#CDNSCREENAWARDS: 2026 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD UNSCRIPTED TELEVISION AWARD WINNERS

Winners from The Unscripted Television Awards, presented by Crave, were revealed on the evening of Friday, May 29, 2026 at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. The show was hosted by Jess Allen, and presenters included Mary Berg, Tyrone Edwards, Ali Hassan, Luke Hutchie and Anne-Marie Mediwake.

The next group of winners will be shared tomorrow evening, following The Scripted Television Awards.

Full Canadian Screen Week 2026 Schedule:

Thursday, May 28, 2026
11:30 AM ET: The Children’s Television Awards
6:00 PM ET: The Cinematic Arts Awards, presented by Telefilm Canada, supported by Cineplex

Friday, May 29, 2026
11:30 AM ET: The Broadcast News & Sports Awards, presented by CTV News, Crave, and TSN
6:00 PM ET: The Unscripted Television Awards, presented by Crave

Saturday, May 30, 2026
6:00 PM ET: The Scripted Television Awards

Sunday, May 31, 2026
8:00 PM ET: The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards
Broadcasting and streaming on CBC, CBC Gem, Crave, CTV, Global, and STACKTV

Winners below:

Best Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition

The Amazing Race Canada – I’m Just Practicing Falling

CTV (Bell Media)
(Insight Productions Ltd.)

Ryan Shaw

Best Achievement in Casting, Non-Fiction

Canada’s Drag Race

Crave

(Blue Ant Studios, Blue Ant CDR 5 Inc.)

Heather Muir

Best Direction, Reality/Competition

Sponsor | Crave

Canada’s Drag Race – Go Off Queen

Crave

(Blue Ant Studios, Blue Ant CDR 5 Inc.)

Shelagh O’Brien

Best Writing, Factual

Still Standing – Prince Rupert, B.C.

CBC (CBC)

(Frantic Films)

Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Graham Chittenden, Aisha Brown

Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition

Canada’s Drag Race – Go Off Queen

Crave 

(Blue Ant Studios, Blue Ant CDR 5 Inc.)

Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Trevor Boris, Spencer Fritz, Jake Benaim

Best Writing, Documentary

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story

Crave

(OYA Media Group)

Alison Duke

Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series

Blue Rodeo: Lost Together

documentary Channel (CBC)

(Cream Productions)

David W. Brady, Kate Harrison Karman, Paul Johnson, Susan de Cartier, Corey Russell, Francine DiBacco, Dale Heslip

Best History Documentary Program or Series

Sponsor | Blue Ant Studios

Who Killed the Montreal Expos?

Netflix

(Attraction Images Inc.)

Marie-Christine Pouliot, Richard Speer, Stéphanie Thibault

Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

CBC (CBC)

(Lilith Movie Canada Inc.)

Stefanie McCarrol, Tammy Egan, Judy Ruzylo

Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy

This Hour Has 22 Minutes – Fight of the Century

CBC (CBC)

(22M Hour Productions (NS) 32, 22M Hour Productions (ON) 32)

Jocelyn Corkum, Darrell Faria

Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy

This Hour Has 22 Minutes – Oval Office Showdown

CBC (CBC)

(22M Hour Productions (NS) 32, 22M Hour Productions (ON) 32)

Jordan Foisy, Mark Critch, Mike Allison, Jeremy Woodcock, Nigel Grinstead, Aba Amuquandoh, Chris Wilson, Stacey McGunnigle, Ashley Botting, Dan Dillabough, Allana Reoch, Ajahnis Charley, Alan Shane Lewis, Clare Belford, Kyle Hickey, Peter Anthony, Isabella Campbell, Bita Joudaki

Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition

Canada’s Drag Race – Grand Finale

Crave

(Blue Ant Studios, Blue Ant CDR 5 Inc.)

Lindsay Ragone

Best Picture Editing, Documentary

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story

Crave

(OYA Media Group)

Eugene Weis, CCE

Best Photography, Documentary or Factual

Exclusion: Beyond the Silence

TELUS Optik TV

(Ballinran Entertainment)

Iris Ng

Best Direction, Documentary Program

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story

Crave

(OYA Media Group)

Alison Duke

Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research

Who Killed the Montreal Expos?

Netflix 

(Attraction Images Inc.)

Sophie Charest, Nancy Audet

Best Sound, Lifestyle, Reality, or Entertainment

Canada’s Drag Race – Go Off Queen

Crave 

(Blue Ant Studios, Blue Ant CDR 5 Inc.)

John Diemer, Scott Brachmayer, Rosie Eberhard, Levi Linton, Dane Kelly, Rob Taylor, Eric Leigh, Alastair Sims

Best Sound, Documentary or Factual

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story

Crave

(OYA Media Group)

Michelle Irving, Jordan Guy, Elma Bello, Derek Brin

Best Original Music, Documentary

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story

Crave

(OYA Media Group)

Orin Isaacs

Best Original Music, Factual, Lifestyle, Reality, or Entertainment

Sponsor | e=mc² productions

Dark Side of the Cage – The Disappearance of Ronda Rousey

Crave

(Vice Studios Canada)

Nikhil Seetharam

Best Picture Editing, Factual

50,000 First Dates: A True Story – Head Over Heels

Amazon Prime Video Canada

(Peacock Alley Entertainment)

Ryan Monteith, Ben O’Neil, Chelsea Bennett

Best Direction, Factual

The Assembly – Howie Mandel

CBC (CBC)

(Small Army Entertainment, Assembly Productions Inc.)

Heather Hawthorn Doyle

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction

Canada’s Drag Race – Go Off Queen

Crave

(Blue Ant Studios, Blue Ant CDR 5 Inc.)

Andrew Kinsella, Tara Smith

Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program

The Fifth Estate: The Shadow War on Libraries

CBC (CBC)
(CBC)

Allya Davidson, Emmanuel Marchand, Rachel Ward, Grant LaFleche

Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series

The Birdman of Cooper Island

TVO (TVO)

(Primitive Entertainment Inc.)

Kevin McMahon, Michael McMahon

Best Direction, Documentary Series

Stuff the British Stole – Operation Legacy

CBC (CBC)

(Cream Productions)

Stephanie Weimar

Best Documentary Program

The Loneliest Race

documentary Channel (CBC)

(Fathom Film Group)

Hannah Donegan, Ann Shin, Erica Leendertse

Best Host, Web Program or Series

County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure

(JPo & Co Entertainment Inc.)
Jen Pogue

Best Live Entertainment Special
Sponsor | Bespoke Audio Visual

The 2025 JUNO Awards

CBC (CBC)

(Insight Productions Ltd.)

Michael 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

Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition

Canada’s Drag Race

Crave

(Blue Ant Studios, Blue Ant CDR 5 Inc.)

Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, Traci Melchor

Best Comedy Special

People of Comedy

Crave

(Counterfeit Pictures)

Dan Bennett, Shane Corkery, Anton Leo, Kenny Robinson, Zoe Rabnett, Darrell Faria, Catherine McCartney, Ryan Goldhar

Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information

The Social – 2024 National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Special

CTV (Bell Media)

(Bell Media Studios)

Gillian E. Parker

Best Factual Series

Dark Side of the Ring

Crave

(Vice Studios Canada)

Howard Shefman, Guillermo Garcia, Jason Eisener

Best Talk Series

Power & Politics with David Cochrane

CBC News Network (CBC)

(CBC News)

Best Host, Lifestyle

Drag Brunch Saved My Life

Crave 

(Sphere Media Toronto Inc.)

Priyanka

Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction

County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure
(JPo & Co Entertainment Inc.)
Jen Pogue, Avi Federgreen, Michelle Jedrzejewski, Navin Ramaswaran, Chris Cull, Jessica Graore

Best Sketch Comedy Show & Ensemble Performance

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

CBC (CBC)

(22M Hour Productions (NS) 32, 22M Hour Productions (ON) 32)

Mike Allison, Michael Donovan, Meaghan Clark, Carl Gosine, Tracey Jardine, Dana Landry, Mark Critch, Trent McClellan, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle, Chris Wilson

Best Reality/Competition Program or Series

The Traitors Canada

CTV/Crave (Bell Media)

(Entourage)

Eric Young, Nathalie Brigitte Bustos, Denis Savard, Jacob Tierney, Justin Stockman, Mathieu Ouellet, David Gauthier

Best Lifestyle Program or Series

Drag Brunch Saved My Life

Crave

(Sphere Media Toronto Inc.)

Mark “Priyanka” Suknanan, Daniel Birnbaum, Justin Stockman, Bruno Dubé, Marlo Miazga, Kim Bondi, Corinna Lehr