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Find sources: "3rd Gemini Awards" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The **3rd [Gemini Awards](/source/Gemini_Awards)** were held in 1988 to honour achievements in [Canadian television](/source/Television_in_Canada).[1] The ceremonies were sponsored by the [Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television) and held at the [Metro Toronto Convention Centre](/source/Metro_Toronto_Convention_Centre) on 29 and 30 November.[2] It was broadcast on [CBC](/source/CBC_Television). ## Awards ### Programs Best Drama Series Best Dramatic Miniseries Degrassi Junior High He Shoots, He Scores Night Heat Street Legal Anne of Avonlea Hoover vs. The Kennedys The King Chronicle Best TV Movie Short drama Blades of Courage And Then You Die Family Reunion A Nest of Singing Birds A Child's Christmas in Wales Family Matter Hero of the Family Max Haines Crime Flashback Documentary program Documentary series Runaways: 24 Hours on the Street Artist on Fire: The Work of Joyce Wieland Asylum Foster Child North to Nowhere The Nature of Things Man Alive The Space Children's program Children's series They Look A Lot Like Us - A China Odyssey Ramona Mr. Dressup Today's Special What's New Wonderstruck Information series Light information series Venture Land and Sea Monitor Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada Live It Up! The NewMusic Out Your Way Variety program Variety series David Foster: The Symphony Sessions 9th Genie Awards Corey Hart Special Gordon Pinsent Sings Those Hollywood Songs It's Only Rock & Roll The Comedy Mill The Tommy Hunter Show Animated program or series Performing arts program The Raccoons Earth's Magnetic Field The Nightingale Masterclass with Menuhin Much Ado About Nothing Videovisions Vivaldi Sports program or series The Boys on the Bus Export A Series Canadian National Disabled Skiing Championships Shooting Stars Sportsline ### Actors Lead actor, drama series Lead actress, drama series Pat Mastroianni, Degrassi Junior High Patrick Bauchau, Mount Royal Scott Hylands, Night Heat Winston Rekert, Adderly Donnelly Rhodes, Danger Bay Sonja Smits, Street Legal Ocean Hellman, Danger Bay Sarah Polley, Ramona Jessica Steen, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future Lead actor, dramatic program or miniseries Lead actress, dramatic program or miniseries Kenneth Welsh, And Then You Die Nicholas Campbell, Hoover vs. The Kennedys Denholm Elliott, A Child's Christmas in Wales Michael Ironside, The Ray Bradbury Theatre R. H. Thomson, And Then You Die Megan Follows, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Christianne Hirt, Blades of Courage Rebecca Jenkins, Family Reunion Sheila McCarthy, A Nest of Singing Birds Supporting actor, drama Supporting actress, drama Wayne Robson, And Then You Die Henry Beckman, Family Reunion Peter Boretski, Chasing Rainbows Gary Reineke, The King Chronicle Sandy Webster, The King Chronicle Colleen Dewhurst, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Rosemary Dunsmore, Blades of Courage Wendy Hiller, Anne of Avonlea Helen Hughes, The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe Sophie Léger, Chasing Rainbows Performance in a guest role Performance in a variety or performing arts program or series Martha Henry, Mount Royal Danny Aiello, Night Heat Sheila McCarthy, Mount Royal Isabelle Mejias, Danger Bay Marcel Sabourin, Mount Royal k. d. lang, 1987 Canadian Country Music Awards ### Journalism and sports Best host, interviewer or anchor Best sportscaster Peter Mansbridge, Sunday Report Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate Bob McDonald, Wonderstruck Christina Pochmursky, Monitor Wayne Rostad, Out Our Way Brian Williams, 1988 Winter Olympics Chris Cuthbert, Hockey Night in Canada Don Wittman and Ron Lancaster, 75th Grey Cup Best news reportage Best special event coverage Don Murray, The National: "Occupied Territories Report - January, March, April 1988" Robert Hurst, CTV National News Roger Smith, CTV National News 1988 Winter Olympics (CTV Sports) Canadian Gymnastics Championships Push for Power Toronto Economic Summit Best production of an information segment Best news photography Alister Bell, Michael Claydon, Michael Savoie, Jerry Thompson and Don Young, The Journal: "Agony of Bhopal" Peter Warren, "Arctic Sovereignty" ### Directing Drama series Dramatic program or miniseries Kit Hood, Degrassi Junior High Allan King, Danger Bay George Mendeluk, Night Heat Jorge Montesi, Night Heat Brad Turner, The Beachcombers Don McBrearty, A Child's Christmas in Wales Francis Mankiewicz, And Then You Die Michael O'Herlihy, Hoover vs. The Kennedys Vic Sarin, Family Reunion Information or documentary program or series Variety or performing arts program or series Bob McKeown, The Boys on the Bus Barbara Willis Sweete, Guitar ### Writing Drama series Drama program or miniseries Tim Dunphy and Peter Mohan, Night Heat Michael Mercer, The Beachcombers Kevin Scanlon, Adderly J. Michael Straczynski, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future He Shoots, He Scores Suzette Couture, Blades of Courage Alun Hibbert and Wayne Grigsby, And Then You Die Lionel E. Siegel, Hoover vs. The Kennedys Joe Wiesenfeld, A Nest of Singing Birds Comedy, variety or performing arts program or series Information or documentary program or series Avrum Jacobson, Family Reunion 9th Genie Awards Rick Jones, Derek Diorio, Dan Lalande and Kevin Gillis, The Raccoons William J. Thomas, Breaking All the Rules Kent Martin and James Laxer, Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada: "In Bed With an Elephant" ### Craft awards Costume design Production design Martha Mann, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Sherry McMorran, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future Suzanne Mess, Chasing Rainbows Pamela Woodward Conner, Family Reunion Susan Longmire, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Paul Ames, A Nest of Singing Birds Susan Longmire, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future Stephen Roloff, A Child's Christmas in Wales Photography in a dramatic program or series Photography in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series Marc Champion, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Peter Benison, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future David Herrington, Hoover vs. The Kennedys Miklós Lente, Night Heat Rick Maguire, Street Legal Rene Ohashi, Masterclass with Menuhin Photography in an information or documentary program or series Picture editing in a dramatic program or series Maurice Chabot, North to Nowhere: Quest for the Pole Eric Wrate, Street Legal: "Assault" Ralph Brunjes, Hoover vs. the Kennedys Sally Paterson, A Child's Christmas in Wales David B. Thompson, The Gunfighters Mairin Wilkinson, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Picture editing in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series Picture editing in an information or documentary program or series Anthony Corindia, Michael McNamara and Mark Powers, Jane Siberry: I Muse Aloud Vidal Beique, North to Nowhere: Quest for the Pole Sound in a dramatic program or series Sound in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series Dave Brown, Steve Gorman, Austin Grimaldi, Brian Newby and Kevin Townshend, Blades of Courage Douglas Ganton, Cathy Hutton, Tony Currie, David Appleby and Wink Martin, Hoover vs. The Kennedys Jean-Pierre Joutel, Julian Olson, Hans Oomes, Louis Hone and Adrian Croll, The King Chronicle Gerry King, Dino Pigat, Austin Grimaldi and Kevin Townsend, And Then You Die Brian Avery, Joe Grimaldi and Lock Johnston, Guitar Sound in an information or documentary program or series Music composition for a series Dominique Chartrand, Serge Lacroix, John Martin and Daniel Masse, North to Nowhere: Quest for the Pole Keith Bonnell, Life After Death Clancy Livingston, Michael Lalonde, Barry Jones and Reni Potrebenko, Shooting Stars Pierre Ouellet and Michael Edward Jackson, Earth's Magnetic Field Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon, Adderly: "Midnight in Morocco" Neil Chotem, Chasing Rainbows Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon, Mount Royal Music composition for a program Technical achievement David Foster, David Foster: The Symphony Sessions Paul Hoffert, Hoover vs. The Kennedys Louis Natale, The Ray Bradbury Theatre ARCCA Animation, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future ### Special awards - [Earle Grey Award](/source/Earle_Grey_Award): **[Kate Reid](/source/Kate_Reid)** - [Multiculturalism Award](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Diversity_Award): ***[Degrassi Junior High](/source/Degrassi_Junior_High)*** - TV Guide Most Popular Program Award: ***[Night Heat](/source/Night_Heat)*** - [John Drainie Award](/source/John_Drainie_Award): **[Davidson Dunton](/source/Davidson_Dunton)** - [Margaret Collier Award](/source/Margaret_Collier_Award): **[M. Charles Cohen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M._Charles_Cohen&action=edit&redlink=1)** ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "All the 1988 Gemini winners". *[Vancouver Sun](/source/Vancouver_Sun)*, December 1, 1988. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gemini awards: the winners"](https://cinemacanada.athabascau.ca/index.php/cinema/article/viewFile/4266/4300). *Cinema Canada*. January 1989 [January 1989]. Retrieved 5 April 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 [3rd Gemini Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Gemini_Awards) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Gemini_Awards?action=history)). 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