iPedia Free Information Center

Information about Gemini Awards

Gemini Award
Awarded forBest television productions in Canada
Presented byAcademy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Country Canada
First awarded1986
Official website
The Gemini Awards are an annual awards ceremony in Canada.

First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are currently presented in 87 categories.

November 19, 2005 was also proclaimed to be "Gemini Awards Day" by the Toronto City Council.

The Gemini Awards also include several special awards given out for various reasons such as lifetime achievement.

Normally held in Toronto, the 2006 ceremony was held in Richmond, BC on Saturday, November 4, 2006.

Quebec holds its own counterpart of the Geminis, Les Prix Gémeaux.

The 2007 awards will be held in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Margaret Collier Award

Each year the Academy presented a writer with the Margaret Collier Award for their lifetime achievement.

John Drainie Award

This award is given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to broadcasting in Canada. It is presented at the discretion of the Academy, not necessarily every year.

See also: John Drainie Award

Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism

This award is presented to a Broadcast Journalist for an exceptional body of work in Canadian television journalism, or for significant contribution to the international profile of Canadian television journalism.

Donald Brittain Award

A Gemini Award presented to the show voted the best social/political documentary program.

Humanitarian Award

Starting in 2001, this award recognizes humanitarian efforts that improve the quality of people's lives and reduce suffering. The Gemini Humanitarian Award celebrates the efforts of an individual within the Canadian television industry, whose contributions and commitments to the community and public service exemplify compassion and humanitarianism outside of the television industry. The recipients receive a Gemini statuette and $10 000 CND.

So far the list of recipients is as follows

Academy Achievement Award

This is the Gemini's true Lifetime Achievement Award. It is presented at the discretion of the Academy (not necessarily every year, but since its inception there has never been a year without it). It was first presented in 1996.

Multiculturalism Award & Canada Award

Called the Multiculturalism Award from 1988-1990 and the Canada Award from 1992 onward. This Award is presented to the television program that best reflects Canada's multicultural landscape. Since the award's inception, National Film Board of Canada productions and co-productions have won approximately half of all Canada Awards, including the 2005 winner, Two Worlds Colliding by Tasha Hubbard.

Categories

  • Best News Information Series
  • Best News Magazine Segment
  • Best News Special Event Coverage
  • Best Reportage
  • Best Newscast
  • Gemini Humanitarian Award
  • Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst
  • Best Live Sporting Event
  • Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event
  • Best Sports Program or Series
  • Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
  • Best Writing in an Information Program or Series
  • Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series
  • Best Photography in an Information Program or Series
  • Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series
  • Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series
  • Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series
  • Academy Achievement Award
  • Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program
  • Best Biography Documentary Program
  • Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series
  • Best History Documentary Program
  • Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series
  • Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism
  • Best Direction in a Documentary Program
  • Best Direction in a Documentary Series
  • Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series
  • Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series
  • Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series
  • Best Documentary Series
  • Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
  • Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
  • Best Performance in a Childrens' or Youth Program or Series
  • Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series
  • Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series
  • Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series
  • Best Animated Program or Series
  • Best Pre-School Program or Series
  • Most Popular Website
  • Canada Award
  • Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Dramatic Program or Series
  • Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment
  • Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series
  • Best Cross Platform Project
  • Best General/Human Interest Series
  • Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series
  • Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series
  • Best Host or Interviewer in a General/Human Interest or Talk Program or Series
  • Best Talk Series
  • Best Reality Program or Series
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
  • Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
  • Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
  • Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
  • Best Sound in a Dramatic Series
  • Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Dramatic Program or Series
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
  • Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series
  • Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
  • Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
  • Best Direction in a Variety Program or Series
  • Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series
  • Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
  • Margaret Collier Award
  • Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series
  • Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series
  • Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
  • Best Music, Variety Program or Series
  • Best TV Movie
  • Best Achievement in Make-Up
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Achievement in Casting
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series
  • Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series
  • Earle Grey Award
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
  • Best Sound in a Dramatic Program
  • Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
  • Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast
  • Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
  • Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
  • Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
  • Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series
  • Best Comedy Program or Series
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
  • Best News Anchor
  • Best Dramatic Mini-Series
  • Best Dramatic Series
  • Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
  • Viewers' Choice Award (Viewer's Choice Award for Lifestyle Host Gemini)

External links

This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources.
This article has been tagged since August 2007.
Television (often abbreviated to TV, T.V., or more recently, tv; sometimes called telly, the tube, boob tube, or idiot box in British English) is a widely used telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures
..... Click the link for more information.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals.
..... Click the link for more information.
This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved.
Protection is not an endorsement of the current [ version] ([ protection log]).
..... Click the link for more information.
award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins or ribbons.
..... Click the link for more information.
This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved.
Protection is not an endorsement of the current [ version] ([ protection log]).
..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1950s  1960s  1970s  - 1980s -  1990s  2000s  2010s
1983 1984 1985 - 1986 - 1987 1988 1989

Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI
..... Click the link for more information.
Television (often abbreviated to TV, T.V., or more recently, tv; sometimes called telly, the tube, boob tube, or idiot box in British English) is a widely used telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures
..... Click the link for more information.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals.
..... Click the link for more information.
Television (often abbreviated to TV, T.V., or more recently, tv; sometimes called telly, the tube, boob tube, or idiot box in British English) is a widely used telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures
..... Click the link for more information.
November 19 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

  • 1493 - Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before.

..... Click the link for more information.
20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2002 2003 2004 - 2005 - 2006 2007 2008

2005 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of Toronto

Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname: T.O., Hogtown, The Big Smoke, T-Dot, Toronto the Good
Motto: Diversity Our Strength
..... Click the link for more information.
The 21st Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2006 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The ceremony was broadcast on Global.

Awards

News

Best News/Information Series

  • the fifth estate
  • 360° Vision

..... Click the link for more information.
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond City Hall

Flag
Coat of arms

..... Click the link for more information.
British Columbia
Colombie-Britannique

Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment))

Capital Victoria
Largest city Vancouver
Official languages English
..... Click the link for more information.
Québec
Quebec [1]

Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember)

Capital Quebec City
Largest city Montreal
Official languages French
Government
..... Click the link for more information.
The Gémeaux Award (Prix Gémeaux) honors French-Canadian achievements in Canadian television. It is sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1985. In 2005 the Gala of the Prix Gémeaux celebrated its 20th anniversary.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of Regina, Saskatchewan

Flag
Seal
Nickname: The Queen City
Motto: Floreat Regina
("Let Regina Flourish")
Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan
Coordinates:
..... Click the link for more information.
The Margaret Collier Award is the lifetime achievement honor presented the Gemini Awards to a writer for their outstanding body of work in Canadian television. It can be presented to an individual writer or writing team, however, this has only been presented once (to Wayne &
..... Click the link for more information.
The Margaret Collier Award is the lifetime achievement honor presented the Gemini Awards to a writer for their outstanding body of work in Canadian television. It can be presented to an individual writer or writing team, however, this has only been presented once (to Wayne &
..... Click the link for more information.
John Robert Roy Drainie (April 1, 1916-October 30, 1966) was a Canadian actor and television presenter, who was called "the greatest radio actor in the world" by Orson Welles.
..... Click the link for more information.
The John Drainie Award is presented by the Canadian performers organisation ACTRA at the Gemini Awards. Although meant to be presented annually there have been years where it was not presented.
..... Click the link for more information.
Gordon Allan Sinclair, OC , FRGS (June 3, 1900 − May 17, 1984) was a Canadian radio journalist and commentator.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Sinclair joined the Toronto Star as a reporter in 1922.
..... Click the link for more information.
Donald Brittain, O.C. (June 10, 1928 – July 21, 1989) was an acclaimed filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada.

Brittain's most notable directorial credits include the 1965 documentaries Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr.
..... Click the link for more information.
Donald A. (Tony) Martin (born 24 December 1940) is a set theorist and philosopher of mathematics at UCLA.

Among Martin's most notable work are the proofs of Borel determinacy (from ZFC alone), the proof (with John R.
..... Click the link for more information.
Wendy Crewson

Born May 9 1956 (1956--) (age 51)
Hamilton, Ontario

Wendy Jane Crewson[] (born May 9, 1956 or 1959[0]
..... Click the link for more information.
Winston Maxwell Keeping, C.M. known as Max Keeping, is the Vice-President of news and public affairs at CTV Ottawa where he is also the long-time male anchor of the 6:00 p.m. local news broadcast.
..... Click the link for more information.
Air Farce Live (simply credited as Air Farce, previously Royal Canadian Air Farce) is a Canadian comedy troupe that starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997, and currently star in a top-rated television show, broadcast on CBC
..... Click the link for more information.
The Academy Achievement Award is an award presented by the Canadian Gemini Awards to an individual for their "exceptional, outstanding or ongoing contribution or service to the Canadian television industry.
..... Click the link for more information.


This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus


page counter