14th Canadian Screen Awards

The 14th Canadian Screen Awards were 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 was hosted by Andrew Phung, and took place at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto.

14th Canadian Screen Awards
DateMay 31, 2026
LocationCanadian Broadcasting Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byAndrew Phung
Highlights
Most awardsHeated Rivalry (TV, 16)
Most nominations40 Acres (film, 10)
North of North (TV, 20)
Best Motion PictureNirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Best Dramatic SeriesHeated Rivalry
Best Comedy SeriesNorth of North
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television
CTV
Global
CBC Gem
Crave
StackTV

The academy announced a new multi-broadcaster partnership, which saw the ceremony broadcast live in simulcast by CBC Television, CTV, and Global (including CTV/Global partner station NTV in Newfoundland and Labrador), as well as being streamed on CBC Gem, Crave and StackTV.[2][3]

Nominations for the awards were announced March 25.[4] The film 40 Acres topped the field in film categories, with ten nominations, while North of North led the television categories with 20 nominations.[4] Heated Rivalry won 16 awards, including Best Dramatic Series, while Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie won Best Motion Picture.

Ceremony information

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Andrew Phung, main ceremony host
Mike Myers, Academy Icon Award honouree
Jay McCarrol, Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film and Best Original Song winner
Grace Glowicki, Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film winner
Jacob Tierney, Best Drama Series winner
Hudson Williams, Best Lead Performance in a Drama Series winner

In January 2026, the Academy announced that in addition to broadcasting on CBC Television and streaming on CBC Gem, the ceremony would also be simulcast by CTV, Global, and their streaming services Crave and StackTV. CEO Tammy Frick explained that increased awareness in Canadian sovereignty had built interest in a multi-network simulcast, and that Bell and Corus accepted offers from the Academy to simulcast the ceremony on their networks and services alongside CBC's continued support.[2]

From May 28 to 30, multiple ceremonies were held to distribute awards in many categories outside the main ceremony. The Children's Television Awards were hosted by Devo Brown, the Cinematic Arts Awards were hosted by Anne-Marie Withenshaw, the Broadcast News & Sports Awards were hosted by Heather Butts and Jennifer Hsiung, the Scripted Television Awards were hosted by Ennis Esmer and Jackie Pirico, and Jess Allen hosted the Unscripted Television Awards.[5]

Category changes

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The Academy announced a number of category changes in September 2025. Most notably, eligibility in acting categories became restricted to Canadian actors, following industry feedback after three of the four film acting awards at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards were won by international actors rather than Canadian performers.[6] Four new "Spotlight" categories were also 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.[6]

The categories for Best Host for a Live Entertainment Special, Best Variety or Entertainment Special, 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 was introduced in the Digital Media categories for Creator of the Year, to honour Canadian content creators who have had an impact on social media platforms.[6]

Presenters

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Special awards

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Several special award recipients were announced on March 4.[7] One more was announced on April 16.[8]

Film

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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
Stunt Coordination Golden Screen Award

Television

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Programs

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Best Drama Series Best Comedy Series
Animated program or series Pre-School Program or Series
Children's or youth fiction Children's or youth non-fiction
  • Blue ribbon Old Enough! — Matthew Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Donna Luke, Kirsten Hurd, Natasha Negrea, Mitch Burman
  • 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
TV Movie History Documentary Program or Series
Documentary program Factual series
Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series Lifestyle Program or Series
Reality/Competition Program or Series Live entertainment special
  • Blue ribbon The Traitors Canada — Eric Young, Nathalie Brigitte Bustos, Denis Savard, Jacob Tierney, Justin Stockman, Mathieu Ouellet, David Gauthier
  • 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
  • Blue ribbon 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
  • 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
  • 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)
Comedy special

Actors

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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

News and information

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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/competition
Host, lifestyle

Sports

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Live sporting event Sports analyst
Sports host Sports play-by-play
Sports feature segment Sports opening
  • Blue ribbon "Man of the City" — Matthew Dorman, Sara Bonnetta, Sean Dunnam, Mark Utley
  • Blue ribbon "Todd Simpson: Flame Fighter" — Mark Wade, Mark Utley, Scott Lennox, Jeremy McElhanney
  • "Branded: The Elic Ayomanor Story" — Matthew Dorman, Sara Bonnetta, Farhan Lalji, Curry Leamen, Steve Denheyer
  • "Mark and Julia: The Last Goodbye" — Stephen Paine, Shi Davidi, Devon Burns, David Tredgett, Brodie Thiessen, Tim Hagoriles
  • Blue ribbon Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Open – What Is Chuckwagon Racing? — Michael Little, Cindy Gillies, Steve Katakami, Georgiy Besedin, Mitch Lee, Todd Kimberley
  • 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
  • TradeCentre — Devon Burns, Sara Bonnetta, Steve Denheyer, Michael Lane, Matthew Cade, James Duthie
Sports program or series

Craft awards

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Editorial research Visual research
Make-Up Hair
Costume design Visual effects
  • Blue ribbon Simon Devault, Philippe Massonnat, Christophe Trepanier and Felix Arsenault, Heated Rivalry
  • Terry Bradley, Jake Fullerton, Susan Sullivan, Josh Joudrie, James Wallace, Kelly Milton, Jeff Robinson, Pedro Vilas, Ryan Smith and Nial McFadyen, Dino Dex
  • 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

Photography

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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

Editing

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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
  • Blue ribbon Lindsay Ragone, Canada's Drag Race: "Grand Finale"
  • 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"
  • 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

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Sound in a fiction program or series Sound in a documentary or factual program or series
Sound in a lifestyle, reality or entertainment program or series Sound in an animated program or series

Directing

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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

Music

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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

Writing

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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
Television film Variety or sketch comedy program or series

Spotlight

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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
Performance Writing

Audience awards

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Digital media

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Original Program or Series, Fiction Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction
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
Creator of the Year

References

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