Here’s a look at the nominees for the Canadian Screen Awards

By Canadian Press on March 26, 2025.

TORONTO — The Canadian Screen Awards announced the nominations for prizes in top film, television and screen-based media. Here’s a look at some of the marquee categories.

Best film: “The Apprentice,” “Darkest Miriam,” “Gamma Rays,” “Universal Language,” ”Village Keeper,” “Who Do I Belong To.”

Best film director: Naomi Jaye, “Darkest Miriam;” Henry Bernadet, “Gamma Rays;” Ara Ball, “L’Ouragan F.Y.T.;” Atom Egoyan, “Seven Veils;” Matthew Rankin, “Universal Language;” Meryam Joobeur, “Who Do I Belong To.”

Best Drama Series: “Allegiance,” CBC; “Bones of Crows,” CBC; “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent,” Citytv; “Potluck Ladies,” Hollywood Suite; ”Sight Unseen” CTV

Best Comedy Series: “Children Ruin Everything,” CTV; “Don’t Even,” Crave/APTN; ”Late Bloomer,” Crave; “The Office Movers,” Crave; “One More Time,” CBC.

Best Web Program or Series, Fiction: “Get Up, Aisha” (iThentic Canada Inc, Window Dreams Productions), “My Dead Mom” (LoCo Motion Pictures), “Space Janitors” (Space Mop), “Stories from my Gay Grandparents” (Play Media), “These Triggas” (Canfro Productions)

Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction: “About That with Andrew Chang” (CBC), “ACTRA Toronto at TIFF” (Cecktor Limited), “CBC Indigenous: Indigenous Politics in One Minute(ish) with Brett Forester” (CBC), “Here & Queer” (CBC); “Pride: The LGBTQ+ History Series” (We Demand Productions)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 26, 2025.

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