This is an overview of recent awards only. For a complete list of awards and recognitions, click here.
APTN Corporate Awards & Recognitions
Ongoing Recognitions
One of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (since 2013)
One of Manitoba’s Top 30 Employers (since 2009)
Specific Year Awards
King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025)
Awarded to APTN CEO Monika Ille for her outstanding contributions to Indigenous storytelling in Canadian media.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Most Powerful Women in Canadian Entertainment (2024)
APTN CEO Monika Ille was named.
The Globe and Mail’s 25 Most Influential People in Canadian Television (2023)
APTN CEO Monika Ille was named.
Desautels Management Achievement Award (2022)
Awarded to APTN CEO Monika Ille for her commitment to the future of responsible business.
Playback Executive of the Year (2022)
Playback selected APTN CEO Monika Ille for her significant impact within the media industry.
APTN News Awards & Recognitions
2025 Amnesty International Canada Media Awards
Long-Form Video
APTN Investigates: “Food for Profit” (Brittany Guyot & Tom Fennario)
2024 Atlantic Journalism Awards
Silver, Enterprise Reporting
“NCNS Identity Fraud” (Angel Moore)
Bronze, Breaking News/Spot News: Television
“Mi’kmaw Lobster Theft” (Angel Moore)
2024 Canadian Association of Journalists Awards
Silver, Broadcast Over Five Minutes
APTN Investigates: “Food for Profit” (Brittany Guyot & Tom Fennario)
2024 Canadian Screen Awards
Best News or Information Series
APTN Investigates
Best Photography, News or Information
APTN Investigates: “Reawakening the Mountains” (Rob Smith)
2024 Indigenous Journalists Association Awards
First Place, Best Multimedia
APTN Investigates: “Inside Corrections: 2180 Days” (Brittany Guyot)
APTN Programming Awards & Recognitions
2025 Canadian Screen Awards
Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
Indigenous Art Adventures
Best Direction, Drama Series
Bones of Crows (Marie Clements)
Best Picture Editing, Drama
Bones of Crows (Maxime Lahaie, Greg Ng & Roderick Deogrades)
Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary
Wilfred Buck (David Schmidt)
Canada Media Fund Kids’ Choice Award
Warrior Up!
2025 Director’s Guild of Canada (DGC) Awards
Comedy Series Crew of the Year
North of North – Season 1
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
North of North – S01 EP08, “Bad Influences” (Danis Goulet & team)
Best Production Design – Comedy or Family Series & Mini-Series
North of North – S01 EP01, “Top of the World” (Andrew Berry)
Best Picture Editing – Comedy or Family Series
North of North – S01 EP01, “Top of the World” (Marianna Khoury & Sam Thomson)
Best Sound Editing – Comedy or Family Series
North of North – S01 EP01, “Top of the World” (Mark Dejczak, Ed Douglas, Brent Pickett, Jean Bot & Rob Hegedus)
2024 Canadian Screen Awards
Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction
Little Bird (Lisa Parasyn & Carmen Kotyk)
Best Achievement in Hair
Little Bird (Pina Robinson)
Best Achievement in Make-Up
Little Bird (Nina McArthur, Megan Stark & Kelly Harmon)
Best Costume Design
Little Bird (Charity Gadica)
Best Direction, Drama Series
Little Bird (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers)
Best Drama Series
Little Bird
Best Ensemble Performance, Drama
Little Bird
Best Lead Performer, Drama Series
Little Bird (Darla Contois)
Best Photography, Drama
Little Bird (Claudine Sauvé)
Best Picture Editing, Drama
Little Bird (Maxime Lahaie-Denis)
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction
Little Bird
Best Sound, Fiction
Little Bird
Best Supporting Performer, Drama
Little Bird (Braeden Clarke)
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Coming Home
2024 Leo Awards
Best Casting, Dramatic Series
Bones of Crows (Judy JK Lee)
Best Costume Design, Dramatic Series
Bones of Crows (Carmen Thompson & Jessica Kalan)
Best Direction, Documentary Series
Lands Enchanted (Jules Koostachin)
Best Direction, Dramatic Series
Bones of Crows (Marie Clements)
Best Documentary Series
Yukon Harvest (Jim Shockey, Todd Forsbloom & Erik Virtanen)
Best Host(s), Documentary Series
Moosemeat & Marmalade (Art Napoleon & Dan Hayes)
Best Musical Score, Documentary Series
Yukon Harvest, “Yegwúp (To Grow Strong), Part 1” (Todd Forsbloom)
