Big congratulations to all of our CASMA nominated composers!

Alexandra Petkovski - RomCon: Who the F*ck is Jason Porter?

Alexandra Petkovski – You’re Killing Me – Ep 101: The Beginning

Alexandra Petkovski – You’re Killing Me – Here Goes Nothing

Darren Fung – Decisions, Decisions: The Science of Choice

Tom Third – Modern Whore

Mark Korven & Michelle Osis – Billy the Kid – ep 308

Janal Bechthold – Through the Nebula

Ben Fox – Middle Life (theme)

Ben Fox - Middle Life (Score)

Steph Copeland - Property Brothers: Under Pressure

Steph Copeland – Bay Tien (Score)

Steph Copeland – Bay Tien (Song)

Steph Copeland – Husband to Die For: The Lisa Aguilar Story

Amanda Cawley – Charlie is Not a Boy

Justin Delorme – Louis Riel Day

Christopher Guglick – We Met in December

And the 2026 Leo Award goes to...

Amanda Cawley! Amanda won the award this weekend for Best Musical Score, Short Drama (Charlie is Not a Boy). 

This was Amanda's 2nd Leo Award. She has 7 other Leo nominations, 2 Canadian Screen Music Awards, 2 Canadian Screen Music Award nominations, a Canadian Screen Award nomination and a SOCAN Foundation Award.

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners!

And the 2026 Leo Award goes to...

Matthew Rogers! Matt won 2 Leo Awards this weekend: Best Musical Score, Motion Picture (Worldbreaker); and Best Musical Score, Television Movie (How to Lose a Popularity Contest). 

These were Matt's 8th and 9th Leo Award wins. He has 21 other nominations. Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners!

Core Composers Score 6 Leo Award Nominations!

A huge congratulations go out to Core composers who earned a total of 6 Leo Award nominations today. Matt Rogers received 2 nominations for his scores to WORLDBREAKER and HOW TO LOSE A POPULARITY CONTEST; Hamish Thompson for his score to AINSLEY MACGREGOR MYSTERIES: A CASE FOR THE WATCHMAKER; Jeff Tymoschuk for his score to TIME HELMET; Amanda Cawley for her score to CHARLIE IS NOT A BOY; and Christopher Nickel for his score to SANDPIPERS' LAST SUPPER.

CORE COMPOSERS SCORE 7 CSA NOMINATIONS!

Congrats to: Steph Copeland - It Feeds, "Angel Shot" from Trapped in the Spotlight; Suad Bushnaq - Yunan; Tom Third - Modern Whore, The Spoils; Rob Melamed & Ryan McClarnon - Mistletoe Murders; Jesse Zubot, Josh Zubot, Jason Sharp - Mafia: Most Wanted. 

The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards will be presented as part of Canadian Screen Week 2026, which takes place from Wednesday, May 27 to Sunday in Toronto. Simulcast on CBC, CBC Gem, Crave, CTV, Global, and STACKTV May 31.