The Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Series is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program, to honour the best leading performance in a Canadian television comedy series.
| Canadian Screen Award | |
|---|---|
 2025 winner: Hudson Williams | |
| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television |
| First award | 2022 |
| Currently held by | Hudson Williams for Heated Rivalry (2025) |
| Website | academy.ca/awards |
It is a merger of the former awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama Series, following the academy's announcement in August 2022 that it would start presenting gender-neutral acting awards instead of gendered ones.[1]
2020s
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edit- ↑ Joseph Pugh, "Canadian Screen Awards switching to gender-neutral performance categories". CBC News, August 25, 2022.
- ↑ "The Porter, Sort Of showered in awards on the CSAs' final night". CBC News, April 14, 2023.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2023.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "‘BlackBerry,’ ‘Little Bird’ Dominate Canadian Screen Awards". The Hollywood Reporter, May 31, 2024.
- ↑ Jackson Weaver, "BlackBerry, Sort Of, Little Bird dominate Canadian Screen Award nominations". CBC News, March 6, 2024.
- ↑ Debra Yeo, "Donald Trump film “The Apprentice” wins best motion picture at Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star, June 1, 2025.
- ↑ Samritha Arunasalam, "Here's who is nominated for the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, March 26, 2025.
- ↑ Kayla McLean, "Heated Rivalry wins big at Canadian Screen Awards, taking top prizes for best dramatic actor and drama series". CBC News, May 31, 2026.
- ↑ Jackson Weaver, "North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees". CBC News, March 25, 2026.