#CDNSCREENAWARDS: 2026 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD BROADCAST GALA WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Winners from The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards were revealed on the evening of Sunday, May 31, 2026 live at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. The show was hosted by Andrew Phung and presenters included Shamier Anderson, Lauren Ash, Eden Grinshpan, Allan Hawco, Anna Lambe, Laurence Leboeuf, Mae Martin, Peter Mooney, Priyanka, George Stroumboulopoulos, Karine Vanasse, and Supinder Wraich.

Special Awards
Dave Foley presented Mike Myers with the Academy Icon Award, presented by NBC Universal.

Hudson Williams presented Sophie Nélisse with the Radius Award, presented by MADE | NOUS.

Ron MacLean presented Hazel Mae with the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism.

Additionally, Eugene Levy presented a touching tribute to the late Catherine O’Hara.

Complete list of winners from tonight’s Broadcast Gala:

Best Lead Performer, Comedy

North of North

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)

(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)

Anna Lambe

Performance in a Leading Role, Drama | Meilleure interprétation dans un premier rôle, drame

Grace Glowicki – Honey Bunch

Radius Award

Sponsor | MADE | NOUS

Sophie Nélisse

Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy | Meilleure interprétation dans un premier rôle, comédie

Jay McCarrol – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism

Hazel Mae

Best Lead Performer, Drama Series

Sponsor | The Canada Media Fund

Heated Rivalry

Crave 

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Hudson Williams

Best Motion Picture | Meilleur film

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie – Matthew Miller, Matt Greyson

Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award

Heated Rivalry

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Jacob Tierney, Brendan Brady

Best Comedy Series

Sponsor | Lionsgate Canada

North of North

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)

(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)

Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Miranda de Pencier, Garry Campbell, Anya Adams, Susan Coyne, Teresa M. Ho, Mike Goldbach, Fabrizio Filippo, Patricia Curmi

Academy Icon Award

Sponsor | NBCUniversal

Mike Myers

Best Drama Series

Sponsor | Blink49 Studios

Heated Rivalry

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Jacob Tierney, Brendan Brady

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This week, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) unveiled the winners of the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards, celebrating the very best in film, television, and digital media and honouring the momentous achievements of the screen-based industries over the past year.

The final group of winners were announced tonight during The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards, which was broadcast and streamed live on CBC, CBC Gem, Crave, CTV, Global, and STACKTV for the first time. The ceremony saw Heated Rivalry win Best Drama Series, presented by Blink49 Studios, and the Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award, while Hudson Williams took home Best Lead Performer, Drama Series, presented by The Canada Media Fund, for his role in the show. Anna Lambe received the award for Best Lead Performer, Comedy for her role in North of North, which was also named Best Comedy Series, presented by Lionsgate Canada.

In film, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie was awarded Best Motion Picture and Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy for Jay McCarrol; Performance in a Leading Role, Drama went to Grace Glowicki for Honey Bunch.

Kicked off by a celebratory musical number from host Andrew Phung, The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards was an unforgettable evening that moved audiences with clever laughs, heartfelt tributes, and immense pride for the wealth of creative talent within Canada.

A selection of the 2026 Special Award recipients were celebrated by their peers: Dave Foley presented Mike Myers with the Academy Icon Award, presented by NBCUniversal; Hudson Williams honoured Sophie Nélisse with the Radius Award, presented by MADE | NOUS, and Ron MacLean presented the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism to Hazel Mae. On stage, Myers, Nélisse, and Mae each shared sincere appreciation for the recognition.

“This year marked a bold and unprecedented step forward for both our screen industries and the Canadian Screen Awards, which united three of our nation’s leading broadcasters — Bell Media, Corus, and CBC — in a truly collaborative effort to showcase and celebrate fresh, undeniably Canadian stories and the minds behind them,” said Tammy Frick, CEO, Academy of Canadian Television. “Canadian creators continue to produce distinctive work that is resonating with more and more audiences at home and around the world. With such a rush of momentum, the Canadian Screen Awards is proud to have celebrated the richness of today’s Canadian film and television with more ways to watch than ever.”

This year, the Canadian Screen Awards recognized excellence in 146 film, television, and digital media categories through a series of six award presentations during Canadian Screen Week 2026. Heated Rivalry led both television and overall winners with 16, a record for Canadian Screen Award wins in a single year, followed by North of North with nine and Canada’s Drag Race with eight. The inaugural Spotlight Award categories saw Wayward win the Spotlight Award for Best Series, while Amanda Brugel received the Spotlight Award for Best Performance for her role in The Handmaid’s Tale. Similarly, Julie Nolke was named the inaugural Creator of the Year.

In film, 40 Acres took home nine awards, including the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award for director R.T. Thorne, while Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie received six and Honey Bunch three. In the digital media categories, County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure won three, while Cows Come Home was awarded two.

The vast majority of the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards were handed out live in Toronto at the CBC Broadcast Centre (from May 28 to May 30) in a series of five award shows, hosted by notable Canadian personalities: Devo Brown, Anne-Marie Withenshaw, Heather Butts,

Jennifer Hsiung, Jess Allen, as well as Ennis Esmer and Jackie Pirico. Additional Special Award recipients were also honoured during the award ceremonies: Mile End Kicks received the Sustainable Production Award, presented by CBC, while maxine bailey was honoured with the Changemaker Award.

About the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is the largest non-profit professional arts organization in Canada with a membership of more than 3,500 emerging and established English and Francophone industry professionals. Founded in 1979, the Canadian Academy is dedicated to recognizing, celebrating, and advocating for Canadian talent in the film, television, and digital media sectors while remaining committed to nurturing all levels of talent through professional development, networking opportunities, and guidance that contribute to industry growth, inclusion, and mentorship. The Canadian Academy annually produces the Canadian Screen Awards, bringing together the screen-based industries to honour and celebrate the country’s top talent in Canadian film, digital media, and English-language television, as well as the Gémeaux Awards, which recognize the best in French-language television and digital media productions in Canada.

​​The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television proudly acknowledges the support of its Leading Media Partner, CBC; Premier Partner, Telefilm Canada; Platinum Partner, Bell Media; and its Lead Partners, Netflix, The Canada Media Fund, Cineplex, and the Cogeco Fund.

For information on membership and programming visit academy.ca.

(Photo credit: George Pimentel Photography)

#SPOTTED: HUDSON WILLIAMS IN TORONTO FOR 2026 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

In case you weren’t aware, it’s Canadian Film and Television’s moment this week, Canadian Screen Week, reason enough to bring Canada’s darling Hudson Williams back to the City for the celebrations. The breakout star of HEATED RIVALRY just wrapped Thriller Apparatus in the City this spring and will hopefully be receiving his flowers tomorrow night at the Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala. He’s nominated for Best Lead Performer, Drama Series this year for his performance as Shane Hollander. The Series itself has received a whopping 18 nominations, already winning in 13 categories! Williams’ Co-Star Sophie Nélisse already took home Best Supporting Performance, Drama, with Jacob Tierney winning for Writing and Directing as well.

We spotted Williams arriving in the City for the awards, and he was incredibly gracious to stop for some autographs and photos. We’ve been aboard the ride since Heated Rivalry debuted late last year on Crave, and it’s been nothing short of magical seeing the Cast’s stars soar so high.

We’re rooting for you Hudson, bring home the gold!

Some highlights from the sighting:

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#CDNSCREENAWARDS: 2026 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD SCRIPTED TELEVISION AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Winners from The Scripted Television Awards were revealed on the evening of Saturday, May 30, 2026 at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. The show was hosted by Ennis Esmer and Jackie Pirico, and presenters included Tope Babalola, Valerie Creighton, Giacomo Gianniotti, Arianna Shannon, Jason Washington, Harrison Weinreb, and Jennifer Whalen.

The next and final group of winners will be shared tomorrow evening, following The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards.

Complete list of Scripted Television winners:

THE SCRIPTED TELEVISION AWARDS

Best Lead Performer, TV Movie

Dying in Plain Sight
Lifetime (Corus Entertainment)
(Neshama Entertainment)
Raffa Virago

Best Writing, TV Movie

Dateless to Dangerous: My Son’s Secret Life

Lifetime (Corus Entertainment)

(Neshama Entertainment)

Caitlin English

Best Direction, TV Movie

Dying in Plain Sight

Lifetime (Corus Entertainment)

(Neshama Entertainment)
Michelle Ouellet

Best Picture Editing, Web Program or Series

County Blooms: A Flower Powered Adventure – Grow With the Flow
(JPo & Co Entertainment Inc.)
Jessica Graore

Best Picture Editing, Drama

Sponsor | Rolling Pictures

Heated Rivalry – I’ll Believe In Anything

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Véronique Barbe

Best Picture Editing, Comedy

Late Bloomer – New Canadian

Crave

(Blink49 Studios)

Baun Mah

Best Sound, Fiction

Heated Rivalry – I’ll Believe In Anything

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Vincent Riendeau, Martin M Messier, Joe Scandella, Natalie Fleurant, Simon Meilleur, Eric Med Lagacé, Peter Lopata, Valéry Dufort-Boucher

Best Direction, Web Program or Series

Cows Come Home – The Teeth
(Belleview Creative INC & Katie Chats INC)
Katie Uhlmann

Best Visual Effects

Heated Rivalry – I’ll Believe In Anything

Crave
(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Simon Devault, Philippe Massonnat, Christophe Trepanier, Felix Arsenault

Best Achievement in Make-Up

Canada’s Drag Race – The Slayoffs: Teams Edition

Crave

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

Viktor Peters

Best Achievement in Hair

North of North – Carnivores

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)

(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)

Chrystal Lotz, Tasha Cadotte

Best Costume Design

Heated Rivalry – I’ll Believe In Anything

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Hanna Puley

Best Original Music, Comedy

North of North – Top of the World

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)

(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)

Caleb Chan, Brian Chan

Best Original Music, Drama

Heated Rivalry – Rookies

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Peter Peter

Best Writing, Web Program or Series

About That with Andrew Chang – Charlie Kirk Shooting: Why Kill Him?
(CBC)
Andrew Chang, Courteney Dorrington

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction

Heated Rivalry – I’ll Believe In Anything

Crave 

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Aidan Leroux, Alder Dunlap, James McCrindle

Best Writing, Comedy

North of North – Top of the World

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)

(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)

Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Spotlight Award for Best Writing

Wayward – Mirror
Netflix
(Sphere Media and Objective Fiction for Netflix)
Kayla Lorette

Spotlight Award for Best Direction

Ginny & Georgia – Is That a Packed Lunch?

Netflix

(Blue Ice Pictures)

Sharon Lewis

Spotlight Award for Best Series

Wayward
Netflix
(Sphere Media and Objective Fiction for Netflix)
Mae Martin, Jennifer Kawaja, Bruno Dubé, Mohamad El Masri, Andrea Glinski, Anna Beben

Spotlight Award for Best Performance

The Handmaid’s Tale
Crave
(Hulu, MGM, Take 5 Productions Inc.)
Amanda Brugel

Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series

18 to 35
(1000615249 Ontario Corp.)
Jean Yoon

Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series

Settle Down

(Border2Border Entertainment)
Alexander Nunez

Best Guest Performance, Drama Series

Heated Rivalry – Hunter
Crave
(Accent Aigu Entertainment)
Nadine Bhabha

Best Guest Performance, Comedy

North of North – Top of the World / Lost and Found

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)

(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)

Tanya Tagaq

Best Supporting Performer, Drama

Heated Rivalry

Crave
(Accent Aigu Entertainment)
Sophie Nélisse

Creator of the Year

Julie Nolke
(Feeling Peckish Inc.)
Julie Nolke

Best Photography, Drama

Heated Rivalry – I’ll Believe In Anything

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Jackson Parrell

Best Photography, Comedy

Late Bloomer – Weekend at the Matthias’

Crave
(Blink49 Studios)

Gayle Ye

Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction

Heated Rivalry

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay

Best Original Music – Original Song

Heated Rivalry – Olympians – “It’s You”

Crave

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)
Peter Peter

Best Web Program or Series, Fiction

Cows Come Home
(Belleview Creative INC & Katie Chats INC)
Katie Uhlmann, Lindsey Middleton, Hari Ramesh, David Carruthers, Keri Ferencz

Best Direction, Comedy

Sponsor | Cinespace Studios

North of North – Carnivores

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)

(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)

Zoe Hopkins

Best Writing, Drama Series 

Heated Rivalry – I’ll Believe In Anything

Crave 

(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Jacob Tierney

Best Direction, Drama Series

Sponsor | DGC Ontario

Heated Rivalry – I’ll Believe In Anything
Crave
(Accent Aigu Entertainment)

Jacob Tierney

Best TV Movie

Dying in Plain Sight

Lifetime (Corus Entertainment)

(Neshama Entertainment)

Vanessa Aprile-Welfle, Suzanne Berger, Kyle Cooper, Hannah Pillemer, Jason Wan Lim, Arnie Zipursky, Bonnie Zipursky, Dayna Zipursky

Best Supporting Performer, Comedy

North of North

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)

(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)

Maika Harper

Best Ensemble Performance, Comedy

Sponsor | e=mc² productions

North of North

CBC/APTN (CBC/APTN)
(Northwood Entertainment, Red Marrow Media)
Anna Lambe, Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Zorga Qaunaq, Jay Ryan

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

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF “POWER BALLAD” IN MONTREAL AND VANCOUVER

Cineplex Pictures x Mr. Will are thrilled to give Readers in Montreal and Vancouver a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of POWER BALLAD, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.

We have two screenings coming up in Montreal and Vancouver on June 3rd, please see details below:
Wednesday, June 3rd 7:00 PM Cinéma Cineplex Forum Mtl VIP
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Enter for a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of POWER BALLAD in Montreal and Vancouver!

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— MR. WILL WONG 📸 (@mrwillw) May 30, 2026

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POWER BALLAD IS ONLY IN THEATRES ON JUNE 5, 2026

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#SPOTTED: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT CANADA

On Thursday night, The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada honoured Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Andrea Martin (ICON Award); award-winning entertainer, actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Lilly Singh (Equity in Entertainment Award); acclaimed actor and producer Malin Akerman (IMPACT Award); Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid (Changemaker Award) and North of North creators Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Breakthrough Award), along with a power list of producers, directors, performers, artists and trailblazers who are leading the country’s creative industry. 

The day-long event featured a summit with panels speaking directly to women in the entertainment industry, followed by a cocktail reception and evening awards ceremony.

To access the full Hollywood Reporter Power List, click here. 

The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada is a first-of-its-kind summit and awards event that brings the industry together across film, television, and music to celebrate and recognize the achievements of Canadian women who are driving the industry forward in their respective fields.

Some Snaps from the night:

We were on the Carpet and here are the highlights:

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#BOXOFFICE: “BACKROOMS” DEBUTS IN FRONT

20-year-old Filmmaker Kane Parsons’ BACKROOMS makes a very impressive debut this weekend, opening with a stellar $85 million for A24 and Elevation Pictures, with 89% on the Tomatometer. This gives him the distinction of being the youngest Filmmaker with the highest Box Office opening of all time, and he also is the youngest Filmmaker ever to make a film for indie giant A24.

Second goes to OBSESSION with $28.5 million impressively in its third weekend for Focus Features, now going on to earn $106.8 million domestically for Focus Features/Universal Pictures.

STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU also has a strong second frame with $25 million, a two-week total of $137.3 million for Disney.

Fourth goes to MICHAEL with $14 million for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures, taking it now to $343 million in North America.

Rounding things out is THE BREADWINNER starring funnyman Nate Bargatze, with $8 million for Sony Pictures, from 3,252 theatres. It gets 29% on the Tomatometer.

#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

#FIRSTLOOK: “STOP! THAT! TRAIN” IN THEATRES JUNE 12, 2026

Super queen RuPaul Charles leads a glam cast in Adam Shankman’s STOP! THAT! TRAIN!, a campy comedy that features icons from the Drag Race universe like Jujubee, Ginger Minj, Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes and Marcia Marcia Marcia. Also making appearances are Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rachel Bloom, Nicole Richie, Lisa Rinna, Raven-Symoné, Jerry O’Connell, Chris
Parnell, Charo… that’s just a few. Phew! The film opened Inside Out 2026.

Our chats with the Shankman, Jujubee and Producer Tom Campbell:

Besties Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee) are train stewardesses who work dreary shifts on the low-rung Stank Rail. When they get pink slipped, the duo end up wrangling jobs on the Glamazonian Express, a glitzy bullet train that promises a journey of excess. Mind you, they are relegated to coach duty. But when a massive storm (Stormaganza!) threatens to derail the train
and crash it into Florida, Tess and DeeDee join forces with the snobby first class attendants (Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Marcia Marcia Marcia). Along with Madame President (RuPaul), they must do anything to stop! that! train!

A treat for the senses, the film is punctuated with color (reds, pinks, sparkle!) and sprinkled with a couple of original song-and-dance numbers in the aisles.

No surprise that Adam Shankman has his stewardesses dancing, given that his many credits include Emmy-winning So You Think Can Dance (judge), 82nd Annual Academy Awards (co-producer/lead choreographer), RuPaul’s Drag Race (guest judge/choreographer) and iconic Hairspray (director/choreographer). Script is by Christina Friel & Connor Wright. Choreography
is by Jamal Sims, and songwriting by Leland, both Drag Race contributors.

Fun fact:

Director of Photography is Luka Bazeli. His father shot Shankmans’s Hairspray and Rock of Ages. Luka had spent time on those sets as a teenager.

STOP! THAT! TRAIN! is being released in Canada by Mongrel Media.

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE”

Today, BritBox revealed the official trailer for A Woman of Substance, premiering on June 24, 2026 in the U.S. and Canada. The 8-episode BritBox Original series will debut with two episodes, followed by a weekly episodic rollout. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, A Woman of Substance is an epic period drama spanning six decades, charting the rise of Emma Harte from penniless Yorkshire maid in the early 1900s to powerful 1970s business mogul. Through love, loss, war, and unrelenting ambition, Emma amasses power, outwits rivals, and shapes her own destiny.

The series stars Brenda Blethyn (Vera, Little Voice) and Jessica Reynolds (House of Guinness, Outlander) as the two versions of the iconic character Emma Harte. Additional cast include Emmett J. Scanlan (MobLand), Lydia Leonard (Ten Percent), Leanne Best (The Walk-In), Ewan Horrocks (The Last Kingdom), Harry Cadby (Everything Now), Will Mellor (Broadchurch), Lenny Rush (Am I Being Unreasonable?), Niall Wright (Slow Horses), Robert Wilfort (Gavin & Stacey) Mara Huf (Tetris) and Toby Regbo (Outrageous).

The series finds Emma in 1911, an impoverished ambitious maid in Yorkshire, England, who goes on a dizzying journey to become the world’s richest woman, gazing down from a sprawling luxury New York penthouse. A rags-to-riches tale of women through the 20th century, Emma defies the expectations of her society, fearlessly challenging the roles she’s given, smashing glass ceilings, and never, ever deviating from her masterplan: Get to the top. Whatever it takes.

The series is created, written by and executive produced by Katherine Jakeways. Roanne Bardsley co-wrote and co-executive produced the series with Beth Willis, Joe Innes, George Faber executive producing for The Forge Entertainment. The Barbara Taylor Bradford Trust also executive produces. John Hardwick (Eps. 1-3), Samantha Harrie (Eps. 4-5) and Richard Senior (Eps. 6-8) directed the series.

The series will stream on BritBox in North America following a deal with Banijay Rights, which handles international distribution.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “FATHERLAND”

MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service, and production company, is pleased to share the official trailer and artwork for Paweł Pawlikowski’s (Ida, Cold War) new film FATHERLAND, following its World Premiere in the Official Competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where Pawlikowski won Best Director.

Written by Pawlikowski and Henk Handloegten, the film stars Academy Award®-nominated Sandra Hüller (The Zone of Interest, Anatomy of a Fall), Hanns Zischler (Munich, Germany Year 90 Nine Zero, Kings of the Road), August Diehl (A Hidden Life, Inglourious Basterds), Devid Striesow (All Quiet On The Western Front), and Anna Madeley (Patrick Melrose, All Creatures Great And Small).

The film is a MUBI, OUR Films (a Mediawan Company, Italy), Extreme Emotions (Poland), Nine Hours (Germany), and Chapter 2 (a Mediawan Company, France) production, in collaboration with Circle One (Italy) and Apocalypso Pictures, with the participation of Arte and Pathé. It is produced by Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli for OUR Films, Ewa Puszczynska for Extreme Emotions, Jeanne Tremsal and Edward Berger for Nine Hours, Dimitri Rassam for Chapter 2, and Lorenzo Gangarossa for Circle One.

Pawlikowski reunites with his longtime filmmaking team, which includes the Academy Award®-nominated cinematographer Łukasz Żal, costume designer Aleksandra Staszko, and production designers Katarzyna Sobańska and Marcel Sławiński.

Previously, Pawlikowski’s Ida garnered 70 international awards, including 5 European Film Awards and the 2015 Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film. He won the Best Director Prize at Cannes in 2018 for Cold War, with the film going on to receive a further 52 wins and 126 nominations, including Academy Award® nominations for Best Foreign Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography.

SYNOPSIS
FATHERLAND centres on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) – actress, writer and rally driver. In the summer of 1949, at the height of the Cold War, father and daughter embark on a challenging and emotional road trip in a black Buick taking them across a Germany in ruins – from US dominated Frankfurt to Soviet controlled Weimar. Returning home after sixteen years of exile in the US, Thomas Mann has to face not only a divided fatherland, but also a deep fracture within his own family.

With FATHERLAND, Pawlikowski picks up where he left off with his award-winning Ida and Cold War, exploring – in his elliptic, distilled style – the themes of identity, family, love and guilt amid the turmoil and confusion of post-war Europe.