10th Gemini Awards explained
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 10th Gemini Awards was held on March 3, 1996 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Albert Schultz, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television.[1]
Best Dramatic Series
- Due South - Alliance Communications. Producers: George Bloomfield, Jeff King, Paul Haggis, Kathy Slevin
- TekWar - Atlantis Films, Western International Communications, Lemli Productions, Universal Television, CTV Television Network, USA Network. Producers: Stephen Roloff, William Shatner, John Calvert
- - Filmline International. Producers: Marla Ginsburg, William N. Panzer, Christian Charret, Nicolas Clermont, Ken Gord
Best Short Dramatic Program
"A Letter to Harvey Milk" - Sleeping Giant Productions. Producers: Linda Rainsberry, Paul McConvey, Jim Hanley, John Brunton
"Regina vs. Gamble and Nichols" - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Joy Barker, George Jonas, Robert Lantos, Murray Cohl
Best TV Movie or Mini-Series
- Butterbox Babies - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: Kevin Sullivan, Trudy Grant
- - Hearst Entertainment, Morgan Hill Films, Power Pictures. Producers: Clara George, Julian Marks, Jennifer Alward, Paul Shapiro
- The Outer Limits - Sandkings - Atlantis Films, Trilogy Entertainment. Producers: Pen Densham, James Nadler, Justis Greene, Richard B. Lewis, John Watson
Best Music Variety Program or Series
Best Comedy Program or Series
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Series II - Salter Street Films, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Geoff D’Eon, Michael Donovan, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Jenipher Ritchie
- Air Farce Live - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Brian Robertson, Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson
- Married Life - Atlantis Films. Producers: Martin Katz, Jan Peter Meyboom
- The Kids in the Hall - Broadway Video. Producers: Betty Orr, Jim Biederman, John Blanchard, Lorne Michaels, Jeffrey Berman
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Best Documentary Series
Best Science, Technology, Nature and Environment Documentary Program
- Epilepsy: The Centre of Her Storms - TVOntario. Producers: David Way, Wally Longul
- Cyberwars - Binary Groove - Corvideocom. Producers: Alan White, Eric Calvert
- Forbidden Places
"Silent Witness" - Television Renaissance. Producer: Aiken Scherberger
"Zone of Separation" - Television Renaissance. Producer: Aiken Scherberger
- Whisper In the Air - Archer Films, Arc Films. Producers: Angela Gwynn-John, Tom Perlmutter, Michael Betcherman
Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program
- The Planets - Rhombus Media. Producer: Niv Fichman
- Journeys - Cirque du Soleil: Behind the Masks - TVOntario. Producers: Lauren Millar, B. Craig Moffit
- Have You Heard the Word? - TVOntario. Producers: Leanna Crouch, Stan Lipsey
- Making Ballet - Cineroute Productions. Producer: Anthony Azzopardi
- Nellie Gray: Inspired By Pyramids - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Carol Moore-Ede, Peter Lynch
Best Information Series
Best Information Segment
Best Lifestyle Series
Best Animated Program or Series
Best Youth Program or Series
- Ready or Not - Insight Productions. Producers: Alyse Rosenberg, John Brunton
- Madison - Forefront Entertainment. Producers: Helena Cynamon, Gillian Lindsay, Mickey Rogers, Teri Woods-McArter
- Girl Talk - Up Front Entertainment. Producers: Melanie York, Barbara Barde
- What: Body Part Art - TVOntario. Producers: Christine Gerritse, Janet Thomson, Adrian Callender
- YTV News - YTV. Producer: Ian Murray
Best Children’s Program or Series
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Cinar Films. Producers: Micheline Charest, DJ MacHale, Ronald A. Weinberg
- The Composers’ Specials - Devine Entertainment. Producers: Richard Mozer, David Devine
- The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon - Breakthrough Entertainment. Producers: Ira Levy, Peter Williamson
- Dog City - Nelvana, Jim Henson Productions. Producers: Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, Clive A. Smith, Brian Henson, Michael K. Frith
- Mighty Machines - TVOntario. Producers: René Malo, Robert Blair
- Theodore Tugboat - Cochran Entertainment. Producer: Andrew Cochran
Best Sports Program or Series
- For the Love of the Game - Television Renaissance. Producer: Aiken Scherberger
- Fresh Paint: Birth of a Franchise - Northern Sky Entertainment. Producers: Wayne Abbott, Chris McCracken, Dave Toms
- Eye on the Diamond - TV Eye Entertainment. Producers: Ian Davey, Robert MacAskill
- Paul Tracy: Road Warrior - TVOntario. Producers: B. Craig Moffit, Lauren Millar
- The 1995 Molson Indy Toronto - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Laurence Kimber, Don Peppin
Best Special Event Coverage
Election ‘95 - TVOntario. Producer: Doug Grant
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series
Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
- Barbara Willis Sweete - The Planets (Rhombus Media)
- Jacques Payette - Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco (Telemagik)
- David Acomba - Brian Orser: Blame It On the Blues (CBC)
- John Doyle, Michael Willoughby - Lend Me Your Ears (AdVantage Productions)
- Tim Southam - Satie and Suzanne (Rhombus Media)
Best Direction in an Information or Documentary Program or Series
- Elliott Halpern - Witness - The Plague Monkeys (CBC)
- Sylvie Van Brabant - The Last Trip (Maximage Productions)
- Barry Gray - Beyond Golden Mountain (Beyond Golden Mountain Productions)
- Susan Dando - The National/CBC Prime Time News (CBC)
Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series
- Paul Bellini, Cathy Jones, Ed MacDonald, Rick Mercer, Alan Resnick, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh - This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Salter Street Films/CBC)
- Ken Finkleman - Married Life - Think Geraldo (Atlantis Films)
- Joe Bodolai, Mark Farrell, David Kitching, Lawrence Morgenstern - The 9th Gemini Awards (Quality Shows/ACCTV)
- Ken Hegan - Farley Mowat Ate My Brother (Voice Of Treason Productions)
- Brian Hartt, Dave Foley, Garry Campbell, Paul Bellini, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, Norm Hiscock, Diane Flacks, Andy Jones - The Kids in the Hall - Call Me #1 (Broadway Video)
Best Writing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series
Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series
Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
- Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh - This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Salter Street Films/CBC)
- Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy, John Morgan - Air Farce Live - Jan 6. 1995 (CBC)
- Karen Hines, Wayne Flemming, Jeremy Hotz, Mark Farrell, Ken Finkleman, Rosemary Radcliffe, Robert Cait, Angela Asher - Married Life - Prime Time (Atlantis Films)
- Bruce McCulloch, Scott Thompson, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Dave Foley - The Kids in the Hall - Uncouth (Broadway Video)
- Patrick McKenna - The Red Green Show - The Movie Project (S&S Productions)
Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series
Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series
Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism
Best Reportage
- Ross Rutherford - Behind Closed Doors (CBC)
- Avis Favaro - CTV News - Palliative Care (CTV)
- Mark Schneider - CTV News - Supermarket Ethics (CTV)
- David Halton - The National/CBC Prime Time News - Haiti: Anniversary Violence (CBC)
- Don Murray - The National/CBC Prime Time News - The Siege of Sarajevo (CBC)
Best Host, Anchor or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series
Best Host in a Lifestyle, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
Best Sportscaster/Anchor
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
- Nikos Evdemon - The Lust of His Eyes (CBC)
- Joan Hutton - Married Life - The Wedding (Atlantis Films)
- Ron Stannett - Making Ballet (Cineroute Productions)
- Brad Dickson - Brian Orser: Blame It On the Blues (CBC)
- Paul Sarossy - Satie and Suzanne (Rhombus Media)
Best Photography in an Information/Documentary Program or Series
- Kent Nason - The Human Race (Green Lion Productions)
- Roger Williams - Forbidden Places: "Silent Witness" (Television Renaissance)
- Gilles Guttadauria - On the Road Again - The Clock Doctor (CBC)
- Louis deGuise - The National/CBC Prime Time News - Behind the Uniforms (CBC)
- Hideo Saito - Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life (NFB)
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
Best Picture Editing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series
- Cathy Gulkin - Cry of the Ancestors: The Art of Manasie Akpaliapik (Breakthrough Entertainment)
- Reid Denison - Witness - The Plague Monkeys (CBC)
- Christopher Greaves - Forbidden Places: "Artificial Environments of Man" (Television Renaissance)
- George Saturnino - Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team (Northern Sky Entertainment)
- Deborah Palloway, Mike Feheley - A Soldier’s Peace (Screenlife Inc.)
- Brian Hamilton - Hi-Tech Culture (Omni Film Productions)
Best Visual Effects
- Bob Munroe, Claude Theriault, Derek Grime, Stephen Roloff, John Gajdecki - TekWar - Alter Ego (Atlantis Films/Western International Communications/Lemli Productions/Universal Television/CTV Television Network/USA Network)
- Terry Sonderhoff, Michael Joy, Alex Funke - Avalanche (Atlantis Films)
- Claude Theriault, John Mariella, Bob Munroe - Shock Treatment (Atlantis Films)
- John Gajdecki, Brian Moylan, Gudrun Heinze - The Outer Limits - Caught in the Act (Atlantis Films/Trilogy Entertainment)
- John Gajdecki, Paul Boyington - The Outer Limits - If These Walls Could Talk (Atlantis Films/Trilogy Entertainment)
Best Production Design or Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series
- Brian Avery, Yann Delpeuch, Allen Oremerod, Keith Elliott, Michael Werth - Due South - Victoria’s Secret (Alliance Communications)
- Louis Collin, Natalie Fleurant, Raymond Vermette, Alain Roy, Pierre Bourcier - Million Dollar Babies (Bernard Zukerman Productions/Quint Film Productions/Cinar/CBC Television/CBS Productions)
- Jacqueline Cristianini, Dean Giammarco, Larry Sutton, Paul A. Sharpe, Ken Cade - The Outer Limits - Sandkings (Atlantis Films/Trilogy Entertainment)
- Wayne Griffin, Lou Solakofski, David Lee, Mark Gingras, Orest Sushko - Harrison Bergeron (Atlantis Films)
- Dean Giammarco, Paul A. Sharpe, Isaac Stozberg, Daryl Powell, Jacqueline Cristianini - Avalanche (Atlantis Films)
Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
- Daniel Aumais, Bill Szawlowski - Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco (Telemagik)
- Peter Mann - Brian Orser: Blame It On the Blues (CBC)
- Jim Rillie - Lend Me Your Ears (AdVantage Productions)
- Andrew Horrocks, J. Richard Hutt - Listen Up! - Spirit of the West (Listen Up Productions)
Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series
- Wayne Barlett, Tim Joyce - Angels of Mercy (Sound Venture Productions)
- Michael Kennedy, Ron Searles, Jacques Milette - Man Alive - An Act of Love (CBC)
- Larry Kent, Sergio Penhas-Roll, Jacques Milette - *Michael Kennedy, Ron Searles, Jacques Milette - Man Alive - The Magical Mystery School (CBC)
- Lock Johnston, Joe Grimaldi, Ian Challis - The Nature of Things - The Damned (CBC)
- Gary Morgan, Hans Fousek, Wesley Lowe - Beyond Golden Mountain (Beyond Golden Mountain Productions)
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series
Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series
Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series
- John Lang, Aaron Davis - No Price Too High (Norflicks Productions)
- Aaron Davis - Witness - The Plague Monkeys (CBC)
- John Lang, Aaron Davis - Whisper In the Air (Archer Films/Arc Films)
- David Bradstreet - For the Love of the Game (Television Renaissance)
- Paul Zaza - A Soldier’s Peace (Screenlife Inc.)
Special Awards
- Outstanding Technical Achievement Award: Christopher Welman, Kelly Daniels, Ian Pearson, Christopher J. Brough - ReBoot
- Chrysler's Canada's Choice Award: Paul Haggis, Kathy Slevin, Jeff King, George Bloomfield - Due South
- Canada Award
Allan Code, Mary Code - Nuhoniyeh: Our Story
W.K. Donovan
Anna Sandor
Dodi Robb
Bruno Gerussi
Notes and References
- Web site: Special Report: Gemini Nominees . playbackonline.ca . Playback . 9 September 2022.