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Congratulations to all our Members and Productions who have been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.

The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards will take place May 30 - June 1 in Toronto. Click here for a full schedule.

DGC Ontario is a proud sponsor of the CSAs and a presenting sponsor of the Best Direction, Drama Series Award.

FILM NOMINATIONS

 

Best Motion Picture

The Apprentice

Village Keeper

Achievement in Direction

Atom Egoyan, Seven Veils

Original Screenplay

Kaniehtiio Horn, Seeds

Karen Chapman, Village Keeper

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

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

Katie Boland, Abducted Off the Street: The Carlesha Gaither Story

Stefan Brogren, Obsessed To Death

Stefan Scaini, Love on the Right Course

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, Variety of Sketch Comedy

Shelagh O’Brien, Roast Battle Canada - "Hisham Kelati v Mark Little, Marito Lopez v Sophie Buddle" & Mae Martin: The Gala

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-Around Champion - “Arcathlon”

Best Direction, Factual

Darrell Faria, Still Standing - “Dawson City, YK”

Sebastian Cluer, Bollywed - “Opening Jitters”

Jay Baruchel, We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) - “Jay-I”

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 Gilhooley, Media Stamped - "Screen Time Is Yummy"

Andrea Novoa, The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy, "I Love My Name"

Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition

Jonathan Dowler, Big Brother Canada "Episode 18" & Canada's Ultimate Challenge "The Handshake"

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!

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