#FIRSTLOOK: NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS AT 2025 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS

The 2025 Canadian Screen Award winners from The News, Entertainment, and Sports Awards, presented by CTV News, Crave, and TSN, were revealed on the afternoon of Friday, May 30, 2025 live at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. The show was hosted by Michelle Dubé and Omar Sachedina, and presenters included Marissa Roberto, and Devo Brown.

The afternoon also celebrated This Hour Has 22 Minutes, recipient of the Sustainable Production Award, presented by CBC. This award was presented to Mike Allison by Barbara Williams.

View all the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards winners for The News, Entertainment, and Sports Awards, presented by CTV News, Crave, and TSN, below:

Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

CBC (CBC)

(CBC Sports)

Mark Lee

Best Sports Opening

2024 Copa America

TSN (Bell Media)

(TSN)

Simon Garan, Jacob Frenkel, Devon Burns, Steve Denheyer

Best Sports Feature Segment

Just Us

TSN (Bell Media)

(TSN)

Matthew Dorman, David Naylor, Darren Oliver, James Judges, David Midgley

Best Sports Analyst

Hockey Night in Canada

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Sportsnet)

Kevin Bieksa

Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy

This Hour Has 22 Minutes – Moose Gone Wild

CBC (CBC)

(22M Hour Productions (NS) 31 Inc., 22M Hour Productions (ON) 31 Inc.)

Jocelyn Corkum, Darrell Faria

Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy

This Hour Has 22 Minutes – Check This Out

CBC (CBC)

(22M Hour Productions (NS) 31 Inc., 22M Hour Productions (ON) 31 Inc.)

Jordan Foisy, Mark Critch, Jeremy Woodcock, Aisha Brown, Nigel Grinstead, Aba Amuquandoh, Chris Wilson, Travis Lindsay, Stacey McGunnigle, Ashley Botting, Dan Dillabough, Ajahnis Charley, Alan Shane Lewis, Maddy Kelly, Heather Mariko, Kyle Hickey

Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

CBC (CBC)

(22M Hour Productions (NS) 31 Inc., 22M Hour Productions (ON) 31 Inc.)

Mike Allison, Michael Donovan, Leslee Gill, Carl Gosine, Tracey Jardine, Dana Landry

Best Performance, Sketch Comedy (Individual or Ensemble)

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

CBC (CBC)

(22M Hour Productions (NS) 31 Inc., 22M Hour Productions (ON) 31 Inc.)
Mark Critch, Trent McClellan, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle, Chris Wilson

Best Comedy Special

Mae Martin: The Gala

CBC (CBC)

(Just For Laughs)

Bruce Hills, Anton Leo, Brent Schiess, Nick Brazao, Robyn Kaszor

Best Host or Interviewer, News or Information

W5: Narco Jungle: The Darien Gap

CTV News (Bell Media)

(CTV News / Bell Media)

Avery Haines

Best News or Information Segment

CBC Ottawa at 6 – Priority Purple: Overdose in Progress

CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Best News or Information Series

The Fifth Estate

CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Best Live News Special

The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney: A Life Remembered

CTV News (Bell Media)

(CTV News / Bell Media)

Best Photography, News or Information

The Fifth Estate – Surviving the Circle

CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Jonathan Castell

Best News or Information Program

W5: Narco Jungle: The Darien Gap

CTV News (Bell Media)

(CTV News / Bell Media)

Best Local Reporter

CBC Indigenous

CBC (CBC)

(CBC)

Jackie McKay

Best Local Newscast

Global BC News Hour

Global (Corus Entertainment)

(Corus Entertainment)

Best News Anchor, Local

Global BC News Hour

Global (Corus Entertainment)

(Corus Entertainment)

Chris Gailus, Sophie Lui

Best Talk or Entertainment News Series

Sponsor | Crave

The Good Stuff with Mary Berg

CTV (Bell Media)

(Bell Media)

Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News

The Social

CTV (Bell Media)

(Bell Media)

Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Andrea Bain, Jessica Allen

Sustainable Production Award, presented by CBC

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Best Live Sports Event, Technical Production

2023 Grey Cup

TSN (Bell Media)

(TSN)

Chris Bell, Shawn Taylor

AND

2024 Stanley Cup Final Game 7

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Sportsnet)

Murray Corbett, John Cuccaro, Myriam Dickner, Alex Harwood, Caitlind Lusty, Gabriel Scoppa, Marc-Andre Lalonde, Larry MacDonald, Will Enright, Corey Saunders, Brian Burnett, John Einarson, Adam Kruspe, Jeff Snider, Mike Brown, Austin Munday, Gaby Almeida, John Gourley, John Augi, Jamie Branigan, Stephen Hanbury, Craig Hennessy, Kevin Schnurr, Mike Carroll, Stephen Oldfield, Carl Rousseau, Kristyn Taras, Dakota Troup, Liam Gerrie

Best Direction, Live Sports Event

2024 Women’s World Hockey Championship

TSN (Bell Media)

(TSN)

Dawn Landis

Best Live Sports Event

2024 Stanley Cup Final Game 7

Sportsnet (Rogers Sports & Media)

(Sportsnet)

Rob Corte, Ed Hall, Jeff Girodat, Brian Spear

Best Sports Program or Series

2024 Copa America

TSN (Bell Media)

(TSN)

Eoin Maher, Ken Volden, Nicole Anderson

Best Sports Host

2024 Copa America

TSN (Bell Media)

(TSN)

James Duthie

Best Political News Program or Series

CTV Question Period

CTV (Bell Media)

(CTV News)

Best National Reporter

Global National

Global (Corus Entertainment)

(Global News)

Jeff Semple

Best National Newscast

CTV National News with Omar Sachedina

CTV News (Bell Media)

(CTV News / Bell Media)

Best News Anchor, National

The National

CBC (CBC)

(CBC/Radio-Canada)

Adrienne Arsenault

Best Variety or Entertainment Special

Etalk Presents: Deadpool & Wolverine

Crave

(Bell Media Studios)

Tyrone Edwards, Manny Groneveldt, Beth Maher, Steve Jarman, Ryan Thompson, Jennifer McLarty, Angela Holmes

Best Live Entertainment Special

Sponsor | Bespoke Audio Visual

The 2024 JUNO Awards

CBC (CBC)

(Insight Productions LTD)

Lindsay Cox, Allan Reid, John Brunton, Pam de Montmorency, Tracy Galvin, Kristine Pleau, Jennifer Paterson, Anthony Matkovic, Jordan Rudder, Luciano Casimiri, Jemeni G, Kristeen Von Hagen, Kim Wheeler, Mike Langevin

Best Host, Live Entertainment Special

The 2024 JUNO Awards

CBC (CBC)
(Insight Productions LTD)

Nelly Furtado

The next group of winners will be shared this evening, following The Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle, and Reality Awards, presented by Crave.

Tune into the show via livestream at CanadianScreenAwards.ca to learn the winners in real time.

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Full 2025 Canadian Screen Awards Schedule:

Friday, May 30, 2025
12:30 PM ET: The News, Entertainment, and Sports Awards, presented by CTV News, Crave, and TSN
7:00 PM ET: The Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle, and Reality Awards, presented by Crave

Saturday, May 31, 2025
12:30 PM ET: The Cinematic Arts Awards, presented by Telefilm Canada, supported by Cineplex
7:00 PM ET: The Scripted Television Awards

Sunday, June 1, 2025
8 PM (9 AT, 9:30 NT): The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards on CBC and CBC Gem

(Photo credit: George Pimentel Photography)