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Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...
was held on March 3, 1996 to honour achievements in
Canadian television Television in Canada officially began with the sign-on of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, a ...
. The awards show, which was hosted by Albert Schultz, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on
CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
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Awards


Best Dramatic Series

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Due South ''Due South'' is a Canadian crime comedy-drama television series created by Paul Haggis, and produced by Alliance Communications from its premiere on April 26, 1994, to its conclusion after four seasons on March 14, 1999. The series starred Pau ...
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Alliance Communications Alliance Films (formerly Alliance Entertainment, Alliance Communications, Alliance Atlantis Releasing Ltd, Motion Picture Distribution LP and also known as Alliance Vivafilm in Quebec and also known simply as Alliance) was a Canadian motion pictur ...
. Producers: George Bloomfield, Jeff King, Paul Haggis, Kathy Slevin *'' TekWar'' -
Atlantis Films Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operato ...
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Western International Communications WIC Western International Communications Ltd. (or WIC) was a Canadian media company that operated from 1982 to 2000, with operations including broadcast and specialty television, radio, and satellite distribution via a majority interest in Can ...
, Lemli Productions,
Universal Television Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predeces ...
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CTV Television Network The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. Launched in 1961 and acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000, CTV is Canada's largest privately owned television network and is now a divis ...
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USA Network USA Network (simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madison ...
. Producers: Stephen Roloff,
William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...
, John Calvert *'' Highlander: The Series'' - Filmline International. Producers: Marla Ginsburg,
William N. Panzer William Norton Panzer (September 6, 1942 – March 18, 2007) was an American television and film producer best known as one half of Davis-Panzer Inc, the production company behind the '' Highlander'' franchise. Biography Panzer was born in New ...
, Christian Charret,
Nicolas Clermont Nicolas Clermont (born 1 January 1942 in Neuilly) was a French film producer. He died on 11 April 2001 in Montreal. He was noted for his involvement in the Canadian film industry. Filmography * Reckless and In Love, (1983) * Eternal Evil, (exec ...
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Ken Gord Kenneth Steven Gord (born February 25, 1949) is a Canadian film and television producer. Early years Gord was born in Toronto, Ontario. His parents, Henry and Goldie Gord, were also native Torontonians and Ken was their middle child. Gord gradu ...
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North of 60 ''North of 60'' is a 1990s Canadian television drama depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest (north of 60° north latitude, hence the title). It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is s ...
'' - SEVEN24 Films. Producers: Tom Cox, Peter David Lauterman, Doug MacLeod, Barbara Samuels, Wayne Grigsby *''
Road to Avonlea ''Road to Avonlea'' is a Canadian television series first broadcast in Canada between January 7, 1990, and March 31, 1996, as part of the ''CBC Family Hour'' anthology series, and in the United States starting on March 5, 1990. It was created b ...
'' - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers:
Trudy Grant Trudy Grant, President of Sullivan Entertainment International and COO of the Sullivan Entertainment Group, has been part of the establishment of the Canadian entertainment industry for nearly thirty years. Grant, who is married to Kevin Sullivan ...
, Kevin Sullivan


Best Short Dramatic Program

*''Spoken Art: A Letter to Harvey Milk'' - Sleeping Giant Productions. Producers: Linda Rainsberry, Paul McConvey, Jim Hanley, John Brunton *'' Adrienne Clarkson Presents -
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios ''The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios and Other Stories'' is a book of short stories by Canadian author Yann Martel. First published as a paperback by Knopf Canada in the spring of 1993, it received little attention outside Canada until 20 ...
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producer: Robert Sherrin *''The Hands of Ida'' - Marble Island Pictures. Producer: Ritchard Findlay *''Performance!: Saying It'' -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producers: Carol Moore-Ede, James Swan *''Scales of Justice - Regina Vs. Gamble and Nichols'' -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producers: Joy Barker,
George Jonas George Jonas, CM (June 15, 1935 – January 10, 2016) was a Hungarian-born Canadian writer, poet, and journalist. A self-described classical liberal, he authored 16 books, including the bestseller '' Vengeance'' (1984), the story of an Israeli ...
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Robert Lantos Robert Lantos, Order of Canada, CM (born 3 April 1949) is a Hungarian-Canadian film producer. Life and career Lantos was born on 3 April 1949 in Budapest, the son of Ágnes (Bodor) and László Lantos, a mechanic and truck company owner. Lantos ...
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Murray Cohl Murray "Dusty" Cohl, (February 21, 1929 – January 11, 2008) was a Canadian film producer and co-founder of Toronto International Film Festival and Canada's Walk of Fame. Murray Cohl was born in Toronto, Ontario to Karl and Lillian Cohl in ...


Best TV Movie or Mini-Series

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Butterbox Babies ''Butterbox Babies'' is a film adapted from the book ''Butterbox Babies'' by Bette L. Cahill, which is based on the true story of the Ideal Maternity Home, a home for unwed pregnant mothers, during the Great Depression and Second World War. The h ...
'' - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: Kevin Sullivan, Trudy Grant *'' Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story'' - Hearst Entertainment, Morgan Hill Films, Power Pictures. Producers: Clara George, Julian Marks, Jennifer Alward, Paul Shapiro *''
The Outer Limits ''The Outer Limits'' or ''Outer Limits'' may refer to: Television * ''The Outer Limits'' (1963 TV series), a black-and-white science fiction series that aired from 1963 to 1965 * ''The Outer Limits'' (1995 TV series), a revival of the older series ...
- Sandkings'' - Atlantis Films, Trilogy Entertainment. Producers: Pen Densham, James Nadler, Justis Greene, Richard B. Lewis, John Watson *'' Million Dollar Babies'' - Bernard Zukerman Productions, Quint Film Productions, Cinar,
CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
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CBS Productions CBS Productions, Inc. was a production arm of the CBS television network (an initialism of Columbia Broadcasting System, along with its parent company CBS Television Studios, Inc.; the radio network was founded in 1927), now a part of Paramount Gl ...
. Producers: Bernard Zukerman,
Micheline Charest Micheline Charest (16 March 1953 – 14 April 2004) was a British-born Canadian television producer and founder and former co-chairman of CINAR (later Cookie Jar Entertainment). In 1997, Charest was ranked 19th in ''The Hollywood Reporters lis ...
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Ronald A. Weinberg Ronald Andrew Weinberg (born 1952) is an American-born Canadian fraudster and former television producer and businessman best known as the co-founder of the CINAR animation studio (later to be known as Cookie Jar Group, now renamed as WildBrain) ...
*''Small Gifts'' -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producer: Flora Macdonald


Best Music Variety Program or Series

*''Brian Orser: Blame It On the Blues'' -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producers: Morgan Earl, Peter Mann *''The Big Ticket - Annie Lennox'' -
MuchMusic Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. MuchMusic launched on August 31 ...
. Producers: Moses Znaimer, Denise Donlon *''The Ultimate Birthday Party'' -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producer: Lynn Harvey *''True North Concert'' -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producers: Keith MacNeill, Jack Bond *''YAA! The 6th Annual YTV Achievement Awards'' - YTV. Producers: Joanne P. Jackson, Ian Murray


Best Comedy Program or Series

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This Hour Has 22 Minutes ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (commonly shortened to ''22 Minutes'' since 2009) is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics wi ...
, Series II'' - Salter Street Films,
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producers: Geoff D’Eon,
Michael Donovan Michael Donovan is a Canadian voice actor and director known for his roles as Suikotsu in ''Inuyasha'' and Zoken Mato in ''Fate/stay night''. He has also directed many animated series and feature films. Roles Animation * ''3-2-1 Penguins!''K ...
, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Jenipher Ritchie *'' Air Farce Live'' -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
. Producers: Brian Robertson, Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson *'' Married Life'' - Atlantis Films. Producers: Martin Katz, Jan Peter Meyboom *''
The Kids in the Hall The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1989 to 1995, on CBC, in C ...
'' - Broadway Video. Producers: Betty Orr, Jim Biederman,
John Blanchard John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer. He is best known for his directorial work on the sketch comedy series '' SCTV'', ''The Kids in the Hall'', ''CODCO'', ''MADtv'' and the talk show ''The Martin Short Show'' for whic ...
, Lorne Michaels, Jeffrey Berman *'' The Red Green Show'' -
S&S Productions S&S Productions is a Canadian television production company."Steve Smith"
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