24th Gemini Awards


The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 24th Gemini Awards were held on November 14, 2009, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Ron James, took place at the Stampede Corral in Calgary and was broadcast on Showcase and Global.

Best Dramatic Series

Best Dramatic Mini-Series

Best TV Movie

Best Comedy Program or Series

Best Music or 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

  • X-Weighted - Anaid Productions. Producers: Margaret Mardirossian, David Way, Candice Tipton, Helen Schmidt
  • Austin Stevens Adventures - Cineflix, Tigress Productions. Producers: Samantha Linton, Graham Booth, Katherine Buck, Andrew Jackson, Sarah Peat, John Vandervelde
  • Buy Me - Whalley-Abbey Media. Producers: Debbie Travis, Jean-François Monette, Hans Rosenstein
  • Mayday - Cineflix. Producers: Simon Lloyd, Larry Bambrick, Katherine Buck, Alex Bystram, Greg Lanning, Samantha Linton, Glen Salzman, John Vandervelde
  • Monster Moves - Cineflix, Windfall Films. Producers: Samantha Linton, Katherine Buck, David Duggan, Carlo Massarella, Lisa Rumley, John Vandervelde

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

Best Documentary Series

Best History Documentary Program

Best Biography Documentary Program

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

  • The Disappearing Male - Red Apple Productions. Producers: Rachel Low, Alan Mendelsohn
  • The Body Machine - MB Media Productions. Producers: Mary Barroll, Malcolm Brinkworth
  • Mighty Ships - Resolute - Exploration Production. Producers: Kathryn Oughtred, Phil Desjardins, Richard O'Regan
  • The Musical Brain - Matter Of Fact Media. Producer: Vanessa Dylyn
  • Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy - Myth Merchant Films, Midcanada Entertainment. Producers: Michael Jorgensen, Kevin Dunn

Best News Information Series

Best News Magazine Segment

Best Newscast

Best News Special Event Coverage

Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

  • Holmes in New Orleans - Mirno Productions. Producers: Mike Holmes, Peter Kettlewell, Michael Quast
  • Dirty Business - Primevista Television. Producer: Michael Prini
  • Maxed Out - RTR Media. Producers: Kit Redmond, Carolynne Bell, Anne Francis, Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis
  • Restaurant Makeover - Tricon Films & Television. Producers: Andrea Gorfolova, Shaam Makan
  • Which Way To... - Which Way To Productions. Producers: Christopher Eagar, Stephen Eagar, Jeffrey Eagar, Jen Mitchell

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

  • Mark’s Moments - TVOntario. Producers: Marney Malabar, Daniel Bourré, Pat Ellingson, Mark Sykes
  • Aquateam - Arcadia Entertainment. Producers: Leanne Chisholm, John Wesley Chisholm
  • Mystery Hunters - Apartment 11 Productions. Producers: Jonathan Finkelstein, Jason Levy
  • Sci Q - Exploration Production. Producers: Edwina Follows, Andrew Burnstein, Jane Gilbert, Dave Litman

Best Sportscast (National or Local)

Best Sports Analysis or Commentary Program, Series or Segment

Best Sports Feature Segment

Best Live Sporting Event

Best Cross-Platform Project

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

  • Robert Cornellier - Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez
  • Karen Cho - Seeking Refuge
  • Annette Mangaard - General Idea: Art, AIDS and the Fin de Siècle
  • Kent Nason, Teresa MacInnes - Norm
  • John Zaritsky - ''The Wild Horse Redemption''

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

  • Barbara Willis Sweete - The Young Romantic
  • Elise Swerhone - Ballet High
  • Veronica Tennant - ''Vida Y Danza Cuba''

Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series

Best Direction in a Reality Program or Series

Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series

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

  • Kimberley de Jong, Danny Desjardins, Mark Eden-Towle, Chi Long, Carla Maruca, Lucie Mongrain, Won Myeong Won, Carol Prieur, Gerard Reyes, Manuel Roque, Dorotea Saykaly, James Viveiros - Body Remix
  • Christopher Plummer - ''Caesar and Cleopatra''

Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series

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 in a Pre-School, Children's or Youth Program or Series

Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast

Best Sportscaster/Anchor

Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer

Best Sports Analyst

Best Sports Reporting

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

  • Andre Dupuis - Departures - Mongolia: Tribes and Tribulations
  • Henry Less - ’Twas the Night Before Dinner
  • Stefan Randstrom - At the Table With...
  • Keran Rees - Rites of Passage - Aboriginal Rites
  • Hans Vanderzande - ''the fifth estate - Staying Alive''

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Ian Kerr, John Collins - The Wild Horse Redemption
  • Steve Cosens - "The Rawside Of... - The Rawside Of...Die Mannequin"
  • Michael Grippo - "Running Guns - A Journey Into the Small Arms Trade"
  • Michael Jorgensen - Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy
  • Colm Whelan - ''Death or Canada''

Best Visual Effects

  • Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault - Sanctuary - The Five
  • Steve Hodgson, Doug Campbell, Keegan Douglas, Terry Hutcheson, Charles Lai, Richard Patterson, Adam Stern - Impact
  • Bob Munroe, Terry Bradley, Bret Culp, Maria Gordon, Luke Groves, Bill Halliday, Bo Mosley, Josa Porter, Patrik Witzmann - The Tudors, Episode 205
  • Mark Savela, Jason Gross, Paul Hegg, Brandon Hines, Jamie Yukio Kawano, Alex McClymont, Krista McLean, James Rorick, Luke Vallee - Stargate Atlantis - Enemy at the Gate
  • Mark Savela, Brenda Campbell, Natalia Diaz, Carina Dielissen Hunt, Shannon Gurney, Paul Hegg, Vivian Jim, Chandra Juhasz, Kodie MacKenzie, Alex McClymont - Stargate Atlantis - First Contact
  • Tom Turnbull, Ian Britton, Jeramie Chen, Robert Crowther, Graham Cunningham, Matthew Hansen, Ariel Joson, Andrew Nguyen, Joel Skeete, John Watson - Everest
  • Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault - ''Sanctuary - Sanctuary For All, Part 1''

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

  • Alvin Campaña - Departures - Cambodia
  • Eric Abboud, Derek Esposito, Seth Poulin, Jeff Reynolds, Nick Taylor - Project Runway Canada - Re-Fashioning the Houses
  • Joshua Eady - Departures - Cuba
  • Dave Goard - Holmes in New Orleans - Going Home
  • Jordan Krug - ''Departures - Zambia''

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

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

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

  • Tom Conroy, Colman Corish - The Tudors, Episode 204
  • Aidan Leroux - Booky's Crush
  • Louise Middleton - Wild Roses - Boom and Bust
  • Louise Middleton - The Secret of the Nutcracker
  • Delarey Wagener, Craig Sandells - ''Diamonds''

Best Achievement in Main Title Design

  • Kim Jackson, Ron Gervais, Mike McDougall - Flashpoint, Main Title Sequence
  • Shane Kinnear, Kevin Chandoo, Brent Whitmore - Murdoch Mysteries, Main Title Sequence
  • Kevin Micallef, Brant Forrest, Don Gauthier, Glen Wyand - Grossology, Main Title Sequence
  • Alain Provost, Aileen McBride, Michel Mercier, Theresa Warburton - 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • Boyne Stergulc - ''2009 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards''

Best Costume Design

Best Achievement in Make-Up

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program

  • Paul Williamson, Tom Bjelic, Steve Foster, Allan Fung, John Laing, Steve Moore, Tim O'Connell, Michael Playfair - Everest
  • Ken Biehl, Scott Aitken, Stephen Cheung, Ian Emberton, Don Harrison, Ian Mackie, Greg Stewart - Elijah
  • Janice Ierulli, Kevin Banks, Harry Barnes, Brock Capell, Martin Lee, Colin Scott McFarlane, Ian Rankin, Mark Shnuriwsky - ''Diamonds''

Best Sound in a Dramatic Series

  • Jane Tattersall, Daniel Birch, Yuri Gorbachow, Martin Lee, Kirk Lynds, David McCallum, Dale Sheldrake, Goro Koyama - The Tudors, Episode 210
  • Sid Lieberman, Richard Calistan, Steve Foster, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, Ron Osiowy, Paul Shubat - Heartland - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
  • David McCallum, Mike Baskerville, Sue Conley, Steve Hammond, Janice Ierulli, Mark Shnuriwsky, Paul Williamson, Zenon Waschuk - Flashpoint - Who’s George?
  • Russell Walker, Eric Apps, Stefan Fraticelli, Herwig Gayer, Alastair Gray, Rich Harkness, Ian Rodness, Tim O’Connell - ''The Border - Going Dark''

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

  • John Laing, Christian Cooke, Allan Fung, Tim O’Connell - Billable Hours - Pigeon Lawyer
  • Ryan Araki, Simon Berry, Sue Robertson, Julia Snell - Willa's Wild Life - Spider Girl, Willa on Ice
  • Simon Bowers, Howard Baggley, Peter Campbell, Matt Lamarche, Doug McClement, Michael Molineux, Dean Roney - Juno Awards of 2009
  • Simon Bowers, Floyd Burrell, Peter Campbell, Orin Isaacs, Al Miller, Peter Stoynich - ''Canadian Idol - Top 2 Results Show''

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

  • Bruce Cameron, Jean Asselin, Adrian Tucker - The Musical Brain
  • Ewan Deane, Patrick Brereton, Jim Ursulak - Combat School - One Platoon
  • Jody Ellis, Alan Geldart - India Reborn - Manufacturing Dreams
  • Allan Fung, Dale Lennon, Steve Moore - Death or Canada
  • Alex Salter - ''Flipping Out''

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series

Best Original Music for a Dramatic Program, Mini-Series or TV Movie

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

  • Daniel Séguin - The Wild Horse Redemption
  • Christopher Dedrick - Death or Canada
  • Christopher Dedrick - The Body Machine
  • Edmund Eagan - Flicker
  • Eric LeMoyne - ''Liberty, USA''

Best Original Music for a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Reality Program or Series

Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series

Special Awards