Heated Rivalry Racks Up 18 Nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards, Including Best Drama

Heated Rivalry is one of the titles leading the nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards.

The standout queer hockey show has received 18 nominations at the CSA, a ceremony that recognizes excellence in Canadian film, television, and digital media. For the first time this year, only Canadian citizens and permanent residents can be considered for the Canadian Screen Awards–following controversy after three of the top acting awards went to non-Canadians in 2025, effectively shutting out Connor Storrie from nominations.

While fans might be a little upset about that, with 18 nominations, Heated Rivalry is the fourth most-nominated series in the history of the CSA and with the series and source material being stoutly Canadian, this recognition highlights how the world should pay attention to Canadian talent.

The nominations are as follows:

Best Drama Series

• Heated Rivalry
• Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Plan B
• Saint-Pierre
• Wild Cards

Best Direction, Drama Series

• Nimisha Mukerji, Allegiance
• Sharon Lewis, Allegiance
• Jacob Tierney, Heated Rivalry
• Winnifred Jong, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Sudz Sutherland, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

Best Writing, Drama Series

• Corey Liu, Family Law
• Jacob Tierney, Heated Rivalry
• Tassie Cameron, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Ken Cuperus, Mistletoe Murders
• Allan Hawco, Robina Lord-Stafford, Saint-Pierre

Best Photography, Drama

• Jackson Parrell, Heated Rivalry
• Mark Berlet, Murder in a Small Town
• Mathieu Laverdière, Plan B
• Michael Marshall, Sight Unseen
• Lindsay George, Wild Cards

Best Picture Editing, Drama

• Katie Chipperfield, Allegiance
• Simone Smith, BET
• Véronique Barbe, Heated Rivalry
• Arthur Tarnowsky, Heated Rivalry
• Sandy Pereira, Revival

Best Sound, Fiction

• Bryan Day, Mike Woroniuk, James Bastable, Will Stephens, Raiza Rodrigues, A Dance in the Snow
• Vincent Riendeau, Martin Messier, Joe Scandella, Natalie Fleurant, Simon Meilleur, Eric Med Lagacé, Peter Lopata, Valéry Dufort-Boucher, Heated Rivalry
• Martin Lee, J.R. Fountain, Brent Pickett, Rob Warchol, Joe Mancuso, Zenon Waschuk, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Peter Murphy, John Dykstra, Gabe Knox, Mike Woroniuk, Brent Pickett, Mark Dejczak, Ed Douglas, Virginia Storey, Rob Hegedus, North of North
• Stephen Barden, Jill Purdy, Jeremy Fong, Chris Cobain, Chad Hunt, Small Achievable Goals

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction

• Aidan Leroux, Heated Rivalry
• Bob Sher, Murdoch Mysteries
• Andrew Berry, North of North
• Ingrid Jurek, M-A Orenstein, Jenn Luckas, Small Achievable Goals
• Mark Steel, Rosalie Mackintosh, Son of a Critch

Best Costume Design

• Charlene Akuamoah, BET
• Hanna Puley, Heated Rivalry
• Joanna Syrokomla, Murdoch Mysteries
• Debra Hanson, North of North
• Alison Ruth Hicks, Saint-Pierre

Best Visual Effects

• Terry Bradley, Jake Fullerton, Susan Sullivan, Josh Joudrie, James Wallace, Kelly Milton, Jeff Robinson, Pedro Vilas, Ryan Smith, Nial McFadyen, Dino Dex
• Simon Devault, Philippe Massonnat, Christophe Trepanier, Felix Arsenault, Heated Rivalry
• Andrew Szerszen, Mayday
• Kevin Chandoo, Agnes Lim, Andy Chan, Lorne Kwechansky, Michael Key, Ken Nielsen, Andrew Nguyen, Alex Merritt-Gambrill, Zhou Zuo, Aditya Sawant, North of North
• Terry Bradley, Daryl Shail, Teodora Ilie, James Wallace, Sean Kobus, Trevor Hunter, Nial McFadyen, Stephen Curran, Ryan Smith, Odd Squad

Best Original Music, Drama

• Brian Chan, Caleb Chan, Allegiance
• Peter Peter, Heated Rivalry
• Rob Melamed, Ryan McLarnon, Mistletoe Murders
• Rob Carli, Lora Binder, Ruby and the Well
• Spencer Creaghan, SurrealEstate

Best Original Music – Original Song

• Brian Pickett, James Chapple, Grame Cornies, “Do It Your Way,” Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
• Peter Peter, “It’s You,” Heated Rivalry
• Meiro Stamm, Antonio Naranjo, Phil McCordic, “Sneaking and Creeping,” Mittens & Pants
• Jeff Morrow, “A Place Like This,” Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
• Steph Copeland, Matthew O’Halloran, Kibra Tesfaye, “Angel Shot,” Trapped in the Spotlight

Best Lead Performer, Drama Series

• Supinder Wraich, Allegiance
• Michelle Morgan, Heartland
• François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry
• Hudson Williams, Heated Rivalry
• Kathleen Munroe, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Carolina Bartczak, Plan B
• Melanei Scrofano, Revival
• Allan Hawco, Saint-Pierre

Best Supporting Performer, Drama

• Eve Edwards, BET
• Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Heated Rivalry
• Sophie Nélisse, Heated Rivalry
• Yanna McIntosh, Hell Motel
• Wendy Crewson, Irish Blood
• Karen Robinson, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Kataem O’Connor, Murdoch Mysteries
• Amy Goodmurphy, Wild Cards

Best Guest Performance, Drama Series

• Anusree Roy, Allegiance
• Nadine Bhabha, Heated Rivalry
• Eric McCormack, Hell Motel
• Sarah Podemski, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Ennis Esmer, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Noah Reid, Murder in a Small Town
• Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Saint-Pierre
• Michelle Monteith, Saint-Pierre

Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction

• Errin Lally, Annalese Tilling, Allegiance
• Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay, Heated Rivalry
• Colleen Rush, Larissa Mair, Late Bloomer
• Sharon Forrest, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
• Stephanie Gorin, North of North

The CSAs will take place on May 31 at 8:00 PM ET.

Source: Canadian Screen Awards