5th Gemini Awards

{{Short description|1990 awards for Canadian television}} {{one source|date=June 2025}} {{Use Canadian English|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox award | name = 5th Gemini Awards | image = | caption = | date = December 4, 1990 | venue = [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] | host = | most_nominations = | most_wins = | network = [[CBC Television]] | previous = [[4th Gemini Awards|1989]] | main = [[Gemini Awards]] | next = [[6th Gemini Awards|1992]] }}

The [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]]'s '''5th [[Gemini Awards]]''' were held on December 4, 1990 to honour achievements in [[Television in Canada|Canadian television]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/whitehorse-daily-star/173720491/|title=Gemini Awards celebrate diversity of Canadian TV|first=Bill|last=Anderson|work=[[Whitehorse Star]]|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|date=December 5, 1990|page=22|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> The awards show took place at the [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] and was broadcast on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Television]].

==Best Dramatic Series== *'''''[[E.N.G.]]''''' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]. Producers: Jennifer Black, Jeff King, [[Robert Lantos]], R.B. Carney *''[[Danger Bay]]'' - Sunrise Films, [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[Disney Channel]], [[Telefilm Canada]]. Producers: [[Harold Lee Tichenor]], [[Paul Saltzman]], Paul Quigley *''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: [[Trudy Grant]], [[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]] *''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Brenda Greenberg, David Pears, Duncan Lamb

==Best Short Dramatic Program== *'''''[[Saying Goodbye (TV series)|Saying Goodbye]] - The First Snowfall''''' - [[TVOntario]]. Producers: [[John Brunton (producer)|John Brunton]], Linda Rainsberry *''[[Pray for Me, Paul Henderson]]'' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]. Producers: Kim Todd, [[Michael MacMillan]], [[Seaton McLean]], Peter Sussman *''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]] - To the Chicago Abyss'' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]], Alberta Filmworks, [[Ellipsanime]], [[ITV Granada]]. Producers: [[Arvi Liimatainen]], [[Ray Bradbury]], Peter Sussman, Jonathan Goodwill, [[Seaton McLean]] *''Life After Hockey'' - Great North Productions. Producer: Andy Thomson

==Best TV Movie== *'''''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]''''' - [[Screen Door]]. Producers: [[Heather Haldane]], Eric Jordan, Mary Young Leckie, Paul Stephens *''[[E.N.G.]] - Pilot'' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]. Producers: Jennifer Black, Jeff King, [[Robert Lantos]], R.B. Carney *''[[Divided Loyalties (film)|Divided Loyalties]]'' - History Productions. Producers: Gerry Rochon, Tom Gould *''[[Looking for Miracles]]'' - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: [[Trudy Grant]], [[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]]

==Best Comedy Program or Series== *'''''[[Material World (TV series)|Material World]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Katie Ford (screenwriter)|Katie Ford]], Joe Partington *''[[Mosquito Lake (TV series)|Mosquito Lake]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], Producers Group International. Producers: [[Charles Falzon]], Carol Commisso

==Best Documentary Program== *'''''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]] - At the Lodge''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Sharon Bartlett, Jim Williamson, Christine Nielsen *''Batiya Bak!'' Producer: [[Werner Volkmer]] *''Half the Kingdom'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producers: Heather Marshall, Francine Zuckerman, Rina Fraticelli *''[[The Defender (1989 film)|The Defender]]'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producers: Ches Yetman, Charles Konowal, [[Michael J. F. Scott]] *''Welcome Home'' - [[Columbia Pictures]], [[The Rank Organisation]]. Producer: Susan Fleming

==Best Documentary Series== *'''''[[The Nature of Things]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: James Murray *''CBC at Six'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Slawko Klymkiw]] *''Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producers: Don Hopkins, [[John Spotton]], [[Arthur Hammond (director)|Arthur Hammond]], John Taylor *''Ken Dryden's Home Game'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Peter Pearson (director)|Peter Pearson]], [[Michael Maclear]]

==Best Dramatic Mini-Series== *'''''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Bernard Zukerman *''[[La Révolution française (film)|La Révolution française]]'' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]. Producers: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, [[Alexandre Mnouchkine]], [[Denis Héroux]], [[Robert Lantos]]

==Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series== *'''''The Radical Romantic''''' - [[Rhombus Media]]. Producers: [[Niv Fichman]], [[Larry Weinstein]] *''I Just Wanna Dance'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Carol Moore-Ede, Sam Levene

==Best Variety Series== *'''''[[Codco]]''''' - [[Salter Street Films]]. Producers: J. William Ritchie, Stephen Reynolds, Jack Kellum, Michael Donovan *''[[Montreal International Comedy Festival]]'' - [[HBO]]. Producers: [[Andy Nulman]], [[Gilbert Rozon]] *''[[The Tommy Hunter Show]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Joan Tosoni

==Best Variety Program== *'''''k.d. lang's Buffalo Cafe'''''- [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Sandra Faire *''[[Juno Awards of 1990]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Lynn Harvey *''Brian Orser: Skating Free'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Morgan Earl *''Rita MacNeil: Flying On Her Own'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Cliff Jones *''The Magic of Aladdin'' - Primedia Productions, British Columbia Broadcasting System, [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Pat Ferns

==Best Information Series== *'''''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Mark Starowicz]] *''[[Marketplace (Canadian TV program)|Marketplace]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Paul Moore, Sig Gerber *''Monitor'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Joy Crysdale *''[[Venture (TV series)|Venture]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Duncan McEwan *''[[W5 (TV program)|W5]]'' - [[CTV Television Network]]. Producers: Peter Rehak, Don McQueen

==Best Light Information Series== *'''''[[On the Road Again (TV series)|On the Road Again]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Karl Nerenberg]] *''A Question of Leadership''. Producer: [[Ted Remerowski]] *''[[The NewMusic]]'' - [[CHUM Limited]]. Producers: [[Moses Znaimer]], [[Denise Donlon]] *''CityLine'' - [[CHUM Limited]]. Producers: [[Moses Znaimer]], Chrissie Rejman, Marcia Martin *''Live It Up!'' - [[Canadian Television Network]]. Producers: [[Dianne Buckner]], Sharon Seto, [[Jack McGaw]]

==Best Information Segment== *'''''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Beyond the Law''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Brian Hosking, Doug Pike, Michael Allder, Jim Hong, [[Hana Gartner]] *''Monitor'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Jeffrey Kofman]], Paul Seeler, Kathy Priestman, Michelle Metivier, Terence McKeown *''[[Venture (TV series)|Venture]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Nora Pratt, Steve Tonon, John Westheuser, Andy McBreartry *''[[CBC News]] - Escaping Justice'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Gloria Lowen, Cecil Rosner, Ray Bourrier, Stu Loeb, Ross Rutherford *''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Searching for the Past'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Hilary Brown]], [[Slawko Klymkiw]], [[John Scully (journalist)|John Scully]], Peter Zin, Richard Lewchuk

==Best Animated Program or Series== *'''''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]''''' - [[Nelvana]], [[Ellipsanime]]. Producers: [[Michael Hirsh (producer)|Michael Hirsh]], [[Patrick Loubert]], [[Clive A. Smith]] *''Anniversary'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producer: Robert Forget *''[[The Railway Dragon]]'' - [[Lacewood Productions]], Hinton Animation Studios. Producers: Gerald Tripp, Sheldon S. Wiseman

==Best Youth Program or Series== *'''''Talkin’ About AIDS''''' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]. Producers: Rachel Low, Daphne Ballon, [[Seaton McLean]] *''The Party’s Over'' - Frame 30 Productions. Producers: Hardy Shafer, Michael Hamm *''YTV Rocks'' - [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]. Producer: Joanne P. Jackson

==Best Children’s Program or Series== *'''''Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band''''' - Devine Videoworks Production, Troubadour Records. Producers: [[Raffi]], Richard Mozer, [[David Devine (director)|David Devine]] *''[[Dear Aunt Agnes]]'' - [[TVOntario]]. Producer: [[Heather Conkie]] *''[[Fred Penner's Place]]'' - Oak Street Music. Producer: Randy Roberts *''[[Under the Umbrella Tree]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], Noreen Young Productions. Producer: [[Noreen Young]]

==Best Sports Program or Series== *'''''XIV Commonwealth Games''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Laurence Kimber, [[Doug Sellars]] *''1989 Triple Crown'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Dave Naylor]] *''Moon of the Desperados'' - Cinema Cartel. Producer: [[Jeth Weinrich]] *''Sportsline'' - [[Global Television Network]]. Producer: Jim Tatti *''The 1989 CIAU Vanier Cup'' - [[The Sports Network|TSN]]. Producer: Bruce Perrin

==Best Special Event Coverage== *'''''[[CBC News]] - The Meech Lake Accord''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Arnold Amber, Tom Kavanagh, Elly Alboim *''[[CBC News]] - The NDP Leadership Convention'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Arnold Amber, Tom Kavanagh, Elly Alboim, David Nayman *''[[CTV News]] - 1990 Liberal Convention'' - [[Canadian Television Network]]. Producer: Eric Morrison

==Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series== *'''[[Francis Mankiewicz]]''' - ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Brad Turner (director)|Brad Turner]] - ''C.B.C.'s Magic Hour - Pray For Me Paul Henderson'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *[[Bruce Pittman]] - ''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]'' ([[Screen Door]]) *[[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]] - ''[[Looking for Miracles]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Paul Cowan (filmmaker)|Paul Cowan]] - ''Justice Denied'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])

==Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series== *'''[[Stuart Gillard]]''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[René Bonnière]] - ''[[Diamonds (Canadian TV series)|Diamonds]] - Life is a Lot Like Hockey'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Entertainment]]/ Grosso-Jacobson Productions) *Mark Sobel - ''[[Diamonds (Canadian TV series)|Diamonds]] - Separate Ways'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Entertainment]]/ Grosso-Jacobson Productions) *[[David Winning]] - ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]] - Jack in the Box'' (Lexicon Productions/Triumph Entertainment/Variety Artists International/Hometown Films/[[Paramount Network|Paramount Television]]) *Randy Bradshaw - ''[[Night Heat]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Entertainment]]/ Grosso-Jacobson Productions)

==Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== *'''[[John Blanchard]]''' - ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]'' ([[Broadway Video]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Larry Weinstein]] - ''The Radical Romantic'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) *Ron Meraska - ''[[Juno Awards of 1990]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Ron Meraska - ''Brian Orser: Skating Free'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *James Weyman, Peter Weyman - ''Fiddleville'' (Close Up Films)

==Best Direction in an Information or Documentary Program or Series== *'''[[John Zaritsky]]''' - ''Frontline - Born in Africa'' ([[PBS]]) *Werner Volkner - ''Batiya Bak!'' *Francine Zuckerman, Roushell Goldstein - ''Half the Kingdom'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *[[Stephen Low (filmmaker)|Stephen Low]] - ''[[The Defender (1989 film)|The Defender]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *Nigel Markham - ''Pelts: Politics of the Fur Trade'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])

==Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series== *'''[[Suzette Couture]]''' - ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Malcolm MacRury - ''[[Pray for Me, Paul Henderson]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *[[Edwina Follows]] - ''[[Saying Goodbye (TV series)|Saying Goodbye]] - Thunder in My Head'' ([[TVOntario]]) *Keith Ross Leckie - ''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]'' ([[Screen Door]])

==Best Writing in a Dramatic Series== *'''R.B. Carney''' - ''[[E.N.G.]] - Special Segment'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[Wayne Grigsby]] - ''[[E.N.G.]] - Your Place or Mine'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[Jim Henshaw]] - ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'' (Lexicon Productions/Triumph Entertainment/Variety Artists International/Hometown Films/[[Paramount Network|Paramount Television]]) *Michael O'Connell, Derek McGrath - ''[[My Secret Identity]] - Toe to Toe'' (Sunrise Films/[[Scholastic Corporation]]/[[Telefilm Canada]]/[[Universal Television]]) *Bill Murtagh, Elliot Stern - ''[[My Secret Identity]] - Off the Record'' (Sunrise Films/[[Scholastic Corporation]]/[[Telefilm Canada]]/[[Universal Television]])

==Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series== *'''[[Dave Foley]], [[Kevin McDonald]], [[Mark McKinney]], [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]], [[Bruce McCulloch]]''' - ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]'' ([[Broadway Video]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Paul Pogue, Jane Ford - ''[[Material World (TV series)|Material World]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Stuart Northey, Martha Kehoe, Joan Tosoni - ''[[The Tommy Hunter Show]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Cliff Jones - ''Rita MacNeil: Flying On Her Own'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Joe Bodolai]], David Flaherty, Morgan Earl, [[Martin Short]] - ''[[4th Gemini Awards]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Writing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series== *'''[[John Zaritsky]]''' - ''Born in Africa'' ([[PBS]]) *Werner Volkner - ''Batiya Bak!'' *[[Stephen Low (filmmaker)|Stephen Low]] - ''[[The Defender (1989 film)|The Defender]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *Rachel Low, Daphne Ballon - ''Talkin’ About AIDS'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *[[Les Harris (producer)|Les Harris]], Andrew Johnson - ''By the Seat of Their Pants'' (Canamedia Productions)

==Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series== *'''[[Kenneth Welsh]]''' - ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Jack Langedijk]] - ''[[Divided Loyalties (film)|Divided Loyalties]]'' (History Productions) *[[Greg Spottiswood]] - ''[[Looking for Miracles]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Louis Del Grande]] - ''Sanity Clause'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series== *'''[[Michelle St. John]]''' - ''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]'' ([[Screen Door]]) *[[Jennifer Dale]] - ''[[Saying Goodbye (TV series)|Saying Goodbye]] - Thunder in My Head'' ([[TVOntario]]) *[[Kate Nelligan]] - ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role== *'''[[Art Hindle]]''' - ''[[E.N.G.]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[C. David Johnson]] - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Pat Mastroianni]] - ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' ([[Playing With Time, Inc.]]) *Duncan Waugh - ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' ([[Playing With Time, Inc.]]) *[[Bruno Gerussi]] - ''[[The Beachcombers]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role== *'''[[Jackie Burroughs]]''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Sarah Polley]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Stacie Mistysyn]] - ''[[Degrassi High]]'' ([[Playing With Time, Inc.]]) *Angela Deiseach - ''[[Degrassi High]]'' ([[Playing With Time, Inc.]]) *Marsha Moreau - ''[[My Secret Identity]]'' (Sunrise Films/[[Scholastic Corporation]]/[[Telefilm Canada]]/[[Universal Television]])

==Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress== *'''[[Victoria Snow]]''' - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Wayne Robson]] - ''[[E.N.G.]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[Frances Hyland]] - ''[[E.N.G.]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[Colleen Dewhurst]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Leslie Toth - ''[[T. and T.]]'' ([[Nelvana]]/[[Halcyon Studios|Qintex Entertainment]])

==Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role== *'''[[Joe Flaherty]]''' - ''[[Looking for Miracles]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Karl Pruner]] - ''[[E.N.G.]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *Shawn Lawrence - ''[[Saying Goodbye (TV series)|Saying Goodbye]] - The First Snowfall'' ([[TVOntario]]) *[[Eugene Lipinski]] - ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Michael Ball - ''The Private Capital'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role== *'''[[Ann-Marie MacDonald]]''' - ''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]'' ([[Screen Door]]) *[[Sherry Miller]] - ''[[E.N.G.]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[Mary Beth Rubens]] - ''[[E.N.G.]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[Lally Cadeau]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Ocean Hellman]] - ''[[Anything to Survive]]'' (Saban/Scherick Productions)

==Best Performance in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== *'''[[k.d. lang]]''' - ''k.d. lang's Buffalo Cafe'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Tommy Hunter]] - ''[[The Tommy Hunter Show]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Mary Margaret O'Hara]] - ''It's a Razorbacks Christmas Barbeque'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Karen Kain]] - ''Karen Kain: Dancing in the Moment'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Blue Rodeo]] - ''[[Video Hits (Canadian TV series)|Video Hits]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==[[Gordon Sinclair]] Award for Broadcast Journalism== *'''[[Peter Mansbridge]]''' - ''The National - [[CBC News]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Hana Gartner]] - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Bob McKeown]] - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Sheila MacVicar]] - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Reportage== *'''Jerry Thompson''' - ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]] - At the Lodge'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Kelly Crowe]] - ''CBC at Six'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Patrick Brown - ''The National - [[CBC News]] - Preying on Immigrants'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Anchor or Interviewer== *'''[[Norm Perry (journalist)|Norm Perry]]''' - ''[[Canada AM]]'' ([[Canadian Television Network|CTV]]) *[[Ken Dryden]] - ''Ken Dryden's Home Game'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Wayne Rostad]] - ''[[On the Road Again (TV series)|On the Road Again]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Shirley Solomon]] - ''The Shirley Show'' (Adderley Productions) *[[Valerie Pringle]] - ''[[Midday (Canadian TV program)|Midday]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]])

==Best Sportscaster== *'''[[Brian Williams (sportscaster)|Brian Williams]]''' - ''XIV Commonwealth Games'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Ron MacLean]] - ''Molson Legend’s [[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Jim Hughson]] - ''NHL Tonight Playoffs'' ([[The Sports Network|TSN]])

==Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series== *'''[[Vic Sarin]]''' - ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Manfred Guthe - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Vic Sarin - ''[[Divided Loyalties (film)|Divided Loyalties]]'' (History Productions) *Brian Thomson - ''[[Looking for Miracles]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Brian R.R. Hebb - ''[[The Campbells]]'' (Settler Film Productions/[[Canadian Television Network|CTV]]/[[Telefilm Canada]]/[[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]])

==Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== *'''Ron Stannett''' - ''Rita MacNeil: Flying On Her Own'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Tom Swartz, Alan MacPherson - ''A David Foster Christmas Card'' ([[Canadian Television Network|CTV]]) *Lawrence Barclay, Damir Chytil - ''Veronique'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Photography in an Information/Documentary Program or Series== *'''[[Michael Boland (cinematographer)|Michael Boland]]''' - ''Ken Dryden's Home Game'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Michael Sweeney - ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]] - At the Lodge'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Michael Boland (cinematographer)|Michael Boland]] - ''[[The Struggle for Democracy]] - The Curtain Rises'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Keith Whelan - ''La Tabatière'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best News Photography== *'''Geof Richards''' - ''[[CTV News]]'' ([[Canadian Television Network|CTV]]) *Daniel McIvor - ''[[CBC News]] - Dying Yanomami'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Rick Dobrucki - ''The National - [[CBC News]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series== *'''Michael Todd''' - ''[[Where the Spirit Lives]]'' ([[Screen Door]]) *Marke Slipp - ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]] - To the Chicago Abyss'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]/Alberta Filmworks/[[Ellipsanime]]/[[ITV Granada]]) *[[Gordon McClellan]] - ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *David Goard, Gary L. Smith - ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]] - The Prophecies'' (Lexicon Productions/Triumph Entertainment/Variety Artists International/Hometown Films/[[Paramount Network|Paramount Television]]) *Vincent Kent - ''Sanity Clause'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Picture Editing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series== *'''[[Les Harris (producer)|Les Harris]]''' - ''By the Seat of Their Pants'' (Canamedia Productions) *Murray Green - ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]] - At the Lodge'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Jacques Milette - ''[[Man Alive (Canadian TV program)|Man Alive]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Steve Thomson - ''[[Venture (TV series)|Venture]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Paul Michel Thibault, Roger Lefebvre, Sarah Lalumiere - ''[[On the Road Again (TV series)|On the Road Again]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Production Design or Art Direction== *'''Russell Chick, Armando Sgrignuoli''' - ''The Private Capital'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Dale Heslip]] - ''[[Juno Awards of 1990]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Stephen Roloff - ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'' (Lexicon Productions/Triumph Entertainment/Variety Artists International/Hometown Films/[[Paramount Network|Paramount Television]]) *Sheila Haley, Eric Fraser, Douglas Higgins - ''Bordertown'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) *John Halfpenny, Chris Labonte, [[Charles E. Bastien]] - ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]'' ([[Nelvana]]/[[The Geffen Film Company]]/[[Warner Bros. Television Studios]]/[[Tim Burton Productions]])

==Best Costume Design== *'''Martha Mann''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Michael Harris - ''The Private Capital'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Michel Crête - ''Cirque du Soleil: Nouvelle Expérience'' ([[Cirque du Soleil]]) *Glenne Campbell - ''Bordertown'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) *John Macfarlane - ''La Ronde'' ([[BBC]])

==Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series== *'''David Appleby, Wayne Griffin, David Evans, Paul Massey, Steve Joles''' - ''[[Divided Loyalties (film)|Divided Loyalties]]'' (History Productions) *Erick Hoppe, Arnie Stewart, Allen Ormerod, Scott Purdy, Gillian Jones - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Daniel Pellerin, Owen Langevin, Ken Porter, Jeremy Maclaverty - ''[[Looking for Miracles]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Elius Caruso, Ian Hendry, Dave Templeton, Carla Prouse, Terry Burke - ''[[My Secret Identity]]'' (Sunrise Films/[[Scholastic Corporation]]/[[Telefilm Canada]]/[[Universal Television]]) *Tim Archer, W. Michael Beard, Tom Hidderley, Rick Ellis, Anthony Lancett - ''[[The Hitchhiker (TV series)|The Hitchhiker]]'' ((Chester/Perlmutter/Markowitz Productions)

==Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series== *'''Scott Purdy, [[Jane Tattersall]], John Martin, Paul Massey''' - ''Carnival of Shadows'' ([[Rhombus Media]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Barry Gilmore, Jean-Pierre Joutel, John Martin, Brian Avery - ''The Radical Romantic'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) *Mas Kikuta, Simon Bowers, Peter Mann, Howard Baggley - ''[[Juno Awards of 1990]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Paul Massey, Brian Avery, John Martin, Denis Blais, Gillian Jones - ''For the Whales'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) *Jacques Montminy - ''Songs from the Big Valley'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series== *'''Floyd Burrell, Mas Kikuta, Paul Massey''' - ''Behind the Mask'' ([[The Really Useful Group]]) *David Picoski - ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV program)|The Journal]] - At the Lodge'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Terence McKeown - ''Monitor'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])

==Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series== *'''Victor Bateman, [[Danny Greenspoon]]''' - ''[[My Grandparents Had a Hotel]]'' (Karen Shopsowitz) *[[John Welsman]] - ''[[Looking for Miracles]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Eric Robertson - ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Eric Robertson - ''The Private Capital'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Larry Crosley]] - ''The Teddy Bears' Picnic'' ([[Lacewood Productions]]/Hinton Animation Studios/[[CTV Television Network|CTV]])

==Best Original Music Score for a Series== *'''[[John Welsman]]''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Hagood Hardy]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Milan Kymlicka]] - ''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]'' ([[Nelvana]]/[[Ellipsanime]]) *Henri Lorieau - ''Bordertown'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) *Judith Henderson - ''[[The Smoggies]]'' ([[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]])

==Special Awards== *[[Canada Award]]: ''Batiya Bak!'' *The John Labatt Entertainment Award for Most Popular Program - [[Trudy Grant]], [[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' *[[Margaret Collier Award]]: [[Ted Allan]] *[[John Drainie Award]]: [[Allan McFee]] *[[Earle Grey Award]]: [[Jan Rubeš]] *Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up and Hair Design - Judi Cooper Sealy, Beverly Schechtman - ''[[Second City Television]]'' *Outstanding Technical Achievement - Brian Purdy - ''Building The Dome: 2 1/2 Years in 2 1/2 Minutes'' *The Multiculturalism Award - Werner Volkner, ''Batiya Bak!'' *Outstanding Contribution to Canadian Television - [[Frank Shuster]], [[Johnny Wayne]] - [[Wayne and Shuster]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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