21st Gemini Awards


The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 21st Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2006, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was co-hosted by several celebrities, took place at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia and was broadcast on Global.

Awards

Best Dramatic Series

Best Dramatic Mini-Series

Best TV Movie

Best Comedy Program or Series

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

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

  • Prisoners of Age - The Eyes Project Development Corp. Producer: Stan Feingold
  • A Long Journey Home - Greenspace Production. Producers: Gail McIntyre, Amélie Blanchard
  • Comedy Gold: The Hilarious Story of Canadian Comedy - Insight Productions. Producers: Barbara Bowlby, Martha Kehoe, John Brunton
  • Freedom - Freedom II - Sound Venture International. Producers: Bob Barrett, Ric Randmaa, Neil Bregman
  • Perreault Dancer - Les Films de l'Isle. Producer: Ian Boyd

Best Talk Series

Best Reality Program or Series

Best General/Human Interest Series

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

Best Documentary Series

Best History Documentary Program

Best Biography Documentary Program

  • Braindamadj'd...Take II - Apartment 11 Productions. Producers: Jonathan Finkelstein, Allan Joli-Coeur
  • Generations: A Century on the Siksika Reserve - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Noah Erenberg, Renée Pellerin
  • Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit - Flying Bandit Productions. Producer: Jamie Brown
  • The Fires That Burn: The Life and Work of Sister Elaine MacInnes - May Street Productions. Producers: Hilary Pryor, Garfield Miller
  • The Velvet Revolution - Barna-Alper Productions. Producers: Alan Mendelsohn, Laszlo Barna

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

Best News Information Series

Best News Magazine Segment

Best Newscast

Best News Special Event Coverage

Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment

Best Animated Program or Series

Best Pre-School Program or Series

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series

Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series

Best Sports Program or Series

  • Hockey Brawl: Battle on Thin Ice - Nüman Films. Producers: Jeff Newman, Robert Sauvey, Shawn Watson
  • the fifth estate - On the Edge of Glory - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: David Studer, Caroline Harvey, Jane Mingay, Jim Williamson
  • Girl Racers - Screen Siren Pictures. Producers: Trish Dolman, Stephanie Symns
  • Girls Don't Fight - Infinity Films. Producers: Shel Piercy, Ken Craw
  • Ice Storm: The Salé and Pelletier Affair - DocuTainment Plus Productions, Windchill Entertainment 1. Producers: Howard Bernstein, Richard Martyn, Mark Shekter, Garry Blye

Best Live Sporting Event

Best Cross-Platform Project

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Best Direction in a News 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 Program or Series

Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series

  • Trevor Grant - Chef at Home - Hors d'Oeuvres Party
  • John Dolin - Handyman Superstar Challenge - Pitch and Play
  • Shannon Mckinnon - Opening Soon - Century
  • Edi Osghian - The Next Great Chef - Ontario
  • Karen Pinker - Valerie Pringle Has Left The Building
  • Leslie Merklinger - ''Opening Soon: By Design - Got Style''

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

  • Paolo Barzman - 15/Love - Volley of the Dolls
  • Ron Murphy - Dark Oracle - TrailBlaze
  • Philip Marcus - Dragon
  • Jamie Whitney - If The World Were a Village
  • Brian Duchscherer, Chuck Rubin, Stan Gadziola - ''Poko - Poko & Bibi of the Arctic''

Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event

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

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

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 Series

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

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

  • Amanda Green, Sarah Murphy-Dyson, Zhang Wei-Qiang, Jesus Corrales, Johnny Wright, Tara Birtwhistle, Chelsey Lindsay, Cindy Marie Small, Jo-Ann Sundermeier, Janet Sartore, Dmitri Dorgoselets, Vanessa Lawson - The Tale of the Magic Flute
  • Brianna Lombardo, Michelle Rhode, Simon Alarie, Melanie Demers, Patrick Lamothe, Maurice Fraga, Audrey Thibodeau, Robert Meilleur, Marie-Eve Nadeau - Wire Frame
  • Isabel Bayrakdarian - A Long Journey Home
  • Andrea Menard - The Velvet Devil
  • Sarah Slean - ''Black Widow''

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

Best Achievement in Casting

Best News Anchor

Best Reportage

Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series

Best Host or Interviewer in a General/Human Interest or Talk Program or Series

Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast

Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

  • David Franco - Burnt Toast
  • Paul Sarossy - Black Widow
  • Brian Johnson - The Score
  • Milan Podsedly - The Tale of the Magic Flute
  • Walter Corbett - ''Yours, Al''

Best Photography in an Information Program or Series

  • Damir I. Chytil, J.P. Locherer - Forensic Factor - Betrayed
  • John Badcock - the fifth estate - Hail of Bullets
  • Jim Nilson, Don Scott, Jaison Empson - CBC News: Country Canada - Legacy: The Will to Survive
  • Ian Kerr - The Next Great Chef - Ontario
  • Ben Matilainen - ''Marketplace - Chasing the Cancer Answer''

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

Best Visual Effects

  • Mary Holding, Matt Hansen, Thomas Turnbull, Ariel Joson, Graham Cunningham, Robert Crowther, Ian Britton - Terry
  • Michelle Comens, Erica Henderson, Stephen Bahr, Krista McLean, Jeremy Hampton, Christopher Stewart, Robin Hackl, James Kawano - Stargate SG-1 - Camelot
  • Brendon Morfitt, Mark Savela, Vinay Mehta, Anuk Patil, James Rorick, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Karen Watson, Kyle Winkleman - Stargate SG-1 - Beachhead
  • François Vachon, Christian Garcia, Michel Lemire, Stéphane Landry - Charlie Jade
  • Jason Sharpe, Sonya Amin, Eddy Xuab - ''ReGenesis - Escape Mutant''

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

  • Miles Davren, Alan MacLean - Rick Mercer Report
  • David Ostry - Black Widow
  • David New - Burnt Toast
  • John Reynolds, Ken Yan, Jim Goertzen, Marc Dupont - The TO Variety Show - Toronto Jams
  • David Hoffert - ''The Wilkinsons - Nashville''

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

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

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

Best Costume Design

Best Achievement in Make-Up

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program

Best Sound in a Dramatic Series

  • Sylvain Bourgault, Éric Ladouceur - Charlie Jade - Spin
  • Nicole Thompson, Brad Hillman, James Fonnyadt, Gina Mueller, Miguel Nunes, Chris Duesterdiek - Da Vinci's City Hall - Gotta Press the Flesh
  • Gord Hillier, Kirby Jinnah, Kevin Sands, Steve Smith, David Hibbert - Stargate Atlantis - The Hive
  • Gord Hillier, Kirby Jinnah, Devan Kraushar, Wayne Finucan, David Hibbert - Stargate SG-1 - Camelot
  • Chris Duesterdiek, Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard - ''Terminal City - Episode 6''

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

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

  • Steve Cupani - Extreme Weather - Wind and Water
  • Stuart French, Lou Solakofski, Doug Doctor, Jane Tattersall, Ao Loo, David Rose - Five Days in September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra
  • Ric Jurgens, John Martin - A Town in Africa
  • Jason Milligan, Michael Bonini - Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company
  • Alex Salter, Serge Boivin - ''Silent Messengers''

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

  • Bertrand Chénier - Perreault Dancer
  • Geoff Bennett, Longo Hai, Ben Johannesen - Kim Cattrall: Sexual Intelligence
  • Freeworm - Black Coffee - Gold in Your Cup
  • Alexina Louie, Alex Pauk - The Face of Victory
  • Donald Quan - ''The In between World of M.G. Vassanji''

Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series

Special Awards