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24th Gemini Awards
DateNovember 14, 2009
VenueStampede Corral, Calgary
Hosted byRon James
Television/radio coverage
NetworkGlobal, Showcase
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The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 24th Gemini Awards were held on November 14, 2009, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Ron James, took place at the Stampede Corral in Calgary and was broadcast on Showcase and Global.[1]

Awards

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Best Dramatic Series

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Best Dramatic Mini-Series

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Best TV Movie

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Best Comedy Program or Series

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Best Music or Variety Program or Series

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

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Best Talk Series

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Best Reality Program or Series

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Best General/Human Interest Series

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  • X-Weighted - Anaid Productions. Producers: Margaret Mardirossian, David Way, Candice Tipton, Helen Schmidt
  • Austin Stevens Adventures - Cineflix, Tigress Productions. Producers: Samantha Linton, Graham Booth, Katherine Buck, Andrew Jackson, Sarah Peat, John Vandervelde
  • Buy Me - Whalley-Abbey Media. Producers: Debbie Travis, Jean-François Monette, Hans Rosenstein
  • Mayday - Cineflix. Producers: Simon Lloyd, Larry Bambrick, Katherine Buck, Alex Bystram, Greg Lanning, Samantha Linton, Glen Salzman, John Vandervelde
  • Monster Moves - Cineflix, Windfall Films. Producers: Samantha Linton, Katherine Buck, David Duggan, Carlo Massarella, Lisa Rumley, John Vandervelde

Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program

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Best Documentary Series

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Best History Documentary Program

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Best Biography Documentary Program

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  • Peace Warrior - Dreamfilm Productions. Producers: Sue Ridout, Sara Darling
  • The Bush Years - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Terence McKenna, Michelle Gagnon
  • The Man Who Crossed the Sahara - Bravo!. Producer: Korbett Matthews
  • The Pellatt Newsreel - Lush Art & Entertainment. Producers: Barbra Cooper, Michael Leclair

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

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  • The Disappearing Male - Red Apple Productions. Producers: Rachel Low, Alan Mendelsohn
  • The Body Machine - MB Media Productions. Producers: Mary Barroll, Malcolm Brinkworth
  • Mighty Ships - Resolute - Exploration Production. Producers: Kathryn Oughtred, Phil Desjardins, Richard O'Regan
  • The Musical Brain - Matter Of Fact Media. Producer: Vanessa Dylyn
  • Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy - Myth Merchant Films, Midcanada Entertainment. Producers: Michael Jorgensen, Kevin Dunn

Best News Information Series

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Best News Magazine Segment

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Best Newscast

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Best News Special Event Coverage

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Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series

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  • Holmes in New Orleans - Mirno Productions. Producers: Mike Holmes, Peter Kettlewell, Michael Quast
  • Dirty Business - Primevista Television. Producer: Michael Prini
  • Maxed Out - RTR Media. Producers: Kit Redmond, Carolynne Bell, Anne Francis, Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis
  • Restaurant Makeover - Tricon Films & Television. Producers: Andrea Gorfolova, Shaam Makan
  • Which Way To... - Which Way To Productions. Producers: Christopher Eagar, Stephen Eagar, Jeffrey Eagar, Jen Mitchell

Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment

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Best Animated Program or Series

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Best Pre-School Program or Series

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Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series

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Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series

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  • Mark’s Moments - TVOntario. Producers: Marney Malabar, Daniel Bourré, Pat Ellingson, Mark Sykes
  • Aquateam - Arcadia Entertainment. Producers: Leanne Chisholm, John Wesley Chisholm
  • Mystery Hunters - Apartment 11 Productions. Producers: Jonathan Finkelstein, Jason Levy
  • Sci Q - Exploration Production. Producers: Edwina Follows, Andrew Burnstein, Jane Gilbert, Dave Litman

Best Sportscast (National or Local)

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Best Sports Analysis or Commentary Program, Series or Segment

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  • Hockey Day in Canada 2009 - CBC Sports. Producer: Michael Dodson
  • 2008 Grey Cup Pre-game on TSN - TSN. Producers: Ken Volden, Bill Dodson
  • Brodeur: A Winner Above All - NHL Network. Producers: Sam Cicirello, Mark Jacobson, Marc Macdonald, Tom Masters, John Shannon
  • Countdown To Beijing - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Christian Cote

Best Sports Feature Segment

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  • 2008 Beijing Olympics - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Natalie Tedesco, Mark Kelley, Catherine Legge, Aileen McBride
  • Score Tonight - The Score Celebrates Black History Month - The Score Television Network. Producers: DJ Bennett, Kevin Lavie
  • Hardcore Hockey Talk - Minor Hockey, Major Issues. Producers: Sarah Meehan, Jake Thompson
  • 2008 Grey Cup Pre-game on TSN - TSN. Producers: Josh Shiaman, Ken Volden

Best Live Sporting Event

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Best Cross-Platform Project

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Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

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Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series

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Best Direction in a Documentary Program

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Best Direction in a Documentary Series

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  • Michael McNamara - Driven By Vision - Of Castles, Kings and Jesters (Markham Street Films)
  • Ryszard Hunka - The Great Food Revolution - 24 Hours, 24 Million Meals: Feeding New York City (CBC)
  • Liam O'Rinn - The Great Food Revolution - The Great Food Revolution (CBC)
  • Les Stroud - Survivorman - Papua New Guinea (Cream Productions/Wilderness Spirit Productions)
  • Hadley Obodiac - The Nature of Things - Living City: A Critical Guide (CBC)

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

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Best Direction in a Variety Program or Series

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Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series

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Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series

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  • Graham Booth - Austin Stevens Adventures - In the Shadow of Armoured Giants (Cineflix/Tigress Productions)
  • Andre Dupuis - Departures - Libya
  • Daniel Gelfant - Chef School - Something to Prove (Red Apple Entertainment)
  • Dugald McLaren - French Food at Home - The Chateau Dinner: A French Food at Home Special (Ocean Entertainment)
  • Michelle Métivier - Holmes in New Orleans - Going Home (Mirno Productions)

Best Direction in a Reality Program or Series

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Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series

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  • George Elliott, Joey So - RollBots - Training Day (Amberwood Entertainment)
  • David Bowes - Jibber Jabber - Race to the Red Planet, Pride of Frankenstein. (Jibber Jabber Toons/Northwest Imaging & FX)
  • Dennis Jackson - Wapos Bay - Raiders of the Lost Art (Karma Film)
  • Cameron Lizotte - Wapos Bay - Raven Power (Karma Film)
  • Kevin Micallef - Grossology - Swamp Gas (Nelvana)

Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

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Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event

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Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

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Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

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Best Writing in an Information Program or Series

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Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

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Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

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Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

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Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

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Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series

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Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

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  • Kimberley de Jong, Danny Desjardins, Mark Eden-Towle, Chi Long, Carla Maruca, Lucie Mongrain, Won Myeong Won, Carol Prieur, Gerard Reyes, Manuel Roque, Dorotea Saykaly, James Viveiros - Body Remix (Amerimage-Spectra/ZDF)
  • Christopher Plummer - Caesar and Cleopatra (Melbar Entertainment Group)

Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series

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

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Best Achievement in Casting

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Best News Anchor

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Best Reportage

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Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series

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Best Host or Interviewer in a General/Human Interest or Talk Program or Series

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Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series

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Best Host in a Pre-School, Children's or Youth Program or Series

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Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast

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Best Sportscaster/Anchor

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Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer

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Best Sports Analyst

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Best Sports Reporting

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Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

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Best Photography in an Information Program or Series

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  • Andre Dupuis - Departures - Mongolia: Tribes and Tribulations
  • Henry Less - ’Twas the Night Before Dinner (Henry Less Productions)
  • Stefan Randstrom - At the Table With... (Firvalley Productions)
  • Keran Rees - Rites of Passage - Aboriginal Rites
  • Hans Vanderzande - the fifth estate - Staying Alive (CBC)

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

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  • Ian Kerr, John Collins - The Wild Horse Redemption (Point Grey Pictures)
  • Steve Cosens - "The Rawside Of... - The Rawside Of...Die Mannequin" (Georgian Entertainment)
  • Michael Grippo - "Running Guns - A Journey Into the Small Arms Trade" (Devil’s Bargain Productions/Canwest Broadcasting)
  • Michael Jorgensen - Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy (Myth Merchant Films/Midcanada Entertainment)
  • Colm Whelan - Death or Canada (Ballinran Productions/Tile Films)

Best Visual Effects

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  • Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault - Sanctuary - The Five (My Plastic Badger Productions)
  • Steve Hodgson, Doug Campbell, Keegan Douglas, Terry Hutcheson, Charles Lai, Richard Patterson, Adam Stern - Impact (Impact Films)
  • Bob Munroe, Terry Bradley, Bret Culp, Maria Gordon, Luke Groves, Bill Halliday, Bo Mosley, Josa Porter, Patrik Witzmann - The Tudors, Episode 205 (Peace Arch Entertainment/Reveille Productions/Working Title Films/Showtime Networks)
  • Mark Savela, Jason Gross, Paul Hegg, Brandon Hines, Jamie Yukio Kawano, Alex McClymont, Krista McLean, James Rorick, Luke Vallee - Stargate Atlantis - Enemy at the Gate (Acme Shark Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
  • Mark Savela, Brenda Campbell, Natalia Diaz, Carina Dielissen Hunt, Shannon Gurney, Paul Hegg, Vivian Jim, Chandra Juhasz, Kodie MacKenzie, Alex McClymont - Stargate Atlantis - First Contact (Acme Shark Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
  • Tom Turnbull, Ian Britton, Jeramie Chen, Robert Crowther, Graham Cunningham, Matthew Hansen, Ariel Joson, Andrew Nguyen, Joel Skeete, John Watson - Everest (Screen Door/Certain Films/Freefall Films/Alchemy Entertainment/CBC)
  • Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault - Sanctuary - Sanctuary For All, Part 1 (My Plastic Badger Productions)

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

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Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

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Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

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

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

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Best Achievement in Main Title Design

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Best Costume Design

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Best Achievement in Make-Up

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Best Sound in a Dramatic Program

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  • Paul Williamson, Tom Bjelic, Steve Foster, Allan Fung, John Laing, Steve Moore, Tim O'Connell, Michael Playfair - Everest (Screen Door/Certain Films/Freefall Films/Alchemy Entertainment/CBC)
  • Ken Biehl, Scott Aitken, Stephen Cheung, Ian Emberton, Don Harrison, Ian Mackie, Greg Stewart - Elijah (Anagram Pictures/Eagle Vision)
  • Janice Ierulli, Kevin Banks, Harry Barnes, Brock Capell, Martin Lee, Colin Scott McFarlane, Ian Rankin, Mark Shnuriwsky - Diamonds (Sienna Films, Alchemy Television, Buffalo Gal Pictures)

Best Sound in a Dramatic Series

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

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Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

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  • Bruce Cameron, Jean Asselin, Adrian Tucker - The Musical Brain (Matter Of Fact Media)
  • Ewan Deane, Patrick Brereton, Jim Ursulak - Combat School - One Platoon (Paperny Entertainment)
  • Jody Ellis, Alan Geldart - India Reborn - Manufacturing Dreams (CBC)
  • Allan Fung, Dale Lennon, Steve Moore - Death or Canada (Ballinran Productions/Tile Films)
  • Alex Salter - Flipping Out (Topia Communications/Cinephil/NFB)

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series

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Best Original Music for a Dramatic Program, Mini-Series or TV Movie

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Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

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  • Daniel Séguin - The Wild Horse Redemption (Point Grey Pictures)
  • Christopher Dedrick - Death or Canada (Ballinran Productions/Tile Films)
  • Christopher Dedrick - The Body Machine (MB Media Productions)
  • Edmund Eagan - Flicker (Makin' Movies/NFB)
  • Eric LeMoyne - Liberty, USA (Handel Productions)

Best Original Music for a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Reality Program or Series

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Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series

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Special Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "24th Gemini Awards Full List of Nominations and Winners" (PDF). Wayback Machine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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