Skip to content

The 2026 Stiletto Awards

1.BREAKTHRU PERFORMER is someone whose impact on the drag scene in 2025 was transformative and powerful. Pick your winner!
2.Practise makes perfect! Whose drag was MOST IMPROVED in the last year?
3.So many new performers emerged into our scene. Who was your FAVORITE DEBUT?
4.It takes a village to raise a new artist, but which DRAG MENTOR truly shone in the last year? Pick your winner!
5.Kindness is its own reward, but also, let's give an actual award to Edmonton's KINDEST PERFORMER
6.Cast your vote for PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
7.We love a beat mug. Who does your FAVORITE MAKE UP?
8.Where are the jokes? Right here! Pick Edmonton's FUNNIEST PERFORMER
9.Which performer had your FAVORITE CHOREO in the last year?
10.Drag artsits need their audience - and these people are almost always in that audience! Pick your winner for the Knight and David Drag Supporter Award.
11.Also in those audiences are other drag artists. Pick a winner for DRAGOON SUPPORTING DRAGOON to recognize the artist that is always there supporting the scene.
12.Who had your FAVORITE COSTUMES?
13.Who is your FAVORITE HOST?
14.So many shows happen on a regular basis. What's your FAVORITE RECURRING EVENT?
15.Sometimes though, an event is just once and if you miss it, you miss out. What's your FAVORITE ONE OFF EVENT?
16.You're almost there! Just one category left! But it's a doozy! Who is the PERFORMER OF THE YEAR!
17.Who represented Trans Drag Excellence in 2025?
18.Who represented Black Drag Excellence in 2025?
19.Who represented Indigenous Drag Excellence in 2025?