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Award-winning creatives

What do the Oscars, Grammys and Tony Awards have in common? Concordia graduates.

Across disciplines and continents, alumni are garnering the highest honours in arts and culture.

From film and television to literature, music and visual art, here are some of the Concordia creators who have earned top recognition — and defined their fields.

Maciek Szczerbowski, BFA 94 (at right) with his creative partner Chris Lavis.

Academy Awards

Emmy Awards

  • Laura Venditti, BFA 15, John-Daniel Arauz, BFA 18, Emma Biernat, BFA 20, Aaron Schmit, Attd.: Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design (Daytime), 2025, Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut
  • Jessica Lee Gagné, BFA 12: Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour), 2025, Severance
  • Barry Julien, BA 94, Outstanding Producer, Talk Series, 2025, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • Antoni Porowski, BA 08, Outstanding Producer, Structured Reality Program, 2025 and 2023, Queer Eye
  • Romain Dompnier, BA 15, Sports Emmy Award, 2025 and 2022, The Podium
  • Annie Murphy, BFA 10: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, 2020, Schitt’s Creek
  • Félix Lajeunesse, BFA 03, Outstanding Interactive Program, 2021, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience; Outstanding Interactive Program, 2017, The People's House; Outstanding Interactive Media - Original Daytime Program or Series, 2016, Inside the Box of Kurios
  • Barbara Davidson, BFA 90, New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming, 2011
  • René Balcer, BA 78, LLD 08: Outstanding Drama Series, 1997, Law & Order

Tony Awards

  • Christine Jones, BFA 89: Best Scenic Design of a Musical, 2010, American Idiot; Best Scenic Design of a Play, 2018, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two

Grammy Awards

  • Chase Worrell, BA 22: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, 2024, for Barbie the Album (which included the track “Silver Platter” that he co wrote and co produced) and Best Progressive R&B Album, 2026, as a producer/co-writer on Bloom
  • Serban Ghenea, BFA 92, DFA 25, audio engineer and mixer, more than 20-time Grammy Award winner, including Best Dance Pop Recording, 2026, for “Abracadabra”
  • Régine Chassagne, BA 98, Richard Reed Parry, BFA 03 and Sarah Neufeld, BFA 03 (members of The Arcade Fire): Album of the Year, 2011: The Suburbs

Juno Awards

  • Serban Ghenea, BFA 92, DFA 25: Recording Engineer of the Year, 2021, 2023, 2025
  • Dawn Tyler Watson, BFA 94: Blues Album of the Year, 2020, Mad Love
  • Devon Bate, BA 14, MA 23: Producer on Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, which won Indigenous Music Album of the Year, 2019
  • Sarah Neufeld, BFA 03: Instrumental Album of the Year, 2016, Were The Way She Was
  • Andy Keen, BFA 93: Music DVD of the Year, 2013, Bobcaygeon
  • Emily Haines, BFA 97: Alternative Album of the Year, 2013, Synthetica
  • Kaveh Nabatian, BFA 01, Richard Reed Parry, BFA 03, and Sarah Neufeld, BFA 03: Instrumental Album of the Year, 2010, As Seen Through Windows by Bell Orchestre

Prix Félix

Literary Awards

  • Sarah Bernstein, BA 09: Scotiabank Giller Prize, 2023, Study for Obedience
  • Hannah Green, MA 20: Governor General’s Literary Awards, 2023, Xanax Cowboy
  • Nino Ricci, MA 87: Governor General’s Awards, Fiction, 1990, Lives of the Saints; Order of Canada, 2011
  • E. Annie Proulx, MA 73, LLD 99: Pulitzer Prize, 1994, The Shipping News; Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2018)

Pulitzer Prize

  • Barbara Davidson, BFA 90: Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, 2011; Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography, 2006 (staff) and 2016 (staff)

Scotiabank Photography Award

RBC Painting Prize

Sobey Art Award

Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts

Le prix Paul-Émile-Borduas

Last updated: July 9, 2026, 12:14 p.m.

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