15th Gemini Awards

15th Gemini Awards
DateOctober 30, 2000
VenueJohn Bassett Theatre, Toronto
Hosted bySteve Smith
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television
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The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 15th Gemini Awards were held on October 30, 2000, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Steve Smith, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broadcast on CBC Television.[1][2]

Awards

Best Dramatic Series

Best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini-series

Best Short Dramatic Program

  • A Feeling Called Glory - Cracked Pot Films. Producer: Coreen Mayrs
  • My Father’s Hands - Hungry Eyes Media. Producer: Jennifer Holness
  • The Daily Blade - Jigsaw Productions. Producer: David Coole

Best Comedy Program or Series

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

  • East Coast Music Awards 2000 - (East Coast Music Association, CBC Halifax). Producers: Geoff D’Eon, Jac Gautreau, Michael Lewis
  • A George Fox Christmas - Alberta Filmworks. Producers: Tinti Moffat, Randy Bradshaw, Tony Baylis
  • Double Exposure - Another Swift Kick in the Year End - CBC Radio One. Producers: Bob Robertson, Linda Cullen, Nick Orchard
  • Intimate and Interactive - MuchMusic. Producer: Sheila Sullivan
  • YAA! The YTV Achievement Awards - The 10th Anniversary - YTV. Producer: Joanne P. Jackson

Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series

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  • Life and Times - Tall Tales From The Long Corner: The Life and Times of Ronnie Hawkins - 90th Parallel Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Gordon Henderson

Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program

Best Documentary Series

  • The View from Here - TVOntario. Producer: Rudy Buttignol
  • Urban Angels of Medicine - Infinite Monkeys Productions, Microtainment Plus International. Producers: Lon Appleby, Garry Blye, Howard Berstein, Mark Shekter
  • SexTV - Citytv. Producers: Brad Brough, Moses Znaimer, Marcia Martin
  • The Sexual Century - Barna-Alper Productions. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Sally Doganis
  • Witness - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Charlotte Odele, Marie Natanson, Hilary Armstrong

Best History/Biography Documentary Program

Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program

  • After Darwin - Galafilm, PTV Productions. Producer: Arnie Gelbart
  • Edge of Extinction: Saving the Leatherback Sea Turtle - Breakthrough Entertainment. Producers: Stuart Goodman, Andrea Boyd, Peter Williamson, Ira Levy
  • Tatshenshini-Alsek Park: Heart of the Wilderness - Good Earth Productions, Bonterra Productions. Producers: Ihor Macijiwsky, Mitchell Azaria
  • The Nature of Things - Parkinson's: Lynda's Story - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: David Tucker
  • The Secret World of Gardens - Bullfrog Films. Producer: Susan Fleming

Best News Information Series

Best Newscast/News Special

Best Talk/General Information Series

Best Lifestyle Series

Best Animated Program or Series or Short Animated Program

Best Preschool Program or Series

Best Children’s or Youth Program or Series

Best Sports Program or Series

  • Legends of Hockey - Network Entertainment. Producers: Derik Murray, John Hamilton
  • Crossing the White Line - Producers: Jack Rabinovitch, Simcha Jacobovici, Elliott Halpern
  • Dying to Win - Paradigm Pictures. Producers: Marrin Canell, Ted Remerowski
  • Lady of the Lake - Producers: Frank Savoie, Alan Mendelsohn, Laszlo Barna
  • Sports Journal - CBC Sports. Terry Walker, Claude Panet-Raymond, Tom Harrington, Ken Dodd

Best Live Sporting Event

Best Live Special Event Coverage

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-series

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series

  • Neil Docherty - the fifth estate - Legacy of Pain (CBC)
  • Douglas Spencer - Off the Map (DBS-Gorica Productions)
  • Marian MacNair, Serge Marcil, Sid Goldberg, Jean Louis Côté - Popular Mechanics For Kids (SDA Productions)
  • Oleh Rumak, Claude Vickery, Jennifer Campbell - the fifth estate (CBC)
  • Randy Werle - Undercurrents (CBC)

Best Direction in a Documentary Program

Best Direction in a Documentary Series

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Direction in a Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-series

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series

  • Francine Pelletier - the fifth estate - Legacy of Pain (CBC)
  • Donna Gabriel - Foodessence (Salter Street Films)
  • Matt Cowan - Undercurrents (CBC)
  • Tracie Tighe, David Gray - Venture (CBC)

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program

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 Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

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 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 Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Performance in a Preschool Program or Series

Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series

Best News Anchor

Best Reportage

Best Information Segment

  • Jennifer Campbell, Erin Paul - the fifth estate - Too Bad to Be True (CBC)
  • Christian Coté, Melanie Verhaeghe - 24 Hours: Sins of the Father (CBC)
  • Jim MacQuarrie - CBC News: Country Canada
  • Nancy Durham - The Magazine/CBC Newsworld
  • Tom Clark, Robert Osborne, Wendy Trueman, Avis Favaro - W5 (CTV)

Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Talk/General Information Program or Series

Best Host in a Lifestyle, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Sportscaster/Anchor

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

  • Michael Buckley - Dr. Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story (TVA International/Motion International/Ballistic Pictures)
  • Robert Saad - 'Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (Sullivan Entertainment)
  • André Pienaar - Restless Spirits (Accent Entertainment/Temple Street Productions)
  • Albert J. Dunk - Must Be Santa (CBC)

Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Photography in an Information Program or Series

  • Stephane Brisson - CTV National News - Clock Watcher
  • Greg Stanton, Chris Triffo - A Soldier’s Voice
  • Ross MacIntosh - CTV National News - Portrait: Barrie Wentzell
  • John Griffin - the fifth estate (CBC)
  • Rick McVicar - The Goods (CBC)

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Richard Stringer - Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science - Double Jeopardy (Kensington Communications)
  • Michael Nolan - Frontiers of Construction - Dream Factories (Ragged Earth Productions/Barna-Alper Productions)
  • Frank Vilaca - Forbidden Places (MapleRock Entertainment)
  • Keith Brust, Rick Boston - The Secret World of Gardens (Bullfrog Films)
  • Jim Scott - Warriors of the Night (Nightfighter Productions)

Best Visual Effects

  • John Gajdecki, David Alexander, Barb Benoit, Jen Vuckovic - Must Be Santa (CBC)
  • Tony Willis, Alex Boothby - Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (Sullivan Entertainment)
  • Alwyn Kumst, Ken Whitmore, Noel Hooper, Paul Ackerley - Amazon (Alliance Atlantis
  • James Tichenor, Michele Comens, Wray J. Douglas, Kent Matheson, Simon Lacey, John Gajdecki - Stargate SG-1 (Stargate SG-1 Productions)
  • Dug Claxton, Sasha Jarh, Jon Campfens, Wendy Whaley - Total Recall 2070 - Meet My Maker (ONtv/Alliance Atlantis)

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

  • Michèle Hozer - The Nature of Things - Race for the Future II (CBC)
  • Sarah Lalumiere - On the Road Again (CBC)
  • Tony Coleman - Undercurrents (CBC)
  • Steve Thomson - Venture (CBC)

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Dramatic Program or Series

Best Costume Design

Best Achievement in Makeup

Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

  • Jane Tattersall, Rick Cadger, David McCallum, Donna Powell - Restless Spirits (Accent Entertainment, Temple Street Productions)
  • Antoine Morin, Guy Pelletier, Jacques Plante, Viateur Paiement - Dr. Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story (TVA International/Motion International/Ballistic Pictures)
  • Chris Czopnik, Allan Fung, John Douglas Smith, Steve Baine, Tom Bjelic - Earth: Final Conflict (Atlantis Films)
  • Rick Cadger, Terry Burke, Alastair Gray, Alison Clark - Murder Most Likely (Alliance Atlantis/CTV/Judas Kiss Productions/Two Bridges Entertainment/Telefilm Canada)
  • Rose Gregoris, Craig Henighan, Steve Baine, Jill Purdy - La Femme Nikita (Baton Broadcasting/Fireworks Entertainment)

Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

  • Peter Sawade, Eric Apps, Elma Belo, Alison Clark, Steve Hammond, Dino Pigat - Legacy of Terror: The Bombing of Air India (Bishari Films, TVOntario)
  • Hennie Britton, Gael MacLean, Eric Harwood Davies - Jeni LeGon: Living in a Great Big Way (NFB)
  • Dwayne Newman, Dante Winkler - Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun - The Gun Comes Home Then Goes to War Again (Discovery Channel/High Road Productions)
  • Rusty Dunn, Ewan Deane, Chris Ove, Hans Fousek - Murder in Normandy (Paperny Entertainment)
  • Paul Durand, Elma Bello, Eric Apps, Peter Sawade, Dino Pigat, Marina Adam - Out of the Fire (Bishari Films)
  • Lewis Cohen, Edouard Dumoulin, Jean-Charles Deshaies, Luc Bourgeois - Road Stories for the Flesh Eating Future (Galafilm)

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-series

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

  • Terry Frewer - Over Canada (Gary McCartie Productions)
  • Lance Neveu - Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot (Barna-Alper Productions/Galafilm)
  • Glenn Morley - Life and Times - Stephen Leacock- 90th Parallel Productions/CBC)
  • Brian Wall - Out of the Fire (Bishari Films)
  • Longo Hai, Ben Johannesen, Geoff Bennett - The Secret World of Gardens (Bullfrog Films)

Special Awards

References

  1. ^ Honey, Kim (20 September 2000). "Cable upstarts muscle in on Gemini nominations, Sept 2000". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Canceled series score numerous Gemini wins, Nov 2000". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ McKay, John (20 September 2000). "CBC's DaVinci's Inquest tops Gemini nominations". Waterloo Region Record. p. E8.
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