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2026 Calgary Awards nominees

Calgary Awards 2026 nominees

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Congratulations to all the 2026 nominees!

Congratulations to all the 2026 nominees!

Nominations were submitted by supporters of the nominees to recognize their achievements, whether in the community, the entire city, or beyond, contributing to making life better for all Calgarians.

Note: Each nominee listed provided their consent for their personal information to be used for the purpose of administering The Calgary Awards, including the publication of their name as a nominee.

View the full list of nominees in each category

Arts Nominees

  1. Marvit Ahanonu
  2. Hajar Al Khouzaii
  3. Alvin Francia, Limuel Vilela
  4. Ashley Frerichs
  5. Justine Giles
  6. Jeff Humphreys
  7. Wunmi Idowu
  8. Nancy Laberge
  9. Sushree Mishra
  10. Daniel Pelton
  11. Fredy Rivas
  12. Yolanda Sargeant
  13. Ishita Singla, Aditya Chaudhuri, Aseem Pandey, Bhupinderjit Chana, Partha Sarathi Gouda, Shivek Kanwar, Ineha Thind
  14. Tara Wilson
  15. Calgary Performing and Visual Arts, Teachers Central Memorial High School
  16. The Calgary Songsmiths

Calgarian of the Year Nominees

  1. Dr. Martha Hart
  2. Uyen Nguyen
  3. Monica Tawfik
  4. Dr. Gabrielle (Tsapinaaki) Weasel Head

Community Advocate – Individual Nominees

  1. Adekunbi Adetona
  2. Abby Araji
  3. Ahmad Baker
  4. Adam Casole-Buchanan
  5. Duaa-Azeem Choudhary
  6. Jay Chowdhury
  7. Chika Daniels
  8. Ismael Diallo
  9. Matthew Edward
  10. Leanna Kielau
  11. Melanie MacDonald
  12. Maria Marcil
  13. Kris McPherson
  14. Tatiana Meneses-Sab
  15. Afirah Naz
  16. Nadine Niba
  17. Marvin Olson
  18. Shuo Qiu
  19. Lorraine Robinson
  20. Akshay Saxena
  21. Dhruv Sharma
  22. Keith Simmons
  23. Nancy-Lynn Stevenson
  24. Miwa Takeuchi
  25. Nick Twyman
  26. Susan Tyrrell
  27. Grace Yan

Community Advocate – Organization Nominees

  1. Able Sail Association of Alberta
  2. Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre
  3. Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)
  4. Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary
  5. Between Friends
  6. Calgary Construction Association
  7. Cerebral Palsy Alberta
  8. cSPACE Projects
  9. Elephant Artist Relief Society
  10. Guru Nanak Free Kitchen Calgary
  11. I Can for Kids
  12. Immigrant Outreach Society
  13. Junior League of Calgary
  14. LOUD Art Society
  15. Momentum
  16. Not In My City
  17. PCHS Calgary
  18. Ruth’s House Society
  19. Skipping Stone Foundation
  20. Soup Sisters
  21. Sport Calgary
  22. Stardale Women’s Group
  23. Sustainable Calgary
  24. The Alex Community Food Centre
  25. The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth
  26. The Veterans Association Food Bank
  27. Wings of Hope for Africa Foundation
  28. Wood’s Homes
  29. YMCA Calgary 

Education Nominees

  1. Peter Adeleke
  2. Melissa Allan
  3. Erin Boukall
  4. John Brown
  5. Lisa Byrgesen
  6. Dr. Pamela Farrell
  7. Brendan Hagan
  8. Casey Kennedy

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Nominees

  1. Gordon Bullivant

Heritage Nominees

  1. Diane Dalkin
  2. Lougheed House Conservation Society
  3. Studio North
  4. The Confluence Historic Site and Parkland
  5. The Ranchmens Club

Social Impact – Business Nominees

  1. Innerlogue Therapy & Psychology
  2. JB Music Therapy
  3. Microserve
  4. Resilient Hearts
  5. SANDSTONE Asset Management
  6. The Arrowhead Live Music & Events Center and Hitman’s Bar
  7. XhAle Brew Co.

Youth Nominees

  1. Kingston Chee
  2. Evan Li
  3. Wren Rafael Marcelo
  4. Kamran Shukoor
  5. Jhanna Mariel Villanueva

The International Achievement Award Nominees

  1. Sharon Fraiman
  2. Tola Jimoh
  3. Siu Ming Kwok
  4. Terrance Malkinson
  5. Bijoy Menon
  6. Dr. Melanie Carina Schmoll
  7. Dr. Henry Tsang

The Award for Accessibility – Universal Design Nominees

  1. Synaptic Neuro Rehabilitation Centre
  2. The Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY) Indigenous Youth Centre

The Environmental Achievement Award Nominees

  1. Chris Williams
  2. Alberta Ecotrust Foundation: ENBIX
  3. Arusha Centre
  4. Calgary Region Airshed Zone Society
  5. Earth Science for Society (ESfS)
  6. Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta

The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Submissions

Author Entry
Author: Tara Beagan Entry: Rise, Red River
Author: Debasis Bhaumik Entry: First Day at Work: Journey of a woman through the prisons of the pattern
Author: Paul Chastko Entry: The Boom: Oil, Popular Culture, and Politics in Alberta, 1912-1924
Author: John Cullen Entry: Curling Rocks
Author: Marcello Di Cintio Entry: Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers
Author: Morgan Dick Entry: Favourite Daughter
Author: Kyle Flemmer Entry: Supergiants
Author: Chris Forrest Entry: The Wrecking Game
Author: BB Gabriel Entry: No Ordinary Love
Author: Elizabeth J. Haynes Entry: Food for the Journey: A Life in Travel
Author: Karen Hines Entry: Pochsy IV: Unplugged
Author: Mikka Jacobsen Entry: Good Victory
Author: Michelle Kauenhofen Entry: Life Unscripted: From the Ashes of Crackpipes, a Megamom Rises 
Author: Skylar Kay Entry: There’s Magic Here Too: A Trans Woman’s Guide to Being Monstrous 
Author: Monica Kidd Entry: The Crane
Author: Janna Klostermann Entry: At the Limits of Care: Gendered Work and Stories that Matter
Author: Joanne Kormylo Entry: The Resistance Daughter
Author: Amy LeBlanc Entry: I used to live here
Author: Josephine LoRe Entry: The Moon and All Her Faces
Author: Maria Marianayagam Entry: No Purchase Necessary
Author: Kelsey Marshall Entry: Taboo the Poo’s Adventure Through the Digestive Tract
Author: Carley Mayson Entry: If I Know Anything About a Knife
Author: Erin McDougall Entry: Can We Fly Tonight?
Author: Briant Novak Entry: Maggie Waters – The Fight of a Feather
Author: Judith Pond Entry: That’s Where you Were, Then
Author: Timothy Reynolds Entry: Faded Notes
Author: Rose Scollard Entry: Love and War, Western Style
Author: Bradley Somer Entry: We Are All of Us Left Behind
Author: Carla Van Bergen Entry: Malicious Intent
Author: Olivia Van Guinn Entry: April Snow
Author: B.J. Wagner Entry: The Moon the Sun Forgot
Author: Marc Watson Entry: Death at a Wedding
Author: Martin West Entry: Pools
Author: Lynda Williams Entry: The Beauty and the Hell of It & Other Stories
Author: Elizabeth Withey Entry: Ins and Outs
Author: Britt Wolfe Entry: On the Edge of After
Author: Ben Zalkind Entry: Honeydew
Author: Felicia Zuniga Entry: Remember the Good
Calgary Awards recipient sculpture