2025 Calgary Awards nominees
Congratulations to all the 2025 nominees!
Congratulations to all the 2025 nominees!
Nominations were submitted by supporters of the nominees to recognize their achievements whether in the community, entre city or beyond, contributing to making life better for all Calgarians.
Note: Each nominee listed provided their consent for personal information to be used for the purpose of administering The Calgary Awards, including the publication of their name as a nominee.
Arts Nominees
- Oluwaseyi Adeneye
- Karen Ball
- Barbara Blakey O'Brien
- Billie Rae Busby
- Lucy Cariou
- Sean Dennie
- Sangeeta Dham
- Kaiya Gamble
- Jeff Humphreys
- Jaspriya Johal
- Damon Johnston
- Nancy Laberge
- Sara Leishman
- Tyler Locke
- Clem Martini
- Emma McCaul
- Tayte Mitchell
- Cara Moeller Poppitt
- Daniel Pelton
- Ganna Posikera
- Elaine Quilichini
- Ishita Singla
- Samantha Thompson
- Tara Wilson
Calgarian of the Year Nominees
- Rovi Anne Bangcaya
- Hanan Bassyouni
- Syed Hassan
- Nketti Johnston-Taylor
- ReAnn Alice Kline-Simpson
- Lucas McCarthy
- Rebecca Morrison
- Bobbie Racette
- Dhruv Sharma
- Monica Tawfik
Community Advocate – Individual Nominees
- Rosanna D'Agnillo
- Alisa Dallen
- Darshan Singh Dhaliwal
- Ibiwari Daphne Dike-Hart
- Imran Hamid
- Madeeha Khan
- Kyle Layton
- Melissa Lundy
- Claire Masikewich
- Bukola Ojemakinde
- Marina Ortman
- Lucia (Lucy) Reyes
- Brian Reynolds
- Melrene Saloy
- TJ Sheehan
- Syed Shan Tariq
- Christina Young
- Andrew Yule
Community Advocate – Organization Nominees
- Accessible Housing Society - Bridge to Home Program
- Autism For Life Foundation
- Between Friends
- Black Pride YYC
- Bowness Community Association
- Calgary Booster Club
- Campus Calgary Open Minds
- Discovery House Family Violence Prevention Society
- Elephant Artist Relief Society
- Falconridge Castleridge Community Association
- Fil Canadian Broadcaster's Society
- Immigrant Outreach Society
- Impact Society
- Jewish Family Service Calgary (JFSC)
- Norfolk Housing Association
- Pet Access League Society (PALS)
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre
- Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS) Calgary
- Ruth's House Society
- Soup Sisters
- The Arusha Centre
- The Brenda Stafford Foundation
- The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)
- The Peanut Butter Classic
- The Rotary Club of Calgary at Stampede Park
- Wings of Hope for Africa
Education Nominees
- Laurel Braun
- Ahmed Ghanem
- Iftu Hargaaya
- Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi
- Nicole Letourneau
- Robert MacDonald
Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Nominees
- Arthur Clark
- Cathy Keough
- Debbie Nelson
- Camille Pablo Russell
- Otto Silzer
Heritage Nominees
- Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer
- Chris Edwards
- Christine Leppard
- Sam Centre, Calgary Stampede
- The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland
Social Impact – Business Nominees
- Blackline Safety
- Campfire Kinship Storytelling Inc.
- Great News Media
- SANDSTONE Asset Management
- Showpass Inc.
- Zeno
Youth Nominees
- Saim Ali
- Jordan Chen
- Max Du
- Asiya Iskander
- Joshua Jacobson
- Mercedes Korngut
- Jhanna Mariel Villanueva
The International Achievement Award Nominees
Based on International Achievement Award evaluation criteria, no nominees are recommended for 2025.
The Award for Accessibility Nominees
No nominations received.
The Environmental Achievement Award Nominees
- Lina Kattan
- Tricia Stadnyk
- Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
- Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society
- Calgary Region Airshed Zone Society
- Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association's Emergency Planning & Response Committee (EPARC)
The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Submissions
| Author | Entry |
|---|---|
| Janet A Wilson | All You'll See is Sky, Resetting a Marriage on an Adventure Through Africa |
| Archana Amaragandhi | Song Diary |
| Barbara Baker | Jillian of Banff XO |
| Tara Beagan | The Ministry of Grace |
| Adel Ben-Harhara | My Silver Lining |
| Kirti Bhadresa | An Astonishment of Stars: Stories |
| A. K Bird | My Intuition Made Me Do It |
| Winn Bray Rathbun | Stone Cold Tea |
| Wakefield Brewster | WakeWord |
| Ali Bryan | Takedown |
| Sean Campbell | The Bird and the Leaf |
| Gitz Crazyboy | The Rez Doctor |
| Paulo Da Costa | Trust the Bluer Skies: Meditations on Fatherhood |
| Darlene Davies | Laughter Makes You Stronger: Heartfelt Stories About Family And Life |
| Kit Dobson | We are Already Ghosts |
| Michael Dorosh | Calgary's Infantry Regiment: A Pictorial History of The Calgary Highlanders |
| Marion Douglas | The Game of Giants |
| Anh Duong | Dear Da-Lê |
| Elden Friesen | Niggle and the Christmas Rescue |
| Ben Berman Ghan | The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits |
| Leesa JoAnn Iverson | One Lucky Teddybear LoopyDoo |
| Leesa JoAnn Iverson | One Lucky Teddybear Sideways |
| Samantha Jones | Attic Rain |
| Clara A.B. Joseph | M/OTHER |
| Sebastian J. H. Jung | What is my name? |
| Braden Kadlun | A Guide to Sobriety: 10 Gentle Reminders |
| Cordelia Kelly | The Sibyl and the Thief |
| Cordelia Kelly | The Well of Souls |
| Tonya Lailey | Farm : Lot 23 |
| Karen Lee | The Village That Betrayed its Children |
| Amy Lin | Here After: A Memoir |
| Meagan Mahoney | The Time Keeper |
| David Martin | Limited Verse |
| Peter J Meehan | Return to Pamplona: A Lover's Quest in post-War Spain |
| Marianne Middelveen | Leashes, Love, and Lies |
| Rod Moody-Corbett | Hides |
| Jonathan N. Stea, PhD | Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry |
| Inga M Nelson | Noetic Marj Odyssey |
| Steven Owad | My Only Friend, the End |
| Kalyani Pardeshi | Beyond The Inner Critic: Understanding and Conquering Our Conscious and Unconscious Bullies |
| Ellen Anderson Penno | Counting Bones |
| Karen (K.S.) Petkau (King) | The CurE, Book 1: Contamination |
| Trina Read | The Sex Course |
| Ken Rivard | UP FRONT |
| Nadine Sander-Green | Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit: A Novel |
| Alex Sarian | The Audacity of Relevance: Critical Conversations on the Future of Arts and Culture |
| Amelia Savciuc | LAMELLA |
| Scott Saxberg | Those We Carry |
| Julie Sedivy | Linguaphile |
| Kevin Stebner | Inherent |
| Eugene Stickland | The Innocence Of Trees |
| Scott Strasser | Here Come the Cavalry! Chronicling the History of Professional Soccer in Calgary |
| Emily Struck | Alice in the Tiny Car |
| Natalie Sue | I Hope This Finds You Well |
| Joanne Taylor | The After |
| Laura Tennisco | Can We Get A Dog? |
| Paul Vanhoutteghem | The Shadow Brand |
| Jessica Waite | The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards |
| Sheri-D Wilson | The ONEIRONAUT ∅1 |
| Teresa Wong | All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey |
