16th Gemini Awards


The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 16th Gemini Awards were held on October 29, 2001, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Mike Bullard, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television.

Best Dramatic Series

Da Vinci's Inquest - Haddock Entertainment, Barna-Alper Productions, Alliance Atlantis Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laszlo Barna, Lynn Barr, Arvi Liimatainen

Best Dramatic Miniseries

Best TV Movie

Best Comedy Program or Series

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

An additional nomination, for the television special Talking to Americans, was withdrawn at the request of host and producer Rick Mercer due to his belief that humour at the expense of Americans was no longer appropriate in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series

[Donald Brittain] Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program

Best Documentary Series

Best History/Biography Documentary Program

Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program

Nuclear Dynamite - National Film Board of Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada, Face to Face Media. Producers: Gary Marcuse, Betsy Carson, Selwyn Jacob

Best News Information Series

Best Newscast/News Special

Best Talk/General Information Series

Best Lifestyle Series

Best Animated Program or Series

Best Pre-School Program or Series

Best Children's or Youth Program or Series

Best Sports Program or Series

Best Live Sporting Event

Best Live Special Event Coverage

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series

Best Direction in a Documentary Program

Best Direction in a Documentary Series

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Direction in a Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Kevin McMahon - Cod: The Fish That Changed The World
  • Mort Ransen - Ah the Money, the Money, the Money: The Battle for Saltspring
  • Julie Wheelwright, Penny Wheelwright - The Orkney Lad: The Story of Isabel Gunn
  • Felicia Francescut, Leslie Côté - Through Thick and Thin
  • David Kaufman - ''Turning Points of History''

Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program

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

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

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 Dramatic Series

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

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

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

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 Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series

An additional nomination, to Rick Mercer for the television special Talking to Americans, was withdrawn at Mercer's request due to his belief that humour at the expense of Americans was no longer appropriate in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Performance in a Preschool Program or Series

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

Best News Anchor

Best Reportage

Best Information Segment

  • Marie Caloz, Eve Savory - The National/CBC News - Cost of Survival
  • Morris Karp - Canada Now Winnipeg
  • Natalie Clancy, Stuart Coxe - CBC News: The Lost People
  • Dan Bjarnason, Lynn Burgess - The National/CBC News - Look Back in Sorrow
  • Wendy Trueman, Avis Favaro - ''W5''

Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Talk/General Information Program or Series

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

Best Sports Broadcaster

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

  • Rene Ohashi - Great Performances: Don Giovanni Unmasked
  • Jean Renaud - East Coast Music Awards
  • Barry Parrell - Four Seasons
  • Jason Tan - Love Me Madly
  • Michael Balfry - ''Sola''

Best Photography in an Information Program or Series

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

Best Visual Effects

  • Noel Hooper, Mark Fordham, Robin Mitchell, Michael Pieczonka - Nuremberg
  • Joe Farrell, Geoff Anderson, Roberto Biagi, James Kawano, Darren Marcoux, Jim Finn, Tom Tennisco, Bruce MacDougall - Andromeda
  • Robin Hackl, Christine Petrov, Kent Matheson, Wray J. Douglas, Debora Dunphy, Jeremy Hoey, James Tichenor, Judy D. Shane, Erik Ellefsen, Shannon Gurney, Greg Hansen, Craig Van Den Biggelaar - Stargate SG-1 - Small Victories
  • Marc Roth, Shannon Gurney, Bruce Woloshyn, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, James Tichenor, Michelle Comens, Stephen Bahr, Robin Hackl - Stargate SG-1 - Tangent
  • Steve Anker, Patrick Halm, Lydia Hamilton, Joe Farrell, Tom Tennisco - ''The Outer Limits''

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

  • Kevin Cottam, Kris Fleerackers, Andrew Ranford - Sola
  • Vesna Svilanovic - A Very Dangerous Pastime: A Devastatingly Simple Dance Guide
  • James Ho Lim - Dinner at the Edge
  • David Wharnsby - Four Seasons
  • Allan MacLean, Todd Foster, Keith Bradley, Eric Campbell, Gregg Antworth - ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Bonni Devlin - Tokyo Girls
  • Trevor Aikman - 13 Seconds: The Kent State Shootings
  • Matthew Hornburg - Crossing Bridges
  • Barry Davis - The Flight: Departure
  • Daniel Berman - Dewey Time
  • Kip Spidell - ''Echoes of the North''

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

  • Guy Lalande, Frances Calder - Nuremberg
  • Louise Middleton - After the Harvest
  • Erica Milo, Taavo Soodor - Haven - Part I
  • Jon P. Goulding, Ed Hanna - Relic Hunter - Dagger of Death
  • Brentan Harron, Robert Davidson, Ivana Vasak, Doug McLean, Mark Davidson, Bridget McGuire, Richard Hudolin - ''Stargate SG-1''

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

Best Costume Design

Best Achievement in Makeup

  • Dorota Ergetowski, Joel Echallier, Celine Godeau - Island of Shadows: D'Arcy Island Leper Colony, 1891-1924
  • Katrin Clark-Citroen, Catherine Davies Irvine - I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
  • Micheline Trépanier, Carl Fullerton - Nuremberg
  • Diane Simard - Revenge of the Land
  • Debra Regnier, Joel Echallier, Fay von Schroeder - ''The Outer Limits - Glitch''

Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

  • Todd B. Warren, Christian Carruthers, Andrew Tay, Robert Woolfson - RoboCop - Prime Directives, Dark Justice
  • Steve Foster, Paul Shubat, George Tarrant - After the Harvest
  • Dean Giammarco, William Skinner, Michael Colomby, Tyler Berrie - Da Vinci's Inquest - This Shit is Evil
  • Véronique Gabillaud, Pierre L'Abbé, Raymond Vermette - Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
  • Claude La Haye, Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko, Ian Rankin - ''Nuremberg''

Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

  • Alice Wright, Diane Boucher, Louis Dupire, Guy Francoeur, Christian Rivest - Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
  • John Taylor, Michael Colomby, Rick Senechal, Patrick Haskill, Ian Mackie, Don Harrison - Da Vinci's Inquest - This Shit is Evil
  • Monique Vézina, Serge Fortin, Natalie Fleurant - Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story
  • Paul Shikata, Donna G. Powell, Rick Cadger, Ronayne Higginson - Nuremberg
  • Devan Kraushar, Cam Wagner, Kirby Jinnah, Jacqueline Cristianini - ''Scorn''

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

  • Simon Bowers - Jann Arden: Live at Last
  • Daniel Hamood, John Martin, Ric Rokicki, John Hazen, Steve Hammond - Dinner at the Edge
  • Doug Doctor, Jane Tattersall, Andy Malcolm, Lou Solakofski, Peter Cook, Martin Lee, Mark Shnuriwsky - Great Performances: Don Giovanni Unmasked
  • Rico Ciavarella, Peter Lederer, Brian Boyle, Mark Fulton, Doug McClement - Intimate and Interactive
  • David Ramsahoye, Peter Lederer - Live At The Rehearsal Hall
  • Brian Power, Neal Gaudet, Kenny MacDonald, P.J. MacNeil, Bob Melanson, David Thomas - ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

  • Ron Searles, Steve Cupani - Canada: A People's History - Battle for a Continent
  • Ric Jurgens, Steve McNamee, Scott Murdoch - A Moment in Time: The United Colours of Bronstein
  • Sean Macrae, Michael Nunan - Eco-Challenge Borneo
  • Dwayne Newman - Counter Force
  • Lock Johnston, Eric Harwood Davies, Ron Searles - ''The Nature of Things - The Salmon Forest''

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

Special Awards