The Leo Awards celebrate excellence across British Columbia’s film and television industry, honoring outstanding achievement in feature filmmaking, television, documentaries, and short-form storytelling. Company 3 artists contributed to 23 projects recognized across the 2026 Leo Awards nominations.

Among the standout nominees is Foreigner, graded by Senior Colorist Anne Boyle with additional grading by Senior Colorist Jimmy Hsu. Directed and edited by Ava Maria Safai, the coming-of-age feature received seven nominations, including Best Motion Picture, Best Cinematography – Motion Picture, and Best Production Design – Motion Picture.

Another standout nominee is The Bearded Girl, graded by Senior Colorist Thor Roos. Directed by Jody Wilson, with cinematography by François Dagenais CSC and production design by Danny Vermette, the film earned nominations for Best Motion Picture and Best Production Design – Motion Picture.

Television was also strongly represented, with Allegiance Season 2, graded by Senior Colorist Anne Boyle, receiving six nominations, including Best Dramatic Series. The series follows young police officer Sabrina Sohal as she navigates the demands of her career, family, and community in Surrey, British Columbia.

Recognition across directing and cinematography categories extends throughout this year’s program, including Smoke episode ‘Whitewashed Tombs,’ graded by Senior Colorist Siggy Ferstl; Stick episode ‘Clark the Mark,’ graded by Senior Colorist Cody Baker; Sidelined 2: Intercepted, graded by Senior Colorist Jimmy Hsu; Tracker Season 2 episode ‘Rules of the Game,’ graded by Dave Hussey; and Robert, graded by Senior Colorist Thor Roos.

Additional nominated projects featuring the work of Company 3 artists include Christmas Above the Clouds and Treasure of the Rice Terraces, both graded by Senior Colorist Anne Boyle, as well as Animal Control Season 3, graded by Senior Colorist Jimmy Hsu.

Winners of the 2026 Leo Awards will be announced July 4 and 5 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees and the many artists, filmmakers, and collaborators represented across this year’s program.

View the full list of 2026 Leo Awards nominees.

 

Nominations

 

Foreigner

Best Motion Picture

Best Cinematography Motion Picture

Best Production Design Motion Picture

Best Musical Score Motion Picture

Best Casting Motion Picture

Best Costume Design Motion Picture

Best Make-Up Motion Picture

• Color | Anne Boyle
• Additional Color | Jimmy Hsu
• Finishing Editors | Yoon Hee Hwang, Roger GaoXin Wang
• Color Production | Sergio Corena Alvarez, Mina Takkaci
• Director and Editor | Ava Maria Safai
• DP | Saarthak Taneja
• Production Design | Hannah Grace Nicholls

 

The Bearded Girl

Best Motion Picture

Best Production Design Motion Picture

Best Make-Up Motion Picture

• Color | Thor Roos
• Finishing Editor | Yoon Hee Hwang
• Color Producer | Michael Gorlick
• Director | Jody Wilson
• DP | François Dagenais CSC
• Editor | Fred Thorsen
• Production Design | Danny Vermette

 

Christmas Above the Clouds

Best Picture Editing Television Movie

• Color | Anne Boyle
• Finishing Editors | Matthew Shuttleworth, Roger Gaoxin Wang
• Color Producer | Sergio Corena Alvarez
• Director | Peter Benson
• DP | Graham Talbot
• Editor | Saeed Vahidi
• Production Design | Lloyd Stone

 

Allegiance | Season 2 | Episodes: ‘We Were Winning,’ ‘Shelter From the Storm,’ ‘Do Not Harm’ + ‘Unsee This’

Best Dramatic Series

Best Sound Dramatic Series

Best Guest Performance Dramatic Series x 2

Best Screenwriting Dramatic Series

Best Supporting Performance Dramatic Series

• Color | Anne Boyle
• Additional Color | Michael Marr
• Finishing Editors | Matthew Shuttleworth, William Romines IV
• Dailies | Chad Band, Hannah Patrick
• Finishing Producer | Caroline Simpson
• Directors | David Frazee, Nimisha Mukerji, Sharon Lewis, Madison Thomas, Tarique Qayumi
• DP | Craig Powell
• Editors| Gord Rempel, Mark Shearer, Katie Chipperfield
• Production Design | Michael Norman Wong 

 

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

Best Cinematography Television Movie

Best Production Design Television Movie

Best Choreography

Best Supporting Performance Television Movie

• Color | Jimmy Hsu
• Finishing Editor | Matthew Shuttleworth, Roger Gaoxin Wang
• Color Production | Grace Quilligan, Hannah Patrick
• Director | Justin Wu
• DP | Mark Chow
• Editor | Maureen Grant CCE
• Production Design | Cheryl Marion

 

Animal Control | Season 3 | Episode: ‘Hot Dogs and Lobsters’

Best Picture Editing Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series

• Color | Jimmy Hsu
• Finishing Editors | Matthew Shuttleworth, William Romines IV
• Dailies | Richard Cordes
• Finishing Production | Sergio Corena Alvarez, Mina Takkaci
• Directors | Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, Natalia Andreson, Jay Chandrasekhar, Clark Mathis ASC
• DP | Neil Cervin
• Editors | Mike Fly, Kyle Martin, CCE, Lisa Robison, CCE
• Production Design | David Willson

 

Smoke | Episode: ‘Whitewashed Tombs’

Best Cinematography Dramatic Series

Best Stunt Coordination

• Supervising Color | Siggy Ferstl
• Additional Color | Miles Kula
• Finishing Editor | Angelica Lopez
• Dailies | Mykel Thuncher
• Finishing Production | Alexis French, Charlie Schroeter, Antonin Deusy, Jamie De Cesare, Jovanny Benitez, Sandra Lena
• Directors | Kari Skogland, Joe Chappelle, Jim McKay
• DPs | Sam McCurdy ASC BSC, Francois Dagenais CSC, Todd McMullen
• Editors | Plummy Tucker ACE, Rob Bonz, John Petaja, Chris Dold, Christopher C. Watkins III, Michael Costello
• Production Design | Jeremy Stanbridge

 

Stick | Season 1 | Episode: ‘Clark the Mark’

Best Cinematography Dramatic Series

• Color | Greg Fisher (101, 102), Cody Baker (103 – 110)
• Finishing Editor | Jason Keehne
• Dailies | Jaan Spirka
• Color Production | Sean Holland, Deb Gutierrez, Curtis Smith
• Directors | Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, David Dobkin, Jaffar Mahood, M.J. Delaney, John Hamburg
• DPs | Corey Walter, Stephen Maier
• Editors | Melissa McCoy, Dan Gabbe, Ivan Victor ACE
• Production Design | Diane Lederman

 

Tracker | Season 2 | Episode: ‘Rules of the Game’

Best Direction Dramatic Series

• Color | Dave Hussey
• Additional Color | Paul Bupte
• Finishing Editor | Matt Purse
• Dailies | Jaan Spirka
• Finishing Production | Ivana Martinez, Ryan Tiburcio, George Shapiro, Brittney DuFriend, Moksh Chitkara
• Showrunner and Executive Producer | Elwood Reid
• Directors | Ken Olin, Aprill Winney, Doug Aarniokoski, Jeff T. Thomas, Jennifer Morrison, Ben Bray, Bethany Rooney, Jon Huertas, Darren Grant, Tyne Rafaeli, Lee Rose, Lionel Coleman, Dave Barrett, Yangzom Brauen, Joel Novoa, Nimisha Mukerji
• DPs | Brian Pearson, Ronald Paul Richard
• Editors | Tim Mirkovich, Jeff Asher, Pietro Cecchini
• Production Design | James Hazell

 

Treasure of the Rice Terraces

Best Cinematography Feature Length Documentary

• Color | Anne Boyle
• Finishing Editor | Matthew Shuttleworth, William Romines IV
• Color Production | Grace Quilligan, Hannah Patrick
• Director | Kent Donguines
• DP | John Fleming
• Editor | Elad Tzadok
• Production Design | Isobel Baker-Smith

 

House of David | Season 2 | Episode: ‘A Shepherd and King’

Best Stunt Coordination

Best Stunt Performance x 2

• Color | Thor Roos
• Additional Color | Michael Marr
• Finishing Editor | Yoon Hee Hwang
• Finishing Production | Andras Toth, Laura O’Neal
• Directors | Jon Erwin, Jon Gunn, Jeff T. Thomas, Lynsey Miller
• DPs | Simos Sarketzis, Kris Kimlin, Christos Karamanis
• Editors | Nicole Baer, David de Vos, John Puckett, Marc Jozefowicz, Mark Keefer, Parker Adams
• Production Design | Chad Krowchuk

 

How to Lose a Popularity Contest

Best Musical Score Television Movie

Best Sound Television Movie

• Color | Jimmy Hsu
• Finishing Editors | Matthew Shuttleworth, Roger GaoXin Wang
• Dailies | Chad Band, Mykel Thuncher
• Dailies Producer | Grace Quilligan
• Finishing Production | Grace Quilligan, Hannah Patrick
• Director | Stephen S. Campanelli
• DP | Stephen Maier
• Editor | Richard Schwadel
• Production Design | John Marcynuk

 

The Monkey

Best Visual Effects Motion Picture

Best Lead Performance Motion Picture

• Color | Bryan Smaller
• Finishing Editors | Matthew Shuttleworth, William Romines IV
• Color Producer | Andras Toth
• Director | Osgood Perkins
• DP | Nico Aguilar, AMC
• Editors | Graham Fortin, Greg Ng
• Production Design | Danny Vermette

 

Playdate

Best Stunt Coordination

Best Stunt Performance x 2

• Color | Thor Roos
• Color Production | Sergio Corena Alvarez, Mina Takkaci
• Director | Luke Greenfield
• DP |   Darran Tiernan
• Editor | Joe Mitacek
• Production Design | Tyler Bishop Harron

 

Barron’s Cove

Best Supporting Performance Motion Picture

• Color | Kath Raisch
• Color Producer | Ray Stanton
• Director | Evan Ari Kelman
• DP | Matthew Jensen ASC
• Editor | Hanna Park
• Production Design | Jordan Crockett

 

Family Law | Season 4 | Episode: ‘PG Rating’

Best Supporting Performance Dramatic Series “PG Rating”

• Color | Thor Roos
• Finishing Editor | Matthew Shuttleworth
• Dailies | Richard Cordes
• Color and Dailies Producer | Andras Toth
• Directors | Andy Mikita, David Fraze, Alysse Leite-Rogers, Siobhan Devine, Damon Vignale
• DP | James Liston
• Editors | Gord Rempel, James Ilecic
• Production Design | Michael Norman Wong

 

Frankenstein

Best Supporting Performance Motion Picture

• Color | Stefan Sonnenfeld
• Re-Recording Mixers | Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
• Additional Color | Dave Muscat
• Finishing Editor | Darren Hinchy
• Dailies | Company 3
• Dailies Production | Gino Carletti, Ella Nicoli-Horne
• Color and Sound Producer | Sarah Riley
• Director | Guillermo del Toro
• DP | Dan Laustsen, ASC DFF
• Editor | Evan Schiff, ACE
• Production Design | Tamara Deverell

 

The Vince Staples Show | Season 2 | Episode ‘Uncle James Is Dead’

Best Stunt Coordination

• Color | Matt Wallach
• Finishing Editors | Yoon Hee Hwang, Roger GaoXin Wang
• Editorial Services | Jasmine Hingorani, Paulina Llorico, Brandon Rosser
• Dailies | Mykel Thuncher
• Dailies Producer | Sergio Corena Alvarez
• Finishing Production | Sergio Corena Alvarez, Mina Takkaci
• Directors | William Stefan Smith, Riley Stearns
• DP | Ayinde Anderson
• Editors | Jacques Gravett, Ivan Victor ACE
• Production Design | Margot Ready

 

Tron: Ares

Best Make-Up Motion Picture

• Color | Stefan Sonnenfeld
• Additional Color | Adam Nazarenko
• 3D Color | John Tripp
• Finishing Editor | Joe Ken
• Dailies | Jaan Spirka
• Dailies Producer | Andras Toth
• Image Scientist | Emily Faw
• Color Production | Erik Rogers, Kristin Graham
• Trailers | Nick Peterson, Jennifer Raymond, Matt Hull, Ariane Ackerberg
• Director | Joachim Ronning
• DP | Jeff Cronenweth
• Editor | Tyler Nelson
• Production Design | Darren Gilford

 

Virgin River | Season 7 | Episodes: ‘Beautiful Child’ + ‘It Takes a Village’

Best Supporting Performance Dramatic Series x 2

• Color | Anne Boyle
• Finishing Editors | Matthew Shuttleworth, Roger GaoXin Wang
• Dailies | Mykel Thuncher
• Dailies Production | Sergio Corena Alvarez, Mina Takkaci
• Finishing Production | Sergio Corena Alvarez, Mina Takkaci, Rikki Clark
• Directors | Andy Mikita, Audrey Cummings, Monika Mitchell, Ruba Nadda, Felipe Rodriguez
• DP | David Pelletier
• Editors | Nicole Ratcliffe CCE, Lianne Oelke, Adina Moore, Kirk Hay
• Production Design | Tony Devenyi

 

When Calls the Heart | Season 12 | Episode: ‘Buried Treasure’

Best Screenwriting Dramatic Series

• Color | Jimmy Hsu
• Finishing Editors | Yoon Hee Hwang, Roger GaoXin Wang
• Color Production | Sergio Corena Alvarez, Mina Takkaci
• Directors | Mike Rohl, Alysse Leite-Rogers, Martin Wood, Kristin Lehman, Siobhan Devine, Peter Deluise
• DP | Andrew Coppin
• Editors | Jason King, Lianne Oelke
• Production Design | Sarah Mabberley

 

Never Use Alone

Best Short Drama

Best Direction Short Drama

Best Cinematography Short Drama

Best Screenwriting Short Drama

Best Sound Short Drama

Best Performance Short Drama

• Color | Jimmy Hsu
• Color Producer |
• Director | Colin Matthews
• DP | Aaron Nathanson
• Editor | Cameron Mackenzie
• Production Design | Josh Plaw

 

Robert

Best Cinematography Short Drama

Best Sound Short Drama

Best Costume Design Short Drama

Best Performance Short Drama

• Color | Thor Roos
• Color Producer | Caroline Simpson
• Director | Gina Hole Lazarowich
• DP | Nick Thomas
• Editor | Robert Postma