The cast of Heated Rivalry was officially announced one year ago today!
We couldn’t be more proud of Hudson Williams and his outstanding performance as Shane Hollander, which led to his Canadian Screen Award win last Sunday.
His first of many more 🥹💗
The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards has received a massive increase in viewership jumping up by 202%, with 2.7M tuning in across CBC, CTV and Global TV.
CBC Gem live also received a 42% increase in viewership from last year.
(StackTV and Crave numbers are yet to be announced.)
CBC's global YouTube live stream has received over 50.000 engaged views.
Source: Barry Hertz from @globeandmail
people saying how he's not media trained, when infact he is. he's just witty and cracks jokes that charm everyone in the room. he is such a good public speaker with good sense of humor
“Williams’ victory feels especially well deserved because Shane Hollander is not an easy character to portray. As we wrote in our review of the series, Williams delivers “a masterclass in micro-expressions and physical restraint.” Shane spends much of the story fighting against himself, suppressing emotions he barely allows himself to acknowledge, and Williams manages to communicate entire emotional arcs through a glance, a tense jaw, or a slight shift in posture. Every crack in Shane’s carefully constructed armor lands with devastating impact because of the work Williams puts in throughout the series.
Seeing that performance recognized on one of Canada’s biggest stages feels incredibly rewarding. Williams’ win is also historic in its own right. At just 25 years old, he became the youngest performer ever to win Best Lead Performer, Drama, at the Canadian Screen Awards, accomplishing the feat on his very first nomination.”
Read more in Q+ Magazine article about Heated Rivalry's clean sweep at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards
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