'Heated Rivalry' Nominated for 18 Canadian Screen Awards, Including Acting Noms for Hudson Williams, François Arnaud & More!

Heated Rivalry just got a ton more award nominations for the highly successful first season!

The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards nominations were just revealed on Wednesday morning (March 25), with HR receiving a whopping 18, making it the second-highest nominated production this year.

Keep reading to find out more…

If you’re unaware, the Canadian Screen Awards are put on by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, celebrating “the country’s top talent in the film, television and digital sectors at Canadian Screen Week.”

This year, among Heated Rivalry‘s 18 nominations are individual noms for both Hudson Williams and François Arnaud in the Best Lead Performer, Drama Series category. Unfortunately, Connor Storrie is ineligible to be nominated as he is not Canadian, or a Canadian resident.

Also nominated include several for creator, writer and director Jacob Tierney, plus Sophie Nélisse, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Nadine Bhabha, composer Peter Peter and more.

In addition to Heated Rivalry, Jacob also received a nomination in the Best Reality/Competition Program or Series category for The Traitors Canada, which he’s a producer on.

The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards are set to take place on Sunday, May 31st, hosted by Kim’s Convenience and Run the Burbs star Andrew Phung.

Keep reading below to see all of Heated Rivalry’s 2026 Canadian Screen Awards nominations…

Best Drama Series
– Jacob Tierney, Brendan Brady

Best Direction
– Jacob Tierney

Best Writing, Drama Series
– Jacob Tierney

Best Photography, Drama
– Jackson Parrell

Best Picture Editing, Drama
– Véronique Barbe
– Arthur Tarnowsky

Best Sound, Fiction
– Vincent Riendeau, Martin Messier, Joe Scandella, Natalie Fleurant, Simon Meilleur, Eric Med Lagacé, Peter Lopata, Valéry Dufort-Boucher

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction
– Aidan Leroux

Best Costume Design
– Hanna Puley

Best Visual Effects
– Simon Devault, Philippe Massonnat, Christophe Trepanier, Felix Arsenault

Best Original Music, Drama
– Peter Peter

Best Original Music – Original Song
– Peter Peter, “It’s You”

Best Lead Performer, Drama Series
– François Arnaud
– Hudson Williams

Best Supporting Performer, Drama
– Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova
– Sophie Nélisse

Best Guest Performance, Drama Series
– Nadine Bhabha

Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction
– Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay

If you missed it, find out what other awards Heated Rivalry has been nominated for, and won!