Canadian New Media Awards: The Winners...

The Canadian New Media Awards (CNMAs), Canada's only nationwide competition celebrating the country's best digital media companies, announced this year’s winners at a gala ceremony at the Toronto Design Exchange and TorontoFilm.Net was there.

In its ninth consecutive year, the CNMAs spotlight the local interactive media industry in categories including 'Best Mobile Marketing', 'Best Use of Social Media' and 'Best Web-based Game'.

New categories introduced this year include 'Best Online Video Portal', 'Best Mobile Application' and 'Brand of the Year'.

"We were extremely impressed with this year’s award nominees and their work truly represented some of the country’s best new media strategies," said Mark Greenspan, Executive Producer, nextMEDIA.

"As Canada’s only nationwide new media competition of its kind, we’re proud of the achievements this country’s innovators offer."

The gala celebration was hosted by comedian Seán Cullen, with more than 200 industry leaders in attendance.

Award winners included Cyberplex Inc. as 'Best Company of the Year', BBDO/Proximity Canada for "Doritos" as 'Best Brand of the Year' and Syncapse Corp. as 'Most Promising New Company of the Year'.

Here is the list of all the winners...