11th Gemini Awards


The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 11th Gemini Awards was held on June 6, 1997, 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.

Best Dramatic Series

Due South - Alliance Communications. Producers: George Bloomfield, Jeff King, Robert Wertheimer Forever Knight - Paragon Entertainment. Producers: Richard Borchiver, James D. Parriott, Jon Slan North of 60 - Seven24 Films. Producers: Tom Cox, Peter David Lauterman, Doug MacLeod Road to Avonlea: The Final Season - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: Trudy Grant, John Ryan, Kevin Sullivan Traders - Atlantis Films. Producers: Alyson Feltes, Mary Kahn, Seaton McLean, David Shore

Best Short Dramatic Program

The Outer Limits - A Stitch in Time - Atlantis Films, Trilogy Entertainment. Producers: Pen Densham, Brent Karl Jackson, James Nadler, Richard B. Lewis, Brad Wright, John Watson Curiosities - Sienna Films, Mecca Films. Producers: Julia Sereny, David Vainola Dinner Along the Amazon - Protocol Entertainment. Producers: Anita Herczeg, Steven Levitan, Patrick Sisam Scrounger - Independent Moving Pictures. Producers: Don Copeman, Lori Kuffner, Gail Tilson Twisted Sheets - Socorro Productions, Wildcard Films, National Screen Institute, Canwest Global, Producers: Chris Deacon, Cheryl Zalameda

Best TV Movie

Net Worth - Morningstar Entertainment. Producer: Bernard ZukermanDiana Kilmury: Teamster - Barna-Alper Productions, Alliance Communications. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Anne Wheeler Little Criminals - Producer: Phil SavathUnder the Piano - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan The War Between Us - Atlantis, Troika Productions. Producers: Bill Gray, Valerie Gray, Walter Daroshin

Best Music Variety Program or Series

September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill - Rhombus Media. Producers: Niv Fichman, Larry Weinstein1995 Year of the Farce - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Brian RobertsonJuno Awards of 1996 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Insight Productions. Producers: Sue Brophey, John Brunton, Martha KehoeThe 7th Annual YTV Achievement Awards - YTV. Producers: Joanne P. Jackson, Ian Murray Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Sandra Faire

Best Comedy Series

[Donald Brittain] Award for Best Documentary Program

Utshimassits: Place of the Boss - Triad Film Productions, John Walker Productions, National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Peter d’Entremont, Mike Mahoney, John WalkerFire and Water - Bishari Films, TVOntario. Producers: Shelley SaywellScenes From a Corner Store - Sleeping Giant Productions. Producer: Sun-Kyung Yi Summer in the Cherry Orchard - Orchard Productions, TVOntario. Producer: Ann Bromley The True Story of Linda M. - National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Norma Bailey, Joe MacDonald

Best Documentary Series

Witness - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Mark Starowicz Forbidden Places - Television Renaissance. Producer: Aiken Scherberger From the Heart - TVOntario. Producer: Rudy Buttignol Man Alive - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Louise Lore The Nature of Things - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: James MurrayThe View from Here - TVOntario. Producer: Rudy Buttignol

Best Science, Technology, Nature and Environment Documentary Program

Ebola: Inside an Outbreak - Associated Producers. Producers: Ric Esther Bienstock, Elliott Halpern, Simcha JacoboviciHeart of the People - Gryphon Productions. Producers: Peter von Puttkamer, Sheera von PuttkamerIn My Own Time: Diary of a Cancer Patient - National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Jerry Krepakevich, Graydon McCrea, Joseph ViszmegThe Living Tides of Fundy - TVOntario, Discovery Channel. Producer: Stuart Beecroft The Nature of Things - Food or Famine - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: John Bassett

Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program

Behind & Above: The Wings of Fire - Les Productions de L’Encrier. Producers: René Chénier, Serge Ladouceur The Band - Hallway Productions. Producer: Gregory HallDido and Aeneas - Rhombus Media. Producers: Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron Frankie and Walter: One More Time - CBC Saskatchewan, Camera West Film Associates. Producers: Don Copeman, Joan SpeirsThe Lost Garden - National Film Board of Canada. Producer: Josee Beaudet

Best Information Series

the fifth estate - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: David Studer, Susan Teskey Daily Planet (TV series) - Discovery Channel. Producer: Paul LewisThe National/CBC News - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Tony Burman, Ian Cameron, Cynthia Kinch Sunday Report - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jay Mowat, Jonathan Whitten Venture - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Joy Crysdale, Linda Sims

Best Information Segment

the fifth estate - The Man Who Made Waves - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Julian SherCTV News - Melinda – CTV Television Network. Producer: Mark Schneider the fifth estate - False Hope, Stolen Lives - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Neil Dochertythe fifth estate - A Free Man - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Morris Karp The National/CBC News - An Officer and His Men: General D’Allaire and Rwanda - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Neil Macdonald, Andrea ThielThe National/CBC News - Harvesting the City: The Wonder of Garbage - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Jennifer Scott

Best Lifestyle Information Series

Gilmour On The Arts - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Donna Lee Aprile, Maria Mironowicz50/UP - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Shafik ObraiFlightpath - Screenlife Productions. Producers: Mike Feheley, Tom Gould, Michael MaclearHarrowsmith Country Life - Stone Soup Productions. Producers: Janice Dawe, Susan Fleming, Anne PickOn the Road Again - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Paul Harrington

Best Animated Program or Series

ReBoot - Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions. Producers: Christopher Brough, Ian Pearson, Stephane ReichelThe Busy World of Richard Scarry - Cinar Films. Producers: Micheline Charest, Ronald A. Weinberg, Cassandra Schafhausen The Little Lulu Show - Cinar Films. Producers: Micheline Charest, Nancy Steingard, Cassandra Schafhausen The Neverending Story - Nelvana. Producers: Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, Clive A. Smith

Best Youth Program or Series

The Composers’ Specials: Handel's Last Chance - Devine Entertainment. Producers: David Devine, Richard Mozer, Jan OpartyAre You Afraid of the Dark? - Cinar Films. Producers: Micheline Charest, DJ MacHale, Ronald A. WeinbergHeck’s Way Home - Atlantis Films, Credo Entertainment. Producers: Bill Gray, Valerie Gray, Derek Mazur Inquiring Minds - TVOntario. Producers: Michael Kinney, Chris Robinson Madison - Forefront Entertainment. Producers: Helena Cynamon, Gillian Lindsay, Peter Mitchell, Mickey Rogers, Teri Woods-McArter

Best Children’s Program or Series

The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon - Breakthrough Entertainment. Producers: Ira Levy, Paula Smith, Peter Williamson Goosebumps - Protocol Entertainment. Producer: Steven LevitanGroundling Marsh - Portfolio Film & Television, J.A. Delmage Productions. Producers: John Delmage, Lisa Olfman, Joy L. Rosen On My Mind - The Film Works, Mind's Eye Entertainment. Producers: Eric Jordan, Rob King, Paul Stephens Shining Time Station - Second Chances - Catalyst Entertainment. Producers: Britt Allcroft, Nancy Chapelle, Rick Siggelkow

Best Sports Program or Series

Athens to Atlanta: The Olympic Spirit - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Carl Karp, Terry Ludwick, Doug Sellars CBC Toronto Evening News - Hoop Dream Duo - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Debbie Lightle-Quan, Jamie Purdon, Jill TroyerElvis and Friends on Tour - CTV Television Network. Producers: Douglas Beeforth, Laura Mellanby Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team - Northern Sky Entertainment. Producers: Wayne Abbott, Chris McCracken, Dave Toms The National, Sports - The Death of Sergei Grinkov - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Ken Dodd, Chris Irwin, Jay MowatNewsWorld Game Night - Sports and the Referendum - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Ken Dodd, Jay Mowat, Vac Verikaitis

Best Live Sporting Event

Centennial Olympic Games - Day 1 to 16 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Joel Darling, Lee Herberman, Terry Ludwick, Doug SellarsMolson NHL Tonight on TSN - Last Game at the Montreal Forum - TSN. Producer: Gord Cutler NBA on CTV: Bulls at Raptors - Rod Black - CTV Television Network. Producers: Douglas Beeforth, W. Jeffrey Mather, Laura Mellanby

Best Special Event Coverage

The Quebec Referendum - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker, Chris WaddellThe Atlanta Olympic Bombing - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Arnold Amber, Mark Bulgutch, Edith Champagne, Dave MatthewsCanada in Space - Discovery Channel. Producer: Paul Lewis

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program

Jerry Ciccoritti - Net Worth

Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series

Jerry Ciccoritti - Straight Up - Small Bang Theory

Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

Larry Weinstein - September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series

Neil Docherty - the fifth estate - Butting In
  • Wayne Abbott - Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team
  • Lynn Burgess - The National/CBC News - French Revolution: The Sequel
  • Janet Thomson - The National/CBC News - Harvesting the City: The Wonder of Garbage
  • Claude Vickery - ''the fifth estate - Still Standing''

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series

Joseph Viszmeg - In My Own Time: Diary of a Cancer Patient

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program

Dennis Foon - Little Criminals
  • Lionel Chetwynd - Kissinger and Nixon
  • Roger Larry, Sandra Tomc - Tested
  • Anne Wheeler, J.W. Meadowfield - Diana Kilmury: Teamster
  • Pete White - ''The Legend of the Ruby Silver''

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Hart Hanson - Traders - Dancing with Mr. D

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 - Public Service Strike/Airbus Affair

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

Jack Kuper - Who was Jerzy Kosinski?

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series

Linden MacIntyre - the fifth estate - Butting In
  • Leslie MacKinnon - The National/CBC News - In the Name of Lenin
  • Terence McKenna - The National/CBC News - Campaign for Quebec
  • Carol Off - ''The National/CBC News - Children of Chernobyl''

Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program

Marlene Matthews - The Composers’ Specials – Handel's Last Chance

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program

Aidan Devine - Net Worth

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program

Barbara Williams - Diana Kilmury: Teamster

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

David Cubitt - Traders - Into That Good Night

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Tina Keeper - North of 60 - The River

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series

David Gardner - Traders - The King is Dead

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series

Frances Bay - Road to Avonlea: The Final Season - After the Ball is Over

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

Lubomir Mykytiuk - North of 60 - Refugees

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

Kay Tremblay - Road to Avonlea: The Final Season - After the Ball is Over

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program

Al Waxman - Net Worth

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program

Teresa Stratas - Under the Piano

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)

Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh - This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Public Service Strike/Airbus Affair

Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series

Buffy Sainte-Marie - Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

Ashley MacIsaac - Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards
  • Beverley Johnston - Performance Impact! - Beverley Johnston, Solo Percussionist
  • Mark Morris - Dido and Aeneas
  • Laura Smith - ''Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards''

Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series

Callum Keith Rennie - My Life as a Dog - The Puck Stops Here

Best Overall Broadcast Journalist ([Gordon Sinclair] Award)

Victor Malarek - the fifth estate - Compilation

Best Reportage

Paul Workman - The National/CBC News - Romanian Journey to Canada
  • John Burke - News at Noon - Hull Flag Day Protester
  • Céline Galipeau - The National/CBC News - Russia’s Choice
  • Dale Goldhawk - ''Dale Goldhawk - Sunk Ship''

Best Host, Anchor or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series

Lloyd Robertson - Quebec Referendum 95: A Nation in Question

Best Host in a Lifestyle, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

David Suzuki - The Nature of Things - Food or Famine

Best Sports Broadcaster

Ron MacLean - Centennial Olympic Games: Day 1 to 16

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

Michael Storey - Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

Horst Zeidler - September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill
  • Gilray Densham - George Fox: Time of My Life
  • Gilray Densham - Kraft Dreams on Ice
  • David A. Greene - Goodnight
  • Mark Punga - ''Performance Impact! - Beverley Johnston, Solo Percussionist''

Best Photography in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

Rodney Charters - Flightpath – Bandage-One
  • Wayne Abbott - Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team
  • Robert Brooks - Helen Lucas: Her Journey – Our Journey
  • Ihor Macijiwsky - Great Canadian Parks
  • Don Purser - Ebola: Inside an Outbreak
  • Karl Roeder - Forbidden Places: "Transgenesis"

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

Alison Grace - Little Criminals
  • James Bredin - Straight Up - Big Time
  • George Roulston - Net Worth
  • Jeff Warren - ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster''

Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

David New - September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill
  • James Ho Lim - Adrienne Clarkson Presents - Barracuda, My Love
  • Al Manson - Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong
  • Jack Walker - ''Music: A Family Tradition''

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

Reid Dennison - Jesus in Russia: An American Holy War
  • Wayne Anderson - The Sterilization of Leilani Muir
  • Paul Hartley - Prisoner 88
  • Bruce Lange - Frontline - Murder on Abortion Row
  • Ion Webster, Steve Weslak - ''Ebola: Inside an Outbreak''

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

Greg West - Lloyd Robertson in China
  • Gary Akenhead - the fifth estate - Ratline to Canada
  • Tony Cottrell, Dean Evans - Utopia Cafe - Passion
  • Ross Lewchuk, Warren Young - Undercurrents - Dial Scanner for Murder/Not Watching tv/@jessica.com
  • Ken MacNeil, George Saturnino - ''Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team''

Best Visual Effects

Mike Day, Noel Hooper, Stephen Roloff, Neil Williamson - Night of the Twisters

Best Production Design or Art Direction

Michael Levine, Marian Wihak - September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill
  • William Beeton - Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
  • Lawrence Collett - Little Criminals
  • Jeff Ginn - Lives of Girls & Women
  • Arthur Herriott - ''Net Worth''

Best Costume Design

Ruth Secord - Under the Piano
  • Tulla Nixon - Net Worth
  • Ruth Secord - Road to Avonlea: The Final Season - Woman of Importance
  • Delphine White - Lives of Girls & Women
  • Beverley Wowchuk - ''The War Between Us''

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

Barry Gilmore, Jeremy MacLaverty, Daniel Pellerin, Chaim Gilad, Keith Elliott - Under the Piano
  • Tom Bjelic, Ao Loo, Dale Sheldrake, Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko - Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
  • David Evans, Mark Gingras, Leon Richard Johnson, John Sievert, John Douglas Smith, Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko - Heck’s Way Home
  • Anke Bakker, Jacqueline Cristianini, Hans Fousek, Dean Giammarco, Bill Moore, Paul Sharpe - Little Criminals
  • Louis Collin, Jérôme Décarie, Katherine Fitzgerald, Alain Roy, Raymond Vermette - ''The Whole of the Moon''

Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

Keith Bonnell, Simon Bowers, Ron Searles - Music: A Family Tradition
  • Rene Beaudry, Mike Farrington, Neal Gaudet, Allan Scarth - This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Public Service Strike/Airbus Affair
  • Simon Bowers, Ian Dunbar, Bruce Graham, Rance Nakamura, Dave Ripka - Juno Awards of 1996
  • Simon Bowers, Peter Campbell, Jack Lenz - ''Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong''

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

Paul Durand, Eckardt Hellmich, David McCallum, Lou Solakofski, Jane Tattersall - Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story
  • Alan Edwards - The National/CBC News - Harvesting the City: The Wonder of Garbage
  • Keith Bonnell, Terence McKeown, Robert Salter - Pandora’s Double Helix: The Promise and Perils of DNA Research
  • Brian Campbell, Gael MacLean, Terence McKeown - Whisky Man: Inside the Dynasty of Samuel Bronfman
  • David Taylor - ''Witness - Wired for Sex''

Best Original Music Score for a Program

George Blondheim - The War Between Us

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series

Christopher Dedrick - Road to Avonlea: The Final Season - Secrets and Sacrifices

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

Aaron Davis, John Lang - Ebola: Inside an Outbreak
  • Graeme Coleman - Whisky Man: Inside the Dynasty of Samuel Bronfman
  • Robert Hart - Forbidden Places: "Unauthorized Access"
  • Mark Korven - Summer in the Cherry Orchard
  • Peter Mundinger - ''Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team''

Special Awards