List of awards and nominations received by the Degrassi franchise
Year Category Series Result
2004 Outstanding Drama Series Degrassi : The Next Generation Nominated
2008 Outstanding Drama Series Degrassi : The Next Generation Nominated
2011 Outstanding Drama Series Degrassi Nominated
2012 Outstanding Drama Series Degrassi Nominated
2013 Outstanding Drama Series Degrassi Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards
The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair , accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives .
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, , 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-four 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 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; Degrassi: The Next Generation has earned itself fifty-seven awards and another seventy-five nominations; and has garnered four wins with another twenty-three nominations to date.