Depending on the category, nominations are either chosen by a peer-reviewed nominating jury made up of industry professionals, or by the membership peer branch associated with the category being judged.
Years ago, all Television nominees in Program and Performance categories were chosen by a nominating jury, whereas craft categories are chosen by a membership vote. If a TV Program or Performance category receives fewer than or equal to 15 entries (or less than or equal to 20 hours of total entered footage), nominations will be determined by Academy membership branch vote, rather than a jury vote.
Film nominees in Craft categories were at one point selected by a Feature Craft Nominating Committee. In recent years, nominations in feature film craft categories have been selected by a peer-based Academy membership branch vote, rather than a jury vote.
Yes. Branch and jury members can view all entered content from the Academy’s secure, password-protected voting portal. Members will receive a personal username and password by email to access the portal.
TV craft categories, and if a TV Program or Performance category receives fewer than or equal to 15 entries (or less than or equal to 20 hours of total entered footage).
Film Craft categories are also voted on by membership branch vote.
For a complete list of categories voted on by members during the nomination vote, please click here.
It depends on which branch you signed up and were approved for based on the Academy eligibility. For instance, if you have signed up as a Television-Editor, you will be eligible to vote in the television editing categories, for the nomination vote. Note: If you are unsure what categories you are currently signed up and eligible to vote for, contact membership@academy.ca to confirm.
No. As long as you remain an Academy voting member in good standing through the voting timeline, you are eligible to vote on the winners as well. If you are unsure when your membership is up for renewal, contact membership@academy.ca to check.
Yes. If you were eligible, but were not able to vote on the nominees, you are still eligible to vote on the winners as long as your membership is active at the time.
Voting for the nominees will take place between Wednesday, January 15, 2025 and Thursday, February 13, 2025.
The winner vote will take place after the nominations are announced on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Once voting has opened, active voting members of the Academy will receive an email prompting them to log on to our voting portal.
Note: You may be required to change your credentials from previous years in order to log-in. If you are having trouble logging in or accessing the portal, please contact us at membership@academy.ca.
The Academy will issue a call for jurors in December 2024. Once signed up, only those accepted as 2025 jurors will be contacted.
Academy Membership / Voting Eligibility Questions?
Academy Membership Department – National Branch, membership@academy.ca
Quebec Members:
Nora Hassouna, Coordinatrice aux adhésions et à la programmation – nhassouna@academie.ca
Awards-related Questions?
Contact us at awards@academy.ca.
