‘Law & Order Toronto’ wins best drama series at Canadian Screen Awards

By Canadian Press on June 1, 2025.

Citytv’s “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” won best drama series at Sunday’s Canadian Screen Awards.

The spinoff draws inspiration from real Toronto crime headlines, reimagining them as fictional investigations.

The show led all nominees with 20 nods going into the Screen Awards, but came away with three trophies, including best writing in a drama series and best sound in fiction.

The series wrapped its second season earlier this year and has a third season in the works.

“Law & Order Toronto” producer Erin Haskett told The Canadian Press in March that she believes the show is especially resonating with Canadians today because they are craving stories they can relate to.

“Canadians want to see our stories told and want to see characters that reflect ourselves back at us on television,” she says.

“I would say today even more, there’s such a sense of wanting to see that reflected back as a country and as a people.”

This year’s Canadian Screen Awards bash was hosted by Edmonton-born comedian Lisa Gilroy in Toronto, capping off a multi-day celebration of Canadian film, television and digital storytelling.

“The Apprentice,” a Canada-Ireland-Denmark co-production about the early years of U.S. President Donald Trump, won best motion picture. It took home five Screen Awards in total, including best performance in a lead role for Sebastian Stan’s turn as Trump, and best supporting actor for Jeremy Strong’s portrayal of Cohn.

Other major winners included Matthew Rankin’s absurdist dramedy “Universal Language,” and Crave’s drag queen competition series “Canada’s Drag Race.”