Full list of Winners and Nominees for the 12th Canadian Screen Awards
Films
Best Motion picture
- BlackBerry — Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller, Fraser Ash and Kevin Krikst
- Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) — Jeanne-Marie Poulain and Line Sander Egede
- Infinity Pool — Karen Harnisch, Andrew Cividino, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal, Rob Cotterill, Anita Juka, Daniel Kresmery and Jonathan Halperyn
- Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges) — Dominique Dussault
- Richelieu — Geneviève Gosselin-G.
- Solo — Étienne Hansez
Best Direction
- Matt Johnson — BlackBerry
- Brandon Cronenberg — Infinity Pool
- Sophie Dupuis — Solo
- Ariane Louis-Seize — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
- Henri Pardo — Kanaval
- Pascal Plante — Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges)
Best Lead Performance in a Comedy film
- Jay Baruchel — BlackBerry
- Félix-Antoine Bénard — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
- Alexandra Billings — Queen Tut
- Susan Kent — Who’s Yer Father?
- Magalie Lépine-Blondeau — The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain)
- Cody Lightning — Hey, Viktor!
- Chris Locke — Who’s Yer Father?
- Sara Montpetit — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
Best Lead Performance in a drama film
- Amrit Kaur — The Queen of My Dreams
- Ariane Castellanos — Richelieu
- Rayan Dieudonné — Kanaval
- Juliette Gariépy — Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges)
- Mia Goth — Infinity Pool
- Oyin Oladejo — Orah
- Théodore Pellerin — Solo
- Alexander Skarsgård — Infinity Pool
Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film
- Glenn Howerton — BlackBerry
- Hannah Cheesman — Hey, Viktor!
- Charlie Gillespie — Suze
- Matt Johnson — BlackBerry
- Steve Laplante — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
- Marc-André Leclair — One Summer (Le temps d’un été)
- Guy Nadon — One Summer (Le temps d’un été)
- Noémie O’Farrell — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
Best Supporting Performance in a drama Film
- Chantal Thuy — Ru
- Laurie Babin — Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges)
- Nelson Coronado — Richelieu
- Martin Dubreuil — Kanaval
- Frances Fisher — The King Tide
- Charles-Aubey Houde — The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur)
- Alexis Vincent-Wolfe — Slash/Back
- Aden Young — The King Tide
Best Original Screenplay
- Ariane Louis-Seize and Christine Doyon — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
- Monia Chokri — The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain)
- Brandon Cronenberg — Infinity Pool
- Delphine Girard — Through the Night (Quitter la nuit)
- Cody Lightning and Samuel Miller — Hey, Viktor!
- Pascal Plante — Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Matt Johnson and Matthew Miller — BlackBerry
- Sarah-Maude Beauchesne — Billie Blue (Cœur de slush)
- Eric K. Boulianne and Francis Leclerc — The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur)
- Jacques Davidts — Ru
- Fawzia Mirza — The Queen of My Dreams
- Alexandra Weir — North of Normal
Best feature length documentary
- Twice Colonized — Lin Alluna, Stacey Aglok Macdonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Emile Hertling Péronard, Bob Moore
- Beyond Paper (Au-delà du papier) — Oana Suteu Khintirian, Nathalie Cloutier
- Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones — Kaveh Nabatian
- The Longest Goodbye — Paul Cadieux, Ido Mizrahy, Nir Sa’ar
- Someone Lives Here — Zack Russell, Matt King, Andrew Ferguson, Marianna Khoury, Will Goldbloom, Tinu Sinha, Will Lomoro
Best short documentary
- Madeleine — Raquel Sancinetti
- Cherry — Laurence Gagné-Frégeau
- Oasis — Justine Martin, Louis-Emmanuel Gagné-Brochu
- Violet Gave Willingly — Claire Sanford
- Zug Island — Nicolas Lachapelle
Best live action short drama
- Motherland ― Jasmin Mozaffari, Priscilla Galvez, Caitlin Grabham
- Death to the Bikini! (À mort le bikini!) ― Justine Gauthier, Léonie Hurtubise
- Heat Spell (L’Été des chaleurs) — Amélie Tremblay, Marie-Pier Dupuis, Dominique Dussault
- Invincible ― Samuel Caron, Vincent René-Lortie
- Mothers and Monsters ― Patrick Francke-Sirois, Isabelle Grignon-Francke, Édith Jorisch
Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama
- Behtash Fazlali ― Motherland
- Léokim Beaumier-Lépine ― Invincible
- Florence Blain Mbaye ― Making Babies (Faire un enfant)
- Eric K. Boulianne ― Making Babies (Faire un enfant)
- Marine Johnson ― Until You Die (Jusqu’à ce que tu meures)
- Agathe Ledoux ― Heat Spell (L’Été des chaleurs)
- Ilyes Tarmasti ― Muscat
- Anthony Therrien ― Until You Die (Jusqu’à ce que tu meures)
Best Animated short
- Where Rabbits Come From (D’où viennent les lapins) — Colin Ludvic Racicot, Bertrand Paquette, Simon Allard
- Aphasia (Aphasie) — Marielle Dalpé, Marc Bertrand
- Miserable Miracle (Misérable Miracle)— Ryo Orikasa, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Jelena Popović, Nobuaki Doi, Rob McLaughlin, Michael Fukushima
- Return to Hairy Hill (Retour à Hairy Hill) — Emily Paige, Daniel Gies
- The Temple (Le Temple) — Alain Fournier
John Dunning Best first feature
- In Flames — Zarrar Kahn
- Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) — Ariane Louis-Seize
- Kanaval — Henri Pardo
- Richelieu — Pier-Philippe Chevigny
- Something You Said Last Night — Luis De Filippis
- Through the Night (Quitter la nuit) — Delphine Girard
Best Art Direction/Production Design
- Adam Belanger, Kerry Noonan and Lucy Larkin — BlackBerry
- Ludovic Dufresne — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
- Thea Hollatz — Fitting In
- Marie-Hélène Lavoie — Ru
- Michael Pierson — The Queen of My Dreams
Best Cinematography
- Jared Raab — BlackBerry
- Gabriel Brault-Tardif — Richelieu
- Alexandre Bussière — Montreal Girls
- Karim Hussain — Infinity Pool
- Mathieu Laverdière — Solo
- Jean-François Lord — Ru
- Mike McLaughlin — Hands That Bind
- André Turpin — The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain)
Best Costume Design
- Hanna Puley — BlackBerry
- Kelly-Anne Bonieux — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
- Rosalie Clermont — Ru
- Athena Theny — Seagrass
- Mara Zigler — Something You Said Last Night
Best Editing
- Curt Lobb — BlackBerry
- Pauline Gaillard — The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain)
- Stéphane Lafleur — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
- Isabelle Malenfant — The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur)
- James Vandewater — Infinity Pool
Best Sound mixing
- Matthew Chan, Bret Killoran, Nathan Street, Paul Lynch, Randy Wilson, Ron Mellegers and Justin Helle — BlackBerry
- Tyler Bogaert, Ian Rankin and Will Stephens — The Young Arsonists
- Bernard Gariépy Strobl and J.R. Fountain — PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
- Hans Laitres, Guillaume Daoust, Maxime Vermette, Daniel Bisson and Mathieu Maillé — Ru
- Brent Planiden and Chris Ferguson — Cold Road
Best Original score
- Jay McCarrol — BlackBerry
- Alysha Brilla — The Queen of My Dreams
- Suad Bushnaq — Queen Tut
- Steph Copeland — Cascade
- Ryan Shore — Zombie Town
Best Original song
- Qurram Hussain — “Ishq Ki Na Koi Bhi Hud Hai” — The Queen of My Dreams
- Kamel Bushnaq, Ashley Jane and Suad Bushnaq — “I Won’t Break” — Queen Tut
- Suad Bushnaq and Omar El-Deeb — “Chez Habibi (Kul illi Batmannah)” — Queen Tut
- Melissa D’Agostino, David Brock and Rebecca Everett — “Mothers and Daughters, Daughters and Moms” — Mother of All Shows
- Lawrence Gowan — “Zombie Hideout” — Zombie Town
Best makeup
- Dan Martin, Traci Loader and Svetlana Gutic — Infinity Pool
- Katie Ballantyne, Jonathan Craig and Karlee Morse — The Hyperborean
- Dominique T. Hasbani — Ru
- Fatema Hoque — Who’s Yer Father?
- Karlee Morse and Mary Cuffe — Polaris
- Erin Pidgeon — Zombie Town
- Ashley Vieira, Erin Sweeney and Thea Samuels — BlackBerry
Best hair
- Dylan Twigg and Philippe Bertrand-Hudon — BlackBerry
- Vincent Dufault — Ru
- Nermin Grbic and Carole Bertini — One Summer (Le temps d’un été)
- Mykola Korolyov — Better Days
- Isabelle Paganine — Seagrass
- Rikki Zucker — Mother of All Shows
Best Cinematography in a Documentary
- Kaveh Nabatian — Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones
- Ben Giesbrecht and Luke Connor — Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
- Patrick McGowan and Jason Providence — Coven
- Ernesto Pardo — The White Guard (La Garde blanche)
- Étienne Roussy — Beyond Paper (Au-delà du papier)
Best editing in a Documentary
- Anouk Deschênes — The Longest Goodbye
- Denys Desjardins and Michel Giroux — I Lost My Mom (J’ai placé ma mère)
- Derek Esposito and Cecilio Escobar — Summer Qamp
- Marianna Khoury — Someone Lives Here
- Rich Williamson — Cynara
Best Original Music in a Documentary
- Ramachandra Borcar — The Longest Goodbye
- Olivier Alary and Johannes Malfatti — Twice Colonized
- Antoine Berthiaume — Greyland
- Kat Duma, Verity Susman and Matthew Simms — Tramps!
- Stéphanie Hamelin Tomala — I Lost My Mom (J’ai placé ma mère)
Best Sound Design in a Documentary
- Sam Rodgers, James Lazarenko, Claire Dobson, Krystin Hunter, Graham Rogers, Jane Tattersall, Stefana Fratila, Paul Germann, Steve Medeiros, Marilee Yorston, Steve Hammond, David Yonson and Steve Copley — Swan Song
- Sylvain Bellemare and Isabelle Lussier — Days (Les jours)
- Brian Eimer — Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope
- Hans Laitres, Sylvain Bellemare and Daniel Capeille — The White Guard (La Garde blanche)
- Catherine Van Der Donckt, Stéphane Cadotte, Jean Paul Vialard and Geoffrey Mitchell — Beyond Paper (Au-delà du papier)
Best Visual Effects
- Andy Robinson — Infinity Pool
- Jeff Bruneel, James Miligan, Tamara Young, Nick Winger and Adam Graves — In Flames
- Adam Graves — The King Tide
- Marie-Claude Lafontaine, Jean-François Ferland and Simon Beaupré — One Summer (Le temps d’un été)
- Tristan Zerafa, Lou Gatti, Matthew Nayman and Mike Boers— BlackBerry
Best Casting in a film
- Pam Dixon, Jenny Lewis and Sara Kay — BlackBerry
- Tania Arana — Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)
- Mark Bennett and Deirdre Bowen — Infinity Pool
- Ariane Castellanos and Victor Tremblay-Blouin — Richelieu
- Jason Knight and John Buchan — Fitting In
Golden Screen Award
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Television
Best Drama series
- Little Bird
- Essex County
- Plan B
- Slasher: Ripper
- Transplant
Best Comedy Series
- Bria Mack Gets a Life
- Letterkenny
- Shelved
- Son of a Critch
- Workin’ Moms
Animated Program or Series
- Wild Kratts
- Interstellar Ella
- Pinecone & Pony
- Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
- The Snoopy Show
Documentary Program
- Broken: The Toxic Culture of Canadian Gymnastics
- Charlotte’s Castle
- The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy
- Offside: The Harold Ballard Story
- War for the Woods
Children’s or Youth Fiction
- The Hardy Boys
- Home Sweet Rome
- Macy Murdoch
- Malory Towers
Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction
- All-Round Champion
- Dream It to Be It
- Green Squad
- Sunny’s Quest
Tv Movie
- The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story
- Christmas Island
- Never Too Late to Celebrate
- Richard III (CBC Presents the Stratford Festival)
- Take Me Back for Christmas
History Documentary Program or Series
- Stuff the British Stole
- The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain
- Mi’kma’ki
- The Nature of Things: “Secret Agents of the Underground Railroad”
- Telling Our Story
Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
- eTalk: “In Conversation with Jully Black”
- I’m Sandie Rinaldo
- 2023 Indspire Awards
- Queen of the Deuce
- Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows
Lifestyle Program or Series
- Time to Eat
- Drag Heals
- Property Brothers: Forever Home
- Sarah’s Mountain Escape
- Scott’s Vacation House Rules
Factual series
- Thunder Bay
- Bollywed
- Cocaine, Prison & Likes: Isabelle’s True Story
- Dark Side of the Ring
- Little Big Community
Reality/Competition Program or Series
- Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
- The Amazing Race Canada
- Best in Miniature
- Big Brother Canada
- Canada’s Ultimate Challenge
Pre-School program or series
- PAW Patrol
- Aunty B’s House
- Builder Brothers Dream Factory
- Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
- Dino Ranch
Sketch comedy program or series
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Abroad
- The Dessert
- Pillow Talk
Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series (Rob Stewart Award)
- The Water Brothers
- Ageless Gardens
- The Nature of Things: “Apocalypse, Plan B”
- The Nature of Things: “True Survivors”
Social/Political Documentary Program (Donald Brittain Award)
- Coming Home: Wanna Icipus Kupi
- Category Woman
- Marketplace: “Mortgage Fraud Caught on Camera”
- Naked: Sex and Gender
- The Passionate Eye: “Inside the Statue Wars”
Comedy special
- Comedy Invasion: “Rez Style”
- Hannah Gadsby: Dry
- The New Wave of Standup: “Andrea Jin, Hoodo Hersi, Nick Nemeroff”
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival: “Misguidance Systems”
Variety or entertainment special
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes: “This Special Has 30 Years”
- Canada’s New Year’s Eve: Countdown to 2023
- eTalk: “Pageboy, The Elliot Page Interview”
- Jann: Alone for the Holidays
Talk series
- The Marilyn Denis Show
- CBC News: It Changed Everything
- CityLine
Live entertainment special
- 2023 Legacy Awards
- 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards
- eTalk: “Live at the Oscars”
- Juno Awards of 2023
Actors
Lead performance/drama
- Darla Contois — Little Bird
- Victor Garber — Family Law
- Hamza Haq — Transplant
- Ellyn Jade — Little Bird
- Laurence Leboeuf — Transplant
- Meredith MacNeill — Pretty Hard Cases
- Adrienne C. Moore — Pretty Hard Cases
- Mayko Nguyen — Hudson & Rex
Supporting performance/drama
- Braeden Clarke — Little Bird
- Salvatore Antonio — Slasher: Ripper
- Paula Brancati — Slasher: Ripper
- Kevin Durand — Essex County
- Emma Hunter — Moonshine
- Ayisha Issa — Transplant
- Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova — Robyn Hood
- Lynn Rafferty — Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias
Lead performance/comedy
- Meaghan Rath — Children Ruin Everything
- Benjamin Evan Ainsworth — Son of a Critch
- Mark Critch — Son of a Critch
- Dani Kind — Workin’ Moms
- Andrew Phung — Run the Burbs
- Catherine Reitman — Workin’ Moms
- Chris Sandiford — Shelved
- Carolyn Taylor — I Have Nothing
Supporting performance/comedy
- Ennis Esmer — Children Ruin Everything
- Amanda Cordner — Sort Of
- Ali Hassan — Run the Burbs
- Jonathan Langdon — Run the Burbs
- Sarah McVie — Workin’ Moms
- Ellora Patnaik — Sort Of
- Jonathan Torrens — Vollies
- Supinder Wraich — Sort Of
Performance in a television film or miniseries
- Katie Douglas — The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story
- Robyn Alomar — Terror Train
- Katherine Barrell — Making Scents of Love
- Jonathan Langdon — Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper
- Ashley Leggat — Life with Luca
- Alex Mallari Jr. — One Delicious Christmas
- Niall Matter — Family History Mysteries: Buried Past
- Sherry Miller — Never Too Late to Celebrate
Performance in an animated program or series
- Jayne Eastwood — PAW Patrol
- Cory Doran — Super Wish
- Sara Garcia — Unicorn Academy
- Ana Sani — Strawberry Shortcake and the Beast of Berry Bog
- Patty Sullivan — Mittens & Pants
Performance in a guest role in a comedy series
- Mae Martin — I Have Nothing
- Jann Arden — Workin’ Moms
- Dan Aykroyd — Workin’ Moms
- Jay Baruchel — Son of a Critch
- Ali Hassan — Sort Of
Performance in a guest role in a drama series
- Daniel Maslany — Transplant
- Imajyn Cardinal — Little Bird
- Lauren Holly — Family Law
- Dani Kind — SkyMed
- Manuel Rodriguez — Robyn Hood
Lead performance in a children’s or youth program or series
- Khalilah Brooks — Aunty B’s House
- Mia Bella — Popularity Papers
- Kaileen Chang — I Woke Up a Vampire
- Glee Dango — Popularity Papers
- Zoe Wiesenthal — Ruby and the Well
Supporting performance in a children’s or youth program or series
- Millie Davis — Popularity Papers
- Paula Boudreau — Ruby and the Well
- Nendia Lewars — Aunty B’s House
- Claire Poon — Aunty B’s House
Ensemble performance in a comedy series
- Letterkenny — Jared Keeso, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett, K. Trevor Wilson, Dylan Playfair, Andrew Herr, Tyler Johnston, Evan Stern, Jacob Tierney, Mark Forward, Lisa Codrington and Kaniehtiio Horn
- Acting Good — Paul Rabliauskas, Roseanne Supernault, Billy Merasty, Gabriel Daniels, Avery Sutherland, Cheyenna Sapp and Tina Keeper
- Shelved — Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford and Dakota Ray Hebert, Paul Braunstein, Taylor Love, Robin Duke, Varun Saranga and Paloma Nuñez
- Slip — Zoe Lister-Jones, Tymika Tafari and Amar Chadha-Patel
- Workin’ Moms — Catherine Reitman, Dani Kind and Jessalyn Wanlim, Enuka Okuma, Sarah McVie and Sadie Munroe
Ensemble performance in a drama series
- Little Bird — Darla Contois, Ellyn Jade, Osawa Muskwa, Lisa Edelstein, Michelle Thrush, Braeden Clarke, Imajyn Cardinal and Joshua Odjick
- Essex County — Molly Parker, Stephen McHattie, Kevin Durand, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Brian J. Smith, Rossif Sutherland, Hannah Gross, Tamara Podemski, Daniel Maslany, Ryan Bruce, Matia Jackett, Stephen Kalyn, Derek Johns and Alexandra Ordolis
- Pretty Hard Cases — Meredith MacNeill, Adrienne C. Moore, Daren A. Herbert, Al Mukadam, Karen Robinson, Tricia Black and Miguel Rivas
- Robyn Hood — Jessye Romeo, Nykeem Provo, Idrissa Sanogo Bamba, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Jonathan Langdon, Kira Guloien, Ian Matthews, Matias Garrido, Nadeem Phillip, Lisa Michelle Cornelius, Sydney Kuhne, Emily Piggford and Kayla Hutton
Ensemble performance in a variety or sketch comedy program or series
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes — Mark Critch, Trent McClellan, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle and Chris Wilson
- Abroad — Isabel Kanaan, Aldrin Bundoc, Joy Castro, Nicco Lorenzo Garcia and Justin Santiago
- Pillow Talk — Nicola Correia-Damude, Matt Mazur, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Sydney Scotia, Gregory Prest, Paolo Santalucia, Chris Robinson, Kwasi Thomas, Andrew Wheeler and Sharon Crandall
- Roast Battle Canada — Ennis Esmer, Russell Peters, Sabrina Jalees, K. Trevor Wilson, Allie Pearse, Bren D’Souza, Tyler Morrison and Crystal Ferrier
News and Information
National newscast
- CTV National News
- CBC News: The National
- Global National
Local newscast
- CBC News Vancouver at 6
- CBC News Winnipeg at 6
- CityNews Toronto
- CTV News Toronto at 6
- Global BC News Hour
News anchor, national
- Adrienne Arsenault — CBC News: The National
- Dawna Friesen — Global National
- Omar Sachedina — CTV National News
- Dennis Ward — APTN: Remembering the Children
News anchor, local
- Debra Arbec — CBC News Montreal
- Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui — Global BC News Hour
- Cynthia Mulligan — CityNews Toronto
- Marivel Taruc — CBC News Toronto
News reporter, national
- Jorge Barrera — CBC News: The National
- Neetu Garcha — Global National
- Adrian Ghobrial — CTV National News
- Judy Trinh — CTV National News
News reporter, local
- Bartley Kives — CBC News Winnipeg
- Faiza Amin — CityNews Toronto
- Michelle Ghoussoub — CBC News Vancouver
- Jon Woodward — CTV Toronto
News special
- Global News: “Decision Alberta 2023”
- CBC News: Here & Now: “Picking up the Pieces: The Aftermath of Fiona”
- CityNews: “The Coronation of King Charles III”
News or information segment
- W5: “Narco Avocados”
- APTN Investigates: “Inside Corrections 2180 Days”
- CBC News Calgary: “Who Was Behind the Coastal Gas Link Explosion?”
- CBC News: The National: “Boomer’s Story”
Entertainment news series
- Entertainment Tonight Canada
- eTalk
- Indigenous Artists & Icons: Inspiring Change
Political news series
- Power Play
- Power & Politics
- Question Period
News or information series
- APTN Investigates
- The Fifth Estate
- W5
News or information program
- Adrienne Arsenault Reports: “Inside Ukraine”
- APTN Investigates: “Buried Truths”
- The Fifth Estate: “Death at the Border”
- W5: “Cocaine Cargo”
Host or interviewer, news or information program or series
- Sarain Fox — VeraCity: “Indigiqueer”
- Harry Forestell — CBC News: The National
- Avery Haines — W5
- Ian Hanomansing — CBC News: The National
- Vassy Kapelos — Question Period
Host, talk show or entertainment news
- Marilyn Denis — The Marilyn Denis Show
- Tyrone Edwards, Traci Melchor, Elaine Lui, Chloe Wilde, Sonia Mangat, Liz Trinnear and Priyanka — eTalk
- Cheryl Hickey, Sangita Patel, Carlos Bustamante, Morgan Hoffman, Keshia Chanté, Brittnee Blair and Jed Tavernier — Entertainment Tonight Canada
- Tracy Moore — CityLine
- Sid Seixeiro and Dina Pugliese — Breakfast Television
Host, live entertainment special
- Simu Liu — Juno Awards of 2023
- Keshia Chanté — 2023 Legacy Awards
- Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui and Traci Melchor — eTalk: “Live at the Oscars”
- Rupi Kaur and Sarah Gadon — 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Host, lifestyle
- Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Elaine Lui, Andrea Bain and Jessica Allen — The Social
- Mary Berg — Mary Makes It Easy
- Mena Massoud — Evolving Vegan
- Drew Scott and Jonathan Silver Scott — Property Brothers: Forever Home
- Tracey Erin Smith — Drag Heals
Host or presenter, factual or reality competition
- Brooke Lynn Hytes, Traci Melchor and Brad Goreski — Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
- Gerry Dee — Family Feud Canada
- Lindsay Ell, Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus and Kardinal Offishall — Canada’s Got Talent
- Jonny Harris — Still Standing
- Alan Shane Lewis and Ann Pornel — The Great Canadian Baking Show
Morning show
- Breakfast Television
- CBC News: Morning Live
- Your Morning
Sports
Live sporting event coverage
- 109th Grey Cup – Paul Graham, Jon Hynes
- 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships – Paul Graham, Chris Edwards
- 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship – Paul Graham, Sam Cicirello
- 2023 Stanley Cup Finals – Rob Corte, Ed Hall, Jeff Girodat, Brian Spear
Sports analysis or commentary
- Kevin Bieksa – Hockey Night in Canada
- Jennifer Botterill – Hockey Night in Canada
- Craig Button – 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships
- Byron MacDonald – CBC Sports
- Cheryl Pounder – 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship
Sports host
- Kate Beirness – CFL Touchdown Atlantic
- James Duthie – TSN at the Masters
- Ron MacLean – Hockey Night in Canada
- Jay Onrait – SC with Jay Onrait
Sports play-by-play
- Rob Snoek – CBC Sports
- Signa Butler – CBC Sports
- Chris Cuthbert – Hockey Night in Canada
- Scott Russell – CBC Sports
- Rod Smith – 109th Grey Cup
Sports feature segment
- “For All of Us” — TSN – Rob Dunn, Jacob Frenkel, Vince Tremblay, Mike McKay and Cedrik Dessureault
- “How Ryan Francis is honouring his late grandmother” — Sportsnet – Donnovan Bennett, David Zelikovitz and Sam Nasrawi
- “Knuckle Hop Arctic Winter Games” — CBC Sports – Ryan Johnston, Monika Platek, Aaron Dutra, Camryn Kern and Devin Heroux
- “Staring Back” — TSN – Matt Dorman, Dave Naylor, Darren Oliver, Steve Denheyer and Curry Leamen
Sports opening
- 109th Grey Cup — TSN – Matt Dorman, Darren Oliver, Devon Burns, Steve Denheyer and Richard Liani
- 2023 Calgary Stampede Open — Sportsnet – Cindy Giles and Michael Little
- 2023 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 1: “Will Arnett Tease” — Sportsnet – Sean Cleary, James Sharpe, Kevin Fallis, Carson Illidge and Will Arnett
- “You can say Hockey is for Everyone. Or you can join the fight to ensure that’s true” — Sportsnet – Donnovan Bennett, Sam Nasrawi, Ed Hall and David Zelikovitz
Sports program or series
- Serge Ibaka’s How Hungry Are You?: “Giannis Antetokounmpo” – Serge Ibaka, Jordi Vila Sanchez, Paul Sidhu, Mark Wade, Michael Adach and Devon Burns
- Camp of Dreams – Karen Zylak, Mark Kristofic, Alex Browne
- SC with Jay Onrait – Jay Onrait, Kyle Lawson, Thomas Csercsa, Greg Bonnetta, Eric O’Neill, Michael Harrison, Michael Skrzyniak and Francesco Pietropaolo
- Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada – Joel Darling, Rod McLachlan, John Whaley, Dan Fernandes and Deidre Hambly
Craft Awards
Editorial research
- Max Berger, Liz Hysen, Catherine Machado and Judy Ruzylo – Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
- Lina Cino, Aïcha Diop and Sunny Grewal – Black Life: Untold Stories: “Revolution Remix”
- Jenny Cowley and Eric Szeto – Marketplace: “Busting Miracle Cures”
- Robbie Hart and Gary J. Smith – Ice-Breaker: The ’72 Summit Series
- Victoria Lean, Brittany Wray, Simone Zucker and Ashley Renders – The Climate Baby Dilemma
Visual research
- Max Berger, Liz Hysen, Catherine Machado and Judy Ruzylo – Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
- Joanna S. Anaquod, Jennifer Podemski, Na’kuset, Raven Sinclair, Sharon Anaquod and Charity Gadica – Little Bird: “Love Is All Around”
- João Vitor Corrêa, Jalana Lewis and Stefanie McCarrol – Black Life: Untold Stories: “Revolution Remix”
- Robbie Hart, Ania Smolenskaia, Sean Stoyles, Anastasia Trofimova, Connie Littlefield and Mick Gzowski – Ice-Breaker: The ’72 Summit Series
- Kyle Parry, Thea Toole and Jon Boucher – Dark Side of the Ring: “Abdullah the Butcher: Legacy of Blood”
Make-Up
- Nina McArthur, Megan Stark and Kelly Harmon – Little Bird: “Bineshi Kwe”
- Rachel Affolter – Workin’ Moms: “It’s All Gone”
- Julie Brisebois and Bruno Gatien – Transplant: “Crete”
- Katie Minnis – Urban Legend: “The White Dress”
- Kim Primeau – Sort Of: “Sort Of Hospital Again”
Costume Design
- Charity Gadica – Little Bird: “I Want My Mom”
- Nicole Manek – Pretty Hard Cases: “Always a Bridesmaid”
- Sarah Haydon Roy – Moonshine: “How to Lose Friends and Shit-Can Your Reputation”
- Marissa Schwartz – Sort Of: “Sort Of Married”
- Joanna Syrokomla – Murdoch Mysteries: “Murder in F Major”
Casting, Fiction
- Lisa Parasyn and Carmen Kotyk – Little Bird
- Jenny Lewis and Sara Kay – Children Ruin Everything
- Jenny Lewis and Sara Kay – Letterkenny
- Jenny Lewis and Sara Kay – Son of a Critch
- Larissa Mair and Colleen Rush – Shelved
Casting, Non-Fiction
- Heather Muir – Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
- Julie J. Fitzsimmons and Jason Boyd – Black Life: Untold Stories
- Lauren McCuaig, Tanner Sawatzky and Jesse Storey – The Amazing Race Canada
- Jake Rehorst, Jesse Storey, Nancy Yeboah and Michael Yerx – Canada’s Ultimate Challenge
- Meredith Veats – The Great Canadian Baking Show
Production design/art direction in a fiction program or series
- David Brisbin, Jon Van Winkle, Robert K. Laurie and C. Summer Holmes – Little Bird: “Burning Down the House”
- Tim Bider – Pretty Hard Cases: “Right Hand Red”
- Ben Gerlis – Bria Mack Gets a Life: “Bria Mack Gets Laid”
- André Guimond – Transplant: “Sinkhole”
- Ingrid Jurek, M-A Orenstein and Jenn Luckas – Sort Of: “Sort Of the Worst Yoda”
Production design/art direction in a non-fiction program or series
- Rudin Causi and Javed Ali – Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
- Monika Geresz – Canada’s Ultimate Challenge: “Kelowna, BC”
- Tim Luke – Best in Miniature: “The Finale”
- Callum Maclachlan and Mark Hockin – Blue Jays on Sportsnet
- Michael “Spike” Parks and Mike Gelinas – The Great Canadian Baking Show: “Holiday Special”
Visual effects
- Sébastien Chartier – Transplant: “Crete”
- Lawren Bancroft-Wilson, Liam Karp, Justin Reimer, Dmitry Vinnik, Terry Kalinich, Jeremy Stewart, Vardan Aleksanyan, Natalya MacKinnon, Alexandr Kurdyaev and Sebastian Weber – SkyMed: “Return to Base”
- Marc Hall, Loïc Surprenant and Juan Manuel Pardo Salamanca – Plan B: “Episode 6”
- Aaron Wright, Minas Kotsopoulos, Leila White, Michael Bitton, Joel Chambers, Iyi Tubi, Jeffrey King, Daniel Knight and Graham Tucker – Robyn Hood: “Outlaws”
Hair
- Pina Robinson – Little Bird: “So Put Together”
- Leanne Morrison – Workin’ Moms: “It’s All Gone”
- Lydia Pensa – Sort Of: “Sort Of Aftermath”
- Lydia Pensa and Arlette Pender – Pretty Hard Cases: “Creatures of Habit”
- Norma Richard – Son of a Critch: “Who Dares Dare Hudaro?”
Photography
Photography in a comedy series
- Ann Tipper – Sort Of: “Sort Of the Worst Yoda”
- Daniel Grant – Slip: “The Wife”
- Ben Lichty – Workin’ Moms: “The End”
- Chet Tilokani – I Have Nothing: “Package for the Bird”
- Ann Tipper – Run the Burbs: “Phlashback”
Photography in a documentary program or factual series
- Ashley Iris Gill and Keenan Lynch – Black Community Mixtapes
- Mark Caswell, Sasha Appler and Alan Poon – Charlotte’s Castle
- Keenan Lynch and Daniel Tahmizian – Dark Side of the Ring
- Jeff Morales – The Nature of Things: “Rat City”
- Elad Winkler and Ken Woo – Billionaire Murders
Photography in a drama program or series
- Claudine Sauvé – Little Bird: “I Want My Mom”
- Guy Godfree – Little Bird: “So Put Together”
- James Klopko – Essex County: “Episode 101”
- Craig Wright – Ride: “Legend of the Fall”
- Yuri Yakubiw – Murdoch Mysteries: “Murder in F Major”
Photography in a lifestyle or reality program or series
- Ryan Shaw – The Amazing Race Canada: “Light the Candle”
- Shane Geddes – Best in Miniature: “First Impressions”
- Shane Geddes – Drink Masters: “Botanical Bevvies”
- Adam Gladstone – The Great Canadian Baking Show: “Biscuits and Bars Week”
- Kevin C. W. Wong – Mary Makes It Easy: “Comfort Food”
Photography in a news or information program, series or segment
- Rob Smith – APTN Investigates: “Reawakening the Mountains”
- David de la Harpe – The New Reality: “Missing Children”
- Adrian di Virgilio – CBC News: The National: “Pakistanis struggle to survive with no flood relief in sight”
- Jared Thomas – CBC News: Adrienne Arsenault Reports: “Inside Ukraine”
Editing
Editing in a comedy program or series
- Maureen Grant – Sort Of: “Sort Of Hospital Again”
- Lindsay Allikas – Workin’ Moms: “Funny Business”
- Kyle Martin – Children Ruin Everything: “Money”
- Sam Thomson – Sort Of: “Sort Of Gone Again”
- Gloria Tong – Bria Mack Gets a Life: “Bria Mack Gets a Job”
Editing in a dramatic program or series
- Maxime Lahaie-Denis – Little Bird: “Burning Down the House”
- Wesley Finucan – The Love Club: Tara
- Justin Lachance – Little Bird: “The Land That Takes You”
- Kimberlee McTaggart – Moonshine: “High Season”
- Sandy Pereira – Dev Singh and Chris Mutton, Essex County: “Episode 103”
Editing in a children’s or youth program or series
- Lindsay Ragone – All-Round Champion: “Arcathlon”
- Victor C. H. Fan and Rob Chandler – I Woke Up a Vampire: “I Woke Up a Vampire”
- Thomas Lieu – The Hardy Boys: “A Vanishing Act”
- Mike Reisacher – Popularity Papers: “New School, New Start”
- Shelley Therrien – The Hardy Boys: “At the Old House”
Editing in a documentary program or series
- Ashley Gilmour – Black Life: Untold Stories
- Steven Budd and AJ McLauchlin – Dark Side of Comedy
- Nick Hector – The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain
- David New – Charlotte’s Castle
- Ken Yan – Offside: The Harold Ballard Story
Editing in a factual program or series
- Christina To and Burak Ozgan – Billionaire Murders: “Something Wicked This Way Comes”
- Claire Elson – Mary Makes It Easy: “Comfort Food”
- Jessica Graore – Mary Makes It Easy: “Fake It Til You Bake It”
- Marc Ricciardelli and Curt Lobb – Dark Side of the Ring: “Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty”
- Radek Zurawiecki and James Hebbard – Sarah’s Mountain Escape: “Shrink Wrap Reno”
Editing in a reality or competition program or series
- Jonathan Dowler – Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World: “Grand Finale”
- Megan Day, Ellora Dela Fuente, Ryan Monteith, Ben O’Neil, Keith Ross, Jon Wong, Jordon Wood, Peter Antonakos, Michael Emberley, Pat Fairburn, Jessica Graore, Alexandra Mastronardi and Heather Skeoch – Big Brother Canada: “Episode 1”
- Wesley Finucan and Baun Mah – The Big Bake: “Creepy Carnival”
- Allan Hughes and Lara Mrkoci – The Great Canadian Baking Show: “Finale”
- Kyle Power – Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World: “Comedy Queens”
Editing in an animated program or series
- Joshua Guitar – Pinecone & Pony: “The Sturdy Stone”
- Jamie Ebata and Kirk Hudson – Super Wish: “The Ballooniverse Pageant / The Way Back Home”
- Paul Gitlin and Marc Brenzil – Daniel Spellbound: “The Tickle Pit”
- Carolina Tran-Yong – Red Ketchup: “Dope and the Red Rope”
Sound
Sound in a fiction program or series
- Paul Lucien Col, Louis Gignac, Evelio Manfred Gay Salinas, Claire Pochon, Anton Fischlin, Simon Meilleur, Éric Med Lagacé and Delphine Measroch – Little Bird: “Love Is All Around”
- Rob Ainsley, Rachelle Audet, Paul Germann, Martin Gwynn Jones, Jesse Fellows, Davi Aquino, Kevin Schultz and Kevin Jung – Sort Of: “Sort of Hospital Again”
- David Caporale, Krystin Hunter, John Dykstra, Adam Raley, David Yonson and Marilee Yorston – SurrealEstate: “Trust the Process”
- Scott Donald, John Laranger, Jill Purdy, Faustine Pelipel, Dan Sexton, Daniel Pellerin, Chris Russell and Evelio Manfred Gay Salinas – The Spencer Sisters: “The Scholar’s Snafu”
- Richard Spence-Thomas, Gary Vaughan, Gary Tompkins and Doug McClement – Richard III (CBC Presents the Stratford Festival)
Sound in a documentary or factual program or series
- Bridget Tang, Malcolm Wegg and Derek Brin – Black Community Mixtapes: “Hip Hop”
- Ewan Deane – The Nature of Things: “Rat City”
- Matt Drake and Daniel Pellerin – Revival 69: The Concert That Rocked the World
- David Draper, Rachael Zerafa, Michael Bonini and Brian Eimer – The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain
- Bret Killoran, Chris Russell, Joe Scandella, Scott Hitchon, Francois Maurice and Ryan MacNeill – Eternal Spring
Sound in a lifestyle, reality or entertainment program or series
- John Diemer, Scott Brachmayer, Rosie Eberhard, Levi Linton, Rob Taylor, Eric Leigh and Alastair Sims – Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World: “Bonjour Hi”
- David Best, Daniel Hewett, Justin Ladd, Brian Mellersch, Malcom Owen Flood, Simon Paine, Mark Krupka, Sammy Yi, Chandra Bulucon and Lisa Meitin – Canada’s Ultimate Challenge: “Carcross, Yukon”
- John Diemer, Scott Brachmayer, Rosie Eberhard, Eric Leigh, Rob Taylor, Kara MacKinlay, Alastair Sims and Phil Nagy – Drink Masters: “Botanical Bevvies”
- Mark Krupka, Luke McLean, Brian Gallant and Lisa Meitin – The Amazing Race Canada: “This Is Going to Be a Spicy Leg”
- Mark Vreeken, Jeff Kozak, Charles-Émile Beaudin and Doug McClement – Juno Awards of 2023
Sound in an animated program or series
- Richard Spence-Thomas, Tim Muirhead, Luke Dante, Katie Pagacz, Kyle Peters, Ryan Ongaro, Patton Rodrigues and Mitch Conners – PAW Patrol: “Aqua Pups Save a Floating Castle”
- Ryan Araki, Evan Turner, Neil Parfitt, Andrew McDonnell and Richard Spence-Thomas – Super Wish: “The Ballooniverse Pageant / The Way Back Home”
- Gregorio Gomez, Greg Stewart, Angelo Nicoloyannis, John Franco, Bonnie Lambie and Rick Senechal – Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
- Mike Mancuso, Joe Tetreau, Evan Turner, Ryan Eligh, Patrick Mallan and Matt McKenzie – Pinecone & Pony: “The Sturdy Stone”
- Ethan Myers, Julian Rudd, Art Mullin, Sebastian Biega, Chris Battaglia and Kevin Chamberlain – Unicorn Academy
Directing
Children’s or youth
- Felipe Rodriguez – The Hardy Boys: “The Crash”
- Kara Harun – Aunty B’s House: “Dumpling of My Heart”
- Rennata López – Dream It to Be It: “I Dream of Soccer”
- Graeme Lynch – All-Round Champion: “Adaptive Boxing”
- Stefan Scaini – Home Sweet Rome: “Tanti Auguri A Lucy”
Comedy
- Fabrizio Filippo – Sort Of: “Sort Of Gone Again”
- Kelly Fyffe-Marshall – Bria Mack Gets a Life: “Bria Mack Gets Laid”
- Melanie Orr – Children Ruin Everything: “Screen Time”
- Jacob Tierney – Letterkenny: “Degens”
- Jacob Tierney – Shoresy: “Players Only”
Documentary or factual series
- Marshall Jay Kaplan and John Seongho Choi – Dark Side of Comedy
- Alison Duke and Ngardy Conteh George – Black Community Mixtapes
- Andrew Gregg – The Nature of Things: “Bug Sex: It’s Complicated”
- Alicia K. Harris – Black Life: Untold Stories
- Nadine Pequeneza – The Nature of Things: “Last of the Right Whales”
Documentary program
- Robert McCallum – Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
- Jamie Kastner – Charlotte’s Castle
- Victoria Lean – The Climate Baby Dilemma
- Jennifer Podemski and Jade Harper – 2023 Indspire Awards
- Michelle Shephard – The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain
TV Movie
- Simone Stock – The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story
- Heather Hawthorne Doyle – Make Me a Match
- Heather Hawthorne Doyle – The More Love Grows
- Samantha MacAdam – Fashionably in Love
- Rama Rau – Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias
Dramatic series
- Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers – Little Bird: “Love Is All Around”
- Sheri Elwood – Moonshine: “Get My Baby Back”
- Danishka Esterhazy – SurrealEstate: “Trust the Process”
- Zoe Leigh Hopkins – Little Bird: “Bineshi Kwe”
- Winnifred Jong – Pretty Hard Cases: “Spin Me Round”
Lifestyle or information program or mini–series
- John Keffer – The Marilyn Denis Show: “The Final Farewell”
- Frederick Kroetsch and Heather Hatch – Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet: “Nine Lives”
- Jan McCharles – Mary Makes It Easy: “Fake It Til You Bake It”
- Erin Redden – Sarah’s Mountain Escape: “Shrink Wrap Reno”
- Cheryl Zalameda – Listing Large: “Hurricane Brittany”
Live sporting event
- Ron Forsythe – 2023 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5
- Andy Bouyoukos – 109th Grey Cup
- Andy Bouyoukos – 2023 IIHF World Junior Gold Medal Game
- Mike Mills – 2023 NHL Entry Draft
Reality or competition program or series
- Shelagh O’Brien – Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World: “Bonjour Hi”
- Rob Brunner – The Amazing Race Canada: “Light the Candle”
- Dave Russell – Drink Masters: “Enter the Bar”
- Harbinder Singh – Battle of the Generations: “Episode 116”
- Harbinder Singh and Jan McCharles – Cross Country Cake Off: “Western Holiday Play Offs”
Variety or sketch comedy program or series
- Jocelyn Corkum and Allison Johnston – This Hour Has 22 Minutes: “Surviving Winter”
- Sherali Najak and Tanisha Scott – 2023 Legacy Awards
- Shelagh O’Brien – Hannah Gadsby: Dry
- Shelagh O’Brien – Roast Battle Canada
- Dave Russell – Juno Awards of 2023
Animated program or series
- Tammy Langton – Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood: “The Neighbourhood Wedding”
- Diana Basso and Joey So – Rubble & Crew: “The Crew & Chase Are on the Case”
- Martin Kratt and Louis Champagne – Wild Kratts: “Clever Raven”
- Wayne-Michael Lee – Pinecone & Pony: “The Sturdy Stone”
- Heejung Yun and Paul Riley – Rosie’s Rules: “Crystal’s New Bunny”
Factual
- Eva Thomas – Still Standing: “New Richmond, QC”
- Sebastian Cluer – Bollywed: “I Am Social Media”
- Ryan McMahon and Leslie Lucas – Thunder Bay: “Whodunit”
- Daniel Oron – Deadly Science: “Female Innovators”
- Bobbi Wilson – Lost Car Rescue: “Slick Finds”
Music
Best Original Music/Animation
- Erica Procunier – Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: “The Mystery of Lookout Mountain”
- Caleb Chan and Brian Chan – Pinecone & Pony: “The Sturdy Stone”
- Jeremy Fisher and Matt Ouimet – Jeremy and Jazzy: “You Can Be Anything”
- Ian LeFeuvre and Earl Tomo – Builder Brothers Dream Factory: “Dancing Shoes”
- Neil Parfitt – Super Wish: “The Ballooniverse Pageant / The Way Back Home”
Best Original Music/Comedy
- Peter Chapman and Maylee Todd – Workin’ Moms: “The End”
- Alan Doyle and Keith Power – Son of a Critch: “Halley’s Comet”
- Todor Kobakov – Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper
- Catalin Marin – Well Suited for Christmas
- Carmen Yanuziello, Haviah Mighty, Kimberly Villagante and Terrell Morris – Sort Of: “Sort Of Anything You Want”
Best Original Music, Drama
- Ari Posner and Amin Bhatia – Sullivan’s Crossing: “Can’t Help Falling”
- Robert Carli – Murdoch Mysteries: “D.O.A.”
- Gary Koftinoff and Phillip J. Bennett – Hudson & Rex: “Northern Rexposure”
- Rob Melamed and Ryan McLarnon – The Spencer Sisters: “The Executive’s Elegy”
- Ari Posner and Amin Bhatia – Ride: “Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace”
Best Original Music, Documentary
- La-Nai Gabriel – Black Community Mixtapes
- Deanna H. Choi – The Nature of Things: “Last of the Right Whales”
- Bruce Fowler and Neil Chapman – The Nature of Things: “Bug Sex: It’s Complicated”
- Ben Fox – The Climate Baby Dilemma
- David Wall – The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain
Best Original Music, Factual, Lifestyle, Reality or Entertainment
- La-Nai Gabriel – Black Community Mixtapes
- Deanna H. Choi – The Nature of Things: “Last of the Right Whales”
- Bruce Fowler and Neil Chapman – The Nature of Things: “Bug Sex: It’s Complicated”
- Ben Fox – The Climate Baby Dilemma
- David Wall – The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain
Best Original Song
- Kimberly Villagante – “Made Up My Mind” — Sort Of
- Caleb Chan and Brian Chan – “Builder Brothers Dream Factory Theme” — Builder Brothers Dream Factory
- Steph Copeland – “Love Is a Mystery” — The Jane Mysteries: Inheritance Lost
- Meiro Stamm and Antonio Naranjo – “Mittens & Pants Theme” — Mittens & Pants
- Carmen Yanuziello – “Don’t Carry Things That Weigh You Down” — Sort Of
Writing
Comedy series
- Kurt Smeaton – Children Ruin Everything: “Arguments”
- Bilal Baig – Sort Of: “Sort Of the Worst Yoda”
- Bilal Baig and Fabrizio Filippo – Sort Of: “Sort Of Gone Again”
- Sasha Leigh Henry – Bria Mack Gets a Life: “Bria Mack Gets a Job”
- Kathleen Phillips – Children Ruin Everything: “Me Time”
Drama series
- Joseph Kay and Rachel Langer – Transplant: “Who Is Mags?”
- Tassie Cameron and Sherry White – Pretty Hard Cases: “Always a Bridesmaid”
- Jeff Lemire and Eilis Kirwan – Essex County: “Episode 104”
- Jillian Locke and Carina Samuels – Pretty Hard Cases: “Creatures of Habit”
- Evany Rosen – The Spencer Sisters: “The Decorator’s Debacle”
Animated program or series
- Louise Moon – PAW Patrol: “All Paws on Deck”
- Jocelyn Geddie – Pinecone & Pony: “Speak from the Art”
- Stephanie Kaliner – Pinecone & Pony: “The Sturdy Stone”
- Martin Kratt – Wild Kratts: “Clever Raven”
- Corey Liu – Pinecone & Pony: “Pinecone and Horse”
Children’s or youth
- Chris Pozzebon – The Hardy Boys: “At the Old House”
- Cole Bastedo – Home Sweet Rome: “Coconut Dog Day”
- Vivian Lin and Maryan Haye – Popularity Papers: “Teamwork Makes the Scene Work”
- Vivian Lin and Amanda Brooke Perrin – Popularity Papers: “New School, New Start”
- Courtney Jane Walker and Matt Huether – Home Sweet Rome: “Tanti Auguri A Lucy”
Documentary
- Robert McCallum and Jordan Christopher Morris – Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
- Alison Duke – Black Community Mixtapes
- Victoria Lean – The Climate Baby Dilemma
- Nadine Pequeneza – The Nature of Things: “Last of the Right Whales”
- Michelle Shephard and Carolyn Abraham – The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain
Factual program or series
- Ryan McMahon and Michael Alcock – Thunder Bay: “Whodunit”
- Michael Alcock and Peter Horton – Paranormal Revenge: “Dark Pond: The Case of Todd Narron” and “The Smile: The Case of Stephanie Bingham”
- Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan, Graham Chittenden and Aisha Brown – Still Standing: “Oneida of the Thames, ON”
- Sarah Hewitt – Deadly Science: “Female Innovators”
- Todd Serotiuk, Edi Osghian and Amanda Worrall – Heavy Rescue: 401: “Deep, Steep and Stuck”
Lifestyle or reality/competition program or series
- Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Trevor Boris, Spencer Fritz and Kevin Hazlehurst – Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World: “Spy Queens”
- Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski, Paulina Robak and Michael Tersigni – The Amazing Race Canada: “Light the Candle”
- Nadine Djoury – The Great Canadian Baking Show: “Holiday Special”
- Elvira Kurt and Nadine Djoury – Drink Masters: “At the Speakeasy”
- Simu Liu, Luciano Casimiri, Jemeni G, Julie Kim, Kristeen Von Hagen, Kim Wheeler and Andrea Jin – Juno Awards of 2023
Pre-school program or series
- Richard Young – Dino Ranch: “The Odd Partners”
- Ken Cuperus – Aunty B’s House: “A Trip to Paris”
- Katherine Sandford – Mittens & Pants: “Bunny Family Wedding”
- Ashley Spires – Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe: “A Guide To Being the WURST”
- Tyra Sweet and Rennata López – Bestest Day Ever with My Best Friend: “Henry the Tortoise’s Bestest Day Ever”
TV Movie
- Dennis Heaton – The Amityville Curse
- Gadi Harel, Owen Maxwell and Jimmy Ruggiero – Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper
- Michael J. Murray – Designing Christmas
- Kate Pragnell – Take Me Back for Christmas
- Carley Smale and Katelyn James – A Gingerbread Christmas
Variety or sketch comedy program or series
- Jordan Foisy, Mark Critch, Jeremy Woodcock, Nigel Grinstead, Aisha Brown, Aba Amuquandoh, Chris Wilson, Travis Lindsay, Stacey McGunnigle, Ashley Botting, Sarah Blackmore, Dan Dillabough, Ajahnis Charley, Allana Reoch, Salma Hindy and Trent McClellan – This Hour Has 22 Minutes: “Surviving Winter”
- Leonard Chan – 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize
- Jemeni G, Makayla Campbell and Milca Kuflu – 2023 Legacy Awards
- Leah Gauthier and Jennica Harper – Jann: Alone for the Holidays
- George Reinblatt, Aisha Brown, Jeff Rothpan and Rob Michaels – Roast Battle Canada
All-Platform Awards
Stunt Coordination
- Sean Skene, Dan Skene and Cam Fergus – Shoresy: “Set the Tone”
- Angelica Lisk-Hann, Kirpa Budwal, Victoria Goodman, Howard Green, Dillon Jagersky, Daniel Lavigne, Greg Leach and Yvette McKoy – Robyn Hood: “Outlaws”
- Stéphane Lefebvre – Marry F*** Kill
- Dan Skene – Letterkenny: “Degens”
- John Stead – Pretty Hard Cases: “Always a Bridesmaid”
Audience Awards
Cogeco Fund Audience Choice
- Son of a Critch
- Acting Good
- Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
- Canada’s Got Talent
- Our Big Punjabi Family
- Robyn Hood
- Shoresy
- SkyMed
- Sort Of
- Sullivan’s Crossing
Shaw Rocket Fund Kids’ Choice
- Aunty B’s House
- Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe
- Dream It to Be It
- Green Squad
- Silly Paws
Digital Media
Original Program or Series, Fiction
- How to Fail as a Popstar — Elise Cousineau, Caroline Habib, Laura Perlmutter, Bruno Dubé, Jennifer Kawaja, Vanessa Matsui, Vivek Shraya
- The Drop — Elizabeth Yake, Liz Whitmere, Dani Pagliarello, Aisha Evelyna
- Gay Mean Girls — Maddy Falle, Heyishi Zhang, Hayley Wong
- I Hate People, People Hate Me — Lauren Corber, Evan Dell’Aquila, Lisa Filipelli, Palmer Baranek, Bobbi Summers
- Less Than Kosher — Michael Goldlist, Shaina Silver-Baird, Laura Nordin, Emily Andrews
Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction
- Here & Queer — Peter Knegt, Lucius Dechausay, Mercedes Grundy, Chelle Turingan
- 2022 Reel Asian Awards — Christine Vu, Deanna Wong
- Being Black in Canada: Friends and Allies — Tamika Forrester, Nazima Walji, Nathaniel Smith, Alicia Lee
- Farm Crime — Geoff Morrison, Lucy Cameron
- Indigenous Futures: How These Teens Are Reclaiming Their Joy — Lisa Fender, Lenard Monkman, Angelica Cooper, Jaime McMahon, Sabrina Fabian, Nina Corfu, Sophia Smoke, Janna McGinn, Philip Street, Kevin Nepitabo, Jaison Empson, Bryan Harder, Mia Rodak, Marie McCann, Sally Catto
Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series
- Aisha Evelyna – The Drop
- Elley-Ray Hennessy – Pink Is In
- Liam Ma – Streams Flow from a River
- Patrick McKenna – Pink Is In
- Dani Pagliarello – The Drop
- Adrian Pavone – How to Fail as a Popstar
- Bobbi Summers – I Hate People, People Hate Me
- Mary Walsh – The Missus Downstairs
Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series
- Aurora Browne – The Drop
- Nadine Bhabha – How to Fail as a Popstar
- Jayne Eastwood – Pink Is In
- Tina Jung – You’re My Hero
- Patrick McKenna – 1 Man’s Treasure
- Bif Naked – I Hate People, People Hate Me
- Dana Puddicombe – What Odds
- Tara Spencer-Nairn – You’re My Hero
Direction in a Web Program or Series
- Christopher Yip – Streams Flow from a River
- Aisha Evelyna – The Drop
- Maya Annik Bedward – Farm Crime
- Jonathan Torrens – 1 Man’s Treasure
- Heyishi Zhang – Gay Mean Girls
Host in a Web Program or Series
- Jen Pogue – County Blooms
- Andrew Chang – About That with Andrew Chang
- Gabriella de la Torre – ACTRA Toronto at TIFF
- Sophia Smoke – Indigenous Futures: How These Teens Are Reclaiming Their Joy
- Mark Kenneth Woods, Saba Akhtar, Kimberly Ho, Christian Yves Jones and Michael Venus – Pride: The LGBTQ+ History Series
Picture Editing in a Web Program or Series
- Maureen Grant – I Hate People, People Hate Me
- Ben Lee Allan – Less Than Kosher
- Tiffany Beaudin and Pauline Decroix – How to Fail as a Popstar
- Cameron Hucker and Jordan Krug – Northern Tracks: A Canadian Mixtape
- David Schmidt – Kyle Cucco and Ashley Brook, Canadiana
Writing in a Web Program or Series
- Vivek Shraya – How to Fail as a Popstar: “The Producer”
- Leonard Chan – Streams Flow from a River: “Benny and the Jets”
- Mark Little – Gary and His Demons: “Forest of Despair”
- Christopher Yip – Streams Flow from a River: “Frank Liquor & Laundromat”
- Heyishi Zhang – Gay Mean Girls: “The Business of Justice”
Immersive Experience, Fiction
- Survivorman VR
- Broken Spectre
- Journey to Foundation
Immersive Experience, Non-Fiction
- This Is Not a Ceremony
- Eternal Spring VR
- In Your Shoes VR
Video game
- Venba
- Little Learning Machines
- Return to Grace
Live Production for Social Media
- ET Canada Live
- Intimate and Interactive
- Soccer North Live: Men’s and Women’s World Cup
Interactive production
- Dino Dana World
- CardiacCrash: Chantal
- Fossil Hunt at Home
- Illuminated Text
Where to Watch
Also worth checking: CBC Gem (often carries Canadian titles not listed elsewhere).
about the author
Merrick Gajdics is founder, publisher and editor of The Canadian Film Reviewer.