20th Gemini Awards


The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 20th Gemini Awards were held on November 19, 2005, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was co-hosted by several celebrities, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broadcast on Global.

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

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

  • Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii - Primitive Entertainment. Producers: Michael McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin
  • Turning Points of History - D-Day on Juno Beach - Barna-Alper Productions, Connections Productions. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Alan Mendelsohn
  • Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option - Partners in Motion. Producers: Nova Herman, Ron Goetz
  • To Build a Nation: Vimy Carved in Stone - Nation Building Productions. Producers: Janice Tufford, Laszlo Barna
  • Zero Hour - Massacre at Columbine High - Cineflix. Producers: Andre Barro, Simon Berthon, David Hickman, Dan Korn

Best Biography Documentary Program

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

Best Live Sporting Event

Best Interactive

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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

  • Larry Weinstein - Beethoven's Hair
  • Byron McKim - Quest
  • Veronica Tennant - A Pairing of Swans
  • Rosemary House - Bloomsday Cabaret
  • Pierre Séguin - ''Nomade: At Night, the Sky is Endless''

Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series

  • Henry Less - Made to Order
  • David Hansen - English Teachers III
  • Tracie Tighe - Venture - The Big Switcheroo - FedEx, Part 1
  • Mary Lynk - Body of Knowledge
  • Linda McEwan - Real Renos
  • Romano D'Andrea - ''Style By Jury''

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

Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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 Mini-Series

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

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 Mini-Series

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

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

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

Best News Anchor

Best Reportage

Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series

Best Host or Interviewer in a Lifestyle/General 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

Best Photography in an Information Program or Series

  • Ian Hannah - Past Life Investigation
  • Paul Seeler - the fifth estate - First, Do No Harm
  • Jim Nilson - CBC News: Country Canada - Legacy
  • Richard Agecoutay - No Glory
  • Aldo Columpsi, Ted Hilbig - ''Football First: The Roy Shivers Story''

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

Best Visual Effects

  • Michelle Comens, Tom Brydon, Jose Burgos, John Gajdecki, Dan Mayer, Jinnie Pak, Wes Sargent, Bruce Woloshyn - Stargate Atlantis - Rising
  • Paul Furminger, Abel Milanes - The Collector - The Historian
  • Michelle Comens, Simon Ager, Jose Burgos, Geoff Anderson, Dan Mayer, Mark Breakspear, Tara Conley, Bruce Woloshyn, Tristam Gieni, Todd Liddiard - Stargate Atlantis - The Eye
  • Michelle Comens, James Halverson, Brett Keyes, Krista McLean, Bradley Mullennix, James Rorick, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Karen Watson - Stargate SG-1 - New Order, Part 2
  • James Tichenor, Chris Doll, Shannon Gurney, James Halverson, Krista McLean, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Karen Watson, Bruce Woloshyn - Stargate SG-1 - Lost City, Part 2
  • Steven Hodgson, Rosemary Conte - ''The Collector - The Historian''

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

  • Stéphanie Grégoire, Gareth C. Scales - The Tournament
  • Cathy Gulkin, Jeff Bessner - Opening Night - The Four Seasons Mosaic
  • Peter Steel, Jessica McKee - ZeD - Art and Soul
  • David New - Beethoven's Hair
  • Ken Gray, Tharanga Ramanayake - ''Freedom - RUBBERBAND''

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

  • Loretta Hicks - the fifth estate - Sticks and Stones
  • Leslie Steven Onody - the fifth estate - War Without Borders
  • Claude Panet-Raymond - the fifth estate - Do You Believe in Miracles?
  • Gil Tétreault - CBC News: Country Canada - Shoot, Shovel & Shut Up
  • Michael Hannan - ''Past Life Investigation''

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

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

  • Candida Otton - Sex Traffic - Part 1
  • Jean-François Campeau - The Last Casino
  • Philip Schmidt - Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy
  • Kathleen Climie - Dark Oracle - Recruitment
  • Ron Stefaniuk, Pamela Mingo - ''The Doodlebops - Growing Moe''

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

  • John Laing, Todd Beckett, Robert Bertola, Keith Elliott, Mark Gingras, Tim O’Connell, Jill Purdy, John J. Thomson, Mark Zsifkovits - Lives of the Saints
  • Leon Johnson, Jean-Raphaël Dedieu, Don Dickson, Peter Hodges, Virginia Storey, Mark Wright - A Bear Named Winnie
  • Sylvain Arseneault, Kathy Choi, Sue Conley, Barry Gilmore, Steve Hammond, Ronayne Higginson, Janice Ierulli, Garrett Kerr, Martin Lee, David McCallum, Ian Rankin, Mark Shnuriwsky, Jane Tattersall, Robert Warchol - H2O
  • Kathy Choi, Barry Gilmore, Steve Hammond, Ronayne Higginson, Janice Ierulli, Garrett Kerr, Stephan Carrier, David McCallum, Lou Solakofski, Mark Shnuriwsky, Jane Tattersall, Robert Warchol, Rod Deogrades, Simon Okin, Jane Porter - Sex Traffic - Part 1
  • Patrick Haskill, Brad Hillman, Stan Iwanchuk from Winnipeg, Nicole Thompson, James Kusan, Miguel Nunes, John R.S. Taylor - ''The Life''

Best Sound in a Dramatic Series

  • Kelly Cole, Rick Bal, Jacqueline Cristianini, Mike Olekshy, Joe Spivak - Cold Squad - And the Fury
  • Brad Hillman, Patrick Haskill, Miguel Nunes, John R.S. Taylor, Nicole Thompson, William Skinner - Da Vinci’s Inquest - Before They Twist The Knife
  • Justin Drury, Ric Jurgens - Radio Free Roscoe - There Will Be No Encore Tonight
  • Warren St. Onge, Rob Bryanton, Jeff Hamon, Larry McCormick, Evan Rust - renegadepress.com - Dying to Connect
  • Mark Hensley, Stephen Cheung, Ian Emberton, Craig Stauffer, Greg Stewart - ''The Collector - The Historian''

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

  • Joe Knauer, Jane Tattersall, David Rose, David McCallum, Sanjay Mehta, Martin Lee, Steve Hammond, Lou Solakofski, Brent Pickett, Ronayne Higginson, Jiri Slanina - Beethoven's Hair
  • Joe Petrella, Jeff Wolpert - The Language of Love
  • Ron Searles, Danny Greenspoon - The Magical Gathering
  • Philippe Scultéty, Peter Lopata, Roger Guérin, Stan Sakellaropoulos, Tony Jackson - Fungus the Bogeyman - Episode 2
  • Ian Dunbar, Doug McClement, Howard Baggley, Marc Laliberté, Simon Bowers, Michael Molineux, Peter Campbell - ''Juno Awards of 2005''

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series

Special Awards