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
Best Dramatic Series Slings & Arrows – Rhombus Media. Producers: Sari Friedland, Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron ReGenesis – The Movie Network, Movie Central, Shaftesbury Films. Producers: Christina Jennings, Tom Chehak, Scott Garvie, Laurie Mclarty, Shane Kinnear, Jamie Paul Rock, Avrum Jacobson This Is Wonderland – Muse Entertainment, Indian Grove Productions. Producers: Bernard Zukerman, Michael Prupas, Dani Romain, George F. Walker, Thom J. Pretak Moccasin Flats – Stephen Onda Productions, Big Soul Productions. Producers: Laura Milliken, Jennifer Podemski Terminal City – Crescent Entertainment, Big Dog Productions. Producers: Jayme Pfahl, Angus Fraser, Gordon Mark
Best Dramatic Mini-Series Human Trafficking – Muse Entertainment. Producers: Michael Prupas, Christian Duguay, Irene Litinsky Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Kevin DeWalt Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making – Big Motion Pictures. Producers: Wayne Grigsby, David MacLeod
Best TV Movie Hunt for Justice: The Louise Arbour Story – Galafilm, TATfilm. Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Francine Allaire, Randy Holleschau, Anne Marie La Traverse, Christine Ruppert Heyday! – Pope Productions, Triptych Media. Producers: Anna Stratton, Robin Cass, Paul Pope Intelligence: The Movie – Haddock Entertainment. Producers: Chris Haddock, Carwyn Jones, Laura Lightbown, Arvi Liimatainen, Stephen Surjik One Dead Indian – Sienna Films. Producers: Brent Barclay, Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny, Kevin Tierney Terry – Shaftesbury Films. Producers: Christina Jennings, Shawn Ashmore, Scott Garvie, Laurie Mclarty, Shane Kinnear, Julie Lacey, Gail Harvey, Patrick Cassavetti, Paul Nicholls
Best Comedy Program or Series Corner Gas – CTV Television Network, Prairie Pants Productions. Producers: Brent Butt, Mark Farrell, David Storey, Virginia Thompson, Paul Mather History Bites – Mother Britain – The History Channel. Producers: Rick Green, David C. Smith Kenny vs. Spenny – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Cinefornia, Blueprint Entertainment, Eggplant Picture & Sound, KVS Productions. Producers: Abby Finer, Christine Shipton, Kenny Hotz, Ira Levy, John Morayniss, Spencer Rice, Kirsten Scollie, Peter Williamson Naked Josh – Sextant Productions, Cirrus Communications. Producers: Richard Speer, Josée Vallée, Jacques Blain, André Béraud Jeff Ltd. – CTV Television Network, S&S Productions, Dufferin Gate Productions, Seymour & From Productions 2, The Comedy Network. Producer: Jeff Seymour Rick Mercer Report – CBC Television, Island Edge. Producers: Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer
Best Music, Variety Program or Series Juno Songwriters’ Circle – Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Moya Walsh, Brookes Diamond, Geoff D'Eon The TO Variety Show – Insight Productions. Producers: John Brunton, Elizabeth Allan, Barbara Bowlby, Adrian Callender Words to Music: The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2006 – Cansong Productions. Producers: Peter Steinmetz, David Kitching, Jody Scotchmer Live at the Rehearsal Hall – Bravo!. Producers: Robert Benson, John Gunn Alberta Bound: A Centennial Celebration – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jack Stuart, Jean Merriman, Lance Mueller
Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series Prisoners of Age – The Eyes Project Development Corp. Producer: Stan Feingold A Long Journey Home – Greenspace Production. Producers: Gail McIntyre, Amélie Blanchard 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 Perreault Dancer (Danser Perreault) – Les Films de l'Isle. Producer: Ian Boyd
Best Talk Series George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jennifer Dettman, Susan Taylor, David Freeman Au Courant – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Luise Massari, Claire Cappelletti, Anna Dirksen Hot Type – CBC Newsworld. Producers: Dana Glassman, Alice Hopton, Janet Thomson
Best Reality Program or Series Much Music VJ Search: The Series – Insight Productions. Producers: John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Andrea Gabourie Venture – The Big Switcheroo: Boston Pizza – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Tracy Tighe, Dianne Buckner The Next Great Chef – Next Entertainment. Producers: Edi Osghian, Andy Levine, Nick Versteeg Bomber Boys: The Fighting Lancaster – Frantic Films. Producer: Jamie Brown From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis – Whalley-Abbey Media. Producers: Debbie Travis, Kit Redmond, Hans Rosenstein
Best General/Human Interest Series Stuntdawgs – Lucky Bastard Films, Omnifilm Entertainment. Producers: Gabriela Schonbach, David Gullason Canada's Worst Driver – Proper Television. Producer: Guy O'Sullivan CBC News: Sunday – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Richard O’Regan, Peter Walsh, Greg Sadler, Roger Beattie, Michael Kearns, Patsy Pehleman Entertainment Tonight Canada – Corus Entertainment, CBS Media Ventures. Producers: Zev Shalev, Fiorella Grossi Forensic Factor – Exploration Production. Producer: Edwina Follows Saturday Night at the Movies – The Interviews – TVOntario. Producers: Rudy Buttignol, Thom Ernst, Murray Battle
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program House Calls – National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Silva Basmajian, Gerry Flahive Big Sugar – Galafilm. Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Sylvia Wilson, Stephen Phizicky CBC News: Sunday – Beyond Words: Photographers of War – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Greg Kelly, Stuart Coxe, Eric Foss Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company – TVOntario. Producers: Rudy Buttignol, Kathy Avrich-Johnson, Allan King POV – No More Tears Sister – National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Pierre Lapointe, Sally Bochner
Best Documentary Series China Rises – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, New York Times Television. Producers: Susan Dando, Mark Starowicz, Kelly Crichton The Nature of Things – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Michael Allder The Passionate Eye – Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Producers: Catherine Olsen, Charlotte Odele, Diane Rotteau, Angelina Stokman The View from Here – TVOntario). Producer: Rudy Buttignol Turning Points of History – Barna-Alper Productions, Connections Productions. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Alan Mendelsohn
Best History Documentary Program Breaking Point – CBC Television. Producer: Jacqueline Corkery The Bomb – Barna-Alper Productions. Producers: Alan Mendelsohn, Laszlo Barna The Secret Mulroney Tapes – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Gordon Henderson, Mike Sheerin Icebound: The Final Voyage of the Karluk – Kaizen West Productions. Producers: Deb Proc, David Gullason Last Flight To Berlin – Nightfighters Productions. Producer: Robert Linnell Letters from Karelia – National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Joseph MacDonald, Graydon McCrea
Best Biography Documentary Program 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 Being Caribou – National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Tracey Friesen, Rina Fraticelli the fifth estate – Black Dawn – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: David Studer, Jane Mingay, Jim Williamson, Douglas Arrowsmith The Nature of Things – Nature Bites Back: The Case of The Sea Otter – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Christopher Sumpton Lifelike – Producer: Nathalia Barton How William Shatner Changed the World – Mentorn Media, Handel Productions. Producers: Alan Handel, Malcolm Clarke
Best News Information Series the fifth estate – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: David Studer, Jane Mingay, Sally Reardon, Jim Williamson Marketplace – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Sheilagh D'Arcy McGee, Tassie Notar 360° Vision – VisionTV. Producers: John Scully, Sadia Zaman
Best News Magazine Segment The National/CBC News – Suzanne – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Catherine McIsaac, Eric Foss, Alex Shprintsen, Paul Kennedy CBC News: Halifax at 6:00 – Sri Lanka Diary – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Rohan Fernando, Eric Woolliscroft, Geoff D'Eon Canada Now: Pacific Edition – David's Story – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: James Roberts, Michael Taylor-Noonan, Jim Hoffman, Duncan McCue CBC News: Sunday Night – Mission House – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Peter Wall CBC News: Sunday Night – Crack – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Bruce Livesey
Best Newscast The National/CBC News – Strange Destiny – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jonathan Whitten, Mark Harrison, Fred Parker, Greg Reaume CityNews: CityNews at Six – Citytv. Producers: Stephen Hurlbut, Derek Miller, Tina Cortese, Katia Del Col Global National – Global National with Kevin Newman – Global News. Producers: Kenton Boston, Doriana Temolo, Kathleen O' Keefe
Best News Special Event Coverage CBC News: 60th Anniversary of V-E Day – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker, Tom Dinsmore CBC News: Canada Votes – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker, David Mathews CBC News: Crash at Pearson: Air France Flight 358/Pearson International Airport – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Bob Weiers, Angela Naus Global National – Canadian Federal Election 2006 – Global Television Network. Producers: Rae-anne Morin, Randy McHale, Ian Haysom Global National – Government Falls – Global Television Network. Producers: Doriana Temolo, Kenton Boston, Kevin Newman
Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series Til Debt Do Us Part – Frantic Films. Producer: Jamie Brown Debbie Travis' Facelift – Whalley-Abbey Media. Producers: Debbie Travis, Hans Rosenstein Divine Restoration – VisionTV. Producers: Stephen Ellis, Kip Spidell I Do, Let's Eat – Food Network. Producers: Dorene Lin, John Panikkar The Thirsty Traveler – Grasslands Entertainment. Producer: Bryan Smith
Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment On the Road Again – Film Club – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Louis Battistelli, Malcolm Hamilton, Aldo Columpsi, Roger Lefebvre Daily Planet – Martin Mars – Discovery Channel. Producer: Mark Miller Daily Planet – Blast Resistant Furniture – Discovery Channel. Producer: Devin Keshavjee SexTV – Alison Lapper – CHUM Television, Corus Entertainment. Producers: Cynthia Loyst, Judith Pyke The Shopping Bags – Force Four Entertainment, Worldwide Bag Media. Producers: Todd Serotiuk, Tony Hrkac, Brian Beard
Best Animated Program or Series Bromwell High – Decode Entertainment, Hat Trick Productions. Producers: Steve Denure, Neil Court, Beth Stevenson, Anil Gupta, Jimmy Mulville, Mario Stylianides, Cheryl Taylor Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends – The Prince, the Princess and the Bee – Nelvana, Callaway Arts & Entertainment. Producers: Scott Dyer, Nicholas Callaway, Patricia R. Burns, David Kirk, Nadine van der Velde, Jocelyn Hamilton, Doug Murphy, Pam Lehn