Congratulations to all our Members and Productions who have been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.
The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards will take place from May 30 – June 1 in Toronto. Click here for a full schedule.
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FILM NOMINATIONS
Best Motion Picture
The Apprentice
Village Keeper
Read more about The Apprentice in our interviews with Production Designer Aleks Marinkovich and Richard Hughes, and meet Village Keeper’s Director Karen Chapman in our TIFF interview.
Achievement in Direction
Atom Egoyan, Seven Veils
Original Screenplay
Kaniehtiio Horn, Seeds
Karen Chapman, Village Keeper
Watch our Creative Spotlight video with Director Kaniehtiio Horn on her directorial debut Seeds.
Adapted Screenplay
Atom Egoyan, Seven Veils
Achievement in Editing
Jorge Weisz, Sharp Corner
Anna Catley, We Forgot To Break Up & Paying For It
Chris Donaldson, The Shrouds
Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design
Brian Garvey, Andrea Perez Leon, Humane
Zosia Mackenzie, John O’Regan, Rumours
Phillip Barker, Adriana Bogaard, Seven Veils
Carol Spier, The Shrouds
Watch our Creative Spotlight video with Humane Director Caitlin Cronenberg, and meet Zosia Mackenzie and John O’Regan in our Creative Spotlight video.
Achievement in Sound Editing
Tyler Whitham, Code 8: Part II
Robert Bertola, The Shrouds
Best Feature Length Documentary
Omar Majeed, Disco’s Revenge
Wilfred Buck (Post Only)
Best Live Action Short
Alicia K. Harris, On A Sunday At Eleven
First Feature Film Award
Kaniehtiio Horn, Seeds
Karen Chapman, Village Keeper
Best Sound Design in a Feature Length Documentary
David Rose, Wilfred Buck
TV NOMINATIONS
Best TV Movie
‘Twas the Date Before Christmas
Wynonna Earp: Vengeance
Best Drama Series
Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Potluck Ladies
Sight Unseen (Post Only)
Best Comedy Series
Children Ruin Everything
Don’t Even
Late Bloomer
The Office Movers
One More Time
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
An Unfinished Journey
Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics
Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research
Yasmine Mathurin, For the Culture with Amanda Parris
Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series
The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal
Best Pre-School Program or Series
Wordsville
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
Beyond Black Beauty
Gangnam Project
Popularity Papers
Geek Girl (Co-Pro) (2 Eps + Post)
Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
All Around Champion
Media Stamped
Best Direction, TV Movie
Stefan Scaini, Love on the Right Course
Katie Boland, Abducted Off the Street: The Carlesha Gaither Story
Stefan Brogren, Obsessed To Death
Best Direction, Drama Series
Sharon Lewis, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – “Cul-De-Sac”
Holly Dale, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – “Three Points”
Bronwen Hughes, So Long, Marianne – “The Chelsea Hotel”
Best Direction, Comedy
Melanie Orr, Children Ruin Everything – “Confidence”
Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Children Ruin Everything – “Spontaneity”
Zoe Hopkins, Don’t Even – “Jerk Sandwich”
Peter Huang, Late Bloomer – “Nudes”
Best Direction, Documentary Series
Alison Duke, Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music – “Episode 3”
Chelsea McMullan, Swan Song – “Opening Night”
Michael Downie, The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal – “Part Four: Grace, Too”
Best Direction, Children’s or Youth
Alicia K. Harris, Beyond Black Beauty – “The Promise of a New Day”
Allison Johnston, Davey and Jonesie’s Locker – “You Don’t Belong Here”
J.J. Johnson, Dino Dex – “Chickenosaurus Rex”
Romeo Candido, Gangnam Project – “Pilot”
Graeme Lynch, All Round Champion – “Arcathlon”
Best Direction, Factual
Darrell Faria, Still Standing – “Dawson City, YK”
Jay Baruchel, We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) – “Jay-I”
Sebastian Cluer, Bollywed – “Opening Jitters”
Best Direction, Reality/Competition
Shelagh O Brien, Canada’s Drag Race – “Premiere Ball” & Canada’s Drag Race: Canada Vs the World – “Snatch Game: The Rusical”
Best Direction, Lifestyle or Information
Sebastian Cluer, Styled – “Paid Off, Styled Up”
Best Picture Editing, Drama
Roderick Deogrades, Bones of Crows – “To Be Separated” (Note: Roderick Deogrades worked on this production in a different jurisdiction.)
Wendy Hallam Martin, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – “The Key to the Castle”
John Nicholls, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – “The Minnow and The Shark”
Gillian Truster, Sight Unseen – “Tess”
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Peter Denes, The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal – “Part Two: On The Verge”
Best Picture Editing, Comedy
Gloria Tong, Don’t Even – “Stinky and the Man’s Battle of the Bands 1998”
Baun Mah, Late Bloomer & Run The Burbs – “The Turban” & “Phright Night”
Kyle Martin, Letterkenny – “Live At MoDean’s”
Pauline DeCroix, Son of a Critch – “Go into The Light”
Best Picture Editing, Children’s or Youth
Morgan Waters, Davey and Jonesie’s Locker – “You Don’t Belong Here”
Shelley Therrien, Geek Girl – “Chapter 6”
Emily Gilhooly, Media Stamped – “Screen Time Is Yummy”
Andrea Novoa, The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy – “I Love My Name”
Best Editing in Reality Competition
Jonathan Dowler, Big Brother Canada & Canada’s Ultimate Challenge
Best Sound, Fiction
Martin Gwynn Jones, Rob Warchol, Joe Mancuso, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – “The Sound of Silence”
Kevin Banks, Wynonna Earp: Vengeance
Best Sound, Documentary or Factual
Claire Dobson, Paul Germann, Jane Tattersall – Swan Song – “Opening Night”
Jason Perreira, The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal – “Part Two: On The Verge”
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction
Ciara Vernon, Late Bloomer – “Nudes”
Oleg Savytski, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – “Cul-De-Sac”
Bob Sher, Murdoch Mysteries – “Train To Nowhere”
Ingrid Jurek, Run the Burbs – “Phright Night”
Best Writing, Documentary
Chelsea McMullan, Swan Song – “Queen Behaviour”
Best Stunt Coordination
John Stead, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – “The Key to the Castle”
DIGITAL NOMINATIONS
Best Web Program or Series, Fiction
Stories from my Gay Grandparents
My Dead Mom
Space Janitors
These Triggas
Best Direction, Web Program or Series
J Stevens, Stories from my Gay Grandparents – “Cyrano She Betta Don’t”
Best Writing, Web Program or Series
Duana Taha, Near or Far – “Home For the Holidays”
Anthony Q. Farrell, These Triggas – “Cuhz / Can b4 Fro”
Best Picture Editing, Web Program or Series
Maureen Grant, My Dead Mom – “Shana Tova”
*This list reflects 2025 Canadian Academy Award nominees for DGC Ontario Members on DGC signatory productions, DGC dispensation productions and DGC Ontario Members working outside Ontario.
We do our best to identify all Members nominated, but if we missed you, please reach out to let us know and we will be happy to include you on the list!
