4th Gemini Awards

The 4th Gemini Awards were held on December 4 and 5, 1989 to honour achievements in Canadian television.[1] It was broadcast on CTV, with Martin Short as host.[2]

Nominees were announced in October.[3]

The most famous moment in the ceremony was the pairing of journalist Barbara Frum and sketch comedian Greg Malone as presenters; Malone was famous for impersonating Frum on CODCO, and came out dressed as Frum.[4] This was in fact planned in advance with Frum's full cooperation.[4]

Awards

Programs

Best Drama Series Best Comedy Series
  • Blue ribbon Degrassi Junior High
  • 9B
  • Danger Bay
  • Street Legal
  • Blue ribbon Codcoa
Dramatic Mini-Series TV Movie
  • Blue ribbon The Squamish Five
  • Two Men
Short drama Animated program or series
  • Blue ribbon Inside Stories: "Gracie"
  • My Brother Larry
  • One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer
  • What's Wrong With Neil?
  • Blue ribbon Babar
  • Organic Chemistry 2: Life After Chemistry
Documentary program Documentary series
  • Blue ribbon Straight Shooter: The Story of John Phillips and the Mamas & Papas
  • The Displaced View
  • Music in the Midnight Sun
  • See No Evil
  • Shattered Dreams
Information program or series Light information program or series
  • Blue ribbon The Journal
  • The Fifth Estate
  • Midday
  • Monitor
  • Blue ribbon On the Road Again
  • Live It Up!
  • FashionTelevision
  • The Originals
Variety series Variety program
Children's program or series Youth program or series
  • Blue ribbon Mr. Dressup
  • Bob Schneider & The Rainbow Kids
  • Happy Castle
  • Blue ribbon Wonderstruck
  • Skin
  • What's New
  • YTV Hits
Performing arts program Sports program or series
Special event coverage

Performance

Leading actor, drama series Leading actress, drama series
Leading actor, dramatic program or miniseries Leading actress, dramatic program or miniseries
Supporting actor Supporting actress
Performance in a guest role in a series Performance in a variety or sketch comedy program or series

News and sports

Gordon Sinclair Award Reportage
  • Blue ribbon Tom Kennedy, "China in Crisis"
  • John Burke, "Bus Hijacking"
  • Jim Munson and Roger Smith, "China In Turmoil"
  • Kas Roussy, "At the SkyDome"
Host, interviewer or anchor Production of an information segment
  • Blue ribbon CBC At Six: "Toronto: The Price of Prosperity/Cocaine Alley"
  • The Fifth Estate: "Ten-42"
  • The Journal: "Comrade Editor"
  • The Journal: "A Lover's Quarrel"
  • Venture: "Playing It for the Max"
Sports broadcaster

Directing

Drama or comedy series Dramatic program or mini–series
Information or documentary program or series Variety or performing arts program or series
  • Blue ribbon John Zaritsky, Broken Promises
  • Barbara Boyden, Those Roos Boys and Friends
  • David Cherniack, Man Alive: "The Wheel of Rebirth"
  • Paul Cowan, See No Evil
  • Wendy Hill-Tout, Shattered Dreams

Writing

Comedy or variety Dramatic series
  • Blue ribbon Chris Haddock, Night Heat
  • Fred Fox Jr. and Elliot Stern, My Secret Identity: "Eyes of the Shadow"
  • Peter Jobin, Timothy Bond and Roy Sallows, Friday the 13th: The Series: "Eye of Death"
  • Bruce Martin, Friday the 13th: The Series: "Better Off Dead"
  • J. K. E. Rose, Diamonds: "Little Girl Lost"
Dramatic program or miniseries Information or documentary program or series

Craft awards

Costume design Production design/art direction
  • Blue ribbon Martha Mann, Glory Enough for All
  • Ada Kangyal, Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird
  • Mary Kerr, The Big Top
  • Shelagh Young, I Vant to Be Alone
  • Blue ribbon Perri Gorrara, Glory Enough for All
  • Arthur Herriott, Two Men
  • Gerry Holmes, Diamonds: "Smiling Mortician"
  • Bruce McKenna, Tom Anthes and Fred Allen, CODCO: "Show No. 3"
  • Marion Wihak, The Squamish Five
Original music for a series Original music for a program or miniseries
  • Blue ribbon Louis Applebaum, Glory Enough for All
  • Tommy Ambrose and Rick Wilkins, Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird
  • Georges Garvarentz, Champagne Charlie
  • Glenn Morley and Lawrence Shragge, Inside Stories: "In Limbo"
  • Raymond Pannell, Polar Passage
Photography in a drama program or series Photography in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series
  • Blue ribbon Nikos Evdemon, Glory Enough for All
  • Malcolm Cross, Night Heat
  • Ken Gregg, Two Men
  • Rick Maguire, Street Legal: "Brotherhoods"
  • Michael Storey, 9B: "Nomination"
  • Blue ribbon Andy Binnington and Mike Storey, In Rehearsal: Mozart's Don Giovanni
  • Chris Elias, Tom Farquharson, Michael Gyll, Ross Murray and Don Spence, Anne Murray's Family Christmas
  • Chris Elias, Don Spence, Michael Gyll, Gil Densham and Ross Viner, Juno Awards of 1987
  • David O'Keefe, Gary Foston and Gary Whitehouse, CODCO: "Show No. 3"
Photography in an information or documentary program or series Picture editing in a drama program or series
  • Blue ribbon Michael Sweeney, The Journal: "Sudan"
  • Bob Asgeirsson, Odyssey of Challenge
  • John Brett, Gilbert Van Ryckevorsel, The Nature of Things: "Rivers to the Sea"
  • John Dyer, Search for a Tropical Arctic
  • Yhoram Pirotsky, Bethlehem Journey
  • Blue ribbon Jeff Warren 9B: "Nomination"
  • Dave Goard, Friday the 13th: The Series: "Wax Magic"
  • Gordon Stoddard, No Blame
  • David B. Thompson, Night Heat
  • Tim Williams, Champagne Charlie
Picture editing in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series Picture editing in an information or documentary program or series
  • Blue ribbon Anthony Corindia. Luba, Between the Earth & Sky
  • Ewa Jaworska, Bruce Lange and Anthony Sloan, Ravel
  • Robert Megna, I Vant to Be Alone
  • Peter Ovens, In Rehearsal: Mozart's Don Giovanni
  • Margaret Van Eerdewijk, Eternal Earth
Sound in a drama program or series Sound in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series
  • Blue ribbon John Megill, Marty Lacroix, Jim Hopkins, Chris Hutton and Paul Massey, Glory Enough for All
  • Terry Gordica, Tim Archer, Gary Daprato, Christopher Hutton and Steve Foster, Friday the 13th: The Series: "The Butcher"
  • Erik Hoppe, Jim Hopkins, Austin Grimaldi and Charles Bowers, Street Legal: "Principles"
  • Bruce Nyznik, Thomas Hidderley, James Porteous, Rick Ellis and Chris Hutton, Glory! Glory!
Sound in an information or documentary program or series
  • Blue ribbon Ian Challis, Wesley J. Blanchard, Tibor Gyokeres and Paul Massey, The Struggle for Democracy: "Reborn in America"
  • Brian Avery, Barry Gilmore and Paul Massey, Music in the Midnight Sun
  • Stuart French, Nick Hector, James Porteous and Ian Hendry, Vista
  • David Picoski, The Journal: "Bootcamp"

Special awards

Notes

  • ^a No other nominees were named in this category besides CODCO this year.
  • ^b The Kids in the Hall was a variety program, not a variety series, this year as only the original 1988 pilot episode had aired within the eligibility period for this year's awards, and the full series did not start airing until the eligibility window for the 5th Gemini Awards.

References

  1. ^ Greg Quill, "Comedy is king at Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, December 5, 1989.
  2. ^ "Glory wins nine Geminis". Windsor Star, December 6, 1989.
  3. ^ "This year's TV Gemini nominations". Toronto Star, October 26, 1989.
  4. ^ a b Greg Quill, "R.H. Thomson's Banting best Glory Enough For All the big winner at Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, December 6, 1989.
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