TORONTO – Awards season has officially kicked off, as the Canadian Football League announced Wednesday the team winners for the 2016 Shaw CFL Awards.

The award recipients were selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches.

In this first ballot, FRC representatives from each CFL city as well as the respective head coach submitted votes for six categories. Voters were asked to select players from their local CFL club who, through the excellence of their on-field performances, best represent the awards’ titles – Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Canadian Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player, Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman, Most Outstanding Rookie, and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player.

The East and West Division winners for the 2016 Shaw CFL Awards will be announced on Thursday, Nov. 12.

The 2016 Shaw CFL Awards will be handed out on Thursday, Nov. 24 in Toronto.

Below are the first ballot results:

*Indicates a unanimous selection

BC LIONS AWARD NAME Player Jonathon Jennings Defensive Solomon Elimimian Canadian Shawn Gore Offensive Lineman Jovan Olafioye Special Teams Chris Rainey* Rookie Antonio Johnson*

EDMONTON ESKIMOS AWARD NAME Player Mike Reilly* Defensive Almondo Sewell Canadian Sean Whyte Offensive Lineman Justin Sorensen Special Teams Sean Whyte Rookie Brandon Zylstra

CALGARY STAMPEDERS AWARD NAME Player Bo Levi Mitchell* Defensive Charleston Hughes* Canadian Jerome Messam* Offensive Lineman Derek Dennis Special Teams Rene Paredes Rookie DaVaris Daniels*

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS AWARD NAME Player Naaman Roosevelt Defensive Otha Foster Canadian Tyler Crapigna Offensive Lineman Thaddeus Coleman Special Teams Tyler Crapigna Rookie Justin Cox

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS AWARD NAME Player Matt Nichols Defensive Maurice Leggett* Canadian Andrew Harris Offensive Lineman Travis Bond Special Teams Justin Medlock* Rookie Taylor Loffler

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS AWARD NAME Player Andy Fantuz Defensive John Chick Canadian Andy Fantuz* Offensive Lineman Ryan Bomben Special Teams Brandon Banks Rookie Brandon Revenberg

TORONTO ARGONAUTS AWARD NAME Player Brandon Whitaker Defensive Shawn Lemon Canadian Lirim Hajrullahu Offensive Lineman Greg Van Roten Special Teams Lirim Hajrullahu Rookie Sean McEwen

OTTAWA REDBLACKS AWARD NAME Player Ernest Jackson Defensive Damaso Munoz Canadian Brad Sinopoli Offensive Lineman Jon Gott Special Teams Tristan Jackson Rookie Jason Lauzon-Seguin

MONTREAL ALOUETTES AWARD NAME Player Bear Woods Defensive Bear Woods Canadian Samuel Giguere Offensive Lineman Kristian Matte Special Teams Stefan Logan Rookie Jonathon Mincy