List of accolades received by Heated Rivalry

Heated Rivalry is a Canadian sports romance television series created, written, and directed by Jacob Tierney for Crave. Based on the Game Changers book series by Rachel Reid, the show takes its title from the 2019 second instalment. It stars Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov, two professional hockey players who maintain a secret long-term romantic relationship while playing for rival teams. The series premiered on November 28, 2025,^[1] and received critical acclaimed, with particular praise for Tierney's direction, the writing, and the performances and chemistry between lead actors;^[a] it also became the most-watched original series on Crave.^[4]

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Heated Rivalry awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 1 1 ACTRA Montreal Awards 2 ACTRA Toronto Awards 1 1 Astra TV Awards 2 Banff Rockie Awards 1 BMI Film & TV Awards 1 1 Canadian Cinema Editors Awards 2 2 Canadian Screen Awards 16 19 Canadian Sync Awards 2 Critics Choice Awards Celebration 1 1 GLAAD Media Awards 1 1 National Television Awards 1 The NYC LGBT Community Center 1 1 Peabody Awards 1 1 Queerty Awards 2 2 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada 1 1 TCA Awards 5 Webby Awards 3 5
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Wins	34
Nominations	49
Note [a] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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Heated Rivalry is ineligible for consideration at the Primetime Emmy Awards because it does not meet the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences's eligibility requirements for US co-productions. Although HBO Max later acquired the series, it became involved only after the first season had been completed, meaning the show was not developed as a US co-production from the outset.^[5] Despite its ineligibility for the regular competitive Emmy Awards, the Academy did select it for the Television Academy Honors Award, its special award for television programming that advances positive social change.^[6]

Similarly, American actor Storrie is ineligible for consideration at the Canadian Screen Awards due to a rule change that took effect at the 14th ceremony, which restricts eligibility to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.^[7] The show itself would normally have had to wait until the 15th Canadian Screen Awards in 2027 for award consideration, due to not premiering until two weeks after the eligibility cutoff date for the 2026 awards, but the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television acknowledged that the producers submitted a request for consideration under the appeals process, which was granted.^[8] Following this ruling, Heated Rivalry dominated the award ceremony, winning all of its categories, including Best Drama Series.^[9]