Canada’s best on-screen stories were honoured this past weekend with an epic, three-day celebration. Comedian Lisa Gilroy hosted the Canadian Screen Awards on June 1, unveiling this year’s top talent in Canadian film, television, and digital media.

Canada’s Drag Race was the evening’s biggest winner with 8 awards, while Universal Language and The Apprentice led in the film categories with 6 and 5 awards, respectively.  Other highlights include the Changemaker Award, which was presented to Marsha Greene, an EP and TV writer known for The Porter, while actor Manny Jacinto received the Radius Award. 

With a massive list of 149 categories, so many well-deserved wins were announced this past weekend. We wanted to spotlight some of the women and queer-led films and series that won big at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. 

Wynonna Earp: Vengeance

This Wynonna Earp special was one of the biggest winners at the 2025 CSAs, taking home a total of 7 awards, including Best TV Movie, Best Writing, TV Movie, and Best Visual Effects. In Wynonna Earp: Vengeance, Melanie Scrofano stars as the iconic character fighting a rival who is hellbent on revenge. 

Watch Wynonna Earp: Vengeance on Tubi. 

My Dead Mom

In Wendy Litner’s My Dead Mom, Emmy is grieving the loss of her mother…but three years later, her presence is still lingering. This comedic series centred on a complex mother-daughter duo earned 3 CSAs: Best Writing, Web Program or Series, Best Picture Editing, Web Program or Series, and Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series for Megan Follows.

Watch My Dead Mom on Crave, and read our interview with Litner here.

Mary Makes it Easy

Mary Berg received 2 awards (Best Lifestyle Program or Series, and Best Host, Lifestyle) for her cooking show Mary Makes it Easy, walking viewers through stress-free recipes and her top kitchen tips. Berg also took home the award for Best Talk or Entertainment New Series for her lifestyle show The Good Stuff with Mary Berg. 

Watch Mary Makes it Easy on Crave.

Paying For It

Directed by Sook-Yin Lee and based on her ex Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel of the same name, Paying For It explores their relationship after Brown begins sleeping with sex workers. Set against the backdrop of 1990s Toronto, the film delves into the nuances of love, sex and intimacy. Paying For It received 2 awards for Adapted Screenplay and Achievement in Cinematography. 

Read more about the story behind Paying For It. 

Stories from My Gay Grandparents

This heartwarming web series won 2 awards: Best Web Program or Series, Fiction, as well as Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series for Tricia Black. Created by Perrie Voss and Scott Farley, Stories from My Gay Grandparents follows Grandma and Grandpa, who after a near-death experience, both come out as gay. With the help of their big-city grandkids, they are ready to make up for lost time.

Watch Stories from My Gay Grandparents on YouTube. 

Village Keeper

Karen Chapman took home the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award for her feature debut Village Keeper. The film follows Jean, an overworked Toronto mother who struggles to cope with the aftermath of domestic abuse. In our interview with Chapman, she shares more about bringing a different kind of story about motherhood and trauma to life. 

Read our full interview with Chapman and the film’s star Olunike Adeliyi.

Other wins we were thrilled about include the popular comedy series Children Ruin Everything, Indigenous documentary Yintah, the Toronto-based indie rock film We Forgot To Break Up, David Cronenberg’s latest The Shrouds, and Amanda Parris’ eye-opening docuseries For The Culture. 

See the full list of winners at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards here.