2023 Nominees & Winners

2023 Nominees

In Alphabetical Order

GENRE AWARDS

BEST DRAMA

Chateau Laurier, Season 2 – p. James Stewart, Canada
Géolocaliser l’amour (Geomapping Love) – p. Caroline Gaudette,  Canada
Medea – p. Marcia Roman, United Kingdom
Sandy – p. Johannie Deschambault, Canada
Streams Flow From A River – p. Shan’t Joshi, Abdul Malik, Lindsay Blair Goeldner, Canada
W. Chapter II – p. Frederic Zeimet, Luxembourg
Wipe me away, Season 2 – p. Marco Frascarelli, Eric Piccoli, Canada

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Canadiana, Season 3 – p. Ashley Brook, Canada
Decolonizing History 2 – p. Karine Dubois, Marie-Pierre Corriveau, Canada
Drag Heals – p. Charlie David, Philip Webb, Tracey Erin Smith, Nico Stagias, Canada
Restaurants, after it all – p. Karine Dubois, Canada
TVO Arts – p. Ben McEvoy, Canada

BEST VARIETY/MUSICAL

Drag Heals – p. Charlie David, Philip Webb, Tracey Erin Smith, Nico Stagias, Canada
The Community Players, Season 2 – p. Luc Trottier, Canada
The Sonic Room – p. Leah Rifkin, Canada

BEST ANIMATED

Gisele’s Mashup Adventures – p. Michelle Melanson, Gisele Corinthios
Ken Cuperus, Canada
Happy House of Frightenstein, Season 2 – p. Michelle Melanson, Ken Cuperus
Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Mitchell Markowitz, Canada

BEST YOUTH SERIES (13-18)

Lea’s DIY, Season 5 – p. Léa Iskar, United States
Sketches – p. Koussay Hamzeh, Canada
Te Pāmu Kūmara (Series 1) – p. Quinton Hita, Ataraiti Waretini, Viv Wigby-Ngatai, New Zealand
With Grace – p. Julie Money, Georgina Connell, Grace Truman, Australia

BEST UNSCRIPTED PODCAST

Beyond The Furthest Stars – United States
Let’s Talk About Race (LTAR) – p. Lanita Duke, United States
Second Act Actors – p. Janet McMordie, Canada
Summer Camp: The Case of the Phantom Pooper – p. Jeremy Enns, Canada

BEST COMEDY

Dates&Mates, Season 3 – p. Kirill Alekhin, Pavel Roitberg, Lidiya Delyay, Russian Federation
Grey Nomads 2 – p. Hamish Roxburgh, Felix Williamson, Australia
Less Than Kosher – p. Laura Nordin, Emily Andrews, Canada
Lost in Moldova – p. Lucia Lulu, Vlad Bolgarin, Republic of Moldova
Les Frères Pétoux (The Pétoux Brothers) – p. Vanessa Brias, France
Tokens, Season 2 – p. Winnifred Jong, Trinni Franke, Canada
Top Dogs: Vengeance – p. Vincent Chabot, Canada

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR/THRILLER

Dead Enders, Season 2 – p. Nicole Martinez, Anna Stacy, United States
EZRA – p. Luke Hutchie, Canada
PAM: programme d’aspirant moniteur (Summer Camp) – p. Marco Frascarelli, Philippe A-Allard, Matthieu Paiement, Canada
#VANLIFE(EMOTIONAL) – p. Jaime Lewis, Jasper Marlow, Chris Squadrito, Australia

BEST LIFESTYLE

County Blooms – p. Jennifer Pogue, Canada
REAL BLACKITY TALK – p. Aiza Ntibarikure, Kamana Ntibarikure, Christopher Cargnello, Canada

BEST CHILDREN’S SERIES (12 and under)

Ainara’s Bookshelf – p. Kat Hayduk, Cam Hayduk, Ainara Alleyne, Shani Alleyne, Canada
Akesi and the secrets of the forest – p. Eva Vonk, Tainá Moreno, Germany
Gisele’s Mashup Adventures
– p. Michelle Melanson, Gisele Corinthios
Ken Cuperus, Canada
Happy House of Frightenstein, Season 2 – p. Michelle Melanson, Ken Cuperus
Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Mitchell Markowitz, Canada

BEST SCRIPTED PODCAST

Chacun sa classe  p. Karine Dubois, Marie-Pierre Corriveau, Canada
Curious Matter Anthology – p. Jonathan Pezza, United States
It’s a Wonderful Law & Order Life – p. Paul H. Strebe, United States
October Jones & Fish with Legs – p. Dexter Lavery-Callender, Elisabeth Nyveen, Zoë Buhjold, Canada
Table Read Podcast – p. Jack Levy, Shaan Sharma, Mark Knell, United States

CRAFT AWARDS

BEST DIRECTING

Bruno Florin for Le resto d’après (Restaurants, after it all)
Christopher Yip for Streams Flow From A River
Daniel AM Rosenberg for Less Than Kosher
James Stewart for Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Jasper Marlow & Chris Squadrito for #VANLIFE(EMOTIONAL)
Pierre-Luc Miville for Top Dogs: Vengeance
Thyrone Tommy for Revenge of the Black Best Friend

BEST EDITING

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Grey Nomads 2
Less Than Kosher
Le resto d’après (Restaurants, after it all)
Top Dogs: Vengeance

BEST ACTOR IN AN INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Alexandre Canard-Volland in The Cab’, Saison 2
Annabelle Stephenson in #VANLIFE(EMOTIONAL)
Kenny Grimble Jr.
in Lost in Moldova
Mathilde Bourbon in Frapuccino, Saison 2
Monsieur Poulpe in Les Frères Pétoux (The Pétoux Brothers)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN AN INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Ben Wood in With Grace
Dumitru Mamei in Lost in Moldova
Frank Grotz in W. CHAPTER II
Leinad Walker in #VANLIFE(EMOTIONAL)
Raphaël Carate in Frapuccino, Saison 2

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN INTERNATIONAL SERIES

fête – United States
Frapuccino,
Saison 2 – France
Grey Nomads
2 – Australia
Incoming: The Wives – Australia
Like in Movies, Season 3 – Japan

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Frapuccino, Saison 2
Less Than Kosher
Sandy
Tokens, Season 2

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Canadiana, Season 3
Fairytale Fallout
Frapuccino, Saison 2
Medea
Top Dogs: Vengeance

BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A PODCAST

It’s a Wonderful Law & Order
Summer Camp: The Case of the Phantom Pooper
Tales from Three Corners
The Rapscallion Agency
Womb Envy

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Frapuccino, Saison 2
Les Frères Pétoux (The Pétoux Brothers)
Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Womb Envy

BEST WRITING

Adam Henry Garcia for Fairytale Fallout
Kent Staines & Emily Weedon for Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Jasper Marlow & Chris Squadrito for #VANLIFE(EMOTIONAL)
John E. Lewis for Lost in Moldova
Maryse Paradis & Alexandre Bisaillon for Top Dogs: Vengeance
Shaina Silver-Baird & Michael Goldlist forLess Than Kosher
Winnifred Jong for Tokens, Season 2

BEST ACTOR IN A CANADIAN SERIES

Connie Wang in Tokens, Season 2
Fanny Mallette in Sandy
Luke Humphrey in Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Oluniké Adeliyi in Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Shaina Silver-Baird in Less Than Kosher

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A CANADIAN SERIES

Amy Matysio in Tokens, Season 2
Araya Mengesha in Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Emmanuel Kabongo in Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Rémi-Pierre Paquin in Sandy
Sarah Orenstein in Less Than Kosher

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A CANADIAN SERIES

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Tokens,
Season 2
Top Dogs: Vengeance
Vidanges (Garbage)
Wipe me away, Season 2

BEN HOUTMAN MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Less Than Kosher
Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Top Dogs: Vengeance
Vidanges (Garbage)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Revenge of the Black Best Friend
The Drop

Top Dogs: Vengeance
Vidanges (Garbage)

BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A SERIES

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Frapuccino,
Saison 2
Less Than Kosher
Top Dogs: Vengeance
Vidanges (Garbage)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Less Than Kosher
REAL BLACKITY TALK
Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Womb Envy

PRIMARY AWARDS

TRIPLE THREAT AUTEUR

Aiza Ntibarikure for REAL BLACKITY TALK
Bruno Florin for Le resto d’après (Restaurants, after it all)
Eric Piccoli for Wipe me away s2
Felix Williamson for Grey Nomads
Mathilde Bourbin for Frapuccino Webseries (saison 2)

SUZETTE LAQUA BEST OF BC SERIES

Clickbait
Forgotten Masters,
Season 2
REAL BLACKITY TALK

BEST ENGLISH CANADIAN SERIES

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Less Than Kosher
REAL BLACKITY TALK
Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Streams Flow From A River
TVO Arts

** BEST SERIES – Grand Prize **

Chateau Laurier, Season 2
Dates&Mates,
Season 3
Frapuccino, Saison 2
Le resto d’après (Restaurants, after it all)
Less Than Kosher
Top Dogs: Vengeance
#VANLIFE(EMOTIONAL)
Vidanges (Garbage)

BEST LGBTQ+ SERIES

Drag Heals
EZRA
Gay Mean Girls 2
Géolocaliser l’amour (Geomapping Love)
Womb Envy

BEST TORONTO SERIES

Canadiana, Sesason 3
County Blooms
Less Than Kosher
Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Streams Flow From A River
The Drop

BEST INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Dates&Mates, Season 3
Frapuccino Webseries,
Saison 2
Grey Nomads
2
Lost in Moldova
#VANLIFE(EMOTIONAL)

BEST FRENCH CANADIAN SERIES

Decolonizing History 2
Le resto d’après (Restaurants, after it all)
PAM: programme d’aspirant moniteur (Summer Camp)

Sandy
Sketches
Top Dogs: Vengeance
Vidanges (Garbage)