2026 Winners

Best Directing (sponsored by DGC Ontario) – Arthur Fanget (Respire Fort)
Best Writing (sponsored by WGC) – Édouard Gingras & Zacharie Lareau (Ayer’s Cliff)
Best Editing (sponsored by Safe & Sound Post) – Mike Fly Fleischhaker (Dying Seconds)
Best Actor in a Canadian Series (sponsored by ACTRA Toronto) – Arielle Mailloux (Grimelle)
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Series (sponsored by ACTRA Toronto) – Joe Scarpellino (Ayer’s Cliff)
Best Actor in an International Series – Jannik Dahl Pedersen (The Struggle for Existence)
Best Supporting Actor in an International Series – Frédéric Radepont (Anachroniks)
Best Ensemble Cast – Dying Seconds
Ben Houtman Memorial Award for Best Cinematography (sponsored by Sesler) – Jules Cloutier Lacerte (Ayer’s Cliff)
Best Original Score (sponsored by SCGC) – David Amiot, Thomas Forgues, & Clément Langlois-Légaré (Grimelle)
Best Production Design (sponsored by Sesler) – Noé Girerd (Respire Fort)
Best Visual Effects – Jérémy Maillard (Respire Fort)
Best Sound Design – Ludovic Virieux & Ben Jacquier (Respire Fort)
Best Costume Design – Kristy Gregson, Lazy Susan (Robbie Ten Eyck), and Zelda Moon (Kane Bonato) (The Witchy Girls)
Best Hair & Makeup – Lizelle Choquette (U-Hauling)
Best Writing (Podcast) – Jane Aster Roe & Jessica Strachan (The Defendants)
Best Sound Design (Podcast) – Tony Bao (The Crip Trip Disability Podcast)
Best Ensemble Cast (Podcast) – Table Read Podcast

Best Short Film Pilot (sponsored by Urban Post) – The Nook
Best Comedy Series (sponsored by Bell Fibe TV1) – Ayer’s Cliff
Best Drama Series (sponsored by Shaftesbury) – Devenir Margot
Best Documentary/Lifestyle Series (sponsored by AMI) – The Fire Ghost of Caledonia Mills
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror/Thriller Series (sponsored by FOUND TV) – Respire Fort
Best Children’s/Youth Series – Bumpadoo!
Best Fiction Podcast – Table Read Podcast
Best Unscripted Podcast – The Defendants