The Canadian Society of Cinematographers has announced the nominees for its 69th annual awards, celebrating outstanding achievement in cinematography across television, documentary, commercial, and short-form filmmaking. Company 3 contributed to 8 projects nominated this year.  

Among this year’s nominees is Ian Anderson for his work on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, with the episode ”Through The Lens of Time” recognized in the Dramatic Series Cinematography category. The series follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise as they embark on new adventures across the galaxy. Senior Colorists Stefan Sonnenfeld and Cody Baker helped shape the episode’s final look. 

Also recognized in episodic television, Tico Poulakakis, CSC, earned a nomination for Foundation Season 3—the acclaimed adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s landmark science fiction novels—featuring color by Senior Colorist Tony Dustin and sound mixing by Senior Re-Recording Mixer Steve Foster. Stephen Maier was honored for Stick, with Senior Colorists Greg Fisher and Cody Baker grading the comedy. Brendan Steacy was nominated for A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, alongside David A. Makin for the Netflix series Bet, episode “Game On,” both of which were graded by Senior Colorist Joanne Rourke.  

Outside of series work, Nickoloz Kachibaia was recognized for Documentary Long Format for The Eternal Song, graded by Colorist Parker Jarvie. Scott McClellan, CSC, received a Dramatic Short Cinematography nomination for Butterfly on a Wheel, graded by Senior Colorist Dave Muscat. In commercial work, Daniel Green was recognized for the ‘Café William’ for EDC campaign, with color by Senior Colorist Matt Osborne.  

Congratulations to all this year’s nominees and the creative teams behind these exceptional productions. The 69th Annual Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards will be presented live on Sunday, October 25, at One King West in Toronto. Explore the full list of nominees here. 

Nominees

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

Non-Theatrical Feature/Anthology Episode/Pilot Cinematography

• Color | Joanne Rourke
• Additional Color | Ian Passy
• Finishing Editor | Angelica Lopez
• Dailies | Company 3
• Dailies Producer | Gino Carletti
• Finishing Production | Alexis French, Charlie Schroeter, Sandra Lena, Jamie De Cesare, Jovanny Benitez
• Director | Jessica Yu
• DP | Brendan Steacy CSC ASC
• Editor | Peter Hagan
• Production Design | Ian Phillips

The Eternal Song

Robert Brooks Award for Documentary Long Format Cinematography

• Color | Parker Jarvie
• Additional Color | Justin White
• Color Producer | Scott Salamon  
• Directors | Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo 
• DPs | Nickoloz Kachibaia, Caroline Janet Campbell 
• Editor | Finley MacNeil

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 | Through the Lens of Time

Dramatic Series Cinematography

• Supervising Color | Stefan Sonnenfeld
• Color | Cody Baker
• Finishing Editor | Heydar Adel
• Finishing Production | Eric Weiher, Rose Alsander, Kristine Dueno, Rosalynn Martinez, Clayton Hunt, Seamus Finnegan
• Directors | Chris Fisher, Jordan Canning, Dan Liu, Jonathan Frakes, Andi Armaganian, Valerie Weiss, Sharon Lewis, Andrew Coutts, Maja Vrvilo
• DPs | Benji Bakshi, Ian Anderson, Glen Keenan, Maya Bankovic
• Editors | Andrew Coutts, Dana Gasparine, Wes Whitton, Preston Rapp
• Production Design | Jonathan Lee

Foundation S3 | When A Book Finds You

Dramatic Series Cinematography

• Color | Tony Dustin
• Re-Recording Mixers | Steve Foster, Kirk Lynds
• Additional Color | Ian Passy
• Finishing Editor | Darren Hinchy
• Color and Sound Producer | Sarah Riley
• Directors | Tim Southam, Christopher Byrne, Roxann Dawson
• DPs | Tico Poulakakis, Owen McPolin, Alar Kivilo ASC CSC ESC
• Editors | Paul Trejo ACE, Byron Smith ACE, Olivia Wyrick, Phil Hamilton
• Production Design | Rory Cheyne

Stick S1 | Clark the Mark

Half Hour Scripted Series Cinematography

• 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

Bet S1 | Game On

Half Hour Scripted Series Cinematography

• Color | Joanne Rourke
• Additional Color | Ian Passy
• Finishing Editor | Eric Myles
• Producer | Sarah Riley
• Director | Simon Berry
• DP | David Makin CSC
• Editors | Aren Hansen, Cameron Nixdorf, Simone Smith
• Production Design | Brian Verhoog

Butterfly on a Wheel

Dramatic Short Cinematography

• Color | Dave Muscat
• Finishing Editor | Eric Myles
• Dailies Producer | Gino Carletti
• Color Producer | Shaneixqui Brown
• Director | Trevor Morris
• DP | Scott McClellanCSC 
• Editor | Isaias Garcia 
• Production Design | ClaudiaDall’Orso 

‘Café William’ for EDC

Fritz Spiess Award for Commercial Cinematography

• Color | Matt Osborne
• Color Producer | Shannen Troup
• Director and DP | Daniel Green
• Agency | McCann Canada
• Production Company | NativeFour
• Edit | Outsider Editorial
• Editor | Chris Murphy