The DGC is honoured to unveil the initial round of nominees for the first in-person DGC Awards Gala held in Toronto since 2019. The television nominees cover categories for Television Series, Movies for Television and Mini-Series. Winners will be presented at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto on Saturday, October 21st.

This announcement will be followed by the nominations for Feature Film, Documentary and Short Film as well as the short-list for the DGC’s Jean-Marc Vallée Discovery Award which will be released after the DGC Awards juries meet on September 9th.

“These nominations are a reminder that Canadian filmmakers continue to elevate their craft year after year,” said DGC President Warren Sonoda. “We can’t wait to celebrate the creativity and talent of our members at this year’s ceremony.”

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES

Vincenzo Natali – The Peripheral, Pilot

James Marshall – Wednesday, A Murder of Woes

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers – Little Bird, Love is all Around

Zoe Hopkins – Little Bird, Bineshi Kwe

Tracey Deer – Three Pines, The Cruellest Month - Part 1

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES

Zoe Lister-Jones – Slip, The Wife

Fabrizio Filippo – Sort Of, Sort of Janazah

Renuka Jeyapalan – Son of a Critch, Growing Apart

Jeremiah S. Chechik – Reginald the Vampire, Dead Weight

Pat Mills – Run the Burbs, Morning Phrenzy

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FAMILY SERIES

Felipe Rodriguez – Ruby and the Well, I Wish Things Could've Turned Out Differently

Jonathan Rosenbaum – Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Night of the Lights

Grant Harvey – The Way Home, Building a Mystery

J.J. Johnson – Jane, Ursus maritimus

Lisa Rose Snow – Odd Squad, Why Did The Chick Cross The Dimension? / Off The Clock

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION OR MINI-SERIES

Danielle Sturk – El Toro, Épisode 5

Andrew Cividino – Essex County, Episode 3

Aisling Chin-Yee – Plan B, Episode 5

Anya Adams – Prom Pact                  

Simone Stock – The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story                       

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – DRAMATIC SERIES

Tamara Deverell – Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, The Autopsy

John Dondertman – Chucky, The Sinners Are Much More Fun

Elisa Sauvé – The Accused, Robyn's Story

Martine Kazemirchuk – Three Pines, The Hangman: Part 2

Bill Fleming – Moonshine, 44.6304N 64.0515W

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION OR MINI-SERIES

Brian Kane – Essex County, Episode 3

Graham Caswell – Hotel for the Holidays                

Zoë Sakellaropoulo – Snow Day                   

Ron Stefaniuk – Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper                      

Patrick Gauthier – Six Degrees of Santa                  

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES

Danielle Sahota – Slip, The Wife

Domini Anderson – Jane, Danaus plexippus

Liz Bischof – Son of a Critch, Pope Visit

Ingrid Jurek – Sort Of, Sort of Janazah

Zoë Sakellaropoulo – Ghosts, Woodstone's Hottest Couple

BEST PICTURE EDITING – DRAMATIC SERIES

Wendy Hallam Martin – The Handmaid's Tale, Safe

Tad Seaborn – Vikings: Valhalla, The Reckoning

Cam McLauchlin – Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, The Outside

Michele Conroy – From, The Kindness of Strangers

Aaron Marshall – Moonhaven, The Pilot

Ana Yavari – Wednesday, Quid Pro Woe

BEST PICTURE EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES

Gloria Tong – Designing Christmas              

Chad Tremblay – El Toro, Episode 5

Chris Mutton, Sandy Pereira & Dev Singh – Essex County, Episode 3

Trevor Ambrose – All I Didn't Want for Christmas                       

Roger Mattiussi – House of Chains              

BEST PICTURE EDITING – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES

Lara Johnston – The Consultant, Friday

Sandy Pereira – Slip, The Imposter

Luke Sargent – Circuit Breakers, Entangled

Sam Thomson – Sort Of, Sort of I Love You

BEST SOUND EDITING – DRAMATIC SERIES

John Loranger, Dan Sexton, Kristi McIntyre, Alastair Gray, Faustine Pelipel – Wednesday, A Murder of Woes

Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Brennan Mercer, David Caporale, Dustin Harris, Krystin Hunter, Stefana Fratila, Christopher Alan King, Yuri Gorbachow – The Handmaid's Tale, Safe

Nelson Ferreira, Paul Germann, Rose Gregoris, Jill Purdy, Robert Hegedus – Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, The Autopsy

J.R. Fountain, Dustin Harris, Kevin Banks, Jill Purdy, Josh Brown, Craig MacLellan – Locke and Key, Farewell

Adam Stein, Brent Pickett, Ryan Allam, Matthew Hearn, Kelly McGahey, Kevin Banks – From, Strangers in a Strange Land

BEST SOUND EDITING – MOVIES FOR TELEVISION OR MINI-SERIES

Jane Tattersall, Ed Douglas, David Caporale, Alex Bullick, David Evans, Susan Conley, Kathy Choi, Rob Hutchins, Kevin Banks, Nadya Hanlon, Jean Bot – Thai Cave Rescue, To Not Offend the Gods

Alan Geldart, Aravind Sundar, John Laing – Essex County, Episode 4

Ryan Birnberg, Mark Dejczak, John Laing – Jolly Good Christmas                     

Ryan Birnberg, Dale Lennon, Mark Gingras – Moriah's Lighthouse               

BEST SOUND EDITING – COMEDY OR FAMILY SERIES

John Douglas Smith, Kayla Stewart, Kevin Banks, Paul Talbott, Kelly McGahey, Taylor Brockelsby – Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Night of the Lights

Sean Karp, Aravind Sundar, Cailey Milito – Jane, Apis mellifera

Dermain Finlayson, Ryan Birnberg, John Laing – Home Sweet Rome, The Bats Own The Apartment Now

Mark Dejczak, Kayla Stewart, Kathy Choi, Josh Brown, Ethan Horbay, Kevin Banks – The Way Home, Building a Mystery

Sean Karp & Cailey Milito – Ghostwriter, The Ghost, the Mouse and the Motorcycle, Part 2