{{Short description|1997 awards for Canadian television}} {{Use Canadian English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox award | name = 11th Gemini Awards | image = | caption = | date = June 6, 1997. | venue = [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] | host = [[Albert Schultz]] | most_nominations = | most_wins = | network = [[CBC Television]] | previous = [[10th Gemini Awards|1996]] | main = [[Gemini Awards]] | next = [[12th Gemini Awards|1998]] }}
The [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]]'s '''11th [[Gemini Awards]]''' was held on June 6, 1997, to honour achievements in [[Television in Canada|Canadian television]]. The awards show, which was hosted by [[Albert Schultz]], took place at the [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] and was broadcast on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Television]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Due South wins best drama Gemini |url=https://playbackonline.ca/1997/03/10/5967-19970310/ |website=playbackonline.ca |publisher=Playback |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
==Best Dramatic Series== * '''''[[Due South]]''''' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]. Producers: George Bloomfield, Jeff King, [[Robert Wertheimer]] * ''[[Forever Knight]]'' - Paragon Entertainment. Producers: Richard Borchiver, [[James D. Parriott]], Jon Slan * ''[[North of 60]]'' - Seven24 Films. Producers: Tom Cox, Peter David Lauterman, Doug MacLeod * ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season'' - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: [[Trudy Grant]], John Ryan, [[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]] * ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]]'' - Atlantis Films. Producers: Alyson Feltes, Mary Kahn, [[Seaton McLean]], [[David Shore]]
==Best Short Dramatic Program== * '''''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]] - A Stitch in Time''''' - Atlantis Films, Trilogy Entertainment. Producers: [[Pen Densham]], Brent Karl Jackson, James Nadler, [[Richard B. Lewis]], [[Brad Wright]], John Watson * ''Curiosities'' - [[Sienna Films]], Mecca Films. Producers: Julia Sereny, [[David Vainola]] * ''Dinner Along the Amazon'' - [[Protocol Entertainment]]. Producers: Anita Herczeg, [[Steven Levitan]], Patrick Sisam * ''Scrounger'' - Independent Moving Pictures. Producers: Don Copeman, Lori Kuffner, Gail Tilson * ''Twisted Sheets'' - Socorro Productions, Wildcard Films, [[National Screen Institute]], [[Canwest]] Global, Producers: [[Chris Deacon]], Cheryl Zalameda
==Best TV Movie== * '''''[[Net Worth (1995 film)|Net Worth]]''''' - Morningstar Entertainment. Producer: Bernard Zukerman * ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster'' - Barna-Alper Productions, [[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]. Producers: [[Laszlo Barna]], Anne Wheeler * ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' - Producer: [[Phil Savath]] * ''[[Under the Piano]]'' - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: [[Trudy Grant]], [[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]] * ''The War Between Us'' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis]], Troika Productions. Producers: Bill Gray, Valerie Gray, Walter Daroshin
==Best Music Variety Program or Series== * '''''[[September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill]]''''' - [[Rhombus Media]]. Producers: [[Niv Fichman]], [[Larry Weinstein]] * ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce|1995 Year of the Farce]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Roger Abbott]], [[Don Ferguson (actor)|Don Ferguson]], Brian Robertson * ''[[Juno Awards of 1996]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[Insight Productions]]. Producers: Sue Brophey, [[John Brunton (producer)|John Brunton]], Martha Kehoe * ''The 7th Annual [[YTV Achievement Awards]]'' - [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]. Producers: Joanne P. Jackson, Ian Murray * ''Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Sandra Faire]]
==Best Comedy Series== *'''''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]], Series III''''' - [[Salter Street Films]], [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Geoff D’Eon, [[Michael Donovan]], Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Marilyn Richardson * ''Comics!'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Joe Bodolai]], [[Sandra Faire]], Pam MacFarlane * ''[[The Red Green Show|The New Red Green Show]]'' - [[S&S Productions]]. Producers: Bill Johnston, Ron Lillie, [[Steve Smith (comedian)|Steve Smith]]
==[[Donald Brittain]] Award for Best Documentary Program== * '''''[[Utshimassits: Place of the Boss]]''''' - Triad Film Productions, John Walker Productions, [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producers: Peter d’Entremont, Mike Mahoney, [[John Walker (filmmaker)|John Walker]] * ''Fire and Water'' - Bishari Films, [[TVOntario]]. Producers: [[Shelley Saywell]] * ''Scenes From a Corner Store'' - Sleeping Giant Productions. Producer: Sun-Kyung Yi * ''Summer in the Cherry Orchard'' - Orchard Productions, [[TVOntario]]. Producer: Ann Bromley * ''The True Story of Linda M.'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producers: [[Norma Bailey]], Joe MacDonald
==Best Documentary Series== * '''''[[Witness (TV series)|Witness]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Mark Starowicz]] * ''[[Forbidden Places (TV series)|Forbidden Places]]'' - Television Renaissance. Producer: Aiken Scherberger * ''From the Heart'' - [[TVOntario]]. Producer: [[Rudy Buttignol]] * ''[[Man Alive (Canadian TV program)|Man Alive]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Louise Lore * ''[[The Nature of Things]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: James Murray * ''[[The View from Here (TV series)|The View from Here]]'' - [[TVOntario]]. Producer: [[Rudy Buttignol]]
==Best Science, Technology, Nature and Environment Documentary Program== * '''''Ebola: Inside an Outbreak''''' (aka ''Plague Fighters'') - Associated Producers. Producers: [[Ric Esther Bienstock]], Elliott Halpern, [[Simcha Jacobovici]] * ''Heart of the People'' - Gryphon Productions. Producers: [[Peter von Puttkamer]], Sheera von Puttkamer * ''In My Own Time: Diary of a Cancer Patient'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producers: Jerry Krepakevich, Graydon McCrea, Joseph Viszmeg * ''The Living Tides of Fundy'' - [[TVOntario]], [[Discovery Channel]]. Producer: Stuart Beecroft * ''[[The Nature of Things]] - Food or Famine'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: John Bassett
==Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program== * '''''Behind & Above: The Wings of Fire''''' - Les Productions de L’Encrier. Producers: [[René Chénier]], [[Serge Ladouceur]] * ''The Band'' - Hallway Productions. Producer: Gregory Hall * ''Dido and Aeneas'' - [[Rhombus Media]]. Producers: [[Niv Fichman]], [[Daniel Iron]] * ''Frankie and Walter: One More Time'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Saskatchewan, Camera West Film Associates. Producers: Don Copeman, Joan Speirs * ''The Lost Garden'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producer: Josee Beaudet
==Best Information Series== * '''''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[David Studer]], Susan Teskey * ''[[@discovery.ca|Daily Planet]]'' - [[Discovery Channel]]. Producer: Paul Lewis * ''The National/[[CBC News]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Tony Burman]], Ian Cameron, Cynthia Kinch * ''[[CBC News: Sunday Night|Sunday Report]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Jay Mowat, Jonathan Whitten * ''[[Venture (TV series)|Venture]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Joy Crysdale, Linda Sims
==Best Information Segment== * '''''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - The Man Who Made Waves''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Julian Sher]] * ''CTV News - Melinda'' – [[CTV Television Network]]. Producer: Mark Schneider * ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - False Hope, Stolen Lives'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Neil Docherty * ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - A Free Man'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Morris Karp * ''The National/[[CBC News]] - An Officer and His Men: General D’Allaire and Rwanda'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Neil Macdonald]], Andrea Thiel * ''The National/[[CBC News]] - Harvesting the City: The Wonder of Garbage'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Jennifer Scott
==Best Lifestyle Information Series== * '''''Gilmour On The Arts''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Donna Lee Aprile, Maria Mironowicz * ''50/UP'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Shafik Obrai * ''Flightpath'' - Screenlife Productions. Producers: Mike Feheley, Tom Gould, [[Michael Maclear]] * ''Harrowsmith Country Life'' - Stone Soup Productions. Producers: Janice Dawe, Susan Fleming, Anne Pick * ''[[On the Road Again (TV series)|On the Road Again]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Paul Harrington
==Best Animated Program or Series== * '''''[[ReBoot]]''''' - [[Mainframe Studios|Mainframe Entertainment]], [[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]], BLT Productions. Producers: Christopher Brough, Ian Pearson, Stephane Reichel * ''[[The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]'' - [[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]] Films. Producers: [[Micheline Charest]], [[Ronald A. Weinberg]], Cassandra Schafhausen * ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]'' - [[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]] Films. Producers: [[Micheline Charest]], Nancy Steingard, Cassandra Schafhausen * ''The Neverending Story'' - [[Nelvana]]. Producers: [[Michael Hirsh (producer)|Michael Hirsh]], [[Patrick Loubert]], [[Clive A. Smith]]
==Best Youth Program or Series== * '''''The Composers’ Specials: [[Handel's Last Chance]]''''' - Devine Entertainment. Producers: [[David Devine (director)|David Devine]], Richard Mozer, Jan Oparty * ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'' - [[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]] Films. Producers: [[Micheline Charest]], DJ MacHale, [[Ronald A. Weinberg]] * ''Heck’s Way Home'' - Atlantis Films, Credo Entertainment. Producers: Bill Gray, Valerie Gray, Derek Mazur * ''Inquiring Minds'' - [[TVOntario]]. Producers: Michael Kinney, Chris Robinson * ''[[Madison (TV series)|Madison]]'' - Forefront Entertainment. Producers: Helena Cynamon, Gillian Lindsay, Peter Mitchell, Mickey Rogers, Teri Woods-McArter
==Best Children’s Program or Series== * '''''[[The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon]]''''' - [[Breakthrough Entertainment]]. Producers: Ira Levy, Paula Smith, Peter Williamson * ''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]'' - [[Protocol Entertainment]]. Producer: [[Steven Levitan]] * ''[[Groundling Marsh]]'' - Portfolio Film & Television, J.A. Delmage Productions. Producers: John Delmage, Lisa Olfman, Joy L. Rosen * ''On My Mind'' - The Film Works, [[Mind's Eye Entertainment]]. Producers: Eric Jordan, Rob King, Paul Stephens * ''[[Shining Time Station]] - Second Chances'' - Catalyst Entertainment. Producers: [[Britt Allcroft]], Nancy Chapelle, Rick Siggelkow
==Best Sports Program or Series== * '''''Athens to Atlanta: The Olympic Spirit''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Carl Karp, Terry Ludwick, [[Doug Sellars]] * ''CBC Toronto Evening News - Hoop Dream Duo'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Debbie Lightle-Quan, Jamie Purdon, Jill Troyer * ''Elvis and Friends on Tour'' - [[CTV Television Network]]. Producers: Douglas Beeforth, Laura Mellanby * ''Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team'' - Northern Sky Entertainment. Producers: Wayne Abbott, Chris McCracken, Dave Toms * ''The National, Sports - The Death of Sergei Grinkov'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Ken Dodd, Chris Irwin, Jay Mowat * ''NewsWorld Game Night - Sports and the Referendum'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Newsworld. Producers: Ken Dodd, Jay Mowat, Vac Verikaitis
==Best Live Sporting Event== * '''''Centennial Olympic Games - Day 1 to 16''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Joel Darling, Lee Herberman, Terry Ludwick, [[Doug Sellars]] * ''Molson NHL Tonight on TSN - Last Game at the Montreal Forum'' - [[The Sports Network|TSN]]. Producer: Gord Cutler * ''NBA on CTV: Bulls at Raptors - Rod Black'' - [[CTV Television Network]]. Producers: Douglas Beeforth, W. Jeffrey Mather, Laura Mellanby
==Best Special Event Coverage== * '''''The Quebec Referendum''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Newsworld. Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker, Chris Waddell * ''The Atlanta Olympic Bombing'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Newsworld. Producers: Arnold Amber, Mark Bulgutch, Edith Champagne, Dave Matthews * ''Canada in Space'' - [[Discovery Channel]]. Producer: Paul Lewis
==Best Direction in a Dramatic Program== * '''[[Jerry Ciccoritti]]''' - ''[[Net Worth (1995 film)|Net Worth]]'' (Morningstar Entertainment) * [[Sturla Gunnarsson]] - ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster'' (Barna-Alper Productions/[[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * Stefan Scaini - ''[[Under the Piano]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Stephen Surjik]] - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Anne Wheeler - ''The War Between Us'' (Atlantis Films/Troika Productions)
==Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series== * '''[[Jerry Ciccoritti]]''' - ''Straight Up - Small Bang Theory'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * Steve Dimarco - ''[[Due South]] - White Men Can’t Jump to Conclusions'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * Graeme Lynch - ''Flash Forward - Fresh Start All Over Again'' (Atlantis Films) * Graeme Lynch - ''[[Madison (TV series)|Madison]] - Free Falling'' (Forefront Entertainment) * [[Clement Virgo]] - ''[[Side Effects (TV series)|Side Effects]] - Easy Breathing'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[David Winning]] - ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]] - The Tale of C7'' ([[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]] Films)
==Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== * '''[[Larry Weinstein]]''' - ''[[September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill]]'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * Larry Bauman - ''Frankie and Walter: One More Time'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) Saskatchewan/Camera West) * Diane Boyer - ''The Philosopher Kings in Concert'' (Melodeum Productions) * Ian Murray - ''The 7th Annual [[YTV Achievement Awards]]'' ([[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]) * Patricia Smith-Strom - ''[[Adrienne Clarkson Presents]] - Infused with Light: A Journey with Mary Pratt'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Barbara Willis Sweete - ''Dido and Aeneas'' ([[Rhombus Media]])
==Best Direction in an Information Program or Series== * '''Neil Docherty''' - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Butting In'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Wayne Abbott - ''Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team'' (Northern Sky Entertainment) * Lynn Burgess - ''The National/CBC News - French Revolution: The Sequel'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Janet Thomson - ''The National/CBC News - Harvesting the City: The Wonder of Garbage'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Claude Vickery - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Still Standing'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series== * '''Joseph Viszmeg''' - ''In My Own Time: Diary of a Cancer Patient'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) * [[Ric Esther Bienstock]] - ''Ebola: Inside an Outbreak'' (Associated Producers) * [[Shelley Saywell]] - ''Fire and Water'' (Bishari Films) * [[John Walker (filmmaker)|John Walker]] - ''[[Utshimassits: Place of the Boss]]'' (Triad Film Productions/John Walker Productions/[[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) * [[Thomas Wallner]], [[Larry Weinstein]] - ''Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * [[John Zaritsky]] - ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]] - Murder on Abortion Row'' ([[PBS]])
==Best Writing in a Dramatic Program== * '''[[Dennis Foon]]''' - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Lionel Chetwynd]] - ''[[Kissinger and Nixon]]'' (Paragon Entertainment) * Roger Larry, Sandra Tomc - ''Tested'' (Tested Productions/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Anne Wheeler, J.W. Meadowfield - ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster'' (Barna-Alper Productions/[[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * Pete White - ''The Legend of the Ruby Silver'' (Silver Productions/Kootenay Island Productions)
==Best Writing in a Dramatic Series== * '''[[Hart Hanson]]''' - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - Dancing with Mr. D'' (Atlantis Films) * [[Paul Gross]], [[John Krizanc]], [[Paul Quarrington]] - ''[[Due South]] - All the Queen’s Horses'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * [[Paul Haggis]] - ''[[Due South]] - Bird in the Hand'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * Peter David Lauterman - ''[[North of 60]] - The Weight'' (Seven24 Films) * [[David Shore]] - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - The Enemy Without'' (Atlantis Films) * [[Tim Southam]] - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - Long Live the King'' (Atlantis Films)
==Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series== * '''[[Paul Bellini]], [[Cathy Jones]], Ed MacDonald, [[Rick Mercer]], Alan Resnick, [[Greg Thomey]], [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]]''' - ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]] - Public Service Strike/Airbus Affair'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Joe Bodolai]], [[Mark Farrell (comedian)|Mark Farrell]], [[Elvira Kurt]], Lawrence Morgenstern, Bill Murtagh, [[Albert Schultz]] - ''1996 Gemini Awards'' (Quality Shows/ACCTV) * [[Rick Green (comedian)|Rick Green]], [[Steve Smith (comedian)|Steve Smith]], Peter Wildman - ''[[The Red Green Show|The New Red Green Show]] - Network Deal'' ([[S&S Productions]]) * Gord Holtam, [[John Morgan (comedian)|John Morgan]], Rick Olsen - ''Royal Canadian Air Farce - Oct. 17, 1995'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Jack Bond - ''True North Concert 1996'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series== * '''Jack Kuper''' - ''Who was Jerzy Kosinski?'' (Kuper Productions) * [[Katerina Cizek]], [[Els De Temmerman]], Anna Van der Wee - ''From the Heart - The Dead are Alive'' ([[TVOntario]]) * Judy Jackson - ''Blind Faith: Requiem for Revolution'' (Alma Productions/[[TVOntario]]) * [[Thomas Wallner]], [[Larry Weinstein]] - ''Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * [[John Zaritsky]] - ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]] - Murder on Abortion Row'' ([[PBS]])
==Best Writing in an Information Program or Series== * '''[[Linden MacIntyre]]''' - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Butting In'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Leslie MacKinnon - ''The National/CBC News - In the Name of Lenin'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Terence McKenna - ''The National/CBC News - Campaign for Quebec'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Carol Off]] - ''The National/CBC News - Children of Chernobyl'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program== * '''Marlene Matthews''' - ''The Composers’ Specials – [[Handel's Last Chance]]'' (Devine Entertainment) * [[Dan Angel]], Billy Brown - ''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]] - The Cuckoo Clock of Doom'' ([[Protocol Entertainment]]) * [[Heather Conkie]] - ''My Mother’s Ghost'' (Credo Entertainment/[[Buffalo Gal Pictures]]) * [[Chris Haddock]] - ''Heck’s Way Home'' (Atlantis Films/Credo Entertainment) * [[Scott Peters (writer)|Scott Peters]] - ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]] - The Tale of Station 109.1'' ([[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]] Films) * [[Sugith Varughese]] - ''On My Mind - The Secret Life of Goldfish'' (Film Works/[[Mind's Eye Entertainment]])
==Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program== * '''[[Aidan Devine]]''' - ''[[Net Worth (1995 film)|Net Worth]]'' (Morningstar Entertainment) * [[Beau Bridges]] - ''[[Kissinger and Nixon]]'' (Paragon Entertainment) * [[Nicholas Campbell]] - ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster'' (Barna-Alper Productions/[[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * [[Brendan Fletcher]] - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Ron Silver]] - ''[[Kissinger and Nixon]]'' (Paragon Entertainment)
==Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program== * '''[[Barbara Williams (actress)|Barbara Williams]]''' - ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster'' (Barna-Alper Productions/[[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * [[Tanya Allen]] - ''Lives of Girls & Women'' (Paragon Entertainment) * [[Rachael Crawford]] - ''Captive Heart: The James Mink Story'' (J.M. Story) * [[Elley-Ray Hennessy|Ellen-Ray Hennessy]] - ''[[Spoken Art]]'': "One Last Look in the Mirror" (Sleeping Giant Productions) * Shannon Lawson - ''The War Between Us'' (Atlantis Films/Troika Productions)
==Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role== * '''[[David Cubitt]]''' - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - Into That Good Night'' (Atlantis Films) * [[Robert Bockstael (actor)|Robert Bockstael]] - ''[[North of 60]] - Tango'' (Seven24 Films) * Chris Martin - ''[[Madison (TV series)|Madison]] - Can’t Get No Satisfaction'' (Forefront Entertainment) * [[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - King of the Great White Way'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Peter Stebbings]] - ''[[Madison (TV series)|Madison]] - Free Falling'' (Forefront Entertainment)
==Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role== * '''[[Tina Keeper]]''' - ''[[North of 60]] - The River'' (Seven24 Films) * Stacy Grant - ''[[Madison (TV series)|Madison]] - Can’t Get No Satisfaction'' (Forefront Entertainment) * Barbara Eve Harris - ''[[Side Effects (TV series)|Side Effects]] - You Can Run'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Jennifer Podemski]] - ''[[The Rez]] - Golf and Politics'' (Rez Productions/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Sarah Strange]] - ''[[Madison (TV series)|Madison]] - Full Circle'' (Forefront Entertainment) * [[Gema Zamprogna]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - Return to Me'' (Sullivan Entertainment)
==Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series== * '''[[David Gardner (actor)|David Gardner]]''' - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - The King is Dead'' (Atlantis Films) * [[Edward Atienza]] - ''[[Taking the Falls]] - Last Rite'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] - ''[[Highlander: The Series]] - Courage'' (Filmline International) * [[Callum Keith Rennie]] - ''[[Side Effects (TV series)|Side Effects]] - Snap, Crack, Pop!'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Frank C. Turner]] - ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series|Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years]] - Thicker than Water'' (Telegenic Programs)
==Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series== * '''[[Frances Bay]]''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - After the Ball is Over'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Tantoo Cardinal]] - ''[[North of 60]] - The Weight'' (Seven24 Films) * Doris Chillcott - ''[[North of 60]] - To Have and to Hold'' (Seven24 Films) * [[Carrie-Anne Moss]] - ''[[Due South]] - Juliet is Bleeding'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * Julie Stewart - ''[[North of 60]] - Arrival and Departure'' (Seven24 Films) ==Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series== * '''[[Lubomir Mykytiuk]]''' - ''[[North of 60]] - Refugees'' (Seven24 Films) * [[Nathaniel Arcand]] - ''[[North of 60]] - Traces and Tracks'' (Seven24 Films) * [[David Hewlett]] - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - Bad is Good'' (Atlantis Films) * [[Michael Mahonen]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - Return to Me'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Timothy Webber]] - ''[[North of 60]] - To Have and to Hold'' (Seven24 Films)
==Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series== * '''[[Kay Tremblay]]''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - After the Ball is Over'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * Janet Bailey - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - From Russia with Love'' (Atlantis Films) * [[Patricia Hamilton]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - Davey and the Mermaid'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Terri Hawkes]] - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - The Big Picture'' (Atlantis Films) * [[Ramona Milano]] - ''[[Due South]] - Vault'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
==Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program== * '''[[Al Waxman]]''' - ''[[Net Worth (1995 film)|Net Worth]]'' (Morningstar Entertainment) * [[Graham Greene (actor)|Graham Greene]] - ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]] - The Light Brigade'' (Atlantis Films/Trilogy Entertainment) * [[Stuart Margolin]] - ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster'' (Barna-Alper Productions/[[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * [[Carl Marotte]] - ''[[Net Worth (1995 film)|Net Worth]]'' (Morningstar Entertainment) * [[Dean McDermott]] - ''Lives of Girls & Women'' (Paragon Entertainment) * [[Peter Outerbridge]] - ''Captive Heart: The James Mink Story'' (J.M. Story)
==Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program== * '''[[Teresa Stratas]]''' - ''[[Under the Piano]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Angela Featherstone]] - ''Family of Cops'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * [[Sabrina Grdevich]] - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Mimi Kuzyk]] - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]] - ''The Elf'' (Elf Films)
==Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble) == * '''[[Cathy Jones]], [[Rick Mercer]], [[Greg Thomey]], [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]]''' - ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]] - Public Service Strike/Airbus Affair'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Russell Peters]] - ''Comics!'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Steve Smith (comedian)|Steve Smith]] - ''[[The Red Green Show|The New Red Green Show]] – The Floating Church'' ([[S&S Productions]]) * [[Shawn Thompson]] - ''One Minute to Air'' (Catalyst Entertainment) * [[Roger Abbott]], [[Don Ferguson (actor)|Don Ferguson]], [[Luba Goy]], [[John Morgan (comedian)|John Morgan]] - ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]] - Oct. 17, 1995'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series== * '''[[Buffy Sainte-Marie]]''' - ''Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Gerald Eaton]], [[Craig Hunter]], [[Jason Levine]], Jon Levine, [[James Bryan McCollum]], [[Brian West (musician)|Brian West]] - ''The Philosopher Kings in Concert'' (Melodeum Productions) * [[Alanis Morissette]] - [[Juno Awards of 1996]] ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]/[[Insight Productions]]) * [[Teresa Stratas]] - ''[[September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill]]'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * [[Shania Twain]] - ''George Fox: Time of My Life'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series== * '''[[Ashley MacIsaac]]''' - ''Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards'' (Mellanby Robertson Productions/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Radio]]/[[National Arts Centre]]/[[Canada Council]] of the Arts/Canadian Conference of the Arts/[[Department of Canadian Heritage]]) * Beverley Johnston - ''Performance Impact! - Beverley Johnston, Solo Percussionist'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Mark Morris - ''Dido and Aeneas'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * [[Laura Smith (Canadian singer)|Laura Smith]] - ''Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards'' (Mellanby Robertson Productions)
==Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series== * '''[[Callum Keith Rennie]]''' - ''[[My Life as a Dog (TV series)|My Life as a Dog]] - The Puck Stops Here'' (Credo Entertainment/Atlantis Films) * [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]] - ''Flash Forward - House Party'' (Atlantis Films) * [[Shari Lewis]] - ''Lamb Chop’s Special Chanukah'' (Paragon Entertainment) * Kathryn Long - ''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]] - The Haunted Mask'' ([[Protocol Entertainment]])
==Best Overall Broadcast Journalist ([[Gordon Sinclair]] Award)== * '''[[Victor Malarek]]''' - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Compilation'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Eric Malling]] - ''[[W5 (TV program)|W5]] - New Zealand'' ([[CTV Television Network|CTV]]) * [[Peter Mansbridge]] - ''The National/CBC News - Quebec Referendum Night'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Francine Pelletier (journalist)|Francine Pelletier]] - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Compilation'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Brian Stewart (journalist)|Brian Stewart]] - ''The National/CBC News - National Forum on Remaking Canada'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Reportage== * '''[[Paul Workman (journalist)|Paul Workman]]''' - ''The National/CBC News - Romanian Journey to Canada'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * John Burke - ''News at Noon - Hull Flag Day Protester'' ([[Canwest]] Global) * [[Céline Galipeau]] - ''The National/CBC News - Russia’s Choice'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Dale Goldhawk]] - ''Dale Goldhawk - Sunk Ship'' ([[CTV Television Network|CTV]])
==Best Host, Anchor or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series== * '''[[Lloyd Robertson]]''' - ''Quebec Referendum 95: A Nation in Question'' ([[CTV Television Network|CTV]]) * [[Hana Gartner]] - ''The National/CBC News - Compilation'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Linden MacIntyre]] - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Compilation'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Peter Mansbridge]] - ''The National/CBC News - The Quebec Referendum'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Pamela Wallin]] - ''Pamela Wallin Live - Compilation'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Newsworld)
==Best Host in a Lifestyle, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== * '''[[David Suzuki]]''' - ''[[The Nature of Things]] - Food or Famine'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Peter Jordan (presenter)|Peter Jordan]] - ''24 Hours - Compilation'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Winnipeg) * [[Dini Petty]] - ''Dini'' (BBS Productions) * [[Daniel Richler]] - ''Big Life with Daniel Richler - Compilation'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Evan Solomon]] - ''FutureWorld - Faith Popcorn'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Sports Broadcaster== * '''[[Ron MacLean]]''' - ''Centennial Olympic Games: Day 1 to 16'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[Terry Leibel]] - ''Centennial Olympic Games: Day 1 to 16'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * [[John Saunders (journalist)|John Saunders]] - ''Toronto Raptors Basketball - Raptors vs. Clippers'' ([[CTV Television Network|CTV]]) * [[Dan Shulman]] - ''Labatt Blue Jays Baseball on TSN'' ([[The Sports Network|TSN]]) * [[Brian Williams (sportscaster)|Brian Williams]] - ''Centennial Olympic Games: Day 1 to 16'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series== * '''Michael Storey''' - ''Captive Heart: The James Mink Story'' (JM Story Productions) * Malcolm Cross - ''[[Due South]] - Mask'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * [[Rene Ohashi]] - ''The War Between Us'' (Atlantis Films/Troika Productions) * Stephen Reizes - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== * '''Horst Zeidler''' - ''[[September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill]]'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * Gilray Densham - ''George Fox: Time of My Life'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Gilray Densham - ''Kraft Dreams on Ice'' (Baton Broadcasting) * David A. Greene - ''Goodnight'' (Paulus Productions) * Mark Punga - ''Performance Impact! - Beverley Johnston, Solo Percussionist'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Photography in an Information/Documentary Program or Series== * '''Rodney Charters''' - ''Flightpath – Bandage-One'' (Screenlife Productions) * Wayne Abbott - ''Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team'' (Northern Sky Entertainment) * Robert Brooks - ''Helen Lucas: Her Journey – Our Journey'' (Davey Productions) * Ihor Macijiwsky - ''Great Canadian Parks'' (Good Earth Productions) * Don Purser - ''Ebola: Inside an Outbreak'' (Associated Producers) * Karl Roeder - ''[[Forbidden Places (TV series)|Forbidden Places]]'': "Transgenesis" (Television Renaissance)
==Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series== * '''Alison Grace''' - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * James Bredin - ''Straight Up - Big Time'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * George Roulston - ''[[Net Worth (1995 film)|Net Worth]]'' (Morningstar Entertainment) * Jeff Warren - ''Diana Kilmury: Teamster'' (Barna-Alper Productions/[[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
==Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== * '''[[David New]]''' - ''[[September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill]]'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * James Ho Lim - ''[[Adrienne Clarkson Presents]] - Barracuda, My Love'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Al Manson - ''Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Jack Walker - ''Music: A Family Tradition'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series== * '''Reid Dennison''' - ''Jesus in Russia: An American Holy War'' (Associated Producers) * Wayne Anderson - ''The Sterilization of Leilani Muir'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) * Paul Hartley - ''Prisoner 88'' (ARK Films) * Bruce Lange - ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]] - Murder on Abortion Row'' ([[PBS]]) * Ion Webster, [[Steve Weslak]] - ''Ebola: Inside an Outbreak'' (Associated Producers)
==Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series== * '''Greg West''' - ''Lloyd Robertson in China'' ([[CTV Television Network|CTV]]) * Gary Akenhead - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Ratline to Canada'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Tony Cottrell, Dean Evans - ''Utopia Cafe (Season Two) - Passion'' (Utopia Cafe Productions/Heartland Motion Pictures/Platypus Productions/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Saskatoon) * Ross Lewchuk, Warren Young - ''[[Undercurrents (TV series)|Undercurrents]] - Dial Scanner for Murder/Not Watching tv/@jessica.com'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Ken MacNeil, George Saturnino - ''Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team'' (Northern Sky Entertainment)
==Best Visual Effects== * '''Mike Day, Noel Hooper, Stephen Roloff, Neil Williamson''' - ''[[Night of the Twisters (film)|Night of the Twisters]]'' (Atlantis Films) * Jon Campfens - ''Gridlock'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * John A. Gajdecki - ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]] - The Refuge'' (Atlantis Films/Trilogy Entertainment)
==Best Production Design or Art Direction== * '''[[Michael Levine (set designer)|Michael Levine]], Marian Wihak''' - ''[[September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill]]'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * William Beeton - ''Captive Heart: The James Mink Story'' (J.M. Story) * Lawrence Collett - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Jeff Ginn - ''Lives of Girls & Women'' (Paragon Entertainment) * Arthur Herriott - ''[[Net Worth (1995 film)|Net Worth]]'' (Morningstar Entertainment)
==Best Costume Design== * '''Ruth Secord''' - ''[[Under the Piano]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * Tulla Nixon - ''[[Net Worth (1995 film)|Net Worth]]'' (Morningstar Entertainment) * Ruth Secord - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - Woman of Importance'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * Delphine White - ''Lives of Girls & Women'' (Paragon Entertainment) * Beverley Wowchuk - ''The War Between Us'' (Atlantis Films/Troika Productions)
==Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series== * '''Barry Gilmore, Jeremy MacLaverty, Daniel Pellerin, Chaim Gilad, Keith Elliott''' - ''[[Under the Piano]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * Tom Bjelic, Ao Loo, Dale Sheldrake, Lou Solakofski, [[Orest Sushko]] - ''Captive Heart: The James Mink Story'' (J.M. Story) * David Evans, Mark Gingras, Leon Richard Johnson, John Sievert, [[John Douglas Smith]], Lou Solakofski, [[Orest Sushko]] - ''Heck’s Way Home'' (Atlantis Films/Credo Entertainment) * Anke Bakker, Jacqueline Cristianini, Hans Fousek, Dean Giammarco, Bill Moore, Paul Sharpe - ''[[Little Criminals (film)|Little Criminals]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Louis Collin, Jérôme Décarie, Katherine Fitzgerald, Alain Roy, Raymond Vermette - ''The Whole of the Moon'' ([[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]] Films)
==Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== * '''Keith Bonnell, Simon Bowers, Ron Searles''' - ''Music: A Family Tradition'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Rene Beaudry, Mike Farrington, Neal Gaudet, Allan Scarth - ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]] - Public Service Strike/Airbus Affair'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Simon Bowers, Ian Dunbar, Bruce Graham, Rance Nakamura, Dave Ripka - ''[[Juno Awards of 1996]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]/[[Insight Productions]] * Jim Longo, Kevan Staples - ''Buck Staghorn’s Animal Bites - Rainforest Bites'' (Keg Productions) * Simon Bowers, Peter Campbell, [[Jack Lenz]] - ''Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series== * '''Paul Durand, Eckardt Hellmich, [[David McCallum (sound editor)|David McCallum]], Lou Solakofski, [[Jane Tattersall]]''' - ''Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) * Alan Edwards - ''The National/CBC News - Harvesting the City: The Wonder of Garbage'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Keith Bonnell, Terence McKeown, Robert Salter - ''Pandora’s Double Helix: The Promise and Perils of DNA Research'' (Raincoast Storylines) * Brian Campbell, Gael MacLean, Terence McKeown - ''Whisky Man: Inside the Dynasty of Samuel Bronfman'' ([[Paperny Entertainment]] Films) * David Taylor - ''[[Witness (TV series)|Witness]] - Wired for Sex'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
==Best Original Music Score for a Program== * '''[[George Blondheim]]''' - ''The War Between Us'' (Atlantis Films/Troika Productions) * [[Amin Bhatia]] - ''Gridlock'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) * [[Edmund Eagan]] - ''Curiosities'' ([[Sienna Films]]/Mecca Films) * Jonathan Goldsmith - ''[[Kissinger and Nixon]]'' (Paragon Entertainment) * Neil Smolar - ''Captive Heart: The James Mink Story'' (J.M. Story)
==Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series== * '''Christopher Dedrick''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - Secrets and Sacrifices'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Michael Conway Baker]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - King of the Great White Way'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Mychael Danna]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]: The Final Season - Davey and the Mermaid'' (Sullivan Entertainment) * [[Fred Mollin]] - ''[[Forever Knight]] - Ashes to Ashes'' (Paragon Entertainment) * [[Lou Natale]] - ''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]] - The Enemy Without'' (Atlantis Films)
==Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series== * '''Aaron Davis, John Lang''' - ''Ebola: Inside an Outbreak'' (Associated Producers) * Graeme Coleman - ''Whisky Man: Inside the Dynasty of Samuel Bronfman'' ([[Paperny Entertainment]]) * Robert Hart - ''[[Forbidden Places (TV series)|Forbidden Places]]'': "Unauthorized Access" (Television Renaissance) * [[Mark Korven]] - ''Summer in the Cherry Orchard'' (Orchard Productions) * Peter Mundinger - ''Fresh Paint: Birth of a Team'' (Northern Sky Entertainment)
==Special Awards== *Outstanding Technical Achievement Award: [[CTV Television Network]] *Chrysler's Canada's Choice Award: ''[[Due South]]'' *[[Canada Award]]: ''[[The Mind of a Child]]'', Gary Marcuse, Face to Face Media *[[Academy Achievement Award]]: Arthur Weinthal *[[John Drainie Award]]: [[Joe Schlesinger]] *[[Earle Grey Award]]: [[Gordon Pinsent]]
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