{{Short description|1989 awards for Canadian television}} The '''4th [[Gemini Awards]]''' were held on December 4 and 5, 1989 to honour achievements in [[Television in Canada|Canadian television]].<ref>Greg Quill, "Comedy is king at Gemini Awards". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 5, 1989.</ref> It was broadcast on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]], with [[Martin Short]] as host.<ref>"Glory wins nine Geminis". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', December 6, 1989.</ref>
Nominees were announced in October.<ref>"This year's TV Gemini nominations". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 26, 1989.</ref>
The most famous moment in the ceremony was the pairing of journalist [[Barbara Frum]] and sketch comedian [[Greg Malone (actor)|Greg Malone]] as presenters; Malone was famous for impersonating Frum on ''[[CODCO]]'', and came out dressed as Frum.<ref name=quill>Greg Quill, "R.H. Thomson's Banting best Glory Enough For All the big winner at Gemini Awards". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 6, 1989.</ref> This was in fact planned with Frum's full cooperation.<ref name=quill/>
==Awards== ===Programs=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Series|Best Drama Series]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series|Best Comedy Series]] |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Degrassi Junior High]]''''' * ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'' * ''[[Danger Bay]]'' * ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Codco]]'''''{{ref|reference_name_A|a}} |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Dramatic Mini-Series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | TV Movie |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' * ''[[Glory! Glory!]]'' * ''[[Passion and Paradise]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Squamish Five (film)|The Squamish Five]]''''' * ''[[Two Men (1988 film)|Two Men]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Short drama ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Animated program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Inside Stories]]'': "Gracie"''' * ''My Brother Larry'' * ''One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer'' * ''What's Wrong With Neil?'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]''''' * ''Organic Chemistry 2: Life After Chemistry'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Documentary program ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Documentary series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''Straight Shooter: The Story of John Phillips and the Mamas & Papas''''' * ''The Displaced View'' * ''Music in the Midnight Sun'' * ''See No Evil'' * ''Shattered Dreams'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Struggle for Democracy]]''''' * ''[[Profiles of Nature]]'' * ''[[Man Alive (Canadian TV program)|Man Alive]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Information program or series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Light information program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Journal (Canadian TV show)|The Journal]]''''' * ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV)|The Fifth Estate]]'' * ''[[Midday (CBC)|Midday]]'' * ''Monitor'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[On the Road Again (TV series)|On the Road Again]]''''' * ''[[Live It Up! (TV program)|Live It Up!]]'' * ''[[FashionTelevision]]'' * ''The Originals'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Variety series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Variety program |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Comedy Mill]]''''' * ''[[Pilot One]]'' * ''[[Tommy Hunter|The Tommy Hunter Show]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]'''''{{ref|reference_name_B|b}} * ''[[1988 Canadian Country Music Awards]]'' * ''Indian Time'' * ''[[Juno Awards of 1987]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Children's program or series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Youth program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Mr. Dressup]]''''' * ''Bob Schneider & The Rainbow Kids'' * ''Happy Castle'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[Wonderstruck (TV series)|Wonderstruck]]''''' * ''Skin'' * ''What's New'' * ''YTV Hits'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Performing arts program ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Sports program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''Ravel''''' * ''Eternal Earth'' * ''[[Loreena McKennitt|Loreena McKennitt: Breaking the Silence]]'' * ''[[Luba (singer)|Luba, Between the Earth & Sky]]'' * ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[1988 Summer Olympics]]''''' * ''[[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays Baseball]]'' * ''Mario, Mike and Mister Greatness'' * ''[[1988 Winter Olympics|Share the Flame: Calgary '88]]'' * ''World Cup Of Figure Skating'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Special event coverage ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[1988 Summer Olympics]]''''' * ''The Molson Indy'' * ''Harness Racing on TSN: The North America Cup'' * ''[[1988 Canadian federal election|Decision '88 - Election Night]]'' |}
===Performance=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Leading actor, drama series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Leading actress, drama series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Eric Peterson]], ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''''' * [[Stefan Brogren]], ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' * [[Robert Clothier]], ''[[The Beachcombers]]'' * [[Derek McGrath]], ''[[My Secret Identity]]'' * [[Robert Wisden]], ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Stacie Mistysyn]], ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]''''' * [[Alex Amini]], ''[[T. and T.]]'' * [[Janet-Laine Green]], ''[[The Beachcombers]]'' * [[Dixie Seatle]], ''[[Adderly]]'' * [[Joanne Vannicola]], ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Leading actor, dramatic program or miniseries ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Leading actress, dramatic program or miniseries |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[R. H. Thomson]], ''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' *[[Peter Boretski]], ''[[Einstein Tonight]]'' *[[John Woodvine]], ''[[Glory Enough for All]]'' *[[John Vernon]], ''[[Two Men (1988 film)|Two Men]]'' | valign="top" | *{{blue ribbon}} '''[[Martha Henry]], ''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' *[[Rachael Crawford]], ''[[Inside Stories]]'': "Gracie" *[[Deepa Mehta]], ''[[Inside Stories]]'': "In Limbo" *[[Helen Shaver]], ''[[No Blame]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Supporting actor ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Supporting actress |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Jan Rubeš]], ''[[Two Men (1988 film)|Two Men]]''''' * [[John Bayliss (actor)|John Bayliss]], ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'': "Accident" * [[Michael Ironside]], ''[[One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer]]'' * [[Tony Rosato]], ''[[Night Heat]]'' * [[Vladek Sheybal]], ''[[Champagne Charlie (miniseries)|Champagne Charlie]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Martha Gibson]], ''[[Two Men (1988 film)|Two Men]]''''' * [[Marie-Christine Barrault]], ''[[No Blame]]'' * [[Patricia Collins (actress)|Patricia Collins]], ''[[Two Men (1988 film)|Two Men]]'' * [[Nicky Guadagni]], ''[[The Squamish Five (film)|The Squamish Five]]'' * [[Robyn Stevan]], ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'': "Jealousy" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Performance in a guest role in a series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Performance in a variety or sketch comedy program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Gordon Pinsent]], ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'': "World Class City"''' * [[John Colicos]], ''[[Night Heat]]'' * [[Patricia Collins (actress)|Patricia Collins]], ''[[Diamonds (Canadian TV series)|Diamonds]]'': "Little Girl Lost" * [[Colm Feore]], ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'': "The Maestro" * [[Kay Tremblay]], ''[[Night Heat]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Dave Foley]], [[Mark McKinney]], [[Kevin McDonald]], [[Bruce McCulloch]] and [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]], ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''''' * [[Bryan Adams]], ''Bryan Adams Live in Belgium'' * [[Bob Einstein]], ''[[Super Dave (TV series)|Super Dave]]'' * [[Leslie Fields]], ''The Big Top'' * [[Steve Smith (comedian)|Steve Smith]], ''[[The Comedy Mill]]'' |}
===News and sports=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | [[Gordon Sinclair Award]] ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Reportage |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Patrick Watson (producer)|Patrick Watson]], ''[[The Struggle for Democracy]]'': "Chiefs and Strongmen"''' * [[Eric Malling]], ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|The Fifth Estate]]'': "Ten-42" * [[Peter Mansbridge]], ''[[1988 Canadian federal election|CBC News: Election '88]]'' * [[Brian Stewart (journalist)|Brian Stewart]], ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]]'': "Children of Darkness" | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Tom Kennedy (journalist)|Tom Kennedy]], "China in Crisis"''' * [[John Burke (journalist)|John Burke]], "Bus Hijacking" * [[Jim Munson]] and [[Roger Smith (journalist)|Roger Smith]], "China In Turmoil" * [[Kas Roussy]], "At the SkyDome" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Host, interviewer or anchor ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Production of an information segment |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Peter Mansbridge]], ''China in Crisis''''' * [[Hana Gartner]], ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|The Fifth Estate]]'': "Michelle" * [[Peter Mansbridge]], ''[[CBC News: Sunday Night|Sunday Report]]'' * [[Lloyd Robertson]], ''[[1988 Canadian federal election|Decision '88: Election Night]]'' * [[Valerie Pringle]], ''[[Midday (Canadian TV program)|Midday]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''''[[CBLT-DT|CBC At Six]]'': "Toronto: The Price of Prosperity/Cocaine Alley"''' * ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|The Fifth Estate]]'': "Ten-42" * ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]]'': "Comrade Editor" * ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]]'': "A Lover's Quarrel" * ''[[Venture (TV series)|Venture]]'': "Playing It for the Max" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Sports broadcaster |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Brian Williams (sportscaster)|Brian Williams]], ''[[1988 Summer Olympics]]'': "[[Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)|Ben Tests Positive]]"''' * [[Geoffrey Gowan]] and [[Don Wittman]], ''[[1988 Summer Olympics]]'': "[[Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)|Ben Wins Gold]]" * [[Mark Hebscher]], ''SportsLine'' |}
===Directing=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Drama or comedy series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Dramatic program or mini–series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Randy Bradshaw]], ''[[Diamonds (Canadian TV series)|Diamonds]]'': "Man with a Gun"''' * [[Sturla Gunnarsson]], ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'': "Nomination" * [[Sturla Gunnarsson]], ''[[The Beachcombers]]'': "The Gift" * [[David Winning]], ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'': "Scarlet Cinema" * [[David Winning]], ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'': "The Sweetest Sting" | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Harvey Hart]], ''[[Passion and Paradise]]''''' * [[Paul Donovan (writer)|Paul Donovan]], ''[[The Squamish Five (film)|The Squamish Five]]'' * [[Atom Egoyan]], ''[[Inside Stories]]'': "Looking for Nothing" * [[Ken Jubenvill]], ''[[One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer]]'' * [[Danièle J. Suissa]], ''[[No Blame]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Information or documentary program or series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Variety or performing arts program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[John Zaritsky]], ''Broken Promises''''' * [[Barbara Boyden]], ''Those Roos Boys and Friends'' * [[David Cherniack]], ''[[Man Alive (Canadian TV program)|Man Alive]]'': "The Wheel of Rebirth" * [[Paul Cowan (filmmaker)|Paul Cowan]], ''See No Evil'' * [[Wendy Hill-Tout]], ''Shattered Dreams'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Ron Meraska]], ''[[Juno Awards of 1987]]''''' * [[David Acomba]], ''110 Lombard'' * Ian Murray, ''Veronique Hot'' * [[Larry Weinstein]], ''Eternal Earth'' * [[Larry Weinstein]], ''Ravel'' |}
===Writing=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Comedy or variety ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Dramatic series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} ''' [[Dave Foley]], [[Mark McKinney]], [[Kevin McDonald]], [[Bruce McCulloch]] and [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]], ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''''' * [[Tommy Sexton]], [[Greg Malone (actor)|Greg Malone]], [[Cathy Jones]], [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]] and [[Andy Jones (comedian)|Andy Jones]], ''[[Codco]]'' * [[Morag Smith]] and [[Steve Smith (comedian)|Steve Smith]], ''[[The Comedy Mill]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Chris Haddock]], ''[[Night Heat]]''''' * Fred Fox Jr. and Elliot Stern, ''[[My Secret Identity]]'': "Eyes of the Shadow" * [[Peter Jobin]], [[Timothy Bond]] and [[Roy Sallows]], ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'': "Eye of Death" * Bruce Martin, ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'': "Better Off Dead" * J. K. E. Rose, ''[[Diamonds (Canadian TV series)|Diamonds]]'': "Little Girl Lost" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Dramatic program or miniseries ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Information or documentary program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Grahame Woods]], ''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' * Stan Daniels, ''[[Glory! Glory!]]'' * Robert Geoffrion and Jacqueline Lefevre, ''[[Champagne Charlie (miniseries)|Champagne Charlie]]'' * [[Chris Haddock]], ''Paper Route'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Farley Mowat]], ''The New North''''' *[[Paul Cowan (filmmaker)|Paul Cowan]], ''See No Evil'' *[[Linden MacIntyre]], ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]]'': "Haunted by History" *[[Brian Stewart (journalist)|Brian Stewart]], ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]]'': "Sudan" *[[John Zaritsky]], ''Broken Dreams'' |}
===Craft awards=== {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Costume design ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Production design/art direction |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Martha Mann, ''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' * Ada Kangyal, ''[[Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird]]'' * Mary Kerr, ''The Big Top'' * Shelagh Young, ''I Vant to Be Alone'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Perri Gorrara, ''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' * Arthur Herriott, ''[[Two Men (1988 film)|Two Men]]'' * Gerry Holmes, ''[[Diamonds (Canadian TV series)|Diamonds]]'': "Smiling Mortician" * Bruce McKenna, Tom Anthes and Fred Allen, ''[[CODCO]]'': "Show No. 3" * Marion Wihak, ''[[The Squamish Five (film)|The Squamish Five]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Original music for a series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Original music for a program or miniseries |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''[[Micky Erbe]] and [[Maribeth Solomon]], ''[[The Struggle for Democracy]]'': "The First Freedom"''' * Don Gillis, ''[[Danger Bay]]'': "Murder at the Aquarium" * [[Fred Mollin]], ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'': "The Playhouse" * Jimmy Tanaka, ''Happy Castle'' * [[Domenic Troiano]], ''[[Diamonds (Canadian TV series)|Diamonds]]'': "The Whistle Blower" | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Louis Applebaum, ''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' * Tommy Ambrose and Rick Wilkins, ''[[Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird]]'' * Georges Garvarentz, ''[[Champagne Charlie (miniseries)|Champagne Charlie]]'' * Glenn Morley and Lawrence Shragge, ''[[Inside Stories]]'': "In Limbo" * Raymond Pannell, ''Polar Passage'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Photography in a drama program or series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Photography in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Nikos Evdemon, ''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' * Malcolm Cross, ''[[Night Heat]]'' * Ken Gregg, ''[[Two Men (1988 film)|Two Men]]'' * Rick Maguire, ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'': "Brotherhoods" * Michael Storey, ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'': "Nomination" | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Andy Binnington and Mike Storey, ''In Rehearsal: Mozart's Don Giovanni''''' * Chris Elias, Tom Farquharson, Michael Gyll, Ross Murray and Don Spence, ''Anne Murray's Family Christmas'' * Chris Elias, Don Spence, Michael Gyll, Gil Densham and Ross Viner, ''[[Juno Awards of 1987]]'' * David O'Keefe, Gary Foston and Gary Whitehouse, ''[[CODCO]]'': "Show No. 3" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Photography in an information or documentary program or series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Picture editing in a drama program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Michael Sweeney, ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]]'': "Sudan"''' * Bob Asgeirsson, ''Odyssey of Challenge'' * John Brett, Gilbert Van Ryckevorsel, ''[[The Nature of Things]]'': "Rivers to the Sea" * John Dyer, ''Search for a Tropical Arctic'' * Yhoram Pirotsky, ''Bethlehem Journey'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Jeff Warren ''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]'': "Nomination"''' * Dave Goard, ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'': "Wax Magic" * Gordon Stoddard, ''[[No Blame]]'' * David B. Thompson, ''[[Night Heat]]'' * Tim Williams, ''[[Champagne Charlie (miniseries)|Champagne Charlie]]'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Picture editing in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Picture editing in an information or documentary program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Anthony Corindia. ''[[Luba (singer)|Luba, Between the Earth & Sky]]''''' * Ewa Jaworska, Bruce Lange and Anthony Sloan, ''Ravel'' * Robert Megna, ''I Vant to Be Alone'' * Peter Ovens, ''In Rehearsal: Mozart's Don Giovanni'' * Margaret Van Eerdewijk, ''Eternal Earth'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Sam Chu and Bruce Lange, ''Music in the Midnight Sun''''' * {{blue ribbon}} '''Tom Cooper, ''[[The Nature of Things]]'': "The Knowing Nose"''' * John Gareau, ''[[The Struggle for Democracy]]'': "Chiefs and Strongmen" * Fred Gauthier, ''[[The Struggle for Democracy]]'': "The Tyranny of the Majority" * Sidonie Kerr, ''Mile Zero: The Sage Tour'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Sound in a drama program or series ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Sound in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''John Megill, Marty Lacroix, Jim Hopkins, Chris Hutton and Paul Massey, ''[[Glory Enough for All]]''''' * Terry Gordica, Tim Archer, Gary Daprato, Christopher Hutton and Steve Foster, ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'': "The Butcher" * Erik Hoppe, Jim Hopkins, Austin Grimaldi and Charles Bowers, ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'': "Principles" * Bruce Nyznik, Thomas Hidderley, James Porteous, Rick Ellis and Chris Hutton, ''[[Glory! Glory!]]'' | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''John Martin, Brian Avery, Denise McCormick and Tibor Gyokeres, ''Ravel''''' * Peter Mann, Simon Bowers and Peter Campbell, ''[[Anne Murray|Anne Murray's Family Christmas]]'' * Sue Robertson, Carla Densmore, Victor Pyle and Kevin Gillis, ''[[The Raccoons]]'': "Life in the Fast Lane" * [[Aerlyn Weissman]], Anthony Lancett and [[Hans Peter Strobl]], ''Eternal Earth''. |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Sound in an information or documentary program or series |- | valign="top" | * {{blue ribbon}} '''Ian Challis, Wesley J. Blanchard, Tibor Gyokeres and Paul Massey, ''[[The Struggle for Democracy]]'': "Reborn in America"''' * Brian Avery, Barry Gilmore and Paul Massey, ''Music in the Midnight Sun'' * Stuart French, [[Nick Hector]], James Porteous and Ian Hendry, ''Vista'' * David Picoski, ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]]'': "Bootcamp" |}
===Special awards=== *[[Earle Grey Award]]: '''[[Sean McCann (actor)|Sean McCann]]''' *[[Canada Award|Multiculturalism Award]]: '''''[[Inside Stories]]''''' *TV Guide's Most Popular Program Award: '''''[[The Journal (Canadian TV show)|The Journal]]'''''
==Notes== * {{note|reference_name_A|a}} No other nominees were named in this category besides ''[[CODCO]]'' this year. * {{note|reference_name_B|b}}''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]'' was a variety program, not a variety series, this year as only the original 1988 pilot episode had aired within the eligibility period for this year's awards, and the full series did not start airing until the eligibility window for the [[5th Gemini Awards]].
==References== {{reflist}}
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