DGC Ontario 2026 Awards Season Roundup

The 2026 awards season is officially underway, and DGC Ontario Productions are once again shining on the international stage!

Congratulations to all of our DGC Ontario winners and nominees for receiving this well-deserved recognition!⠀

Academy Awards

Best Picture: Frankenstein

Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell – Frankenstein

Best Sound: Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira – Frankenstein

BAFTA Awards

Production Design – Winner -Tamara Deverell – Frankenstein

Sound: Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira – Frankenstein

MPSE Golden Reel Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Short Form – WinnerMurderbot: “All Systems Red”

Supervising Sound Editor: Tyler Whitham, Supervising ADR Editor: Danielle McBride, Sound Effects Editor: Craig MacLellan, Dialogue Editor: Ève Corrêa-Guedes 

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR : Frankenstein 

Supervising Sound Editor: Nelson Ferreira, Dialogue Editors: Stephen Barden, Dustin Harris, Danielle McBride, Jill Purdy 

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / Foley – WinnerFrankenstein

Supervising Sound Editor: Nathan Robitaille, Sound Designer: Nathan Robitaille, Sound Effects Editors: Paul Germann, Scott Hitchon, Craig MacLellan, Dashen Naidoo 

NAACP Image Awards

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture: 40 Acres 

Outstanding International Motion Picture: 40 Acres 

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture): R.T. Thorne – 40 Acres 

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture: R.T. Thorne – 40 Acres 

Producers Guild Awards

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Frankenstein

Producer J. Miles Dale

DGA Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film: Frankenstein

UPM J. Miles Dale (DGA UPM), 1AD Walter Gasparovic, 2AD Craig Belair (DGC BC Member)

ADG Awards

Period Feature Film – WinnerFrankenstein

Production Designer Tamara Deverell, Art Director (HOD) Brandt Gordon, 1st Assistant Art Directors Jon Chan, Henry Salonen, Sorin Popescu, Etienne Gravrand, Shirin Rashid, Jane Stoiacico, Michael Derrah, Vicki Pui, Chris Penna, Andy Tsang, John Moran, April Fox, Thomas Inwood, 2nd Assistant Art Director Erika Williams

One-Hour Period Single-Camera Series: It: Welcome to Derry – “The Black Spot”

Production Designer Paul Austerberry, Art Directors Colin Woods, Jillian McKenzie, Stefany Koutroumpis, 1st Assistant Art Directors David Fremlin, Peter Bohdal, Katy Thatcher, John Moran, Jeremy Gillespie, Paul Greenberg, Joelle Craven, Danielle Van Helden, 2nd Assistant Art Directors Jenny Lang, Vivian Kwok, Sally Van, Thomas Inwood, Hill Wong

Half Hour Single-Camera Series: Murderbot – “Freecommerce”

Production Designer Sue Chan (Permitee), Art Directors Barbara Agbaje, Karl Crosby, Sumeet Vats, 1st Assistant Art Directors Jacques Fortier, Rob Amery, Maryann Adas, Cathrine Lam, Natasha Mufti, Bartol Rendulic, Sherouk Hasan

GLAAD Media Awards

Outstanding Documentary: A Mother Apart

Outstanding New TV Series: Overcompensating, Heated Rivalry – Winner

Outstanding Drama Series: Brilliant Minds, The Last of Us

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, Chief of War (Post Only), Wayward – Winner

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action: Jane, School Spirits (Picture Post Only), XO, Kitty (Picture Post Only) – Winner

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

Rogers Best Canadian Feature (Nominee): The Shrouds, David Cronenberg 

Rogers Best Canadian Documentary (Nominee): Endless Cookie

Best Animated Feature – Winner Endless Cookie

Golden Globes

Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominee: Frankenstein

Critics Choice

Best Picture Nominee: Frankenstein

Best Production Design – Winner – Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Frankenstein

Best Sound Nominee: Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, Greg Chapman – Frankenstein

Best Limited Series Nominee: Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

AFI

Top Films List: Frankenstein

National Board of Review

Top Films List: Frankenstein

Independent Spirit Awards

Best Documentary: Endless Cookie

Best New Scripted Series: North of North

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