March 25, 2026

Canadian Screen Awards 2026

The CSC congratulates the members who have been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards:  

Achievement in Cinematography:

Jeremy Benning CSC ASC (Forty Acres)

Nikolay Michaylov csc (Measures for a Funeral)

J. Stevens (Really Happy Someday)

Catherine Lutes csc (Close to You)

Ronalde Plante csc (Yunan)  

Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary:

Iris Ng (There Are No Words)  

Best Photography, Drama: 

Michael Marshall csc (Sight Unseen)

Best Photography, Comedy: 

Gayle Ye (Late Bloomer)

Ann Tipper (Small Achievable Goals)

Jason Tan csc (Son of a Critch)  

Best Photography, Documentary or Factual:

Gabriela Osio Vanden (Don’t Come Upstairs)

Iris Ng (Exclusion: Beyond the Silence)

John Tran csc (An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet)  

John Tran csc (The Pitch)  

Mark Caswell (The Spoils)  

Best Short Documentary:

Christian Bielz (King’s Court)  

Best Motion Picture:

Forty Acres (Cinematography by Jeremy Benning CSC ASC)

Blue Heron (Cinematography by Maya Bankovic csc)

Best Comedy Series:

Children Ruin Everything (Cinematography by Lainie Knox)

Late Bloomer (Cinematography by Gayle Ye)

Son of a Critch (Cinematography by Jason Tan csc & Onno Oweeda)

The Trades (Cinematography by Jeff Wheaton)

Best Drama Series:

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (Cinematography by Craig Wright)

Saint-Pierre (Cinematography by Ian Vatcher)

Wild Cards (Cinematography by Eric Kayla csc, Lindsay George, Gordon Verhaul)

The Trades (Cinematography by Jeff Wheaton)

Winners will be unveiled during Canadian Screen Week 2026, taking place from Wednesday, May 27 to Sunday, May 31 at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto.