The 2026 Leo Awards celebrated another year of filmmaking and television across British Columbia. This year, work by Company 3 artists appeared in seven award-winning projects spanning television, feature filmmaking, and short-form storytelling.

Among the winning projects was Never Use Alone, graded by Senior Colorist Jimmy Hsu. The short drama earned four Leo Awards, including Best Short Drama, while Colin Mathews was recognized for both directing and screenwriting, and Chelah Horsdal received an award for her performance.

Television winners included Allegiance Season 2, graded by Senior Colorist Anne Boyle. The series received two Leo Awards, including Best Dramatic Series, while Samer Salem earned Best Supporting Performance in a Dramatic Series for the episode We Were Winning.

Additional winning projects included Christmas Above the Clouds, graded by Senior Colorist Anne Boyle, which earned the Leo Award for Best Picture Editing – Television Movie, and Animal Control episode Hot Dogs and Lobsters, graded by Senior Colorist Jimmy Hsu, which won Best Picture Editing – Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series.

Congratulations to all of this year’s Leo Award winners.

View the full list of 2026 Leo Awards winners here.

Winners

Never Use Alone

Best Short Drama

Best Direction Short Drama

Best Screenwriting Short Drama

Best Performance Short Drama

• Color | Jimmy Hsu
• Finishing Editors | Yoon Hee Hwang, Roger GaoXin Wang
• Color Producer | Caroline Simpson
• Director | Colin Matthews
• DP | Aaron Nathanson
• Editor | Cameron Mackenzie
• Production Design | Josh Plaw

Allegiance | Season 2

Best Dramatic Series
Best Supporting Performance Dramatic Series “We Were Winning”

• Color | Anne Boyle
• Additional Color | Michael Marr
• Finishing Editors | Matthew Shuttlesworth, William Romines IV
• Dailies | Chad Band, Hannah Patrick
• Color 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

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

Animal Control | Season 3       

Best Picture Editing Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series | “Hot Dogs and Lobsters”

• Color | Jimmy Hsu  
• Finishing Editors | Matthew Shuttleworth, William Romines IV
• Dailies | Richard Cordes
• Color 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

House of David | Season 1

Best Sound Dramatic Series “A Shepherd and King”

• Color | Thor Roos
• Additional Color | Michael Marr
• Finishing Editor | Yoon Hee Hwang
• Color Production | Andras Toth, Laura O’Neal
• Showrunner and Executive Producer | Elwood Reid
• 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

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

Playdate

Best Stunt Coordination Motion Picture or Dramatic Series

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