DIGITAL MEDIA CATEGORIES
Best Web Program or Series, 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 — Terri 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
Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
- 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
Best Direction, Web Program or Series
- 18 to 35 – Buck Mustang — Rahul Chaturvedi
- Coming Home – The Talent Show — Samora Smallwood
- Cows Come Home – The Teeth — Katie Uhlmann
- Dying Seconds – Have I Told You About This Hockey Card? — Samantha Wan
- FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2025 – Jokes, Jokes, Jokes – Chris Robinson — Ngozi Paul
Best Writing, Web Program or Series
- 18 to 35 – London Calling — Rahul Chaturvedi
- About That with Andrew Chang – Charlie Kirk Shooting: Why Kill Him? — Andrew Chang
- Coming Home – The Incel, the Pumpkins, and Family Drama — Samora Smallwood
- Cows Come Home – I am Daisy Staplerton — Katie Uhlmann, Lindsey Middleton
- Settle Down – Putting in the Work — Alexander Nunez
Best Picture Editing, Web Program or Series
- 18 to 35 – The Overlooked Hostel — Carroll Chiramel
- County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure – Grow With the Flow — Jessica Graore
- Get Hooked – Petrie Island — Arielle Skolnik
- Settle Down – First-Date Jitters — Anna Catley
- Settle Down – I’ve Got Butterflies! — Arielle Skolnik
Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series
- Coming Home — Samora Smallwood
- Cows Come Home — Lindsey Middleton
- Day Players — Farid Yazdani
- Dying Seconds — Emma Hunter
- Dying Seconds — Dylan Taylor
- Everybody’s Meg — Maddy Foley
- Settle Down — Alexander Nunez
- You’re My Hero — Sean Towgood
Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series
- 18 to 35 — Jean Yoon
- Dying Seconds — Rong Fu
- Settle Down — Nadine Bhabha
- Settle Down — Izad Etemadi
- Settle Down — Josette Jorge
- Settle Down — Tymika Tafari
- Settle Down — Leighton Alexander Williams
- A Tippling Adventure — Kevin Hanchard
Best Host, Web Program or Series
- About That with Andrew Chang — Andrew Chang
- ACTRA Toronto at TIFF — Gabriella de la Torre
- County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure — Jen Pogue
- Etalk Live at the Oscars — Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui, Liz Trinnear
- FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2025 – Jokes, Jokes, Jokes — Lisa Berry
Creator of the Year
- Basement Gang — Nathaniel James, Nick McDonald, Kadeem Hemmings
- Jesse Pollock — Jesse Pollock
- Julie Nolke — Julie Nolke
- Pregnancy and Postpartum TV — Jessica Pumple
- Taha Likes You — Taha Arshad
about the author
Merrick Gajdics is founder, publisher and editor of The Canadian Film Reviewer.