The National Media Awards Foundation showcased the most impactful work published in Canadian periodicals in 2021 at the 45th Annual National Magazine Awards Winners' Celebration hosted by Kelly Boutsalis and live-streamed on our website (you can watch the broadcast here). Gold winners in creator-focused categories receive a $1000 cash prize in addition to their award.
Award Certificates and Seals
If you are a Gold winner, please contact uswith your mailing address and SIN in order to receive your cash prize and certificate. Certificates for Silver winners and Honourable Mention are available upon request.
Winners and finalists can also celebrate their achievement by downloading Gold, Silver or Finalist’s seals here.
Winners Highlights
The Walrus is the top winner overall this year, taking home an impressive five awards in total — four Gold and one Silver.
Maclean’s has received four Gold awards, including for Best Magazine: News, Business, General Interest.
Magazine Grand Prix, our most coveted editorial award, goes to Inuit Art Quarterly.
Toronto Life and L’actualité both take home an impressive three awards — one Gold and two Silver each.
Nicholas Hune-Brown of The Local is this year’s Editor Grand Prix winner. The Local also won Silver in Short Feature Writing for Danielle Groen’s “The Last 25 Percent.”
Gilles Gagnier, longtime publisher of Canadian Geographic, is the posthumous winner of this year’s Publisher Grand Prix. Gilles’ wife, Nancy Kelly, accepted the award on his behalf.
Save the Date! Professional Development and Networking Event
The National Media Awards Foundation is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a long-overdue, in-person event in Toronto on September 29th, 2022. Join us at the Globe and Mail Centre for a day of professional development and an evening of reconnecting and networking with friends and peers.
A special thank you to Vicky Lee for creating this year’s visuals, and to Vesselin Stroumsky for developing our online submissions and judging platforms.
Our deepest gratitude to our roster of dedicated volunteer judges, who spent countless hours carefully evaluating the entries in this year’s competition.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
About Us
A charitable foundation, the NMAF’s mandate is to recognize, support and promote excellence in content creation of Canadian print and digital publications through annual programs of awards, professional development and national publicity efforts. The Foundation produces three distinct and bilingual award programs: the National Magazine Awards, the Digital Publishing Awards, and the National Magazine Awards: B2B.
