Nine Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs) were presented to 12 SOCAN members between May 30 and June 1, 2025, in Toronto, for their exceptional work in screen composing or songwriting for the screen.
The winners are:
TELEVISION
Best Original Music, Animation
Graeme Cornies, Brian Pickett, James Chapple – PAW Patrol
Best Original Music, Drama
Robert Carli, Peter Chapman – Wynonna Earp: Vengeance
Best Original Music, Comedy
Nikhil Seetharam – Children Ruin Everything
Best Original Music, Documentary
Katie Austra Stelmanis – Swan Song
Best Original Music, Factual, Lifestyle, Reality, or Entertainment
Orin Isaacs – Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Best Original Music, Original Song
Gail Maurice – Allegiance, “Auntie’s Honour Song”
FILM
Achievement in Music – Original Score
Mychael Danna – Seven Veils
Achievement in Music – Original Song
Torquil Campbell – We Forgot to Break Up – “Revolutionary Heart”
Best Original Music in a Feature-Length Documentary
Murray Lightburn – Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
For a complete list of nominees and winners, visit the Canadian Screen Awards website. SOCAN congratulates all of our members on these great achievements!
SOCAN held a cocktail reception and educational panel, Stories Behind The Cue: Celebrating SOCAN’s CSA-Nominated Composers, at The Rivoli, in downtown Toronto, on Sunday afternoon, June 1st. During the panel portion of the event, screen composers Katie Austra Stelmanis, Nikhil Seetharam, Orin Isaacs, Lora Bidner, Spencer Creaghan, and Darren Fung shared their production hacks, creative war stories, and musical genius, in a behind-the-scenes look at what makes them some of the best in the business.