14th Canadian Screen Awards

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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.

DateMay 31, 2026
Hosted byAndrew Phung
Most nominations40 Acres (film, 10)
North of North (TV, 20)
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14th Canadian Screen Awards
DateMay 31, 2026
LocationCanadian Broadcasting Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byAndrew Phung
Most nominations40 Acres (film, 10)
North of North (TV, 20)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television
CTV
Global
CBC Gem
Crave
StackTV
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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] One more was announced on April 16.[6]

Film

More information Best Motion Picture, Best Direction ...
Best Motion Picture Best Direction
Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film
Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Feature Length Documentary Best Short Documentary
Best Live Action Short Drama Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama
Best Animated Short John Dunning Best First Feature
Best Art Direction/Production Design Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing
Best Original Score Best Original Song
Best Makeup Best Hair
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Best Editing in a Documentary
Best Original Music in a Documentary Best Sound Design in a Documentary
Best Visual Effects Best Casting in a Film
Golden Screen Award
  • TBA
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Television

Programs

More information Best Drama Series, Best Comedy Series ...
Best Drama Series Best Comedy Series
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 & PantsPhil 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 StepIvan 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 WantedTrish 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 PitchMichèle Hozer, Bryn Hughes, Nathalie Cook
  • Tootoo — Adam Scorgie, Shane Fennessey, Jim Wright, Rocky Mudaliar, Jade Ansell, Scottie Upshall
Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series Lifestyle Program or Series
Reality/Competition Program or Series Live entertainment special
  • The Amazing Race CanadaJohn 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 RaceTrevor 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 2025Michael 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 VirusRosie Dransfeld, Vanessa Dylyn
  • Hunt for the Oldest DNANiobe Thompson
  • IncandescenceShirley 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 CanadianLeena 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
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Actors

More information Lead performance, drama, Supporting performance, drama ...
Lead performance, drama Supporting performance, drama
Lead performance, comedy Supporting performance, comedy
Performance in a guest role in a comedy series Performance in a guest role in a drama series
Ensemble performance in a comedy series Sketch comedy show and ensemble performance
Lead performance in a children's or youth program or series Supporting performance in a children's or youth program or series
Performance in a television film or miniseries Voice performance
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News and information

More information National newscast, Local newscast ...
National newscast Local newscast
News anchor, national News anchor, local
National reporter Local reporter
News or information program or series News or information segment
Live news special Talk series
Host or presenter, news or information program or series Host or presenter, factual or reality/competitom
Host, lifestyle
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Sports

More information Live sporting event, Sports analyst ...
Live sporting event Sports analyst
Sports host Sports play-by-play
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 OnraitJay Onrait, Kyle Lawson, Thomas Csercsa, Greg Bonnetta, Eric O'Neill, Michael Harrison
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Craft awards

More information Editorial research, Visual research ...
Editorial research Visual research
Make-Up Hair
Costume design Visual effects
  • 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
Casting, Fiction Casting, Non-Fiction
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Photography

More information Photography in a comedy series, Photography in a documentary program or factual series ...
Photography in a comedy series Photography in a documentary program or factual series
Photography in a drama program or series Photography in a lifestyle or reality program or series
Photography in a news or information program, series or segment
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Editing

More information Editing in a children's or youth program or series, Editing in a comedy program or series ...
Editing in a children's or youth program or series Editing in a comedy program or series
Editing in a documentary program or series Editing in a drama program or series
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"
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Sound

More information Sound in a fiction program or series, Sound in a documentary or factual program or series ...
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"
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Directing

More information Animation, Children's or youth ...
Animation Children's or youth
Comedy Documentary program
Documentary series Drama series
Factual Lifestyle and information
Live sporting event Reality or competition program or series
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
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Music

More information Best Original Music, Animation, Best Original Music, Comedy ...
Best Original Music, Animation Best Original Music, Comedy
Best Original Music, Drama Best Original Music, Documentary
Best Original Music, Factual, Lifestyle, Reality or Entertainment Best Original Song
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Writing

More information Animated program or series, Children's or youth ...
Animated program or series Children's or youth
Comedy series Documentary
Drama series Factual
Lifestyle or reality/competition program or series Preschool program or series
  • 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
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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.

More information Series, Direction ...
Series Direction
Performance Writing
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All-platform awards

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

More information Stunt Coordination ...
Stunt Coordination
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Audience awards

More information Cogeco Fund Audience Choice, Canada Media Fund Kids' Choice ...
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Digital media

More information Original Program or Series, Fiction, Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction ...
Original Program or Series, Fiction Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction
  • 18 to 35 — Rahul Chaturvedi, Charlie Whalley, Luisa Alvarez Restrepo, Andrew Phung
  • Coming HomeSamora Smallwood
  • Cows Come HomeKatie 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
Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series
Direction in a Web Program or Series Host in a Web Program or Series
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!"
Creator of the Year
  • Basement Gang
  • Julie Nolke
  • Jesse Pollock
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum TV
  • Taha Likes You
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