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Must-see looks from the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards

Red carpet highlights from a weekend celebrating the screen industry in Canada.

Red carpet highlights from a weekend celebrating the screen industry in Canada

left: a woman in a long blue gown poses for a photo on a red carpet. middle: a man in a black satin tuxedo on a red carpet. right: a woman in a leopard-print dress poses for a photo on the red carpet.
Olunike Adeliyi, Andrew Phung and Brooke Lynn Hytes, left to right. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

The Canadian Screen Awards, held in Toronto from May 30 to June 1 this year, celebrate the best in the Canadian film, television and digital media. 

Festivities kicked off on Friday with the News, Entertainment and Sports Awards, and culminated in today's CBC broadcast event, hosted by YouTuber and actor Lisa Gilroy.

This year, the list of talented nominees include A-listers like Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Sandra Oh.

Here are the must-see fashion looks from this year's Canadian Screen Awards red carpet.

Sonia Mangat

A woman in a pleated blue dress poses for a photo.
The host walked the gold carpet in a dress by Lideé. (George Pimentel Photography)

Mangat, who hosted the Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle and Reality Awards, walked a gold carpet in an eye-catching pleated blue dress by Lideé, with a built-in cape. The look was styled by Etalk's Simone Faloona. 

Jessica Allen

A woman in a voluminous white mini dress poses for a photo.
Jessica Allen wore a dress by fashion label Vaquera. (George Pimentel Photography)

The Social host and winner of Best Host, Talk Show or Entertainment News, correspondent shone in a white mini dress by fashion label Vaquera, paired with matching mules. Though actually part of a bridal capsule for Montreal-based retailer Ssense, the look felt fun and playful at the News, Entertainment and Sports Awards. 

Perdita Felicien

A woman in a bright pink pant suit poses for a photo.
Perdita Felicien donned a bright pink suit for Friday's awards. (George Pimentel Photography)

Canadian athlete Perdita Felicien wore a really great bright pink suit — with matching heels, nails and lipstick — to Friday's Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle and Reality Awards. The look, she said, was originally pulled for her by stylist Alexis Honce for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Scott Farley

A man wearing black pants, a black striped jacket and voluminous green bow around his neck poses for a photo.
Scott Farley accessorized with a green velvet bow tie by Canadian designer Micheline Wedderburn. (George Pimentel Photography)

Farley, nominated ​this year in the Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series​ category for Stories From my Gay Grandparents, stood out on the carpet in a black suit by British menswear label Phix, elevated by a green velvet bow tie made by Canadian designer Micheline Wedderburn.

Emily Lê

A woman in a red, long-sleeved gown poses for a photo.
Emily Lê attends the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards in a form-fitting red dress with long sleeves. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

Nominated in the Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy category for her role in Paying For It, Lê stood out in a bold, form-fitting red dress with long sleeves. 

Lamar Johnson

A man in a black long sleeve shirt and black baggy trousers.
Lamar Johnson sports Bottega Veneta trousers on the red carpet at 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

The actor and dancer — and last year's Radius Award recipient — attended the broadcast ceremony in an effortlessly stylish look. Here, it was all about the details: layered shirts, perfectly tucked in, Bottega Veneta trousers, and a metallic accessory hanging from a belt loop.

Grace Dove

A woman in a floor-length, strapless red and black gown.
Grace Dove stuns on the red carpet of the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. ( Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

Dove, nominated in the Best Lead Performer, Drama Series category for Bones of Crows, wore a moiré-patterned strapless gown with a lace-up corset back to the broadcast ceremony.

Manny Jacinto

A man in a brown in a fitted brown suit.
Manny Jacinto in a brown suit at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

Jacinto, this year's Radius Award recipient, walked the red carpet with fiancée Dianne Doan, looking sharp in a fitted single-breasted suit in an unexpected shade of brown.

Andrew Phung

A man in a black satin suit with a white shirt and no tie or socks.
The Run the Burbs star, Andrew Phung, wore in a black satin tuxedo, minus the tie and the socks. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

Phung, who won Best Lead Performer, Comedy for Run the Burbs, wore a sharp black satin tuxedo with a crisp white shirt and loafers — skipping both the bow tie and socks.

Brooke Lynn Hytes

A woman in a leopard-print fitted dress with a halter top, deep-v neckline, and long sheer gloves poses for photos on the red carpet.
The Canada's Drag Race host, Brooke Lynn Hytes, stunned on the red carpet in a leopard-print dress. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

The Canada's Drag Race host and winner of Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition, wore a leopard-print sequin halter dress, styled with statement accessories like oversized red crystal earrings and sheer opera gloves.

Olunike Adeliyi

A woman in strapless, blue silk velvet gown adorned with four oversized camellia flowers.
Olunike Adeliyi in a strapless, blue silk velvet gown by Canadian fashion label RVNG Couture. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

Adeliyi, nominated in the Performance in a Leading Role, Drama category, was radiant in a deep blue silk velvet gown. The strapless design, adorned with four oversized camellia flowers, is by Canadian fashion label RVNG Couture. 

Rakhee Morzaria

A woman posed for cameras on a re carpet while wearing a plaid and white, off-the shoulder.
Rakhee Morzaria wore a off-the-shoulder plaid gown with a draped skirt on the red caroet of the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. ( Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

Morzaria, nominated in the Best Lead Performer, Comedy category for Run the Burbs, wore a standout off-the-shoulder plaid gown with a draped skirt and asymmetric hem.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Truc Nguyen is a Toronto-based writer, editor and stylist. Follow her at @trucnguyen.

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