# Radius Award

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Award presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

The **Radius Award** is a special award, presented by the [Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television) as part of the [Canadian Screen Awards](/source/Canadian_Screen_Awards). First presented at the [7th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/7th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2019, the award honours emerging Canadian talent who have broken out to significant international success.[1] The award is presented in collaboration with Canadian film and television promotion agency [Made / Nous](/source/Made_%2F_Nous).[2]

## Recipients

Year Recipient Ref 2019 7th Canadian Screen Awards Stephan James [1] 2020 8th Canadian Screen Awards Dan Levy Award announced for 2020 but presented in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [3] 2021 9th Canadian Screen Awards 2022 10th Canadian Screen Awards Maitreyi Ramakrishnan [4] 2023 11th Canadian Screen Awards Simu Liu [5] 2024 12th Canadian Screen Awards Devery Jacobs, Lamar Johnson [6] 2025 13th Canadian Screen Awards Manny Jacinto [7] 2026 14th Canadian Screen Awards Sophie Nélisse [8]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-james_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-james_1-1) ["Stephan James receives inaugural Radius Award"](https://thecaribbeancamera.com/stephan-james-receives-inaugural-radius-award/). *The Caribbean Camera*, April 4, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Connie Thiessen, ["‘This Hour Has 22 Minutes’ among Canadian Academy ‘Special Award’ recipients"](https://broadcastdialogue.com/this-hour-has-22-minutes-among-canadian-academy-special-award-recipients/). *Broadcast Dialogue*, March 5, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Mey Rude, ["Dan Levy, 'Schitt's Creek' Win 8 Canadian Screen Awards"](https://www.out.com/television/2021/5/20/dan-levy-schitts-creek-win-8-canadian-screen-awards). *[Out](/source/Out_(magazine))*, May 20, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Netflix star Ramakrishnan, sportscaster Cole among CSA's special award winners"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/netflix-csa-1.6319033). [CBC News](/source/CBC_News), January 18, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Megan Lapierre, ["Ryan Reynolds, Simu Liu, Catherine O'Hara Honoured with Canadian Academy Special Awards"](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/ryan_reynolds_simu_liu_catherine_ohara_honoured_by_canadian_academy_with_special_awards). *[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)*, January 17, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Etan Vlessing, ["Devery Jacobs, Lamar Johnson to Receive Honorary Canadian Screen Awards"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/devery-jacobs-lamar-johnson-canadian-screen-awards-1235865866/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*, April 4, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Andrea Hernandez, ["Canadian Academy names 2025 Special Award recipients"](https://playbackonline.ca/2025/03/05/canadian-academy-names-2025-special-award-recipients/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, March 5, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Andrew Tracy, ["Heated Rivalry’s Sophie Nélisse to receive Radius Award at 2026 CSAs"](https://playbackonline.ca/2026/04/16/heated-rivalrys-sophie-nelisse-to-receive-radius-award-at-2026-csas/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, April 16, 2026.

v t e Canadian Screen Awards By year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Canadian Film Awards (film, 1949–1978) 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 Genie Awards (film, 1979–2012) 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990/91 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ACTRA Awards (television, 1972–1986) 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Gemini Awards (television, 1986–2012) 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Film awards by category Motion Picture Lead Performance, Comedy Lead Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Director Animated Short Art Direction and Production Design Casting Cinematography Cinematography in a Documentary Costume Design Editing Editing in a Documentary Feature Length Documentary Hair Live Action Short Makeup Original Music in a Documentary Original Score Original Song Performance in a Short Film Screenplay (Original and Adapted) Short Documentary Sound Editing Sound Mixing Sound Design in a Documentary Stunt Coordination Visual Effects Golden Screen John Dunning Best First Feature Award Television awards by category Comedy Series Drama Series TV Movie Children's or Youth Fiction Series Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Series Pre-School Series Reality/Competition Series Leading Performance, Comedy Leading Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Ensemble Performance in Variety or Sketch Comedy Direction, Children's or Youth Performance, Children's or Youth Writing, Children's or Youth Casting Donald Brittain Award Rob Stewart Award Special awards Academy Achievement Award Earle Grey Award Gordon Sinclair Award Radius Award Discontinued awards Bijou Awards (1981) Actor (1968-2022) Actor - Non-Feature (1969–81) Actress (1968-2022) Actress - Non-Feature (1969–81) Lead Performance in a Film (2022) Lead Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Foreign Actor (1980–83) Foreign Actress (1980–83) Supporting Actor (1968-2022) Supporting Actress (1968-2022) Supporting Performance in a Film (2022) Theatrical Short (1949–96) Children's or Youth Program (1986-2002) Host, Children's or Youth Program (2008-2016) Individual or Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (1992-2000) Individual Performance in a Comedy (2001-2010) John Drainie Award (1968-2000) Special Achievement Foster Hewitt Award (1975-1986) Wendy Michener Award (1969-1978) Diversity Award (1992-2016) Margaret Collier Award (1986-2020) Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.

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