AWARDS
2007 - Teen Choice Awards
The series won for Best Summer Series.
2005 - Teen Choice Awards
The series won for Best Summer Series.
2005 - Television Critics Association Awards
The series won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming.
2005 - Shaw Rocket Prize
The series won the Shaw Rocket Prize for Excellence in Children's Television (as voted on by children across Canada).
2005 - Canadian Screenwriters Awards
Writers James Hurst and Miklos Perlus won the Canadian Screenwriters Award for Best Youth Script for their work on the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode, "Mercy Street".
2004 The Young Artist Awards
The series won Best Family Television Series (Comedy or Drama).
2004 - Canadian Screenwriters Awards
Writer Aaron Martin won the Canadian Screenwriters Award for Best Youth Script for his work on the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode, "Pride".
2004 The Gemini Awards
Executive Producers Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn won Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series.
Director Philip Earnshaw won Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode, "Pride".
2004 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
Degrassi: The Next Generation won Outstanding Achievement in a TV Series Family Team Award for the episode, "Holiday".
2003 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
Director Bruce McDonald won Outstanding Achievement in Direction Television Series for the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode, "White Wedding".
Stephen Withrow won Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing Short Form for the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode,"White Wedding".
Director Bruce McDonald and team won Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series Children's.
2003 The Gemini Awards
Executive Producers Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn won Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series. • Executive Producers Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn, along with Snap Media's Raja Khanna, won the Best Interactive Award for Degrassi: The Next Generation and degrassi.tv. • Director Bruce McDonald won Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode, "Weird Science". • Jake Epstein won Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program Series for the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode, "Tears Are Not Enough". • Executive Producers Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn, along with Snap Media's Raja Khanna and Roma Khanna, won Most Popular Website for www.degrassi.tv.
2003 Silver Screen Award
The production staff was awarded 2nd Place for Best Children's Programming at the 36th Annual US International Film and Video Festival.
2003 - Hugo Awards
The series was awarded a Silver Plaque for Best Children's Program by the Chicago International Film Festival.
2003 - Awards of Excellence
Degrassi episode 207 "Shout", was recognized by the Alliance for Children and Television in the All Genres/Teen category.
2003 - Canadian New Media Awards
Producer of the Year, Raja Khanna.
2002 - The Young Artist Awards
The cast won Best Ensemble in a TV Series.
2002 - Ingenuity Award
Linda Schuyler, president of Epitome Pictures Inc., received the award for her work in Canadian television.
2002 Directors Guild of Canada Award
Director Bruce McDonald and the production crew won Outstanding Achievement in a Children's Television Series for the special, Mother and Child Reunion.
2002 - The Gemini Awards
Executive Producers Stephen Stohn and Linda Schuyler, along with Snap Media's Raja Khanna and Roma Khanna, won the Most Innovative Website Competition for www.degrassi.tv.
2001 - The 34th Annual National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Media Awards The following four episodes received a 1st Place Award:
The Mating Game (Teenage Pregnancy and Sexuality category) • Parents Day (Marital and Family Issues category; Communications category) • Basketball Diaries (Addiction/Substance category); • Eye of the Beholder (Contemporary Social Issues category). • The episode Coming of Age received a 2nd Place Award. (Human Development Across the Life Span category)