13th Gemini Awards


The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 13th Gemini Awards were held on October 4, 1998, to honour achievements in Canadian television.. The awards show, which was hosted by Ronnie Edwards and Kenny Robinson, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television.

Best Dramatic Series

Traders Season III - Atlantis Films. Producers: Alyson Feltes, Hart Hanson, Sandie PereiraCold Squad - Keatley MacLeod Productions, Atlantis Films. Producers: Julia Keatley, Philip Keatley, Anne Marie LaTraverse, Matt MacLeod, Seaton McLeanDue South - Alliance Communications. Producers: Paul Gross, Robert B. Carney, Frank SiracusaEmily of New Moon - Salter Street Films, Cinar. Producers: Micheline Charest, Michael Donovan, Marlene Matthews, Ronald A. WeinbergOnce A Thief - Alliance Communications. Producers: William Laurin, Terence Chang, Glenn Davis, Wendy Grean, John Woo

Best Short Dramatic Program

Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - Suite 4: Sarabande - Rhombus Media. Producers: Niv Fichman, Rudy ButtignolEb & Flo - Creative Atlantic Communications. Producers: Carolynne Bell, Sheri Elwood, Janice Evans, Greg JonesEyes of a Cowboy - Eyes of A Cowboy Productions. Producers: Peter Graham, Jana Veverka

Best TV Movie or Mini-Series

The Sleep Room - Cinar, Bernard Zukerman Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Bernard Zukerman, Micheline Charest, Ronald A. WeinbergBorrowed Hearts - Atlantis Films. Producers: Peter Sussman, Gary Delfiner, Roma Downey, Ed Gernon, Mary KahnPit Pony - Cochran Entertainment. Producer: Andrew CochranPlatinum - Prisma Productions. Producers: Claude Godbout, Joanne Forgues, Madeleine HenrieWhite Lies - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Phil Savath

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - Six Gestures - Rhombus Media. Producers: Niv Fichman, Rudy ButtignolRita MacNeil's Celtic Celebration - CTV Television Network, Lupins Productions. Producers: Sandra Faire, Trisa DayotThe Canadian Brass: A Christmas Experiment - Rhombus Media, The Canadian Brass. Producers: Daniel Iron, Barbara Willis SweeteTerri Clark: Coming Home - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Steve Glassman, Michael Watt This Hour Has 22 Minutes New Years Eve - Salter Street Films, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Donovan, Geoff D’Eon, Andrew McInnes, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz

Best Comedy Program or Series

This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Salter Street Films, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Donovan, Geoff D’Eon, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Andrew McInnesThe Dish Show - BBS Productions. Producer: Martha KehoeMore Tears - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Ken Finkleman, Jan Peter MeyboomThe Red Green Show VII - Red Green Productions. Producer: Steve SmithTwitch City - Shadow Shows, Accent Entertainment, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Susan Cavan, Bruce McDonald

[Donald Brittain] Award for Best Documentary Program

Gerrie & Louise - Blackstock Pictures, Eurasia Motion Pictures, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Sturla Gunnarsson, Phyllis Brown, David York Confessions of a Rabid Dog - Sienna Films, National Film Board of Canada, TVOntario. Producers: Julia Sereny, Rudy Buttignol, Gerry Flahive Dad - Partners in Motion, VisionTV, SCN. Producer: Chris Triffo Some Kind of Arrangement - Sondhi Productions, National Film Board of Canada. Producer: Geeta Sondhi Witness - Between Here and Heaven - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Wayne Abbott, Andrew Gregg

Best Documentary Series

The Nature of Things With David Suzuki - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Allder, Michael Bennett It Seems Like Yesterday - Breakthrough Entertainment. Producers: Ira Levy, Peter Williamson Life and Times - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Susan Dando, Mark StarowiczRainmakers - Adobe Productions. Producers: Robbie Hart, Luc CôtéThe View from Here - TVOntario. Producer: Rudy ButtignolVisionVoices - VisionTV. Producer: Peter Flemington

Best Science, Technology, Nature and Environment Documentary Program

Before Their Time - TVOntario, Discovery Channel. Producers: David Way, Rudy Buttignol, Steven Manuel Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve - Good Earth Productions, Discovery Channel. Producer: Mitch Azaria The Monarch - A Butterfly Beyond Borders - Asterisk Productions. Producers: David Springbett, Heather MacAndrewSuperbugs - 90th Parallel Film & Television Productions. Producer: Gordon HendersonWitness - Quake Hunters - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Terence McKeown

Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program

Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - Falling Down Stairs - Rhombus Media. Producers: Niv Fichman, Rudy ButtignolAdrienne Clarkson Presents - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Adrienne ClarksonAsahi: The Toronto Tabla Ensemble - Paulus Productions. Producers: Daniel Hill, Robert Jeffrey, Paul RussellLife and Times - Glenn Gould Shadow Genius - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: David LangerToller Cranston: A Tribute - Insight Productions. Producers: John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - The Sound of the Carceri - Rhombus Media. Producers: Niv Fichman, Rudy Buttignol

Best Information Program or Series

Undercurrents - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: F.M. Morrison, Pam BertrandDaily Planet (TV series) - Discovery Channel. Producer: Paul LewisThe Health Show - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Sophia HadzipetrosThe Lead - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Jay Mowat, David NaymanMarketplace - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Paul HarringtonPacific Rim Report - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Eric Rankin, Jay Mowat

Best Lifestyle Information Series

Future World - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Alice Hopton, Andrew Johnson, Maria MironowiczBig Life With Daniel Richler - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Maria Mironowicz, Daniel Richler, Cindy Witten Fashion File - CBC Newsworld, Toronto Life Fashion Magazine. Producers: Debbie Gibson, Maria MironowiczFlightpath II - Screenlife Productions. Producers: Michael Maclear, Mike FeheleyMoving On - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Shafik Obrai

Best Animated Program or Series

The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police - Nelvana. Producers: Patrick Loubert, Gwenn Saunders Eckel, Michael Hirsh, Stephen Hodgins, Robert Ross, Clive A. Smith, J.D. SmithArthur - Cinar. Producers: Micheline Charest, Cassandra Schafhausen, Ronald A. Weinberg Ned's Newt - Producers: Patrick Loubert, Patricia Burns, Vince Commisso, Michael Hirsh, Stephen Hodgins, Andy Knight, Clive A. Smith, Peter Völkle ReBoot - Mainframe Studios, Alliance Communications, YTV. Producers: Christopher Brough, Ian Pearson Stickin' Around - Nelvana. Producers: Patrick Loubert, Patricia Burns, Vince Commisso, Michael Hirsh, Stephen Hodgins, Clive A. Smith

Best Preschool Program or Series

Theodore Tugboat - Cochran Entertainment. Producer: Andrew CochranFranklin - Nelvana, Neurones. Producers: Patrick Loubert, Patricia Burns, Paul Hannequart, Michael Hirsh, Stephen Hodgins, Marc Minjauw, Clive A. SmithGuess What? - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Susan SheehanOnce Upon A Hamster - Hammytime III Productions, YTV. Producer: Paul SutherlandWimzie's House - Cinar. Producers: Micheline Charest, Patricia Lavoie, Ronald A. Weinberg

Best Children's or Youth Program or Series

Ready or Not - Insight Productions. Producers: John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Moira HolmesThe Adventures of Shirley Holmes - Credo Entertainment, Forefront Entertainment. Producers: Kim Todd, Helena Cynamon, Derek Mazur Incredible Story Studios - Mind's Eye Entertainment. Producers: Kevin DeWalt, Virginia Thompson Popular Mechanics For Kids - SDA Productions. Producers: Jonathan Finkelstein, Michel C. Lavoie, Andre PicardStraight Up - Alliance Communications, Back Alley Film Productions. Producers: Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Eric Norlen, Christine Shipton Street Cents - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Barbara Kennedy

Best Sports Program or Series

Sports Journal - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Ken Dodd, Jay Mowat, Terry WalkerThe Boys Who Loved Hockey - Independent Moving Pictures, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Lori Kuffner, Gail TilsonLife and Times - The Crazy Canucks - Summerhill Entertainment. Producers: John LaRose, Bill Johnston, Ron LillieSeptember 1972 - TV Eye Entertainment. Producers: Ian Davey, Robert MacAskillLife and Times - Villeneuve: A Legend, A Champion - M.D.F. Productions. Producer: Peter Gentile

Best Live Sporting Event

The 18th Olympic Winter Games - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Doug Sellars, Joel Darling, Terry Ludwick NBA on CTV - Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors - CTV Television Network. Producers: Scott Moore, Michael Lansbury, Jeffrey Mather, John McLarty, Laura Mellanby

Best Special Event Coverage

CBC Newsworld - Diana, Princess Of Wales - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Chris Waddell, Mark Bulgutch, Fred ParkerCBC Newsworld - CBC Newsworld - The Storm Of ’98. Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker, Bob WeiersNewswatch/CBC News Montreal - Ice Storm '98 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Montreal. Producer: Tony Ross

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Anne Wheeler - The Sleep Room

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Jerry Ciccoritti - Straight Up - Raw

Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

Henry Sarwer-Foner - This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series

Morris Karp - the fifth estate - John/Joan
  • Jean-Louis Cote, Sydney Goldberg, Serge Marcil - Popular Mechanics For Kids - Food Production
  • Rachel Low - Flightpath II - Hurricane Hunters
  • Roxana Spicer - Marketplace - Fake Cigars
  • Don Young - ''Travels With Mom - The Maine Show''

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series

Chris Triffo - Dad

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

Bruce McDonald - Twitch City - Killed By Cat Food

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Heather Conkie - Pit Pony

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Paul Gross, Robert B. Carney, John Krizanc - Due South - Mountie on the Bounty - Part 2

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

Cathy Jones, Mark Farrell, Chris Finn, Edward Kay , Rick Mercer, Tim Steeves, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh - This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Episode 22

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series

Clifton Joseph - Undercurrents - Dead Celebrities

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

Steven Silver, Barry Stevens - Gerrie & Louise
  • Martha Butterfield - Exposure: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
  • Andrew Gregg, Bill Cameron - Witness - Between Here and Heaven
  • Simcha Jacobovici - Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
  • John L'Ecuyer - ''Confessions of a Rabid Dog''

Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program

Raymond Storey - The Inventors’ Specials - Leonardo: A Dream of Flight

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Nicholas Campbell - Major Crime

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Liisa Repo-Martell - Nights Below Station Street

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Patrick McKenna, Traders - In Vacuo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Sheila McCarthy - Emily of New Moon - The Enchanted Doll

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

Brent Carver - Due South - I Coulda Been a Defendant

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

Wendy Crewson - Due South - Bounty Hunter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Diego Matamoros - The Sleep Room

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Nicky Guadagni - Major Crime

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

Kris Lemche - Emily of New Moon - Falling Angels

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

Kim Huffman - Traders - Hope Chasers

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna - The New Red Green Show - The Movie

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series

Brent Carver - Young At Heart

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

Yo-Yo Ma - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - Falling Down Stairs
  • Isabelle Chasse, Mathieu Lavoie, Murielle La Ferrière - Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards
  • Alain Trudel - ''The Mission of Alain Trudel''

Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series

Rick Mercer - The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon - The Last Dudley

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

Sarah Polley - Straight Up - Mortifying

Best Overall Broadcast Journalist ([Gordon Sinclair] Award)

Peter Mansbridge - The National/CBC News - Death of Diana/Ice Storm/Bill Clinton & Monica Lewinsky

Best Reportage

Anna Maria Tremonti - The National/CBC News - Candles and Mourners

Best Information Segment

Carmen Merrifield, Terry Milewski - The National/CBC News - Charter Free Zone
  • Lynn Burgess, Michael McAuliffe - The National/CBC News - The Ambassador’s Secret
  • Catherine Legge, Chris Gargus - Undercurrents - Movie Junkets
  • Robert Osborne, Susan Ormiston - W5 - Neighbour Nightmare
  • Rosemary Thompson - W5 - Million Dollar Babies
  • Sadia Zaman - ''Skylight - Not A Fairy Tale''

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

Linden MacIntyre - the fifth estate - Last of their Breed?/Whale of a Business/The Philanthropist

Best Host in a Lifestyle or Performing Arts Program or Series

Peter Jordan - It’s A Living

Best Sports Broadcaster

Brian Williams - The 18th Olympic Winter Games

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

Robert Saad - Wind at My Back - A Ghost of a Chance

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

Andre Pienaar - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - Six Gestures

Best Photography in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

Mark Willis - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - The Music Garden

Best Visual Effects

Pedro Peres, Dominic Daigle, Mario Fraser, Stephane Landry - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - The Sound of the Carceri

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

Albert Kish - Once A Thief - Rave On

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

Roger Lefebvre - On the Road Again - Mobile Bike Repair

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

Dean Evans - Dad
  • Rick Clarke - Life and Times - Villeneuve: A Legend, A Champion
  • Craig Webster - Confessions of a Rabid Dog
  • Steve Weslak - The Game Of Her Life
  • David Wharnsby - ''Hong Kong Symphony: Heaven-Earth-Mankind''

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

Michelle Czukar - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - Six Gestures
  • Robert Crossman - Asahi: The Toronto Tabla Ensemble
  • Robert Crossman - Medusa Among The Moochers
  • James Ho Lim - Adrienne Clarkson Presents: Dangerous & Glorious - The Life and Art of Paterson Ewen
  • David New - ''The Canadian Brass: A Christmas Experiment''

Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Dramatic Program or Series

Marian Wihak - Pit Pony

Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Dramatic Program or Series

Paul Denham Austerberry - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - Six Gestures
  • Paul Ames - More Tears - Victims
  • Graeme Morphy - The Canadian Brass: A Christmas Experiment
  • Stephen Osler - Celtic Electric
  • Douglas Payne - ''The 18th Olympic Winter Games''

Best Costume Design

Laurie Drew - La Femme Nikita - New Regime

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

Yvon Benoit, Jean-Pierre Pinard, Mario Rodrigue, Alain Roy, Raymond Vermette - The Sleep Room

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

Robert Fletcher, David McCallum, Lou Solakofski, John J. Thomson - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - The Music Garden
  • Bruce Cameron, Simon Bowers, Peter Campbell, Brad Nelson - September 1972
  • Igal Petel, Michael Edgarton - If Dinosaurs Could Fly
  • Peter Sawade, Steve Munro - It Takes A Child
  • Adrian Tucker, Alan Geldart, Peter Kelly, Daniel Pellerin - ''Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream''

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

Bruce Fleming - Leahy In Concert
  • Howard Baggley, Ian Dunbar, Ron Searles - The Nine O’Clock Show - Tanya Allen
  • Simon Bowers, Peter Campbell, Doug McClement - An Intimate Evening With Anne Murray
  • Hans Peter Strobl, Steven Epstein, Charles Harbutt, Bobby O’Mally, Bruno Pupparo - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - The Sound of the Carceri
  • Peter Mann, Simon Bowers, Peter Campbell, Duncan Roach - Bruce Guthro: Solo
  • Norm Lussier, Kenny MacDonald, Allan Scarth - ''Celtic Electric''

Best Original Music for a Program or Miniseries

Jonathan Goldsmith - Pit Pony

Best Original Music for a Dramatic Series

Micky Erbe, Maribeth Solomon - Earth: Final Conflict - The Secret of Strandhill

Best Original Music for a Documentary Program or Series

Glenn Morley - Life and Times - W.O. Mitchell, Who Has Seen W.O.
  • Michael Alonzo - Great Canadian Parks - Forillon National Park
  • Mark Korven - A Scattering of Seeds: The Creation of Canada - The Force of Hope: The Legacy of Father McGauran
  • Mark Korven - Before Their Time
  • John Sereda - ''The Rat Among Us''

Special Awards