The Canadian Screen Award for Best Reality/Competition Series is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian reality television series. Previously presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
The award was originally presented as Best Reality Program or Series, and did not necessarily require nominated or winning shows to be competitive in nature. As other awards were introduced for categories such as lifestyle, factual and history programming, the reality category's focus narrowed in more strongly on competition shows.
2000s Year Program Producers Network Ref 2003 18th Gemini Awards Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within Marie Côté, Vincent Gagné, Arnie Gelbart Global "Cirque du Soleil wins Gemini Awards". Prince George Citizen, October 20, 2003. eLove Cesca Barton, Andre Barro W Network Alex Strachan, "The Eleventh Hour leads Gemini field". Victoria Times-Colonist, September 10, 2003. Matchmaker Andrea Gorfolova Life Network Popstars: The One Maria Pimentel, Michael Geddes Global 2004 19th Gemini Awards CBC News: Disclosure: "The Making of a Political Animal"| Catherine Legge, Jane Mingay, Cecil Rosner, Jim Williamson| CBC| "Miniseries on Halifax Explosion takes a number of honours at Geminis". Canadian Press, December 13, 2004. |- | Buy Me | Nikila Cole, Hans Rosenstein | HGTV | rowspan=5| Alex Strachan, "Human Cargo leads Gemini nominations". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 27, 2004. |- | Hooked Up | Michael Geddes, Michael Frislev, Chad Oakes, Maria Pimentel, Tom Powers | Toronto 1 |- | Kenny vs. Spenny | Abby Finer, Noreen Halpern, Kenny Hotz, Ira Levy, John Morayniss, Spencer Rice, Kirsten Scollie, Peter Williamson | CBC |- | Venture: "Back to the Floor" | Patsy Pehleman, Chad Paulin, Tracie Tighe | CBC |- | Zoo Diaries | Garry Blye, Howard Bernstein, Mark Shekter | Life Network |- | rowspan="4" align="center"| 2005 20th Gemini Awards |- style="background:#FAEB86;" | Venture: "The Town Doctor"| Patsy Pehleman, Tracie Tighe| CBC| "2005 Gemini Winners". Playback, December 5, 2005. |- | Buy Me | Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Jean-François Monette | HGTV | rowspan=2| |- | Made to Order | Michael Rubino, Henry Less | Food Network (Corus) |- | rowspan="6" align="center"| 2006 21st Gemini Awards |- style="background:#FAEB86;" | MuchMusic VJ Search Andrea Gabourie, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton MuchMusic "MuchMusic wins Gemini for reality show". Hamilton Spectator, October 19, 2006. Bomber Boys: The Fighting Lancaster Jamie Brown History Doug Camilli, "The best in some of Canadian TV". National Post, August 30, 2006. From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis, Kit Redmond Global The Next Great Chef Edi Osghian, Andy Levine, Nick Versteeg Global Venture: "The Big Switcheroo: Boston Pizza" Tracie Tighe, Dianne Buckner CBC 2007 22nd Gemini Awards Canada's Next Top Model Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Sheila Hockin, Ron Carroll Citytv "Catwalk prowlers win best reality show Gemini". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 17, 2007. 5 Seekers Allan Novak, Joan Jenkinson, Ralph Benmergui VisionTV David George-Cosh, "Mosque snubbed for top TV award". The Globe and Mail, August 29, 2007. Design Interns Maria Pimentel, Joseph Blasioli HGTV Dragons' Den Mike Downie, Tracie Tighe, Stuart Coxe CBC The Next Great Chef Edi Osghian, Giuliana Bertuzzi, Nick Versteeg Global 2008 23rd Gemini Awards Project Runway Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Sheila Hockin Slice Alex Strachan, "Geminis given to familiar fare". Windsor Star, November 29, 2008. Canada's Next Top Model Sheila Hockin, Brad Brough, David Fortier, Jay Manuel, Ivan Schneeberg Citytv Andrea Baillie, "Geminis get mysterious; Murdoch Mysteries, shot in Cambridge, among detective shows rewarded with a nod". Waterloo Region Record, August 27, 2008. Dragons' Den Stuart Coxe, Catherine Annau, Lisa Gabriele, Tracie Tighe CBC Triple Sensation Garth Drabinsky, Sandra Cunningham, Sari Friedland, Alex Ganetakos CBC The Week the Women Went Cal Shumiatcher, Trevor Hodgson, Sally Aitken, David Paperny CBC 2009 24th Gemini Awards Dragons' Den Stuart Coxe, Tracie Tighe, Lisa Gabriele CBC Shannon Montgomery, "'Flashpoint' wins big at Geminis". Telegraph-Journal, November 17, 2009. disBAND: The Homecoming John Kampilis, Chris Barrow, Mark Myers, Jason Ford MuchMusic "A list of some of the Gemini nominations, honouring the best". Guelph Mercury, August 26, 2009. GoldMind Mary Darling, Kim E. Brouwer, Clark Donnelly TVtropolis Project Runway Canada Andrea Gabourie, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton Global The Week the Women Went Ed Hatton, David Paperny, Cal Shumiatcher, Peter Waal, Trevor Hodgson, Brad Brough CBC
2010s Year Program Producers Network Ref 2010 25th Gemini Awards The Cupcake Girls Peter Waal, Gillian Lowrey, John Ritchie, Grant Greschuk, Rob Bromley W Network Melissa Leong, "Monteith cracks 'em up at Geminis; Tudors wins top honours at awards show hosted by Glee star". Calgary Herald, November 14, 2010. Canada's Next Top Model Brad Brough, Sheila Hockin, Jay Manuel, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Lena Cordina CTV Dragons' Den Tracie Tighe, Mike Armitage, Lisa Gabriele CBC Love It or List It Catherine Fogarty, Maria Armstrong W Network 2011 26th Gemini Awards Dragons' Den Mike Armitage, Lisa Gabriele, Tracie Tighe CBC Bill Brioux, "Blades, Degrassi, Pillars take Geminis: The Kennedys, Borgias Tudors, Flashpoint and Call Me Fitz fared well". Toronto Star, September 1, 2011. All for Nothing? Tim Alp, Lisa Nault W Network Paula McCooey, "Ottawa's All for Nothing? nominated for Gemini". Ottawa Citizen, August 6, 2011. Best Trip Ever Sharone Ostrovsky, Andrew Burnstein Discovery Channel CheF*OFF Peter Moscone, Carolyn Meland, Romano D'Andrea, D'Arcy Butler, Jeff Preyra Food Network (Corus) Conviction Kitchen Gerard Barry, Simon Lloyd Citytv 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards Dragons' Den Mike Armitage, Lisa Gabriele, Tracie Tighe CBC W. Andrew Powell, "Winners at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards". TheGATE.ca, March 3, 2013. Canada's Greatest Know-It-All Lena Cordina, David W. Brady, Brad Brough Discovery Channel Diane Wild, "Canadian Screen Award nominations announced". TV, eh, January 15, 2013. Canada's Handyman Challenge Joseph Blasioli, Maria Pimentel HGTV The Real Housewives of Vancouver John G. Lenic, Grant Fraggalosch, Grant Greschuk, Louise Clark, Erin Haskett Slice Redemption Inc. Lesia Capone, Cathie James, Guy O'Sullivan CBC 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards Dragons' Den Mike Armitage, Lisa Gabriele, Tracie Tighe CBC Kevin Ritchie, "'Watermark,' 'Dragon’s Den' among CSA winners". RealScreen, March 10, 2014. Canada's Greatest Know-It-All Brad Brough, Suzanne Steeves Discovery Channel Chris Jancelewicz, "Canadian Screen Awards 2014: Nominees Announced For TV And Movie Honours". The Huffington Post, January 13, 2014. Canada's Handyman Challenge Joseph Blasioli, Maria Pimentel HGTV Intervention Canada Tom Powers, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton, John Murray, Karen Wookey Slice Top Chef Canada Barbara Bowlby, Cliff Dempster, Eric Abboud, Jennifer Pratt, John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski Food Network (Corus) 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards The Amazing Race Canada Eric Abboud, Mike Bickerton, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski CTV "'Orphan Black,' 'Mommy' top Canadian Screen Awards with multiple wins". Canadian Press, March 1, 2015. Big Brother Canada Eric Abboud, Barbara Bowlby, Erin Brock, Sue Brophey, John Brunton Slice "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: TV categories". Playback, January 13, 2015. MasterChef Canada Lesia Capone, Cathie James, Krista Look, Guy O’Sullivan CTV The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia Dave Bigelow, Mike Wetmore, Don Young Sportsnet 360 Unusually Thicke Carrie Mudd Slice 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards The Amazing Race Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Daniela Battistella, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen CTV "Local productions Screenies winners". Winnipeg Free Press, March 12, 2016. Big Brother Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Erin Brock, Sue Brophey, Eric Abboud, David Lembke, Brett Morris, Lara Shaw Slice Brent Furdyk, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". ET Canada, January 19, 2016. Dragons' Den Tracie Tighe, Amy Bourne, Scott Boyd CBC Game of Homes Blair Reekie, Mark Miller, Kelly McClughan, Bill Gaudsmith W Network MasterChef Canada Lesia Capone, Cathie James, Krista Look, Guy O'Sullivan CTV 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards The Amazing Race Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Guy Clarkson, Ann Camilleri, Stephanie Millman, Catherine Petersen CTV "'Amazing Race Canada' among big winners at first Canadian Screen Awards night". Canadian Press, March 8, 2017. Big Brother Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Erin Brock, Sue Brophey, Eric Abboud, Trevor Boris, David Lembke, Lara Shaw, Brett Morris Global "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 17, 2017. Canada's Smartest Person Robert Cohen, Barry Davis CBC Knock Knock Ghost Kyle Whitelaw, Philip Webb, Brad E. Danks OutTV MasterChef Canada Guy O'Sullivan, Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Krista Look, Maria Knight CTV 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards The Amazing Race Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Guy Clarkson, Ann Camilleri, Stephanie Millman, Catherine Petersen CTV Jessica Wong, "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: Heather Hiscox, The Fifth Estate, APTN win top awards". CBC News, March 6, 2018. The Bachelorette Canada Claire Freeland W Network Corey Atad, "‘Anne’ And ‘Ava’ Lead 2018 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations". ET Canada, January 16, 2018. Big Brother Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Erin Brock, Sue Brophey, Eric Abboud, Trevor Boris, Brett Morris, Liam Colle, Lara Shaw Global MasterChef Canada Guy O'Sullivan, Lesia Capone, Cathie James, Marike Emery CTV Top Chef Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Eric Abboud, Cliff Dempster, Jennifer Pratt, Erica Lenczner Food Network (Corus) 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards The Amazing Race Canada John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Guy Clarkson, Ann Camilleri, Stephanie Millman, Catherine Petersen CTV Brent Furdyk, "2019 Canadian Screen Awards: Complete List Of Winners From Televised Gala". ET Canada, March 31, 2019. Big Brother Canada John Brunton, Erin Brock, Eric Abboud, Trevor Boris, Liam Colle, Daniel Klimitz, Chris Carter, Chris Chilco, Amy Regan Global Canada's Smartest Person Junior Robert Cohen, Barry Davis, Melanie Brobyn CBC Knock Knock Ghost Kyle Whitelaw, Philip Webb OutTV MasterChef Canada Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Meredith Veats, David Donohue CTV 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards The Amazing Race Canada John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski, Sarah James, Mark Peacock, Jesse Storey, Michael Tersigni, Jeff Thrasher, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen, Marc Poirier, Michael Yerxa CTV "Amazing Race Canada wins big on 2nd night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, May 26, 2020. Big Brother Canada Erin Brock, John Brunton, Trevor Boris, Amy Regan, Liam Colle, Daniel Klimitz, Chris Carter, Eric Abboud Global Greg David, "Hits and Misses: The 2020 Canadian Screen Awards nominees". TV, eh?, February 19, 2020. Blown Away Matt Hornburg, Mark J.W. Bishop, Donna Luke, Ron Carroll, Mike Bickerton, Ajeeth Parkal Makeful The Great Canadian Baking Show Cathie James, Lesia Capone, Marike Emery CBC Top Chef Canada John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski, Eric Abboud, Cliff Dempster, Sarah James, Daniel Klimitz, Erica Lenczner Food Network (Corus)
2020s