The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) announced today the nominees for the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards in 149 film, television, and digital media categories. The winners of the 13th edition of the annual awards will be unveiled across three days in Toronto, culminating with The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards, hosted by Canadian comedian Lisa Gilroy, streaming live in its entirety on Sunday, June 1 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on the free CBC Gem streaming service.
Television series Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent tops both television and overall nominations with 20, including nods for Best Lead Performer, Drama Series, presented by the Canada Media Fund, for Kathleen Munroe and Aden Young; and Best Drama Series. Bones of Crows, Children Ruin Everything, and Run the Burbs all secure 12, followed by Paris 2024 Summer Olympics with 11.
In the film categories, Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language | Une langue universelle leads nominations with 13, including Best Motion Picture and Achievement in Direction. David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds follows with nine; Sam McGlynn’s Deaner ’89 and Karen Chapman’s Village Keeper both receive seven.
My Dead Mom earns the most digital media nominations with eight, including Best Web Program or Series, Fiction; followed by Stories from my Gay Grandparents with six and Everybody’s Meg with four.
“I am constantly amazed by the exceptional films, television shows, and digital projects that we have the privilege of celebrating at the Canadian Screen Awards, and this year is no different,” said Tammy Frick, CEO, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. “Canadian creativity continues to reach new heights, and we are eager to honour the extraordinary work being produced in the greatest country in the world—Canada.”
For a complete list of 2025 Canadian Screen Award nominees, please visit academy.ca/nominees.
The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards will be handed out from Friday, May 30, 2025 to Sunday, June 1, 2025 at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. Nominees and winners will be celebrated alongside this year’s Special Award recipients in a series of five award shows, culminating with the finale: The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards, hosted by Lisa Gilroy, available live on CBC Gem. The complete schedule of the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards and adjacent programming can be found at CanadianScreenAwards.ca.
The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards Box Office opens on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Each of the award presentations will include cocktail receptions for attendees that take place before and after the shows. Canadian Screen Award nominees and guests can book their tickets online at academy.ca/boxoffice.
The 2025 Canadian Screen Award nominees are chosen by voting members of the Canadian Academy and by nominating juries, conducted virtually with representatives from the film, television, and digital media industries. The membership will now cast their votes between Thursday, March 27, 2025 and Monday, April 14, 2025 to determine the winners.
