The 4th Gemini Awards were held on December 4 and 5, 1989 to honour achievements in Canadian television.Greg Quill, "Comedy is king at Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, December 5, 1989. It was broadcast on CTV, with Martin Short as host."Glory wins nine Geminis". Windsor Star, December 6, 1989.
Nominees were announced in October."This year's TV Gemini nominations". Toronto Star, October 26, 1989.
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.Greg Quill, "R.H. Thomson's Banting best Glory Enough For All the big winner at Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, December 6, 1989. This was in fact planned with Frum's full cooperation.
Awards Programs Best Drama Series Best Comedy Series Degrassi Junior High 9B Danger Bay Street Legal Codco Dramatic Mini-Series TV Movie Glory Enough for All Glory! Glory! Passion and Paradise The Squamish Five Two Men Short drama Animated program or series Inside Stories: "Gracie" My Brother Larry One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer What's Wrong With Neil? | valign="top" | Babar Organic Chemistry 2: Life After Chemistry Documentary program Documentary series Straight Shooter: The Story of John Phillips and the Mamas & Papas The Displaced View Music in the Midnight Sun See No Evil Shattered Dreams The Struggle for Democracy Profiles of Nature Man Alive Information program or series Light information program or series The Journal The Fifth Estate Midday Monitor On the Road Again Live It Up! FashionTelevision The Originals Variety series Variety program The Comedy Mill Pilot One The Tommy Hunter Show The Kids in the Hall 1988 Canadian Country Music Awards Indian Time Juno Awards of 1987 Children's program or series Youth program or series Mr. Dressup Bob Schneider & The Rainbow Kids Happy Castle Wonderstruck Skin What's New YTV Hits Performing arts program Sports program or series Ravel Eternal Earth Loreena McKennitt: Breaking the Silence Luba, Between the Earth & Sky The Taming of the Shrew 1988 Summer Olympics Blue Jays Baseball Mario, Mike and Mister Greatness Share the Flame: Calgary '88 World Cup Of Figure Skating Special event coverage 1988 Summer Olympics The Molson Indy Harness Racing on TSN: The North America Cup Decision '88 – Election Night
Performance Leading actor, drama series Leading actress, drama series Eric Peterson, Street Legal Stefan Brogren, Degrassi Junior High Robert Clothier, The Beachcombers Derek McGrath, My Secret Identity Robert Wisden, 9B Stacie Mistysyn, Degrassi Junior High Alex Amini, T. and T. Janet-Laine Green, The Beachcombers Dixie Seatle, Adderly Joanne Vannicola, 9B Leading actor, dramatic program or miniseries Leading actress, dramatic program or miniseries R. H. Thomson, Glory Enough for All Peter Boretski, Einstein Tonight John Woodvine, Glory Enough for All John Vernon, Two Men Martha Henry, Glory Enough for All Rachael Crawford, Inside Stories: "Gracie" Deepa Mehta, Inside Stories: "In Limbo" Helen Shaver, No Blame Supporting actor Supporting actress Jan Rubeš, Two Men John Bayliss, 9B: "Accident" Michael Ironside, One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer Tony Rosato, Night Heat Vladek Sheybal, Champagne Charlie Martha Gibson, Two Men Marie-Christine Barrault, No Blame Patricia Collins, Two Men Nicky Guadagni, The Squamish Five Robyn Stevan, 9B: "Jealousy" Performance in a guest role in a series Performance in a variety or sketch comedy program or series Gordon Pinsent, Street Legal: "World Class City" John Colicos, Night Heat Patricia Collins, Diamonds: "Little Girl Lost" Colm Feore, Friday the 13th: The Series: "The Maestro" Kay Tremblay, Night Heat Dave Foley, Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch and Scott Thompson, The Kids in the Hall Bryan Adams, Bryan Adams Live in Belgium Bob Einstein, Super Dave Leslie Fields, The Big Top Steve Smith, The Comedy Mill
News and sports {| class=wikitable width="100%" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Gordon Sinclair Award ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Reportage |- | valign="top" | Patrick Watson, The Struggle for Democracy: "Chiefs and Strongmen" Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate: "Ten-42" Peter Mansbridge, CBC News: Election '88 Brian Stewart, The Journal: "Children of Darkness" | valign="top" | Tom Kennedy, "China in Crisis" John Burke, "Bus Hijacking" Jim Munson and Roger Smith, "China In Turmoil" Kas Roussy, "At the SkyDome" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Host, interviewer or anchor ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Production of an information segment |- | valign="top" | Peter Mansbridge, China in Crisis Hana Gartner, The Fifth Estate: "Michelle" Peter Mansbridge, Sunday Report Lloyd Robertson, Decision '88: Election Night Valerie Pringle, Midday | valign="top" | 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" |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Sports broadcaster |- | valign="top" | Brian Williams, 1988 Summer Olympics: "Ben Tests Positive" Geoffrey Gowan and Don Wittman, 1988 Summer Olympics: "Ben Wins Gold" Mark Hebscher, SportsLine
Directing Drama or comedy series Dramatic program or mini–series Randy Bradshaw, Diamonds: "Man with a Gun" Sturla Gunnarsson, 9B: "Nomination" Sturla Gunnarsson, The Beachcombers: "The Gift" David Winning, Friday the 13th: The Series: "Scarlet Cinema" David Winning, Friday the 13th: The Series: "The Sweetest Sting" Harvey Hart, Passion and Paradise Paul Donovan, The Squamish Five Atom Egoyan, Inside Stories: "Looking for Nothing" Ken Jubenvill, One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer Danièle J. Suissa, No Blame Information or documentary program or series Variety or performing arts program or series 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 Ron Meraska, Juno Awards of 1987 David Acomba, 110 Lombard Ian Murray, Veronique Hot Larry Weinstein, Eternal Earth Larry Weinstein, Ravel
Writing Comedy or variety Dramatic series Dave Foley, Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch and Scott Thompson, The Kids in the Hall Tommy Sexton, Greg Malone, Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh and Andy Jones, Codco Morag Smith and Steve Smith, The Comedy Mill 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 Grahame Woods, Glory Enough for All Stan Daniels, Glory! Glory! Robert Geoffrion and Jacqueline Lefevre, Champagne Charlie Chris Haddock, Paper Route Farley Mowat, The New North Paul Cowan, See No Evil Linden MacIntyre, The Journal: "Haunted by History" Brian Stewart, The Journal: "Sudan" John Zaritsky, Broken Dreams
Craft awards Costume design Production design/art direction 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 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 Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon, The Struggle for Democracy: "The First Freedom" Don Gillis, Danger Bay: "Murder at the Aquarium" Fred Mollin, Friday the 13th: The Series: "The Playhouse" Jimmy Tanaka, Happy Castle Domenic Troiano, Diamonds: "The Whistle Blower" 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 Nikos Evdemon, Glory Enough for All Malcolm Cross, Night Heat Ken Gregg, Two Men Rick Maguire, Street Legal: "Brotherhoods" Michael Storey, 9B: "Nomination" 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 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 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 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 Sam Chu and Bruce Lange, Music in the Midnight Sun Tom Cooper, The Nature of Things: "The Knowing Nose" John Gareau, The Struggle for Democracy: "Chiefs and Strongmen" Fred Gauthier, The Struggle for Democracy: "The Tyranny of the Majority" Sidonie Kerr, Mile Zero: The Sage Tour Sound in a drama program or series Sound in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series 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! John Martin, Brian Avery, Denise McCormick and Tibor Gyokeres, Ravel Peter Mann, Simon Bowers and Peter Campbell, Anne Murray's Family Christmas Sue Robertson, Carla Densmore, Victor Pyle and Kevin Gillis, The Raccoons: "Life in the Fast Lane" Aerlyn Weissman, Anthony Lancett and Hans Peter Strobl, Eternal Earth. Sound in an information or documentary program or series 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 Earle Grey Award: Sean McCannMulticulturalism Award: Inside Stories TV Guide's Most Popular Program Award: The Journal
Notes No other nominees were named in this category besides CODCO this year. 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.
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