{{Short description|1995 awards for Canadian television}} {{Use Canadian English|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox award | name = 9th Gemini Awards | image = | caption = | date = March 5, 1995 | venue = [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] | host = [[Paul Gross]], [[Tina Keeper]] | most_nominations = | most_wins = | network = [[CBC Television]] | previous = [[8th Gemini Awards|1994]] | main = [[Gemini Awards]] | next = [[10th Gemini Awards|1996]] }}
The [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]]'s '''9th Gemini Awards''' were held on March 5, 1995 to honour achievements in [[Television in Canada|Canadian television]]. The awards show, which was hosted by [[Paul Gross]] and [[Tina Keeper]], took place at the [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] and was broadcast on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Television]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Quill|first=Greg|title=The Geminis: Bet on Due South, in a class by itself|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=March 3, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The 1995 Gemini nominees |url=https://playbackonline.ca/1995/01/30/4086-19950130/ |website=playbackonline.ca |publisher=Playback |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
==Winners and nominees== The following are the winners and nominees of the 9th annual Gemini Awards. Winners appear first and highlighted in '''bold'''.
'''Best Dramatic Series''' *'''''[[Due South]]''''' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]. Producers: Jeff King, [[Paul Haggis]], Kathy Slevin *''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: [[Trudy Grant]], [[Kevin Sullivan (producer)|Kevin Sullivan]] *''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''- [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Nadia Harcourt, Duncan Lamb, Helen Kafka, Chris Paton *''[[Neon Rider]]'' - Virtue/Rekert Productions, [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]. Producers: [[Winston Rekert]], Danny Virtue, [[Michael MacMillan]] *''[[E.N.G.]]'' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]. Producers: Jennifer Black, David Barlow *''[[Destiny Ridge]]'' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Great North Productions]]. Producers: Mary Kahn, Larry Raskin, Andy Thomson
'''Best Short Dramatic Program''' *'''''Something to Cry About''''' - Swirling Storm Productions. Producer: Terry Steyn *''[[The Hidden Room (TV series)|The Hidden Room]] - Dreams About Water'' - Hidden Room Productions. Producers: David Perlmutter, Lewis Chesler, Tab Baird, Adam Haight *''Sunday Arts Entertainment - The Perfect Pie'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Carol Moore-Ede, Robert Sherrin *''Survivors'' - Inner City Films. Producers: [[Alfons Adetuyi]], Douglas Stewart, Stephen Turnbull, [[Claire Prieto]]
'''Best TV Movie''' *'''''[[Due South]]''''' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]. Producers: Jeff King, [[Paul Haggis]], Jean Desormeaux *''[[Life with Billy]]'' - [[Salter Street Films]], The Film Works. Producers: [[Michael Donovan (producer)|Michael Donovan]], Eric Jordan *''[[Heads (film)|Heads]]'' - Credo Group, Sojourn Pictures, [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]. Producers: Jonathan Goodwill, Derek Mazur, Peter Sussman, Martin Tudor, Bill Gray *''[[For the Love of Aaron]]'' - Patterdale Productions. Producer: Anne Hopkins *''[[Coming of Age (1993 film)|Coming of Age]]'' - [[Breakthrough Entertainment]]. Producers: Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Barri Cohen
'''Best Music Variety Program or Series''' *'''''Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[John Brunton (producer)|John Brunton]], Joan Tosoni, [[Sandra Bezic]] *''1994 Canadian Country Music Awards'' - [[CTV Television Network]]. Producers: Gordon James, Ken Gibson *''Celine Dion: The Colour of My Love'' - Paragon Entertainment. Producers: Carol Reynolds, [[René Angélil]], Richard Borchiver, Donald K. Donald *''Sing Out Freedom Train'' - Jim McKenna Teleshows, [[Global Television Network]]. Producer: Jim McKenna *''[[Ear to the Ground (TV series)|Ear to the Ground]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Sandra Faire]], Faith Feingold
'''Best Comedy Program or Series''' *'''''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]''''' - [[Salter Street Films]], [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Geoff D'Eon, [[Michael Donovan]], Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Jenipher Ritchie *''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]'' - [[Broadway Video]], [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[John Blanchard]], [[Lorne Michaels]], Jeffrey Berman, Cindy Park, Jeff Ross *''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Brian Robertson, [[Roger Abbott]], [[Don Ferguson (actor)|Don Ferguson]]
'''[[Donald Brittain]] Award for Best Documentary Program''' *'''''Shadows and Light: Joaquin Rodrigo at 90''''' - [[Rhombus Media]]. Producers: [[Larry Weinstein]], [[Niv Fichman]] *''Hidden Children'' - [[TVOntario]]. Producer: Julia Sereny *''No Man's Land'' - Bishari Film Productions. Producer: [[Shelley Saywell]] *''Dream Tower'' - Sphinx Productions. Producer: [[Ron Mann]] *''[[Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo]]'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producer: Virginia Storring
'''Best Documentary Series''' *'''''[[Witness (TV series)|Witness]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Mark Starowicz]] *''[[Rough Cuts (TV series)|Rough Cuts]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Jerry McIntosh *''[[The Nature of Things]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: James Murray *''Canadian Wilderness Journal'' - K.E.G. Productions. Producer: Ralph C. Ellis
'''Best Dramatic Mini-Series''' *'''''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Bernard Zukerman
'''Best Performing Arts Program''' *'''''Sunday Arts Entertainment - Walls''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Carol Moore-Ede, [[Jeremy Podeswa]] *''The [[Indspire Awards|National Aboriginal Achievement Awards]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Chris Paton, [[John Kim Bell]], Fred Nicolaidis *''[[Adrienne Clarkson Presents]] - Skin, Flesh and Bone'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: [[Adrienne Clarkson]] *''Concierto de Aranjuez'' - [[Rhombus Media]]. Producers: [[Larry Weinstein]], [[Niv Fichman]]
'''Best Information Series''' *'''''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[David Studer]], Kelly Crichton *''[[W5 (TV program)|W5]] With Eric Malling'' - [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]. Producers: Peter Rehak, Mike Lavoie *''[[Venture (TV series)|Venture]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Joy Crysdale, Linda Sims *''CBC Prime Time News'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Joan Anderson, [[Tony Burman]]
'''Best Information Segment''' *'''''The Health Show - Scatology''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Chris Mullington, Edmund Egan *''For the Love of the Game - Perfect Body?, Laura Binetti Segment'' - Television Renaissance. Producers: Morgan Elliott, Aiken Scherberger *''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - No Safe Place'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Sarah Spinks, Christina Campbell *''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - Missing: Presumed Safe'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Margaret Slaght, Dan Burke *''CBC Prime Time News - The Lakoubovski File'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Robin Benger, Patricia Chew
'''Best Lifestyle Series''' *'''''[[On the Road Again (TV series)|On the Road Again]]''''' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Paul Harrington *''50/UP'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Shafik Obrai *''It's About Time'' - [[VisionTV]]. Producers: Sadia Zaman, [[Rita Deverell]] *''[[FashionTelevision]]'' - [[CHUM Limited|Chumcity]]. Producers: [[Moses Znaimer]], Marcia Martin, Jay Levine *''Inquiring Minds'' - [[TVOntario]]. Producers: Chris Robinson, Michael Kinney
'''Best Animated Program or Series''' *'''''[[ReBoot]]''''' - [[Mainframe Studios|Mainframe Entertainment]], [[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]], BLT Productions. Producers: Christopher Brough, Ian Pearson, [[Jay Firestone]] *''[[Dog City]]'' - [[Nelvana]], [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]]. Producers: [[Michael Hirsh (producer)|Michael Hirsh]], [[Patrick Loubert]], [[Clive A. Smith]] *''Christopher the Christmas Tree'' - Delaney & Friends Cartoon Productions. Producer: Chris Delaney
'''Best Youth Program or Series''' *'''''[[Street Cents]]'''''- [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: John Nowlan, Jonathan Finkelstein, Barbara Kennedy *''Brainstorm'' - [[TVOntario]]. Producer: Janet Thomson *''For Angela'' - [[National Film Board of Canada]]. Producers: Nancy Trites Botkin, Joe MacDonald *''aidScare, aidsCare'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Lynn Harvey *''[[Ready or Not (Canadian TV series)|Ready or Not]]'' - [[Insight Productions]]. Producers: Alyse Rosenberg, [[John Brunton (producer)|John Brunton]], Moira Holmes, Barbara Bowlby
'''Best Children's Program or Series''' *'''''[[The Big Comfy Couch]]''''' - [[Radical Sheep Productions]]. Producers: [[Cheryl Wagner]], Robert Mills *''[[Wild Side Show]]'' - [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]. Producers: [[Martin Katz (producer)|Martin Katz]], Ken Walz, Dale Burshtein *''Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Lynn Harvey *''[[Fred Penner's Place]]'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producer: Lesley Oswald *''The Biggest Little Ticket'' - Lyric Film & Video. Producers: [[Robert Lang (producer)|Robert Lang]], Peter Weyman
'''Best Sports Program or Series''' *'''''Elvis: Airborne''''' - Silent J Entertainment, [[Baton Broadcast System]]. Producers: Morgan Earl, Cathryn McCartney, Edward Futerman *''The XVII Olympic Winter Games: Olympic Prime Time'' - [[Canadian Television Network]]. Producers: Doug Beeforth, [[John Shannon (sportscaster)|John Shannon]], Jim Marshall, John McLarty, Laura Mellanby *''Chasing the Dream'' - Ballpark Pictures. Producers: [[Peter Raymont]], David Barlow, William Thomas *''Molson [[Hockey Night in Canada]] - Stanley Cup Final'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Ron G. Harrison, Larry Isaac *''Pumped!'' - [[Insight Productions]]. Producers: [[John Brunton (producer)|John Brunton]], Dale Burshtein
'''Best Special Event Coverage''' *'''''Election Night '93''''' - [[Much (TV channel)|MuchMusic]]. Producer: [[Denise Donlon]] *''South African Election'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Slawko Klymkiw]], Lynn Raineault, Edith Champagne *''Election '93'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: Arnold Amber, Tom Kavanagh, Elly Alboim, Michael Smith *''XV Commonwealth Games'' - [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Producers: [[Bob Moir]], Joan Mead
'''Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series''' *'''[[Paul Donovan (writer)|Paul Donovan]]''' - ''[[Life with Billy]]'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/The Film Works) *[[John N. Smith]] - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[John Kent Harrison]] - ''[[For the Love of Aaron]]'' (Patterdale Productions) *[[Michael Anderson (director)|Michael Anderson]] - ''[[Scales of Justice (TV series)|Scales of Justice]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] - ''[[RoboCop (Canadian TV series)|RoboCop - The Future of Law Enforcement]]'' ([[Sky Vision]])
'''Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series''' *'''George Bloomfield''' - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) *[[Don McBrearty]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Memento Mori'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Jerry Ciccoritti]] - ''[[North of 60]] - Hostage'' ([[SEVEN24 Films]]) *[[D.J. MacHale]] - ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]] - The Tale of the Dangerous Soup'' ([[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]]/[[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]) *Mario Azzopardi - ''[[RoboCop (Canadian TV series)|RoboCop]] - The Human Factor'' ([[Sky Vision]])
'''Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series''' *'''Joan Tosoni''' - ''Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Barbara Willis Sweete - ''The Sorceress: Kiri Te Kanawa'' ([[Rhombus Media]]/[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS Television]]) *Joan Tosoni - ''[[Juno Awards of 1994]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Gilles Maheu - ''[[Adrienne Clarkson Presents]] - Skin, Flesh and Bone'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Larry Weinstein]] - ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' ([[Rhombus Media]])
'''Best Direction in an Information or Documentary Program or Series''' *'''[[Larry Weinstein]]''' - ''Shadows and Light: Joaquin Rodrigo at 90'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) *[[Mark Starowicz]] - ''Red Capitalism'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *David Paperny - ''[[Witness (TV series)|Witness]] - Dr Peter'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Neil Docherty - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]] - The Trouble With Evan'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[John Zaritsky]] - ''[[Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) * Danièle Lacourse, Yvan Patry - ''Denial'' (Alter-Cine Productions)
'''Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series''' *'''[[Barry Stevens (filmmaker)|Barry Stevens]]''' - ''[[The Diary of Evelyn Lau]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Thomas King (novelist)|Thomas King]], Ann McNaughton - ''Medicine River'' (Medicine River Productions) *[[John Frizzell (screenwriter)|John Frizzell]], [[Judith Thompson]] - ''[[Life with Billy]]'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/The Film Works) *[[John Krizanc]] - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Paul Haggis]] - ''[[Due South]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
'''Best Writing in a Dramatic Series''' *'''[[Paul Haggis]], Kathy Slevin''' - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) *[[Yan Moore]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Strictly Melodrama'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Jordan Wheeler]] - ''[[North of 60]] - Raven'' (Seven24 Films) *[[Hart Hanson]] - ''[[North of 60]] - All Fall Down'' (Seven24 Films) *William Gray - ''[[RoboCop (Canadian TV series)|RoboCop]] - Inside Crime'' ([[Sky Vision]])
'''Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series''' *'''[[Cathy Jones]], [[Rick Mercer]], Alan Resnick, [[Greg Thomey]], [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]]''' - ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Mike MacDonald (comedian)|Mike MacDonald]] - ''Mike MacDonald: Happy As I Can Be'' (Howard Lapides Productions) *[[Dave Foley]], [[Bruce McCulloch]], [[Kevin McDonald]], [[Mark McKinney]], [[Scott Thompson (comedian)|Scott Thompson]], [[Diane Flacks]], [[Norm Hiscock]], [[Andy Jones (comedian)|Andy Jones]], Garry Campbell, [[Paul Bellini]], [[Brian Hartt]] - ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]'' ([[Broadway Video]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Nick McKinney, Vito Viscomi, [[Paul Greenberg (voice actor)|Paul Greenberg]], Rob Gfroerer - ''[[The Vacant Lot]] - Episode #5'' ([[Broadway Video]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Jeremy Hotz]], [[Bob Sorger]] - ''Comics! - What Ever Happened to Jeremy Hotz?'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Writing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series''' *'''[[Michael Ignatieff]]''' - ''Blood and Belonging: Yugoslavia - The Road To Nowhere'' ([[TVOntario]]/Primedia Productions) *Jack Bond, Morgan Earl - ''Elvis: Airborne'' (Silent J Entertainment/[[Baton Broadcast System]]) *[[Mark Starowicz]] - ''Red Capitalism'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Shelley Saywell]] - ''No Man's Land'' (Bishari Film Productions) *[[Terence McKenna]] - ''CBC Prime Time News - The Inheritance'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series''' *'''Roger Fredericks, Louise Moon''' - ''[[Street Cents]] - Hype''([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Richard Mortimer - ''aidScare, aidsCare'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *David Preston - ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]] - The Tale of the Dream Girl'' ([[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]]/[[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]) *Morton Ritts, [[Don Arioli]], S.M. Molitor - ''[[The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]'' ([[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar]] Films) *[[Leila Basen]] - ''[[Ready or Not (Canadian TV series)|Ready or Not]] - Am I Perverted or What?'' ([[Insight Productions]])
'''Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series''' *'''[[Stephen McHattie]]''' - ''[[Life with Billy]]'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/The Film Works) *[[Maurice Godin (actor)|Maurice Godin]] - ''Just For Fun'' (Whistle Productions) *[[Victor Garber]] - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Gary Reineke]] - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Bret Pearson - ''Something to Cry About'' (Swirling Storm Productions)
'''Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series''' *'''[[Nancy Beatty]]''' - ''[[Life with Billy]]'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/The Film Works) *[[Sandra Oh]] - ''[[The Diary of Evelyn Lau]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Jennifer Tilly]] - ''[[Heads (film)|Heads]]'' (Credo Group/Sojourn Pictures/[[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *[[Rebecca Jenkins]] - ''Harvest'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]/Credo Group) *Janet Bailey - ''Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]))
'''Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role''' *'''[[Paul Gross]]''' - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) *[[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Fathers and Sons'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Eric Peterson]] - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]] - No Holds Barred'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Tom Jackson (actor)|Tom Jackson]] - ''[[North of 60]] - Ciao Baby'' (Seven24 Films) *[[David Marciano]] - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
'''Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role''' *'''[[Lally Cadeau]]''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Strictly Melodrama'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Jackie Burroughs]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Memento Mori'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Cynthia Dale]] - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]] - Truth or Dare'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Tina Keeper]] - ''[[North of 60]] - Hostage'' (Seven24 Films) *Tracey Cook - ''[[North of 60]] - Crossing the River'' (Seven24 Films)
'''Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Series''' *'''[[Bruce Greenwood]]''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Stranger in the Night'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Robin Gammell]] - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]] - Fit Punishment'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Clark Johnson]] - ''[[E.N.G.]] - The Cutting Edge'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[Gordon Tootoosis]] - ''[[North of 60]] - Crossing the River'' (Seven24 Films) *James Kidnie - ''[[RoboCop (Canadian TV series)|RoboCop]] - Inside Crime'' ([[Sky Vision]]) *Christopher Babers - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
'''Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Series''' *'''[[Sarah Strange]]''' - ''[[Neon Rider]] - Moving On, Part Two'' (Virtue/Rekert Productions/[[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *[[Linda Sorenson]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Strictly Melodrama'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Joyce Campion - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]] - No Holds Barred'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Brenda Bazinet]] - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]] - The Cost of Love'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Natalie Radford]] - ''[[E.N.G.]] - The Cutting Edge'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]])
'''Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role''' *'''[[Bernard Behrens]]''' - ''[[Coming of Age (1993 film)|Coming of Age]]'' ([[Breakthrough Entertainment]]) *[[Ron Lea]] - ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]] - Truth, Lies and Consequences'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Graham Harley - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Aidan Devine]] - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[John Hemphill (actor)|John Hemphill]] - ''Sodbusters'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]/Bond Street Productions)
'''Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role''' *'''[[Jennifer Phipps]]''' - ''[[Coming of Age (1993 film)|Coming of Age]]'' ([[Breakthrough Entertainment]]) *[[Gema Zamprogna]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Thursday's Child'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Larissa Laskin|Larissa Lapchinski]] - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Tina Louise Bomberry]] - ''[[North of 60]] - Harvest'' (Seven24 Films) *[[Cynthia Belliveau]] - ''[[E.N.G.]] - Judgement of Solomon'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]])
'''Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series''' *'''[[Cathy Jones]], [[Rick Mercer]], [[Greg Thomey]], [[Mary Walsh (actress)|Mary Walsh]]''' - ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' ([[Salter Street Films]]/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Dan Redican]] - ''The Dan Redican Comedy Hour'' (Catalyst Entertainment/[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Tim Steeves]] - ''Comics!'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Roger Abbott]], [[Don Ferguson (actor)|Don Ferguson]], [[Luba Goy]], [[John Morgan (comedian)|John Morgan]] - ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]] - April 15, 1994'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series''' *'''Sarah McLachlan''' - ''Sarah McLachlan Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'' (Fogel Sabourin Productions) *[[Rita MacNeil]] - ''Rita MacNeil's Once Upon a Christmas'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Celine Dion]] - ''Celine Dion: The Colour of My Love'' (Paragon Entertainment) *[[Malcolm Hardee]], Stephen Dowridge, Martin Soan - ''Just For Laughs - Episode 7'' (Les Films Rozon)
'''Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series''' *'''[[Holly Cole]] Trio''' - ''Intimate and Interactive With Holly Cole Trio'' ([[Much (TV channel)|MuchMusic]]) *[[Ben Heppner]] - ''1994 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards - Tribute Performance to Lois Marshall'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Johanne Madore, Rodrigue Proteau - ''[[Adrienne Clarkson Presents]] - Skin, Flesh and Bone'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series''' *'''[[Laura Bertram]]''' - ''[[Ready or Not (Canadian TV series)|Ready or Not]]'' ([[Insight Productions]]) *[[Denny Doherty]] - ''[[Theodore Tugboat]] - George's Ghost'' (Cochran Entertainment) *[[Tina Keeper]] - ''For Angela'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *[[Enuka Okuma]] - ''[[Madison (TV series)|Madison]] - The Girl Most Likely'' (Forefront Entertainment) *[[Shawn Ashmore]] - ''Guitarman'' (Guitarman Productions)
'''[[Gordon Sinclair]] Award for Broadcast Journalism''' *'''[[Linden MacIntyre]]''' - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Hana Gartner]] - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Peter Mansbridge]] - ''CBC Prime Time News'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Joe Schlesinger]] - ''CBC Prime Time News - The Inheritance'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Reportage''' *'''[[Anna Maria Tremonti]]''' - ''[[CBC Prime Time News]] - War in Bosnia'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Avis Favaro]] - ''[[CTV News]] - Tobacco Taxes vs. Lung Cancer'' ([[Canadian Television Network|CTV]]) *[[Robert Hurst (broadcaster)|Robert Hurst]] - ''[[CTV News]] - Russian Election'' ([[Canadian Television Network|CTV]]) *[[Paul Workman (journalist)|Paul Workman]] - ''[[CBC Prime Time News]] - Hebron Killings'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Don Murray - ''[[CBC Prime Time News]] - Russian Revolt'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Diana Bishop - ''[[CTV News]] - Acid Victim'' ([[Canadian Television Network|CTV]])
'''Best Anchor or Interviewer''' *'''[[Linden MacIntyre]]''' - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Michael Ignatieff]] - ''Blood and Belonging: Yugoslavia - The Road To Nowhere'' ([[TVOntario]]/Primedia Productions) *[[Lloyd Robertson]] - ''[[CTV News]] - Decision '94'' ([[Canadian Television Network|CTV]]) *[[Hana Gartner]] - ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV program)|the fifth estate]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Pamela Wallin - ''[[CBC Prime Time News]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Host in a Lifestyle, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series''' *'''[[Albert Schultz]]''' - ''[[8th Gemini Awards|1994 Gemini Awards]]'' (ACCTV Productions/Quality Shows) *[[Wayne Rostad]] - ''[[On the Road Again (TV series)|On the Road Again]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Bob Izumi]] - ''Bob Izumi's Real Fishing Show '94 - 24 Manitoba Monsters'' (Izumi's Outdoor) *Tarzan Dan Freeman - ''Yaa! The 5th Annual [[YTV Achievement Awards]]'' ([[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]) *[[Hana Gartner]] - ''Contact With Hana Gartner - Preston & Sandra Manning/Dr. Benjamin Spock/Tattoo Expo'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Sportscaster''' *'''[[Dave Hodge]]''' - ''TSN Inside Sports'' ([[The Sports Network|TSN]]) *[[Rod Black]] - ''World Basketball Championship: Canada vs. Greece'' ([[CTV Television Network|CTV]]) *[[Ron Maclean]] - ''[[1994 Commonwealth Games]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Brian Williams (sportscaster)|Brian Williams]] - ''[[1994 Commonwealth Games]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series''' *'''[[Rene Ohashi]]''' - ''Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]])) *[[Alar Kivilo]] - ''[[Heads (film)|Heads]]'' (Credo Group/Sojourn Pictures/[[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *Mitchell Ness - ''Something to Cry About'' (Swirling Storm Productions) *Rodney Charters - ''[[TekWar (TV series)|TekWar]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]/[[Western International Communications]]/Lemli Productions/[[Universal Television]]/[[CTV Television Network]]/[[USA Network]]) *Ron Stannett, [[Ron Orieux]] - ''[[Due South]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
'''Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series''' *'''Maris Jansons''' - ''Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Dennis Jones - ''1994 Canadian Country Music Awards'' - [[CTV Television Network]]. *Joost Dankelman - ''The Sorceress: Kiri Te Kanawa'' ([[Rhombus Media]]/[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS Television]]) *David Franco, Yves Aucoin - ''Celine Dion: The Colour of My Love'' (Paragon Entertainment) *Horst Zeidler - ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' ([[Rhombus Media]])
'''Best Photography in an Information/Documentary Program or Series''' *'''Janet Foster, John Foster''' - ''The Global Family - Clayoquot: The Sound of Wonder'' ([[TVOntario]]) *Mitchell Ness - ''Lawn and Order'' (Lawn and Order Films) *Paul Belanger - ''Wayne Rostad's Canada Day Special - Voices of the Wilderness'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Michael Sweeney - ''CBC Prime Time News - One Last Chance for Belfast'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Chris Gargus - ''CBC Evening News - Tall Ships'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]])
'''Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series''' *'''Jeff Warren''' - ''[[The Diary of Evelyn Lau]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Patrick Lussier]] - ''[[Heads (film)|Heads]]'' (Credo Group/Sojourn Pictures/[[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *Robert Jackson - ''Something to Cry About'' (Swirling Storm Productions) *Eric Goddard - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]]) *David B. Thompson - ''[[Due South]] - Diefenbaker's Day Off'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
''Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series'' *'''Lisa Regnier''' - ''Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Paul Spencer - ''[[Imprint (TV series)|Imprint - Dub Poetry]]'' ([[TVOntario]]) *Steve Jones - ''Sun and Moon: The Making of Miss Saigon and the Princess of Wales Theatre'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Al Manson - ''Bryan Adams: Waking Up The Nation'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]/Adams Communications) *[[David New]] - ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' ([[Rhombus Media]]/[[ZDF]])
'''Best Picture Editing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series''' *'''Mark Hajek''' - ''Elvis: Airborne'' (Silent J Entertainment/[[Baton Broadcast System]]) *Steve Tonon - ''[[Venture (TV series)|Venture]] - Bank Battle'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Steve Weslak]] - ''Lawn and Order'' (Lawn and Order Films) *Mike Churchill, Mike Earles - ''The Magnificent One'' (TV EYE Entertainment) *Richard Wells - ''[[Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo]]'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]])
'''Best Production Design or Art Direction''' *'''Russell Chick''' - ''Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) * Roel Schneemann - ''The Sorceress: Kiri Te Kanawa'' ([[Rhombus Media]]/[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS Television]]) *Michael Joy - ''[[Heads (film)|Heads]]'' (Credo Group/Sojourn Pictures/[[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *Alicia Keywan, Armando Sgrignuoli - ''[[Scales of Justice (TV series)|Scales of Justice]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Stefan Roloff]], Adam Kolodziej - ''[[TekWar (TV series)|TekWar]]'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]/[[Western International Communications]]/Lemli Productions/[[Universal Television]]/[[CTV Television Network]]/[[USA Network]])
'''Best Costume Design''' *'''Dinorah Iorio''' - ''The Sorceress: Kiri Te Kanawa'' ([[Rhombus Media]]/[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS Television]]) *Madeleine Stewart - ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Tulla Nixon - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Frances Dafoe]] - ''Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Suzette Daigle - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
'''Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series''' *'''Leon Johnson, Jacqueline Cristiani, Paul A. Sharpe, Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard''' - ''[[Heads (film)|Heads]]'' (Credo Group/Sojourn Pictures/[[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *Gerry King, Eric Fitz, Jim Hopkins, Penny Hozy, Joe Grimaldi - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *George Tarrant, Michael Macdonald, Randy Kiss, Kevin Townshend, Alan Perkins - ''[[North of 60]]'' (Seven24 Films) *Tom Mather, Barry Gilmore, Dale Sheldrake, Allen Ormerod, Lou Solakofski - ''Sodbusters'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]/Bond Street Productions) *Allen Ormerod, Todd Warren, Nelson Ferreira, Urmas Rosin, Michael Werth - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
'''Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series''' *'''Onno Scholtze''' - ''Concierto de Aranjuez'' ([[Rhombus Media]]/[[ZDF]]) *Simon Bowers, Tom Bilenkey, Myroslav Bodnaruk, Peter Campbell - ''Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Jacques Comtois, Gary Oppenheimer, Myroslav Bodnaruk, Ray St. Sauveur, Eric Lemoyne - ''[[Adrienne Clarkson Presents]] - Skin, Flesh and Bone'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Kevin Doyle, Doug McClement, Jon Ericson, Michael Kriz, Peter Hamilton - ''Prairie Oyster: Group Portrait'' ([[Insight Productions]])
'''Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series''' *'''Onno Scholtze''' - ''Shadows and Light: Joaquin Rodrigo at 90'' ([[Rhombus Media]]) *Brian Newby, Sergio Penhas-Roll - ''[[Man Alive (Canadian TV program)|Man Alive]] - The Way of the Drum'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *Allison Clark, Andy Koyama, Hans Oomes, Barbara Free, Roger Van Wensveen - ''The Lucky Ones: Allied Airmen and Buchenwald'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *Daniel Pellerin, Sean Kelly, Keith Elliott - ''Dream Tower'' (Sphinx Productions) *Claude Beaugrand, Rene Lussier, Philippe Scultety - ''Denial'' (Alter-Cine Productions)
'''Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series''' *'''Neil Smolar''' - ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]'' ([[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]) *[[Mark Korven]] - ''The Lucky Ones: Allied Airmen and Buchenwald'' ([[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]) *[[Jonathan Goldsmith (musician)|Jonathan Goldsmith]] - ''[[Heads (film)|Heads]]'' (Credo Group/Sojourn Pictures/[[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]) *[[Lou Natale]] - ''Sodbusters'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Films]]/Bond Street Productions) *Jon Stroll, [[Kevin Gillis]], Sally Gillis - ''[[RoboCop (Canadian TV series)|RoboCop]] - The Future of Law Enforcement'' ([[Sky Vision]])
'''Best Original Music Score for a Series''' *'''[[John Welsman]]''' - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Thursday's Child'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *Glenn Morley - ''Inside the Vatican with Sir Peter Ustinov - Renaissance: 1500 A.D.-1600 A.D.'' (John McGreevy Productions/[[Baton Broadcast System]]) *[[Don Gillis (composer)|Don Gillis]] - ''[[Road to Avonlea]] - Memento Mori'' (Sullivan Entertainment) *[[Micky Erbe]], [[Maribeth Solomon]] - ''[[E.N.G.]] - The Cutting Edge'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]]) *[[Jay Semko]], John McCarthy, [[Jack Lenz]] - ''[[Due South]] - Free Willie'' ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Communications]])
==Special Awards== *[[Canada Award]]: Nancy Trites Botkin, Joe MacDonald, Honoured for ''For Angela'' *[[Margaret Collier Award]]: [[Timothy Findley]] *[[John Drainie Award]]: [[Knowlton Nash]] *[[Earle Grey Award]]: [[Harold Ramis]], [[Rick Moranis]], [[John Candy]], [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], [[Catherine O'Hara]], [[Joe Flaherty]], [[Martin Short]], [[Andrea Martin]], [[Eugene Levy]], Honoured for ''[[Second City Television]]''
==References== {{reflist}}
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[[Category:Gemini Awards|09]] [[Category:1995 in Canadian television|Gemini Awards, 1995]]