List of Awards and Nominations Received By The Degrassi Franchise

List Of Awards And Nominations Received By The Degrassi Franchise

This is a list of notable awards won by Degrassi, a Canadian teen drama entertainment series and media franchise that depicts a group of students facing the typical issues and challenges of teen life. The Degrassi fictional universe, created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood under their production company Playing With Time, is the setting of four television series that began with The Kids of Degrassi Street in 1980 and continues with the current series, Degrassi: The Next Generation, which has used the name Degrassi since 2010. A 1992 television movie and 1993 documentary mini-series, and a number of other media including books and internet productions complement the franchise.

Spanning thirty-two years, Degrassi has won many different awards, including twenty-eight Gemini Awards, six Directors Guild of Canada Awards, and a Peabody Award. In 2005, Degrassi was the subject of a CBC Television Gemini Special as the "Top Canadian Show of the Last 20 Years", while its latest incarnation was the first Canadian series to be awarded the Choice Summer Series at the Teen Choice Awards. Each incarnation in the Degrassi franchise has received recognition: The Kids of Degrassi Street received eight awards and one nominations; Degrassi Junior High received twenty awards and six nominations; Degrassi High received seven awards and six nominations; School's Out won one award and one other nomination; Degrassi Talks garnered one nomination; and Degrassi: The Next Generation has earned itself fifty-four awards and another sixty-six nominations to date.