The Viewer's Choice Award for Lifestyle Host is a
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in t ...
.
2006 finalists
* Winner:
Marilyn Denis, ''
CityLine''
*
Jeff Douglas
Jeffrey Lloyd Douglas (born June 8, 1971) is a Canadian actor and broadcaster, best known as the cohost of CBC Radio One's daily news program '' As It Happens'' from 2011 to 2019. He has hosted the mainland Nova Scotia afternoon show ''Mainstreet' ...
, ''
Things That Move''
*
Mike Holmes
Michael James Holmes (born August 3, 1963) is a Canadian general contractor, businessman, investor, television host, and philanthropist.
Background
Mike Holmes began learning construction from his father starting when he was six years old. B ...
, ''
Holmes on Homes
''Holmes on Homes'' is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors.
The series originally aire ...
''
*
George Stroumboulopoulos
George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (; Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality, television host and podcaster. He is one of Canada's most popular b ...
, ''
CBC News: The Hour''
*
Debbie Travis
Debbie Travis (born 27 June 1960, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is a British-Canadian television personality, self-taught interior decorator, and former fashion model. She is best known as the host of '' Debbie Travis' Facelift'' and ''D ...
, ''
Debbie Travis' Facelift
''Debbie Travis' Facelift'' was a home improvement reality television show that ran from January 28, 2003 to December 30, 2005. It was produced in Canada for HGTV and also aired in the United States on the American version of the network, Home & Ga ...
''
Shortlist
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Theresa Albert-Rachford, ''
Just One Bite''
*
Jeanne Beker
Jeanne Beker, (; born 19 March 1952) is a Canadian television personality, fashion editor, and author.
Family
Jeanne Beker was born in Toronto, Ontario to father Joseph Beker and mother Bronia Beker, two Jewish Holocaust survivors born in K ...
, ''
Fashion Television
''FashionTelevision'', also known as ''FT'', is a Canadian-produced special interest show focusing on fashion. The show, created by Jay Levine in 1985, was last hosted by Jeanne Beker. Production of the broadcast ended on April 11, 2012.
The p ...
''
*
Karen Bertelsen, ''
Designer Superstar Challenge'' and ''Handyman Superstar Challenge''
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Bob Blumer, ''
The Surreal Gourmet'' and ''
Thirst for Life''
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Kevin Brauch, ''
Superstar Chef Challenge'' and ''
The Thirsty Traveler''
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Kimberly Carroll, ''
Take This House & Sell It!''
*
Andrika Lawren and
Emmanuel Belliveau, ''
My Parents' House''
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Anna Olson
Anna Olson (born May 4, 1968) is an American pastry chef. She was previously the host of Food Network Canada's '' Fresh with Anna Olson'', ''Sugar (Canadian TV series), Sugar'' and ''Kitchen Equipped'' and ''Bake with Anna Olson''. She is curre ...
, ''
Sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose
Glucose is a sugar with the Chemical formula#Molecular formula, molecul ...
'' and ''
Kitchen Equipped''
*
Candice Olson
Candice Olson (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian designer. She was the host of the Toronto-based home-makeover shows '' Divine Design'' and '' Candice Tells All'', which aired on the W Network in Canada and on HGTV in the United States.
Early ...
, ''
Divine Design with Candice Olson''
*
Valerie Pringle
Valerie Pringle (née Whittingham, born 5 September 1953) is a Canadian television host and journalist, hosting the Canadian edition of '' Antiques Roadshow'' on CBC since 2006. Pringle was born in Windsor, Ontario.
Pringle began her career in ...
, ''
Valerie Pringle Has Left The Building''
*
Dina Pugliese
Dina Pugliese (; born May 22, 1974) is a Canadian television personality. She has served as a co-host of Citytv's morning show ''Breakfast Television'', initially from 2006 to 2023, and returning in 2025.
Career
Born in Toronto, Pugliese grew ...
, ''
Muchmusic VJ Search: The Series''
*
Jay Purvis, ''
Kitchen Equipped''
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Lynda Reeves, ''
House & Home with Lynda Reeves''
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Sandi Richard, ''
Fixing Dinner''
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Sarah Richardson
Sarah Richardson (born October 22, 1971) is a Canadian interior decorator and television personality who started out her career as a prop stylist in 1994. Since then, she has hosted nine television series on decorating for HGTV in Canada. She ...
, ''
Design Inc.''
*
Rebecca Rosenblat, ''
Between the Sheets''
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Wayne Rostad, ''
On the Road Again''
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Reg Sherrin, ''
Country Canada''
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Michael Smith, ''
Chef at Home'' and ''
Chef At Large''
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Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon (born April 20, 1968) is a Canadian politician and broadcaster who has been the minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation since May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Solomon was elected as the member of Parliam ...
, ''
Hot Type
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'' and ''
CBC News: Sunday''
*
Mercedes Stephenson, ''
The Underground Royal Commission Investigates''
*
Steve Paikin
Steven Hillel Paikin (born June 9, 1960) is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer. Paikin has primarily worked for TVOntario (TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster, and is anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program ''The Ag ...
and
Paula Todd, ''
Studio 2''
*
Kristina Matisic &
Anna Wallner
Anna Wallner (born October 31, 1969) is the host, with Kristina Matisic, of ''The Shopping Bags'', ''Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag'', and ''Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call''. She is from Toronto, Ontario. She was a reporter for Global Television Netw ...
, ''
The Shopping Bags''
*
Scott Thompson, ''
My Fabulous Gay Wedding''
*
Gail Vaz-Oxlade
Gail Vaz-Oxlade (born June 18, 1959) is a Jamaican Canadians, Jamaican-Canadian financial screenwriter, writer and television personality. Vaz-Oxlade hosts the Canadians, Canadian television series ''Til Debt Do Us Part'', ''Princess (TV series), ...
, ''
Til Debt Do Us Part''
*
Andrew Younghusband, ''
Canada's Worst Handyman'' and ''
Canada's Worst Driver''
See also
*
Canadian television awards
Canadian Television Awards are given by several organizations for contributions in various fields of television in Canada. They include national and regional award shows.
General
Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Ac ...
References
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