Alumni nominees at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards

It’s time for the Canadian Screen Awards! Handed out over three days, from May 30 – June 1, the awards celebrate film, TV and digital media achievements from across the country.

The televised broadcast, hosted by Canadian performer and comedian Lisa Gilroy, will stream live on Sunday, June 1 at 7 p.m. CT on CBC Gem.

Among this year’s nominees are many familiar faces from the National Screen Institute alumni family. We are sending a big congratulations to all of you!

Film

Best Motion Picture

• The Apprentice – Daniel Bekerman (NSI Features First)

Best Feature Length Documentary

• Wilfred Buck – Lisa Jackson (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program)

TV

Best Drama Series

• Allegiance – Erin Haskett (NSI Drama Prize)
• Bones of Crows – Marie Clements (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program, Elevate), Trish Dolman (NSI Features First)
• Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent – Erin Haskett (NSI Drama Prize)
• Sight Unseen – Virginia Rankin (NSI Global Marketing)

Best Comedy Series, presented by Lionsgate Canada

• Children Ruin Everything – Mark Montefiore (NSI Totally Television), Andrew De Angelis (NSI Totally Television), Alyson Richards (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Features First)
• Don’t Even – Nicole Butler (NSI Lifestyle & Reality Series Producer), Zoe Hopkins (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program)
• Late Bloomer – Nicole Butler (NSI Lifestyle & Reality Series Producer),
• One More Time – Jessie Gabe (NSI Script to Screen), Melanie Orr (NSI Diverse TV Director)

Best Lifestyle Program or Series

• Immigrant Kitchen: Lumpia – Orlando Braun (NSI Business for Producers)

Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series

• Women of this Land – Jessica Brown (NSI Business for Producers, TikTok Accelerator for Indigenous Creators)

Best Pre-School Program or Series

• The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy – Georgina Lopez (NSI Drama Prize, Access BIPOC Producers)

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series

• Beyond Black Beauty – Borga Dorter (NSI Totally Television)

Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series

• Indigenous Art Adventures – Lance Cardinal (TikTok Accelerator for Indigenous Creators)
• Sunny’s Quest – Mindy Laxer (NSI Global Marketing)

Best Factual Series

• Little Big Community – Angie Pepper O’Bomsawin (NSI Art of Business Management)

Best Direction, Drama Series, presented by DGC Ontario

• Allegiance – Nimisha Mukerji (NSI Totally Television)
• Bones of Crows – Marie Clements (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program, Elevate)

Best Direction, Comedy, presented by Cinespace Studios

• Children Ruin Everything – Melanie Orr (NSI Diverse TV Director)
• Don’t Even – Zoe Hopkins (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program)

Best Direction, Documentary Series

• Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary – Michelle Mama (Access BIPOC Producers)
• The Knowing – Courtney Montour (NSI IndigiDocs)
• Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music – Alison Duke (Elevate)

Best Direction, Children’s or Youth

• All-Round Champion – Graeme Lynch (NSI Drama Prize)

Best Writing, TV Movie

• Bootcamp – Gemma Holdway (NSI Features First, NSI Totally Television)
• Obsessed to Death – Jessica Landry (NSI Series Incubator, Cinematoba)
• ‘Twas the Date Before Christmas – Ramona Barckert (NSI Script to Screen)

Best Writing, Drama Series

• Allegiance – Sarah Dodd (NSI Features First)
• Bones of Crows – Marie Clements (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program, Elevate)

Best Writing, Comedy

• Children Ruin Everything – Andrew De Angelis (NSI Totally Television)
• One More Time – Jessie Gabe (NSI Script to Screen)

Best Writing, Documentary

• The Knowing – Courtney Montour (NSI IndigiDocs)

Best Photography, Drama

• Beyond Black Beauty – Amy Belling, CSC (NSI Features First)

Best Ensemble Performance, Comedy

• The Trades – Susan Kent (Telefilm Talent to Watch)

Best Achievement in Casting, Non-Fiction

• The Great Canadian Baking Show – Meredith Veats (NSI Lifestyle & Reality Series Producer)

Digital Media

Best Web Program or Series, Fiction

• My Dead Mom – Lauren Corber (NSI Totally Television)

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