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21st Gemini Awards

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21st Gemini Awards
DateNovember 4, 2006
VenueRiver Rock Casino Resort, Richmond, BC
Television/radio coverage
NetworkGlobal Television Network
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The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 21st Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2006, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was co-hosted by several celebrities, took place at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia and was broadcast on Global.

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, Variety Program or Series

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

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  • Prisoners of Age - The Eyes Project Development Corp. Producer: Stan Feingold
  • A Long Journey Home - Greenspace Production. Producers: Gail McIntyre, Amélie Blanchard
  • Danser Perreault - Les Films de l'Isle. Producer: Ian Boyd
  • Comedy Gold: The Hilarious Story of Canadian Comedy - Insight Productions. Producers: Barbara Bowlby, Martha Kehoe, John Brunton
  • Freedom - Freedom II - Sound Venture International. Producers: Bob Barrett, Ric Randmaa, Neil Bregman

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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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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  • Braindamadj'd...Take II - Apartment 11 Productions. Producers: Jonathan Finkelstein, Allan Joli-Coeur
  • Generations: A Century on the Siksika Reserve - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Noah Erenberg, Renée Pellerin
  • Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit - Flying Bandit Productions. Producer: Jamie Brown
  • The Fires That Burn: The Life and Work of Sister Elaine MacInnes - May Street Productions. Producers: Hilary Pryor, Garfield Miller
  • The Velvet Revolution - Barna-Alper Productions. Producers: Alan Mendelsohn, Laszlo Barna

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

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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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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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Best Sports Program or Series

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  • Hockey Brawl: Battle on Thin Ice - Nüman Films. Producers: Jeff Newman, Robert Sauvey, Shawn Watson
  • the fifth estate - On the Edge of Glory - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: David Studer, Caroline Harvey, Jane Mingay, Jim Williamson
  • Girl Racers - Screen Siren Pictures. Producers: Trish Dolman, Stephanie Symns
  • Girls Don't Fight - Infinity Films. Producers: Shel Piercy, Ken Craw
  • Ice Storm: The Salé and Pelletier Affair - DocuTainment Plus Productions, Windchill Entertainment 1. Producers: Howard Bernstein, Richard Martyn, Mark Shekter, Garry Blye

Best Live Sporting Event

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Best Cross-Platform Project

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Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries

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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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  • David Rabinovitch - Secret Files of the Inquisition - Tears of Spain (Insight Film Studios)
  • Michael McNamara - Shrines and Homemade Holy Places - Highways to Heaven (Markham Street Films)
  • Michelle Metivier - The Nature of Things - Fighting Fire With Fire (CBC)
  • Robin Bicknell - The World's Strangest UFO Stories - Roswell: The Truth (Mentorn, Proper Television)
  • Ziad Touma, Joshua Dorsey - Webdreams - Episode 1009 (Galafilm)

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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  • Trevor Grant - Chef at Home - Hors d'Oeuvres Party (Ocean Entertainment)
  • John Dolin - Handyman Superstar Challenge - Pitch and Play (HSSC Productions)
  • Shannon Mckinnon - Opening Soon - Century (Red Apple Entertainment)
  • Edi Osghian - The Next Great Chef - Ontario (Next Entertainment)
  • Karen Pinker - Valerie Pringle Has Left The Building (CTV)
  • Leslie Merklinger - Opening Soon: By Design - Got Style (Red Apple Entertainment)

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 Miniseries

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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 Miniseries

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries

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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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  • k.d. lang - Words to Music: The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2006 - Hallelujah (Cansong Productions)
  • Jully Black, Charmaine Allen, Nadia Goode, Andrea Hall, Camille Harrison, Jean Lawrence, Lloyd Lawrence, Kaisha Lee, Ermine Lewis, Shenelle Morgan, Teena Riley, Sharon Riley, Nevon Sinclair, Oneil Watson, Sarah Brown, Stephen Lewis - Words to Music: The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2006 - Put Your Hand in the Hand (Cansong Productions)
  • Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells - 2006 East Coast Music Awards (East Coast Music Association/CBC Halifax)
  • Brent Butt - Comic Genius (Vérité Films)
  • Derek Miller - The TO Variety Show - Toronto Jams (Insight Productions)

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

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  • Amanda Green, Sarah Murphy-Dyson, Zhang Wei-Qiang, Jesus Corrales, Johnny Wright, Tara Birtwhistle, Chelsey Lindsay, Cindy Marie Small, Jo-Ann Sundermeier, Janet Sartore, Dmitri Dorgoselets, Vanessa Lawson - The Tale of the Magic Flute (Vonnie Von Helmolt Film)
  • Brianna Lombardo, Michelle Rhode, Simon Alarie, Melanie Demers, Patrick Lamothe, Maurice Fraga, Audrey Thibodeau, Robert Meilleur, Marie-Eve Nadeau - Wire Frame
  • Isabel Bayrakdarian - A Long Journey Home (Greenspace Production)
  • Andrea Menard - The Velvet Devil
  • Sarah Slean - Black Widow (Enigmatico Films/Holland Park Productions)

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 or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast

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Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst

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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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  • David Franco - Burnt Toast (Rhombus Media/Marblemedia)
  • Paul Sarossy - Black Widow (Enigmatico Films/Holland Park Productions)
  • Brian Johnson - The Score (Screen Siren Pictures)
  • Milan Podsedly - The Tale of the Magic Flute (Vonnie Von Helmolt Film)
  • Walter Corbett - Yours, Al (Real to Reel Productions)

Best Photography in an Information Program or Series

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  • Damir I. Chytil, J.P. Locherer - Forensic Factor - Betrayed (Exploration Production)
  • John Badcock - the fifth estate - Hail of Bullets (CBC)
  • Jim Nilson, Don Scott, Jaison Empson - CBC News: Country Canada - Legacy: The Will to Survive (CBC)
  • Ian Kerr - The Next Great Chef - Ontario (Next Entertainment)
  • Ben Matilainen - Marketplace - Chasing the Cancer Answer (CBC)

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

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  • François Dagenais - POV - No More Tears Sister (NFB)
  • John Minh Tran - Cheating Death (Creative Differences)
  • Claudine Sauvé - Lifelike
  • Pieter Stathis - Secret Files of the Inquisition (Insight Film Studios)
  • Alberto Feio - Their Brothers' Keepers: Orphaned by AIDS (Bullfrog Films)

Best Visual Effects

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  • Mary Holding, Matt Hansen, Thomas Turnbull, Ariel Joson, Graham Cunningham, Robert Crowther, Ian Britton - Terry (Shaftesbury Films)
  • Michelle Comens, Erica Henderson, Stephen Bahr, Krista McLean, Jeremy Hampton, Christopher Stewart, Robin Hackl, James Kawano - Stargate SG-1 - Camelot (Stargate SG-1 Productions)
  • Brendon Morfitt, Mark Savela, Vinay Mehta, Anuk Patil, James Rorick, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Karen Watson, Kyle Winkleman - Stargate SG-1 - Beachhead (Stargate SG-1 Productions)
  • François Vachon, Christian Garcia, Michel Lemire, Stéphane Landry - Charlie Jade (CinéGroupe/CHUM/IDC South Africa)
  • Jason Sharpe, Sonya Amin, Eddy Xuab - ReGenesis - Escape Mutant (The Movie Network/Movie Central/Shaftesbury Films)

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 Dramatic Program or Series

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

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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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Best Sound in a Dramatic Series

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  • Sylvain Bourgault, Éric Ladouceur - Charlie Jade - Spin (CinéGroupe/CHUM/IDC South Africa)
  • Nicole Thompson, Brad Hillman, James Fonnyadt, Gina Mueller, Miguel Nunes, Chris Duesterdiek - Da Vinci's City Hall - Gotta Press the Flesh (Haddock Entertainment/Barna-Alper Productions)
  • Gord Hillier, Kirby Jinnah, Kevin Sands, Steve Smith, David Hibbert - Stargate Atlantis - The Hive (Acme Shark Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
  • Gord Hillier, Kirby Jinnah, Devan Kraushar, Wayne Finucan, David Hibbert - Stargate SG-1 - Camelot (Stargate SG-1 Productions)
  • Chris Duesterdiek, Dean Giammarco, Bill Sheppard - Terminal City - Episode 6 (Crescent Entertainment/Big Dog Productions)

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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  • Steve Cupani - Extreme Weather - Wind and Water
  • Stuart French, Lou Solakofski, Doug Doctor, Jane Tattersall, Ao Loo, David Rose - Five Days in September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra (Rhombus Media)
  • Ric Jurgens, John Martin - A Town in Africa
  • Jason Milligan, Michael Bonini - Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company (TVOntario)
  • Alex Salter, Serge Boivin - Silent Messengers (Picture Plant)

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries

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Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series

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Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

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  • Bertrand Chénier - Danser Perreault (Les Films de l'Isle)
  • Geoff Bennett, Longo Hai, Ben Johannesen - Kim Cattrall: Sexual Intelligence (Optix Digital Pictures)
  • Freeworm - Black Coffee - Gold in Your Cup (NFB)
  • Alexina Louie, Alex Pauk - The Face of Victory
  • Donald Quan - The In between World of M.G. Vassanji (Clearview Productions/Cogent/Benger Productions)

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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