No shortage of local Northern Music and Film award nominations
Nominations for the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards include nearly two dozen locally.
There are 21 nominations for people, projects or groups from North Bay and two from Sturgeon Falls.
Of note, four nominations in the music category involve North Bay’s Peach Pact, or people associated with the band, including Outstanding Album, Engineer, Music Video and Vocal Performance.
The majority of the local nominations are in the Film category, with 15.
Five of the six nominees in the ‘Outstanding Actor – Long Format’ category acted in films shot in North Bay.
Other nominations are in Outstanding Feature Film, Television Series, Screenwriter, and Director, both Long and Short Film.
All told, Cultural Industries Ontario North (CION) is celebrating 70 artists, performances and projects with nominations across 14 categories in music, film and television.
The 2026 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards ceremony is part of a 3-day industry development and artist showcase conference at Place des Arts in Sudbury, from June 18-20.
Film & Television
Outstanding Actor – Long Format
Allison Janney, Everything’s Going to be Great (filmed in North Bay)
Bryan Cranston, Everything’s Going to be Great (filmed in North Bay)
Joshua Close, A Breed Apart (filmed in North Bay)
Kaniehtiio Horn, Seeds (filmed in North Bay)
Lane Webber, We Forgot to Break Up (filmed in North Bay)
Outstanding Director – Long Format
Kelsey Ruhl, Saint City Sparrows (North Bay)
Piotr Skowroński, Phantom Line (North Bay)
Outstanding Director – Short Format
Evelyn Pakinewatik, Nooj Goji / Anywhere (North Bay)
Outstanding Screenwriter
Kelsey Ruhl (North Bay) for Saint City Sparrows
Piotr Skowroński (North Bay) for Phantom Line
Outstanding Television Series
Phantom Line (filmed in North Bay)
Saint City Sparrows (filmed in North Bay)
SkyMed, Season 3 (filmed in North Bay)
Outstanding Feature Film
Drive Back Home, directed by Michael Clowater (filmed in North Bay)
Everything’s Going to Be Great, directed by Jon S. Baird (filmed in North Bay)
We Forgot to Break Up, directed by Karen Knox (filmed in North Bay)
Music
Outstanding Album
Die Hydrated, Peach Pact (North Bay)
Outstanding Engineer
Andrew Sowka (North Bay) and Matt Wiewel (Greater Sudbury), Die Hydrated by Peach Pact
Outstanding Music Video
“A.ajax” by Peach Pact, directed by Vanessa Tignanelli, Holly Cunningham, Linds Sullivan (North Bay) and animated by Adrian Venti
“Where Death Dwells” by Skye Wallace, directed by Lee Cochran (North Bay)
Outstanding Songwriter
Matthieu Thibeault (Sturgeon Falls), “Writer’s Block” by TIBO
Outstanding Vocal Performance
Matthieu Thibeault (Sturgeon Falls), “Writer’s Block” by TIBO
Vanessa Tignanelli and Linds Sullivan (North Bay), “Die Hydrated” by Peach Pact
Richard Coffinhttps://www.mynorthbaynow.com/Richard Coffin has been a reporter and news anchor on the radio in North Bay for over 25 years. From premiers to people in the neighbourhood, he enjoys connecting with newsmakers and writing stories that matter to area listeners on a variety of topics including healthcare, education, politics, sports and more.
