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Find sources: "2nd Gemini Awards" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The **2nd [Gemini Awards](/source/Gemini_Awards)** were held on December 8, 1987, to honour achievements in [Canadian television](/source/Television_in_Canada).[1] It was broadcast on [CBC](/source/CBC_Television). ## Awards ### Best Comedy Program or Series - ***[Seeing Things](/source/Seeing_Things_(TV_series))*** - *[Hangin' In](/source/Hangin'_In)* ### Best Dramatic Series - ***[Night Heat](/source/Night_Heat)*** - *[Red Serge](/source/Red_Serge_(TV_series))* - *[Street Legal](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))* ### Best Dramatic Mini Series - ***[Ford: The Man and the Machine](/source/Ford%3A_The_Man_and_the_Machine)*** - *[Sword of Gideon](/source/Sword_of_Gideon)* ### Best Information Program or Series - ***[The Journal](/source/The_Journal_(Canadian_TV_show))*** - *[Midday](/source/Midday_(CBC))* - *[The Fifth Estate](/source/The_Fifth_Estate_(TV))* - *[W5](/source/W-FIVE)* ### Best Children's Series - ***[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)*** - *[Fraggle Rock](/source/Fraggle_Rock)* - *[Spirit Bay](/source/Spirit_Bay)* - *What's New?* ### Best Writing in a Dramatic Program - ***[Night Heat](/source/Night_Heat)*** - *[Street Legal](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))* - *[The Beachcombers](/source/The_Beachcombers)* - *[The Campbells](/source/The_Campbells)* ### Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series - ***[The S and M Comic Book](/source/The_S_and_M_Comic_Book)*** - *[Fraggle Rock](/source/Fraggle_Rock)* - *[Seeing Things](/source/Seeing_Things_(TV_series))* ### Best Direction in a Dramatic Series or Comedy Series - ***[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)*** - *[Danger Bay](/source/Danger_Bay)* - *[Seeing Things](/source/Seeing_Things_(TV_series))* - *[Street Legal](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))* - *[The Campbells](/source/The_Campbells)* ### Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series - **[Louis Del Grande](/source/Louis_Del_Grande), *[Seeing Things](/source/Seeing_Things_(TV_series))*** - [David Eisner](/source/David_Eisner_(actor)), *[Hangin' In](/source/Hangin'_In)* ### Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series - **[Dinah Christie](/source/Dinah_Christie), *[Check it Out](/source/Check_it_Out!_(Canadian_TV_series))*** - [Lally Cadeau](/source/Lally_Cadeau), *[Hangin' In](/source/Hangin'_In)* - [Martha Gibson](/source/Martha_Gibson), *[Seeing Things](/source/Seeing_Things_(TV_series))* - [Janet-Laine Green](/source/Janet-Laine_Green), *[Seeing Things](/source/Seeing_Things_(TV_series))* ### Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series - **[Winston Rekert](/source/Winston_Rekert), *[Adderly](/source/Adderly)*** - [Scott Hylands](/source/Scott_Hylands), *[Night Heat](/source/Night_Heat)* - [Pat Mastroianni](/source/Pat_Mastroianni), *[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)* - [Eric Peterson](/source/Eric_Peterson), *[Street Legal](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))* - [Allan Royal](/source/Allan_Royal), *[Night Heat](/source/Night_Heat)* ### Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series - **[Dixie Seatle](/source/Dixie_Seatle), *[Adderly](/source/Adderly)*** - [Stacie Mistysyn](/source/Stacie_Mistysyn), *[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)* - [Nicole Stoffman](/source/Nicole_Stoffman), *[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)* - [Amber-Lea Weston](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amber-Lea_Weston&action=edit&redlink=1), *[The Campbells](/source/The_Campbells)* ### Best Performance by a Broadcast Journalist - **[Joe Schlesinger](/source/Joe_Schlesinger)** - [Hana Gartner](/source/Hana_Gartner) - [Eric Malling](/source/Eric_Malling) - [Terence McKenna](/source/Terence_McKenna_(film_producer)) ### Earle Grey Award - **[Lorne Greene](/source/Lorne_Greene)** ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Night Heat tops Gemini awards"](https://cinemacanada.athabascau.ca/index.php/cinema/article/viewFile/3848/3885). Cinema Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2024. v t e Canadian Screen Awards By year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Canadian Film Awards (film, 1949–1978) 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 Genie Awards (film, 1979–2012) 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990/91 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ACTRA Awards (television, 1972–1986) 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Gemini Awards (television, 1986–2012) 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Film awards by category Motion Picture Lead Performance, Comedy Lead Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Director Animated Short Art Direction and Production Design Casting Cinematography Cinematography in a Documentary Costume Design Editing Editing in a Documentary Feature Length Documentary Hair Live Action Short Makeup Original Music in a Documentary Original Score Original Song Performance in a Short Film Screenplay (Original and Adapted) Short Documentary Sound Editing Sound Mixing Sound Design in a Documentary Stunt Coordination Visual Effects Golden Screen John Dunning Best First Feature Award Television awards by category Comedy Series Drama Series TV Movie Children's or Youth Fiction Series Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Series Pre-School Series Reality/Competition Series Leading Performance, Comedy Leading Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Ensemble Performance in Variety or Sketch Comedy Direction, Children's or Youth Performance, Children's or Youth Writing, Children's or Youth Casting Donald Brittain Award Rob Stewart Award Special awards Academy Achievement Award Earle Grey Award Gordon Sinclair Award Radius Award Discontinued awards Bijou Awards (1981) Actor (1968-2022) Actor - Non-Feature (1969–81) Actress (1968-2022) Actress - Non-Feature (1969–81) Lead Performance in a Film (2022) Lead Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Foreign Actor (1980–83) Foreign Actress (1980–83) Supporting Actor (1968-2022) Supporting Actress (1968-2022) Supporting Performance in a Film (2022) Theatrical Short (1949–96) Children's or Youth Program (1986-2002) Host, Children's or Youth Program (2008-2016) Individual or Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (1992-2000) Individual Performance in a Comedy (2001-2010) John Drainie Award (1968-2000) Special Achievement Foster Hewitt Award (1975-1986) Wendy Michener Award (1969-1978) Diversity Award (1992-2016) Margaret Collier Award (1986-2020) Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2nd Gemini Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Gemini_Awards) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Gemini_Awards?action=history)). 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