholar Jr. Street Cents : "Music"
Elliot Page Pit Pony : "Homecoming"
Thomas Jay Ryan The Artists' Specials : "Degas and the Dancer"
Patty Sullivan Let's Get Real: "Life at School"
2001
16th Gemini Awards
Brendan Fletcher Caitlin's Way : "The Easy Way"
Lindsay Felton Caitlin's Way : "The Present, Part 1"
Vanessa King Edgemont : "This Song's for You"
Tyler Kyte Popular Mechanics For Kids : "In Deep Water"
Lee Thompson Young The Famous Jett Jackson : "On the Reel"
2002
17th Gemini Awards
Gordon Greene The Famous Jett Jackson : "Heroes"
Gary Farmer Screech Owls : "Sacred Ground"
Jonathan Malen Screech Owls : "Face Off"
Eric Peterson Screech Owls
Mark Rendall Tales from the Neverending Story
2003
18th Gemini Awards
Jake Epstein Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Tears Are Not Enough"
Kristin Kreuk Edgemont : "The Cold Light of Dawn"
Stephen Ouimette Mentors : "Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On"
Alison Pill The Dinosaur Hunter
Dominic Zamprogna Edgemont : "The Cold Light of Dawn"
2004
19th Gemini Awards
Elliot Page Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Tom Barnett Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Lauren Collins renegadepress.com : "Skin Deep"
Jake Epstein Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
Ali Mukaddam Radio Free Roscoe : "The Awful Truth"
2005
20th Gemini Awards
Ksenia Solo renegadepress.com : "Can You See Me Now"
Daniel Cook This Is Daniel Cook : "This is Daniel Cook Doing Magic"
Alexz Johnson Instant Star : "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Laurence Leboeuf 15/Love : "Ghost of a Chance"
Tatiana Maslany renegadepress.com : "Giving Yourself Away"
Tasha Pelletier renegadepress.com : "Union"
2006
21st Gemini Awards
Ksenia Solo renegadepress.com : "Fear"
Paula Brancati Dark Oracle : "Life Interrupted"
Ishan Davé renegadepress.com : "This Is Your Brain on Love"
Meaghan Rath 15/Love : "Comfort Zone"
Michael Seater Life with Derek : "Grade-Point: Average"
2007
22nd Gemini Awards
Shenae Grimes Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Eyes Without a Face Part 2"
Magda Apanowicz renegadepress.com : "Blackout" aka "Getting it Right"
Ishan Davé renegadepress.com : "Sullengirl16"
Alexz Johnson Instant Star : "I Fought the Law"
Bronson Pelletier renegadepress.com : "The Third Wheel"
2008
23rd Gemini Awards
Alexz Johnson Instant Star : "Let it Be"
Magda Apanowicz renegadepress.com : "Life Today"
Lauren Collins Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Talking in Your Sleep"
Shane Kippel Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Death or Glory Part 2"
Ashley Leggat Life with Derek : "Allergy Season"
2009
24th Gemini Awards
Michael Seater Life with Derek : "Happy New School Year"
Paula Brancati Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Fight the Power"
Ali Eisner Kids' Canada : "Favourite Foods"
Stacey Farber Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Paradise City - Part 3"

2010s

YearActorSeriesRef
2010
25th Gemini Awards
Charlotte Arnold Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Somebody"
Landon Liboiron Degrassi: The Next Generation : "Waiting For a Girl Like You"
Kayla Lorette That's So Weird! : "Leaky Roof"
Melinda Shankar How to Be Indie : "How to Beat Father Time"
Jamie Watson Peep and the Big Wide World : "Magic Duck Dancing / Chirp Chirp, Tweet, Tweet, Chirp"
2011
26th Gemini Awards
Jordan Todosey Degrassi: The Next Generation : "My Body Is a Cage, Part 2"
Munro Chambers The Latest Buzz : "The Extreme Shakespeare Issue"
Ali Eisner Kids' Canada : "Wowie Woah Woah"
Ashley Leggat Vacation with Derek
Kate Trotter Vacation with Derek
2012
1st Canadian Screen Awards
Melinda Shankar How to Be Indie : "How to Be the Hero"
Charlotte Arnold Degrassi : "Rock Your Body, Part 2"
Dylan Everett Degrassi : "Rusty Cage, Part 2"
Jahmil French Degrassi : "Smash Into You"
Aislinn Paul Degrassi : "Waterfalls, Part 2"
2013
2nd Canadian Screen Awards
Dylan Everett Degrassi : "Bitter Sweet Symphony, Part 1"
Munro Chambers Degrassi : "Ray of Light, Part 2"
Dylan Everett Wingin it : "Forget About it"
Brendan Meyer Mr. Young : "Mr. Time"
Michael Murphy Life with Boys : "Young and Stupid with Boys"
2014
3rd Canadian Screen Awards
Aislinn Paul Degrassi : "My Own Worst Enemy"
Richard Harmon If I Had Wings
Christian Potenza Total Drama All-Stars : "Heroes Vs. Villains"
Brittany Raymond The Next Step : "What'll I Do"
Charlie Storwick Some Assembly Required : "Realm of Raiders"
2015
4th Canadian Screen Awards
Aislinn Paul Degrassi : "Give Me One Reason"
Dalila Bela Odd Squad : "Training Day"
Madison Ferguson The Stanley Dynamic : "Stanley Sick Day"
Ana Golja Full Out
Jordan Lockhart Hi Opie! : "Not Ms. Doney"
2016
5th Canadian Screen Awards
Brittany Raymond The Next Step
Addison Holley Annedroids
Sean Michael Kyer Odd Squad
Jordan Lockhart Hi Opie!
Jeni Ross Lost & Found Music Studios
2017
6th Canadian Screen Awards
Ella Ballentine L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew
Amanda Arcuri Degrassi: Next Class
Anna Cathcart Odd Squad
Akiel Julien The Next Step
Michela Luci Dino Dana
2018
7th Canadian Screen Awards
Anna Cathcart Odd Squad
Saara Chaudry Dino Dana
Millie Davis Odd Squad
Isaac Kragten Odd Squad
Michela Luci Dino Dana
2019
8th Canadian Screen Awards
Saara Chaudry Dino Dana
Saara Chaudry Holly Hobbie
Hunter Dillon Holly Hobbie
Kate Moyer Holly Hobbie
Tomaso Sanelli Creeped Out

2020s

YearActorSeriesRef
2020
9th Canadian Screen Awards
Saara Chaudry Dino Dana [2]
Lilly Bartlam Detention Adventure [3]
Ruby Jay Holly Hobbie
Simone Miller Detention Adventure
Tomaso Sanelli Detention Adventure
2021
10th Canadian Screen Awards
Saara Chaudry Lockdown [4]
Kamaia Fairburn Endlings [5]
Valentina Herrera Odd Squad Mobile Unit
Alyssa Hidalgo Odd Squad Mobile Unit
Michela Luci Endlings
2022
11th Canadian Screen Awards
Saara Chaudry Holly Hobbie [6]
Lilly Bartlam Detention Adventure
Melanie Doane Ukulele U
Jack Fulton Detention Adventure
Alyssa Hidalgo Odd Squad Mobile Unit
Simone Miller Detention Adventure
Alina Prijono Detention Adventure
Tomaso Sanelli Detention Adventure

Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series

1990s

YearNomineeSeriesRef
1997
12th Gemini Awards
Graham Greene The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon : "Dudley and the Tiny Raincloud"
Taborah Johnson, Bob Dermer Guess What?: "Frogs & Toads"
John Pattison Groundling Marsh : "Bah Hegdish"
1998
13th Gemini Awards
Rick Mercer The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon : "The Last Dudley"
Daniel Kash The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon : "The Boy Who Cried Witch"
Shari Lewis The Charlie Horse Music Pizza : "My Dog Has Fleas"
Sheila McCarthy The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon : "The Pumpkin King"
Mary Walsh The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon : "Mr. Crabby Tree Falls in Love"
1999
14th Gemini Awards
Jayne Eastwood Noddy : "The Trouble with Truman"
Sean McCann Noddy : "The Trouble with Truman"
Robert Mills Ruffus the Dog : "Around the World in 80 Days"
James Rankin Scoop and Doozie : "Take the Cake"
Bob Stutt Sesame Park : "Episode 43"

2000s

YearActorSeriesRef
2000
15th Gemini Awards
Sheila McCarthy Sesame Park : "Little Miss Muffet"
Jayne Eastwood Noddy : "Be Patient"
Pier Kohl Sesame Park : "Little Miss Muffet"
Sean McCann Noddy : "Slugger"
Robert Mills Ruffus the Dog : "Troll Under the Bridge"
James Rankin Scoop and Doozie : "Pie in the Sky"
2001
16th Gemini Awards
Eric Peterson Sesame Park : "Old King Cole"
Gisèle Corinthios The Nook Counting Network: "9 Trucks"
Pier Kohl Sesame Park : "Louis At the Big Hill"
Natasha LaForcePolkaroo's Awesome ABCs: "The Not-So-Quiet Letter Q"
James Rankin Scoop and Doozie : "Mad As a Dozer"
2002
17th Gemini Awards
James Rankin Scoop and Doozie : "Boo Who?"
Gisèle Corinthios The Nook Counting Network: "Jelly Donuts"
Alyson Court, Michael Clarke Get Set For Life
Chris Knight Scoop and Doozie
Gillie Robic, John Eccleston, Rebecca Nagan, Wim Booth, Don Austen, Julie Westwood, Brian Herring The Hoobs : "Rings"
Charles Schott Polka Dot Shorts
2003
18th Gemini Awards
Pier Kohl, Timothy Gosley, Jani Lauzon, Julie Burroughs, André Meunier, France Chevrette, Hugolin Chevrette Landesque Wumpa's World : "Seal Got Your Tongue"
Sayaka Karasugi, Elizabeth Olds, Jorden Morris, Keir Knight, Rick Jones, Jennifer Welsman The Toy Castle : "Snowflakes/Ballerina Big Top/Little Rag Doll"
Gillie Robic, Rebecca Nagan, Wim Booth, Don Austen, Julie Westwood, Brian Herring, Mark Jeffries The Hoobs : "Beautiful"
2004
19th Gemini Awards
Jason Hopley, Jamie Shannon Nanalan' : "Free"
Alyson Court The Big Comfy Couch : "Clowning in the Rain"
Gillie Robic, Rebecca Nagan, Wim Booth, Don Austen, Julie Westwood, Mark Jeffris, John Eccleston The Hoobs : "Opera Singer"

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