Gemini Awards Explained

Gemini Award
Awarded For:Best television productions in Canada
Presenter:Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Country:Canada
Year:1986
Year2:2011
Related:Canadian Screen Awards
Prix Gémeaux

The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States and the BAFTA Television Awards in the United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions.

The awards' name was an allusion to Castor and Pollux, a mythological pair of twins;[1] this was in reference to Canada's linguistic duality of English and French, with the Academy's separate awards presentation for French-language television production named the Gémeaux Awards. The statuette, designed by Toronto artist Scott Thornley, evoked twins through a design that essentially created two faces at the front and back of the statuette.[2]

In April 2012, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that the Gemini Awards and the Genie Awards would be discontinued and replaced by a new award ceremony dedicated to all forms of Canadian media, including television, film, and digital media, dubbed the "Canadian Screen Awards".[3] The first annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on 4 March 2013.[4]

Award categories

Special awards

Dates and locations

YearDateBest Dramatic SeriesBest Comedy SeriesCityVenueHost(s)Broadcaster
1st19864 DecemberNight HeatSeeing ThingsToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreEugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomassyndicated
2nd19878 DecemberNight HeatSeeing ThingsToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreSteve SmithCBC
3rd1988Degrassi Junior HighNoneToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreSteve SmithCBC
4th1989Degrassi Junior HighCODCOToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreMartin Short[5] CBC
5th1990E.N.G.Material WorldToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreRalph BenmerguiCBC
6th1992E.N.G.CODCOToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreCynthia Dale and Ralph Benmergui[6] CBC
7th1993E.N.G.The Kids in the HallToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreSara Botsford and Greg MaloneCBC
8th19946 MarchE.N.G.The Kids in the HallToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreValerie Pringle and Albert SchultzCBC
9th19955 MarchDue SouthThis Hour Has 22 MinutesToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentrePaul Gross and Tina Keeper[7] CBC
10th19963 MarchDue SouthThis Hour Has 22 MinutesToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreAlbert SchultzCBC
11th19976 JuneDue SouthThis Hour Has 22 MinutesToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreAlbert SchultzCBC
12th1998 (1)1 MarchTradersThis Hour Has 22 MinutesToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreCathy Jones and Steve SmithCBC
13th1998 (2)4 OctoberTradersThis Hour Has 22 MinutesToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreRonnie Edwards and Kenny Robinson[8] CBC
14th19997 NovemberDa Vinci's InquestMade in CanadaToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreRick MercerCBC
15th200030 OctoberDa Vinci's InquestThis Hour Has 22 MinutesToronto, OntarioJohn Bassett TheatreSteve SmithCBC
16th200129 OctoberDa Vinci's InquestMade in CanadaToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreMike BullardCBC
17th20024 NovemberDa Vinci's InquestAn American in CanadaToronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention CentreSeán CullenCBC
18th200320 OctoberThe Eleventh HourThis Hour Has 22 MinutesToronto, OntarioJohn Bassett TheatreSeán CullenCBC
19th200413 DecemberDa Vinci's InquestTrailer Park BoysToronto, OntarioJohn Bassett Theatrevarious presentersCBC
20th200519 NovemberThe Eleventh HourCorner GasToronto, OntarioJohn Bassett Theatrevarious presentersGlobal
21st20064 NovemberSlings & ArrowsCorner GasRichmond, British ColumbiaRiver Rock Casino Resortvarious presentersGlobal
22nd200728 OctoberSlings & ArrowsCorner GasRegina, SaskatchewanConexus Arts CentreGeorge StroumboulopoulosCBC
23rd200828 NovemberIntelligenceThis Hour Has 22 MinutesToronto, OntarioThe John Bassett TheatreJason PriestleyShowcase, E!
24th200914 NovemberFlashpointRick Mercer ReportCalgary, AlbertaStampede CorralRon JamesShowcase, Global
25th201013 NovemberThe TudorsLess Than KindToronto, OntarioWinter Garden TheatreCory MonteithShowcase, Global
26th20117 SeptemberThe BorgiasRick Mercer ReportToronto, OntarioCanadian Broadcasting CentreRussell PetersCBC

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Nellie award is reborn under the sign of Gemini". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 1986.
  2. Sid Adilman, "Canada's new TV award makes debut". Toronto Star, April 22, 1986.
  3. Web site: Canada's Genie, Gemini Awards to merge. CBC News. 5 September 2012.
  4. Web site: Canadian Screen Awards to replace Genies, Geminis. CBC News. 5 September 2012.
  5. News: Knutzen. Eirik. Taking a Short cut home. https://archive.today/20130131185855/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/471262831.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT. dead. 31 January 2013. 23 December 2011. Toronto Star. 2 December 1989.
  6. News: Kohanik. Eric. Geminis get live and dangerous E.N.G., Road To Avonlea top winners. https://archive.today/20130201005251/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/514895631.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT. dead. 1 February 2013. 23 December 2011. The Hamilton Spectator. 9 March 1992.
  7. News: Quill. Greg. The Geminis: Bet on Due South, in a class by itself. Toronto Star. 3 March 1995.
  8. News: Zerbisias. Antonia. Gemini winners look familiar. https://archive.today/20121203025032/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444496231.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT. dead. 3 December 2012. 23 December 2011. Toronto Star. 5 October 1998.

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