18th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 18th Gemini Awards were held on October 20, 2003, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Seán Cullen, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broadcast on CBC Television.
Best Dramatic Series
- The Eleventh Hour - Alliance Atlantis Communications. Producers: Ilana Frank, Semi Chellas, Anne Marie La Traverse, Brian Dennis
- Blue Murder - Barna-Alper Productions, Canwest, North Bend Films. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Steve Lucas, Norman Denver
- Cold Squad - Keatley MacLeod Productions, Atlantis Films. Producers: Peter Mitchell, Jon Pilatzke, Gigi Boyd, Steve Ord, Matt MacLeod, Julia Keatley, Gary Harvey
- Da Vinci’s Inquest - Haddock Entertainment, Barna-Alper Productions, Alliance Atlantis Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laszlo Barna, Lynn Barr, Arvi Liimatainen
- The Atwood Stories - Shaftesbury Films. Producers: Kim Todd, Francine Zuckerman, Christina Jennings, Lori Spring, Laura Harbin, Scott Garvie
Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
- 100 Days in the Jungle - ImagiNation Film and Television Productions, Sextant Entertainment Group. Producers: Nicolette Saina, Sean O’Byrne, Matthew O’Connor, Tom Rowe, Mary Anne Waterhouse
- The Many Lives of Albert Walker - Alliance Atlantis Communications, BBC, CTV Television Network, Isle of Man Film, Little Bird Productions. Producers: Anne Marie La Traverse, Jonathan Cavendish, Sophie Gardiner, Mike Dormer
- Chasing Cain: Face - Indian Grove Productions, Muse Entertainment, Salter Street Films. Producers: Bernard Zukerman, Michael Prupas
- The Interrogation of Michael Crowe - Incendo Productions, JB Media, Andrea Baynes Productions, Hearst Entertainment. Producer: Terry Gould
- The Many Trials of One Jane Doe - Original Pictures, Indian Grove Productions, Studio Eight Productions, Muse Entertainment, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Bernard Zukerman, Michael Prupas, Jamie Brown, Kim Todd
Best Short Dramatic Program
- When I Was Seven - Girls On Film Productions. Producer: Andrea Bastin
- Interviews with My Next Girlfriend - Fighting Fish Pictures. Producers: Maria Popoff, Cassandra Nicolaou
- Degrassi: The Next Generation - White Wedding - Bell Media, Epitome Pictures. Producers: Stephen Stohn, Linda Schuyler
Best Comedy Program or Series
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Salter Street Films, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Geoff D'Eon, Michael Donovan
- Lord Have Mercy! - Leda Serene Films. Producers: Claire Prieto, Frances-Anne Solomon, Vance Chapman
- Puppets Who Kill - Eggplant Picture & Sound. Producers: John Pattison, Shawn Thompson, John Leitch, Rob Mills
- The Gavin Crawford Show - Idle Mind Productions, Shaftesbury Films. Producers: Kyle Tingley, Ron Murphy, Virginia Rankin
- Trailer Park Boys - Showcase, Topsail Entertainment. Producers: Mike Clattenburg, Michael A Volpe, Barrie Dunn
Best Music, Variety Program or Series
- Juno Awards of 2003 - Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, CTV Television Network. Producers: Louise Wood, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton, Stephen Stohn
- East Coast Music Awards - East Coast Music Association, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Halifax. Producers: Jac Gautreau, Michael Lewis, Geoff D'Eon
- Amanda Marshall - Everybody's Got a Story - Copy Zero. Producers: Campbell Webster, Matt Zimbel
- Live At The Rehearsal Hall - Bravo!. Producers: John Gunn, Robert Benson
- Juno Songwriter's Circle - Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Moya Walsh, Brookes Diamond, Jack Kellum
Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series
- The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia - TVOntario. Producers: Rudy Buttignol, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier
- Bollywood Bound - National Film Board of Canada. Producer: Karen King
- Joseph Giunta: A Silent Triumph - Films Piché-Ferrari, National Film Board of Canada. Producer: Pepita Ferrari
- Le Mozart noir - Media Headquarters. Producers: Shari Cohen, Robert Cohen, Robin Neinstein
- Tucked Into Bedlam - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Natasha Ryan, Geoff Le Boutillier, Susan Levine
Best Talk Series
- Studio 2 - TVOntario. Producers: Doug Grant, Jane Jankovic
- Imprint - TVOntario. Producer: Doug Grant
- Medical Hotseat - Medical Hotseat Productions. Producer: Hedy Korbee
- Open Mike with Mike Bullard - The Comedy Network. Producers: Mark McInnis, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton
- Hot Type - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Alice Hopton, Dana Glassman, Janet Thomson
Best Reality Program or Series
- Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within - Ici ARTV, Bravo!, Canadian Television Fund, Créations Musca, Galafilm. Producers: Marie Cote, Vincent Gagné, Arnie Gelbart
- eLove - Cineflix. Producers: Cesca Eaton, Andre Barro
- Matchmaker - Tricon Films & Television. Producer: Andrea Gorfolova
- Popstars: The One - Lone Eagle Entertainment. Producers: Maria Pimentel, Michael Geddes
[Donald Brittain] Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
- Return To Kandahar - Icebreaker Films, Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Producers: David M. Ostriker, Nelofer Pazira, Paul Jay
- The View from Here. Producers: [Rudy Buttignol, Dorlene Lin
- Salvation - National Film Board of Canada. Producer: Kent Martin
- Seeing Is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights and the News - Necessary Illusions. Producers: Catherine Olsen, Katerina Cizek, Peter Wintonick, Francis Miquet
- The Tree That Remembers'' - National Film Board of Canada. Producer: Sally Bochner
Best Documentary Series
- Rough Cuts - CBC Newsworld. Producer: Andrew Johnson
- A Question of Honour - Breakout Educational Network. Producers: Kitson Vincent, Robert Roy
- The Passionate Eye - Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Producer: Catherine Olsen
- The Undefended Border - White Pine Pictures. Producers: Lindalee Tracey, Peter Raymont
- ''The View from Here. Producer: [Rudy Buttignol
Best History Documentary Program
- Undying Love - Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund, Canadian Television Fund, CTV Television Network, Les Productions La Fête, Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, VisionTV. Producer: Ina Fichman
- Guinea Pig Club - Infinity Films. Producers: Pat O’Brien, Cynthia Chapman, Dan Carriere, Shel Piercy
- The Boys of Buchenwald - Paperny Films. Producer: David Paperny
- Chiefs - The Trial of Poundmaker - Galafilm, National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Richard Elson
Best Biography Documentary Program
- Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story - Producers: André Théberge, Anne Frank, Yves Bisaillon, Nicole Lamothe
- Cecil's Journey - National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Peter d'Entremont, Kent Martin
- Life and Times - Destiny: The Life and Times of Paul Anka - Melbar Entertainment Group, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Robin Benger, Christopher Sumpton
- The Canadians: Biographies of a Nation - CRB Foundation, History Television. Producer: Patricia Phillips
- Life and Times - Destiny: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Terence McKenna
Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program
- The Nature of Things - The Investigation of Swissair 111 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Allder, Kurt Schaad, Howard Green
- The View from Here - Life's a Twitch - National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Rudy Buttignol, Sally Blake, Tina Hahn
- The Baby Human - Oh Baby! To Walk - Ellis Entertainment. Producers: Kip Spidell, Stephen Ellis
- The Nature of Things - Up Close and Toxic - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Allder, Caroline Underwood
- The Surgeons - Dr. Rao - Frantic Films. Producers: Rachel Low, Tim O’Brien, Daniela Battistella
Best News Information Series
- CBC News: Disclosure - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: F.M. Morrison, Susan Teskey, Cecil Rosner
- CBC News: Untold Stories - Jonathan Whitten, Lynn Burgess, Cynthia Kinch
- Venture - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Alan Habbick, Sophia Hadzipetros, Caroline Harvey
- Marketplace - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Tassie Notar, Leslie Peck
- MediaTelevision - Citytv. Producers: Marcia Martin, David Giddens
- W5 - CTV Television Network. Producers: Malcolm Fox, Anton Koschany, Robert Osborne
Best News Magazine Segment
- CBC News: Sunday - Searching For Sarah - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Frédéric Zalac, Georges Laszuk, Denis Grenier, Martin Cadotte, Kat Kosiancic
- 21c - CTV Television Network. Producers: Derek Miller, Dominic Patten, Andrew Yates
- CBC News: Disclosure - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Lesley Cameron, Harvey Cashore, Kathleen Coughlin
- The National/CBC News - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Peter Zin, Loretta Hicks, Joan Leishman, Debi Goodwin, Robert Krbavac
- the fifth estate - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Neil Docherty, Linden MacIntyre, Erin Paul, Andrew Culbert, Oleh Rumak
Best Newscast
- The National/CBC News - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Bob Waller, Fred Parker, Mark Harrison, Lynn Kelly, Jonathan Whitten
- CTV National News - CTV Television Network. Producers: Wendy Freeman, Margaret Spina, David Hughes, Blair Harley
- Global National - Global News. Producers: George Browne, Doriana Temolo, Kevin Newman
Best News Special Event Coverage
- CBC News: Attack on Iraq - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Nancy Kelly, Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker
- CBC News: Remembering September 11 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker
- CTV News - Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster - CTV Television Network. Producers: Joanne MacDonald, Devan Kraushur
- CTV News - Target Iraq - CTV Television Network. Producers: Joanne MacDonald, Tom Haberstroh
- Global National with Kevin Newman: September 11 - Global News. Producers: George Browne, Doriana Temolo, Kevin Newman
Best Lifestyle or General Interest Series
- Taking It Off - Anaid Productions. Producer: Margaret Mardirossian
- The Great Canadian Food Show - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Chris Knight, Christine Overvelde
- The Surgeons - Frantic Films. Producers: Rachel Low, Tim O’Brien, Daniela Battistella
- BookTelevision - The Programme - Bell Media. Producer: Pauline Rentzelos
- Debbie Travis' Facelift - Whalley-Abbey Media Holdings. Producers: Debbie Travis, Hans Rosenstein
Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment
- On the Road Again - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Roger Lefebvre, Louisa Battistelli, Aldo Columpsi, Malcolm Hamilton
- CBC News: Country Canada - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Jim MacQuarrie
- It's a Living - Rally Car Driver - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Manitoba, Life Network. Producers: James Loewen, Noah Erenberg
- POV Sports - Hat Dance - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Mitch Burman
- SexTV - Khatoeys, Real Boys - CHUM Television. Producer: Pedro Orrego
Best Practical Information Series
- The Surreal Gourmet - Salad Daze Productions. Producers: Lon J. Hall, Dale Burshtein
- Loving Spoonfuls - W Network. Producers: David Gale, Allan Novak
- Savoir Faire Specials - Primevista Television. Producer: Michael Prini
- Debbie Travis' Painted House - Whalley-Abbey Media Holdings. Producers: Debbie Travis, Hans Rosenstein
- Holmes on Homes - General Purpose Entertainment. Producer: Scott Clark McNeil
Best Animated Program or Series
- Doodlez - Cellar Door Productions. Producer: Gretha Rose
- Henry's World - Cuppa Coffee Studios, Alliance Atlantis Communications, TV-Loonland AG. Producers: Alan Gregg, Adam Shaheen, Suzanne French
- Olliver's Adventures - Collideascope, Decode Entertainment. Producers: Beth Stevenson, Allison Outhit, Michael-Andreas Kuttner, Steven J.P. Comeau
- Pig City - CinéGroupe, Red Rover Studios, AnimaKids Productions. Producer: Jacques Pettigrew
- The Christmas Orange - Bardel Entertainment. Producers: Cathy Schoch, Delna Bhesania, Barry Ward
Best Pre-School Program or Series
- The Toy Castle - Sound Venture Productions. Producers: Katherine Jeans, Neil Bregman
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings - Cinar, Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Producers: Cassandra Schafhausen, Peter Moss, Lesley Taylor
- The Save-Ums! - C.O.R.E., Decode Entertainment. Producers: Kym Hyde, Neil Court, Steve Denure, Beth Stevenson
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
- Degrassi: The Next Generation - Bell Media, Epitome Pictures. Producers: Stephen Stohn, Linda Schuyler
- Fast Food High - Accent Entertainment, CCI Entertainment, Catalyst Entertainment, CTV Television Network. Producers: Nancy Chapelle, Susan Cavan, Paul Brown
- Guinevere Jones - Crawford Productions, Ibis Entertainment, Original Pictures. Producers: Kim Todd, Elizabeth Stewart
- Moville Mysteries - Nelvana, Suzhou Hong Ying Cartoon Co. Ltd. Producers: Scott Dyer, Michelle Melanson, Guy Vasilovich, Patricia R. Burns, Mimbi Eloriaga, Wendy Errington, Michael Hirsh, Jocelyn Hamilton
- The Dinosaur Hunter - Independent Moving Productions. Producer: Gail Tilson
Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
- Street Cents - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Barbara Kennedy, Wendy Purves
- A MuchMusic Special: Afghanistan - MuchMusic. Producer: Paul Templeman
- Mystery Hunters - Apartment 11 Productions. Producer: Jonathan Finkelstein
- SmartAsk - CBC Television. Producers: Luciano Casimiri, Ralph Benmergui, Greg Loewen
- VOX - TVOntario. Producer: Maria Farano
- 21c - CTV Television Network. Producers: Malcolm Fox, Nancy Franklin
Best Sports Program or Series
- Dave Bidini: The Hockey Nomad - Mercury Films. Producers: Mike Downie, Nicholas de Pencier
- CFL on CBC: Wendy's Friday Night Football on TSN - CBC Sports, TSN. Producers: David Stiff, Paul McLean
- From Highway to Hard Court: Carl English's Quest for the NBA - CBC Sports. Producers: Mike Brannagan, Paul Harrington, Simon Dingley
- Hockey Night in Canada, Hockey Day in Canada - CBC Sports. Producers: Joel Darling, Chris Irwin
- NHL on TSN - Pre-Game - TSN. Producers: David Stiff, Rick Briggs-Jude
Best Live Sporting Event
- 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Gold Medal - TSN. Producers: Jon Hynes, Rick Briggs-Jude
- 2002 CN International Equestrian Hat at Spruce Meadows - CBC Sports. Producers: Mike Brannagan, Donna Warner
- CFL on CBC: 90th Grey Cup Championship - CBC Sports. Producers: Mike Brannagan, Trevor Pilling
- Hockey Night in Canada, Montreal at Toronto - CBC Sports. Producers: Joel Darling, Sherali Najak
Best Interactive
- Degrassi: The Next Generation. Producers: Stephen Stohn, Linda Schuyler, Roma Khanna, Raja Khanna
- Olliver's Adventures - Collideascope, Decode Entertainment. Producers: Michael-Andreas Kuttner, Steven J.P. Comeau
- Time Trackers - TVOntario. Producers: Pat Ellingson, Jennifer Burkitt, Marney Malabar, Phil McCordic, Jarrett Sherman, Jeremy Rodgers, Andrew Ebert
- Wumpa's World - Cité-Amérique, CCTV. Producers: Judith Beauregard, Sébastien Cliché, Jacques Durand, Jean-Claude Amyot, Neil Smolar
- ZeD - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Sung Hong, Jennifer Ouano, Luyen Dao, Christopher Hamersley, Renat Touichev, Weston Triemstra, Ian Wojtowicz, Ivar Vasara
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- Jerry Ciccoritti - The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
- Sturla Gunnarsson - 100 Days in the Jungle
- Don McBrearty - The Interrogation of Michael Crowe
- Michel Poulette - Agent of Influence
- Rodney Gibbons - ''Silent Night''
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
- Helen Shaver - Just Cause - Death’s Details
- David Wellington - The Eleventh Hour
- Kelly Makin - The Eleventh Hour
- Stephen Reynolds - The Eleventh Hour - The Source
- Holly Dale - ''Bliss - Voice''
Best Direction in an Information Program or Series
- Catherine Legge - CBC News: Disclosure
- Terence McKenna, Josh Zabot - The Passionate Eye - The Recruiters
- Howard Green - The Nature of Things - The Investigation of Swissair 111
- Anne Hainsworth - W5
- Leora Eisen - ''the fifth estate''
Best Direction in a Documentary Program
- Paule Baillargeon - Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
- Audrey Mehler - The Boys of Buchenwald
- Mike Downie - Dave Bidini: The Hockey Nomad
- Jennifer Baichwal - The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia
- Robin Benger - ''First Person Shooter''
Best Direction in a Documentary Series
- Lewis Cohen - Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within
- Dennis Murphy - A Question of Honour
- Peter Raymont - The Undefended Border
- Justine Pimlott, Maya Gallus - ''Punch Like A Girl''
Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
- Henry Sarwer-Foner - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Shawn Alex Thompson - Puppets Who Kill
- John Greyson - Made in Canada
- Henry Sarwer-Foner - Made in Canada
- Michael Kennedy - ''Made in Canada''
Best Direction in a Variety Program or Series
- Henry Sarwer-Foner - This Hour Has 22 Minutes: New Year's Eve Special
- René Dowhaniuk - 17th Gemini Awards
- Shelagh O'Brien - East Coast Music Awards
- John Keffer - 2002 MuchMusic Video Awards
- Allan Novak - ''The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire''
Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series
- Larry Weinstein - Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
- Pierre Séguin - Cirque Orchestra
- Raymond Saint-Jean - Le Mozart noir
- Laura Taler - Perpetual Motion
- Moze Mossanen - ''Year of the Lion''
Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series
- Barb Margetts - Animal Magnetism
- Catherine Pilon - Debbie Travis' Facelift
- Michael MacDonald - The Food Hunter
- John Dolin - Animal Magnetism - The Making of a New York Cowboy
- Trevor Grant - ''Cook Like a Chef''
Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
- Bruce McDonald - Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Jessica Bradford - When I Was Seven
- Stefan Scaini - Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
- Anthony Atkins - Edgemont
- Grant Harvey - ''Mentors''
Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event
- Andy Bouyoukos - Curling on TSN: The 2002 Continental Cup of Curling, Women's and Men's
- Ron Forsythe - CFL on CBC: 90th Grey Cup Championship
- Troy Clara - ''2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Final''
Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- Karen Walton - The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
- Andrew Rai Berzins - Chasing Cain: Face
- Riley Adams, Ian Adams - Agent of Influence
- Andrew Wreggitt, Peter Lauterman - Another Country
- Ken Finkleman - Escape from the Newsroom
- Dennis Foon, Kyle Yoneda - ''Scar Tissue''
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
- Frank Borg, Alan Di Fiore, Chris Haddock - Da Vinci’s Inquest - Ass Covering Day
- Alan Di Fiore, Chris Haddock - Da Vinci’s Inquest - You Got Monkey Chatter
- Peter Wellington - The Eleventh Hour - Don’t Have A Cow
- Alex Pugsley, Sean Reycraft - The Eleventh Hour - Shelter
- Swith Bell, Peter Wellington, Semi Chellas - ''The Eleventh Hour - Not Without My Reefer''
Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series
- John Pattison - Puppets Who Kill - The Payback
- Bob Martin - Made in Canada
- Alex Ganetakos - Made in Canada
- Jeremy Diamond - ''Odd Job Jack''
Best Writing in an Information Program or Series
- R. H. Thomson - CBC News: Sunday
- Carol Off - The National/CBC News
- Mark Kelley CBC News: Disclosure
- Joe Schlesinger - Foreign Assignment
- Anna Maria Tremonti - ''the fifth estate''
Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series
- Jefferson Lewis - Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
- Shelley Saywell - A Child's Century of War
- Larry Bambrick, Laura James - Catching a Killer: The Mystery of Sable Island
- Rob Buckman - The Origin of Feces
- Ted Remerowski - ''Security Threat''
Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series
- Peter Lauterman - The Zack Files - Zackeo & Juliet
- Craig Cornell, Aaron Martin - Degrassi: The Next Generation - Careless Whisper
- Jackie May, Tassie Cameron - Fast Food High
- Conni Massing - Mentors
- Richard Elliott, Simon Racioppa - ''Moville Mysteries - Big Toe, Big Evil''
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- Michael Riley - The Interrogation of Michael Crowe
- Alan Scarfe - The Many Lives of Albert Walker
- Michael Hogan - Betrayed
- Peter Outerbridge - Chasing Cain: Face
- Lee Williams - ''No Night Is Too Long''
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- Wendy Crewson - The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
- Sarah Manninen - The Many Lives of Albert Walker
- Alberta Watson - Chasing Cain: Face
- Ally Sheedy - The Interrogation of Michael Crowe
- Marina Orsini - Agent of Influence
- Roberta Maxwell - ''Scar Tissue''
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
- Jeff Seymour - The Eleventh Hour
- Jeremy Ratchford - Blue Murder
- Matthew Bennett - Cold Squad - True Believers
- Nicholas Campbell - Da Vinci’s Inquest
- Michael Ironside - ''The Last Chapter II: The War Continues''
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
- Marina Orsini - The Last Chapter II: The War Continues
- Tamara Hickey - Blue Murder
- Julie Stewart - Cold Squad
- Mimi Kuzyk - Blue Murder
- Waneta Storms - ''The Eleventh Hour''
Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
- Winston Rekert - Blue Murder
- Tom Heaton - Da Vinci’s Inquest
- Stephen E. Miller - Da Vinci’s Inquest
- Laurie Brunetti - Da Vinci’s Inquest
- Michael Moriarty - Just Cause - Death’s Details
- Robert A. Silverman - ''The Eleventh Hour''
Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
- Kate Trotter - Blue Murder
- Lauren Piech - Blue Murder
- Brigitte Gall - Blue Murder
- Rebecca Jenkins - The Atwood Stories
- Michèle-Barbara Pelletier - The Atwood Stories
- Kirsten Kieferle - ''The Eleventh Hour''
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
- Peter MacNeill - The Eleventh Hour
- Jason Schombing - Just Cause
- Matt Gordon - The Eleventh Hour
- Dan Bigras - The Last Chapter II: The War Continues
- Stuart Margolin - Tom Stone
- Brian Herring - Doc
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
- Jennie Raymond - Blue Murder
- Stacy Grant - Cold Squad
- Andrea Robinson - Doc
- Paula Boudreau - Doc
- Wim Booth - Doc
- Ruth Marshall - Doc
- Rebecca Nagan - Doc
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- Ted Whittall - Agent of Influence
- Adrien Dorval - 100 Days in the Jungle
- Aidan Devine - 100 Days in the Jungle
- Brendan Fletcher - 100 Days in the Jungle
- Aidan Devine - ''Scar Tissue''
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
- Janet Wright - Betrayed
- Michelle Nolden - Hemingway vs. Callaghan
- Reagan Pasternak - Hemingway vs. Callaghan
- Larissa Laskin - ''Scar Tissue''
Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
- Brian Hartt - CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival
- Nikki Payne - Comedy Now!
- Omid Djalili - Just for Laughs
- Leonie Forbes - Lord Have Mercy!
- Linda Kash - ''Made in Canada''
Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
- Greg Thomey, Colin Mochrie, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Jeff Clarke, Katherine Ashby - A Guy and a Girl
- Hélène Joy, Rick Roberts, Stewart Francis, Timm Zemanek, Robin Brûlé, Sugith Varughese, Matthew Ferguson - An American in Canada
- Dan Lett, Peter Keleghan, Rick Mercer, Jackie Torrens, Leah Pinsent - Made in Canada
- Cory Bowles, Sarah Dunsworth-Nickerson, Lucy DeCoutere, John Dunsworth, Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay, Barrie Dunn, Michael Jackson, Sam Tarasco, Jonathan Torrens, Robb Wells, Ellen Page, Shelley Thompson, Patrick Roach - ''Trailer Park Boys''
Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series
- Seán Cullen - 17th Gemini Awards
- Rick Mercer, Roseanne MacKenzie, Fiona MacGillivray, Ciarán MacGillivray, Jimmy MacKenzie - 2003 East Coast Music Awards
- Dave Foley, Jason Priestley, Joe Flaherty, Dick Dale, Tom Green, Crissy Guerrero, Andy Richter, Dave Thomas, Jann Arden, Kevin McDonald, Elvis Stojko, Mike Myers, Paul Irving, El Vez, Lisa Hockly - The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
- Sharon Lewis - ''ZeD''
Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series
- Édith Sauvé-Letellier, Shira Wohlberg, Samuel Tétreault, Lucie Vigneault, Koichi Yano, Geneviève Gauthier, Peter James, Geneviève Lemay, Mike Brannigan, Antoine Carabinier-Lepine, Jano Chiasson, Marie-Michelle Faber, Andréane Leclerc, Van Anh Le Tran, Thanh Dinh Huynh, Manuel Roque - Cirque Orchestra
- Lisa Prescott, Shadell Permanand, Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, Melissa Adamson, Nicole Jordan, Charles Logan, Marque Smith, Sean Nix, Tom Lillington, Darryl Huggins, Ben D'Cunha, Gerard Chrysostum-Louis, John Botten, Jamie Hillman, Nadine McHorgh, Bramwell Pemberton, Anthony Faure, Justin Bacchus, Gillian Stecyk, Karen Outram, Mosa Neshama, Cissy Goodridge, Ali Garrison, Trisha Dayal, Carolyn Williams, Mark Rainey - Carry Me Home: The Story & Music of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale
- Linda Melsted, John Abberger, Derek Conrod, Ronald George, Thomas Georgi, Geneviève Gilardeau, Mylène Guay, Timothy Haig, Christopher Haritatos, Gillian Howard, Patrick G. Jordan, Jeanne Lamon, Alison Mackay, Stephen Marvin, Alison Melville, Dominic Teresi, Christopher Verrette, Allen Whear, David Willms, Elly Winer, Cristina Zacharias - Le Mozart noir
- Oscar Peterson - Opening Night
- Guylaine St-Onge, Roberto Campanella, Ted Banfalvi, Brianna Lombardo, Richard Smith, Tiffany Amber Knight - ''Year of the Lion''
Best Performance in a Preschool Program or Series
- Tim Gosley, Jani Lauzon, Julie Burroughs, Pier Paquette, Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque, France Chevrette, André Meunier - Wumpa's World
- Rebecca Nagan, Wim Booth, Julie Westwood, Gillie Robic, Mark Jefferis, Don Austen, Brian Herring - The Hoobs - Beautiful
- Keir Knight, Sayaka Karasugi, Jorden Morris, Rick Jones, Jennifer Welsman, Elizabeth Olds - ''The Toy Castle''
Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
- Jake Epstein - Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Alison Pill - The Dinosaur Hunter
- Kristin Kreuk - Edgemont
- Dominic Zamprogna - Edgemont
- Stephen Ouimette - ''Mentors''
Best News Anchor
- Peter Mansbridge - The National/CBC News
- Ian Hanomansing - Canada Now
- Kevin Newman - ''Global National''
Best Reportage
- Don Murray - The National/CBC News - The Conflict in Iraq
- Alan Waterman - Canada Now
- Neil MacDonald - The National/CBC News
- Paul Workman - The National/CBC News
- Tom Kennedy - CTV National News
- Avis Favaro - ''CTV National News''
Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series
- Mark Kelley - CBC News: Disclosure
- Steve Paikin - Studio 2
- Gillian Findlay - CBC News: Disclosure
- Carole MacNeil - CBC News: Sunday
- Craig Oliver - ''Question Period''
Best Host or Interviewer in a Lifestyle/General Interest or Talk Program or Series
- Debbie Travis - Debbie Travis' Facelift - Elsy's New Home/Ivars' Garage/Karen's Basement
- Norma Lee MacLeod - CBC Newsworld - Health Matters
- Marilyn Denis - CityLine
- Peter Jordan - It's a Living
- Carrie Olver - ''Spectacular Spas''
Best Host or Interviewer in a Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series
- Debbie Travis - Debbie Travis' Painted House
- David Gale - Loving Spoonfuls
- Nik Manojlovich - Savoir Faire Specials
- Pat Mastroianni - Music Works
- Kristina Matisic, Anna Wallner - ''The Shopping Bags''
Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast
- Scott Oake - Hockey Night in Canada Presents - Brett Hull
- Norma Jean Wick - Raptors Post-Up - L.A. Clippers at Toronto Raptors
- James Duthie - ''NHL on TSN - Pre-Game''
Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst
- Terry Leibel - 2002 CN International Equestrian Hat at Spruce Meadows
- Harry Neale - Hockey Night in Canada 2002 - Stanley Cup Play
- Bob Cole - Hockey Night in Canada 2002 - Stanley Cup Play
- Chris Cuthbert - CFL on CBC: 90th Grey Cup Championship
- Glen Suitor - ''CFL on CBC: Wendy's Friday Night Football on TSN''
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
- Luc Montpellier - Hemingway vs. Callaghan
- David Frazee - 100 Days in the Jungle
- Éric Cayla - Silent Night
- Steve Cosens - The Eleventh Hour
- Marc Charlebois - ''The Last Chapter II: The War Continues''
Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts Program or Series
- Michael Spicer - Year of the Lion
- Jean Renaud - East Coast Music Awards
- Charles Goldman, Normand Chassé - Amanda Marshall - Everybody's Got a Story
- Dave Fairfield - Live At The Rehearsal Hall
- Michael Spicer, Horst Zeidler - ''Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen''
Best Photography in an Information Program or Series
- Allan Leader - Daily Planet
- Ross MacIntosh - Daily Planet
- Ihor Macijiwsky - Great Canadian Rivers
- Laurent Quesnel, Russell Gienapp, Jacques Desharnais - Mystery Hunters
- Mark Foerster - ''The Sex Files''
Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series
- Marc Gadoury - Water Marks
- Michael Grippo - A Child's Century of War
- Willie Lypko, Wayne Abbott - Cold War Love: The Story of Mark & Yvette McKoy
- Patrick McGowan - Forensic Factor
- Maurice Chabot - ''Life and Times - Destiny: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II''
Best Visual Effects
- Shannon Gurney, James Tichenor, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Kevin Little, Robin Hackl, Adam de Bosch Kemper, Mark Breakspear, Krista McLean - Stargate SG-1 - Revelations
- Alex Boothby - Hemingway vs. Callaghan
- Rainy Venne, Anthony Paterson, Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Allan Walker, Andrew Nguyen, Matthew Schofield - No Night Is Too Long
- Anthony Paterson, Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Graham Cunningham, Jim Maxwell, Allan Walker, Matthew Schofield, Gudrun Heinze, Michael Pieczonka, Rainy Venne - The Man Who Saved Christmas
- Nathan Whitford, Konstantinos Mavromichalis - ''ZeD''
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
- George Roulston - The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
- Stephen Withrow, Derek Lang - Degrassi: The Next Generation - White Wedding
- Myriam Poirier - Bliss - Voice
- James Brelin - Chasing Cain: Face
- Jane Morrison - ''Da Vinci’s Inquest''
Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts Program or Series
- Jeff Bessner - Year of the Lion
- Craig Webster - Made in Canada
- Alan MacLean - Le Mozart noir
- Craig Bateman - Popstars: The One
- Scott Winlaw, Peter Steel - ''ZeD''
Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series
- Gary Akenhead - CBC News: Disclosure
- John Watson - 21c
- Luke McCarty, Shaun Ghallager - FashionTelevision
- Alexandre Frénois, George T. Clarke, Zsolt Luka - Mystery Hunters
- Kelly A. Morris - ''the fifth estate''
Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series
- Deborah Palloway - A Child's Century of War
- Mike Munn - Dave Bidini: The Hockey Nomad
- Tai Zimmer, Jeff Lively, Chris Mullington - A Day In The Life Of Canada
- Nick Hector - Stories from the War Zone - Inside Information
- Tina Hahn - ''Life's a Twitch!''
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Dramatic Program or Series
- Craig Sandells - The Atwood Stories - Betty
- John Blackie - Agent of Influence
- Michael Diner, Kate Marshall, Catherine Schroer - Da Vinci’s Inquest - Dizzy Looking Down
- Jerri Thrasher, Paul Ames - Hemingway vs. Callaghan
- John Blackie - Mutant X - Past As Prologue
- Mark Davidson, Robert Davidson, Brentan Harron, Doug McLean, Ivana Vasak, Bridget McGuire, Richard Hudolin - ''Stargate SG-1''
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Dramatic Program or Series
- Aidan Leroux, Rhonda Moscoe, Teresa Przybylski - Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
- André-Line Beauparlant - Viva la Frida!
- André Barbe - A Montreal Story in Song
- Karen Wilson - Mob Stories - King of the Bootleggers
- Stephen Osler, Tom Anthes - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Glenn McMinn - ''Tucked Into Bedlam''
Best Costume Design
- Alex Reda - Hemingway vs. Callaghan
- Debra Hanson - Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
- Derek J. Baskerville - The Atwood Stories
- Mary Kerr - The Toy Castle - Snowflakes, Ballerina Big Top & Little Rag Doll
- Patti Bain Parsons - ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''
Best Achievement in Make-Up
- Penny Lee, Karen Byers - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Prudence Olenik - 100 Days in the Jungle
- Annemarie Cassidy - Trailer Park Boys
- Laura MacCon, Jacqueline Robertson Cull - Le Mozart noir
- Francesca von Zimmermann, Ryan Nicholson - ''Andromeda''
Best Sound in a Dramatic Program
- Brandon Walker, Grant Bone, Stephan Carrier, Douglas Ganton, Steve Hammond, Martin Lee - The Many Lives of Albert Walker
- Brian Campbell, Joe Spivak, Garrell Clark, Adam Boyd, Iain Pattison, Jacqueline Cristianini, Paul A. Sharpe - 100 Days in the Jungle
- Steve Hasiak, Rob Bryanton, Warren St. Onge, Matt Besler, Larry McCormick, Evan Rust - Betrayed
- Scott Donald, Richard Betanzos, Véronique Gabillaud, David Gertsman, Michael Gurman, Paul Hubert - Silent Night
- Joseph Rossi, Philip J. MacCormick, Tony Gronick, Gashtaseb Ariana, Mario Loubert, Hennie Britton, Michael P. Keeping - The New Beachcombers
Best Sound in a Dramatic Series
- Tim Peters, John R.S. Taylor, Miguel Nunes, James Kusan, Patrick Haskill, Brad Hillman - Da Vinci’s Inquest
- David Hibbert, Jacqueline Cristianini, Bill Mellow, Rick Bal, Mike Olekshy, Joe Spivak, Kelly Cole - Cold Squad
- Devan Kraushar, Kirby Jinnah, Dave Hibbert, Sina Oroomchi, Iain Pattison, David M. Cyr - Stargate SG-1
- Susan Fairbairn, Christian T. Cooke, Ian Rankin, Leon Johnson, Sid Lieberman, Fred Brennan - The Atwood Stories - Isis in Darkness
- Steve Smith, Michael Bedard, Bill Sheppard, Dean Giammarco, Christine LcLeod, Maureen Murphy, Johnny Ludgate, Michael Playfair - ''Tom Stone''
Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series
- Simon Bowers, Doug McClement, Ian Dunbar, Howard Baggley, Peter Campbell - Juno Awards of 2003
- Daniel Pellerin, Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm, Daniel Hamood, Dwayne Newman, Attila Lazslo - Puppets Who Kill - The Payback
- Krista Wells, Neal Gaudet, Bob Melanson, Luc Leger, Amy Miller, René Beaudry - Made in Canada
- Orest Sushko, Ed Marshall, Darcy Kite, David Rose, Stephan Carrier - Northern Light: Visions & Dreams
- Sid Lieberman, Lou Solakofski, Martin Lee, Ronayne Higginson, Jane Tattersall, Kathy Choi, David McCallum, David Rose - ''Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen''
Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series
- Sanjay Mehta, Grant Edmonds -
- Cory Rizos, Jacques Comtois, Daniel Masse, Philippe Scultety - Chiefs - The Black Hawk War
- Peter Sawade, Elma Bello, Alison Clark, Daniel Pellerin, Andrew Tay - A Child's Century of War
- Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm, Geoff Raffan, Dwayne Newman, Brian Schwarz, Mishuk Munier - Return To Kandahar
- Michael P. Keeping, Ewan Deane, Brent Marchenski, Hennie Britton, Jeff Davis - ''Guinea Pig Club''
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series
- Mike Shields - 100 Days in the Jungle
- Ari Wise, Brian Carson - The Christmas Orange
- Jean-Marie Benoît - Agent of Influence
- James Gelfand - Silent Night
- Christopher Dedrick - No Night Is Too Long
- Robert Carli - ''Hemingway vs. Callaghan''
Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series
- George Blondheim - Da Vinci’s Inquest
- Jason Cullimore, Rob Bryanton, Ross Nykiforuk - 2030 CE
- James Jandrisch - Cold Squad
- Donald Quan - Mutant X
- Eric Robertson, Mike Batt, David Greene - ''Watership Down''
Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series
- Philip Strong, Laurel MacDonald - Year of the Lion
- Jac Gautreau - Record Man: The Life and Times of Sam Sniderman
- Lance Neveu - Chiefs - The Black Hawk War
- Patric Caird - The Boys of Buchenwald
- John Welsman - ''The Sacred Balance - The Matrix of Life''
Special Awards
- Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism - Brian McKenna
- Earle Grey Award - Jennifer Dale
- Margaret Collier Award - Charles Lazer
- Gemini Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement - Dan Diaconu
- Canada Award: Gerald Packer, Liam Romalis - Carry Me Home: The Story & Music of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale
- Academy Achievement Award - Michael Maclear
- Viewers' Choice Award for Geminis' Favourite Comedian - Mike Smith, Trailer Park Boys
- Gemini Humanitarian Award: Max Keeping
- Geminis' Hottest Star: Gordon Michael Woolvett
- Gemini Award for Most Popular Website Competition: Stephen Stohn, Linda Schuyler, Roma Khanna, Raja Khanna - ''Degrassi: The Next Generation http://www.degrassi.tv''