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.
Best Dramatic Series Flashpoint – Pink Sky Entertainment, Avamar Entertainment. Producers: Anne Marie La Traverse, Bill Mustos Being Erica – Temple Street Productions. Producers: David Fortier, Aaron Martin, Ivan Schneeberg, Jana Sinyor The Border – White Pine Pictures. Producers: Peter Raymont, David Barlow, Brian Dennis, Janet Maclean The Tudors – Peace Arch Entertainment, Reveille Productions, Working Title Films, Showtime Networks. Producers: Sheila Hockin, Morgan O’Sullivan ZOS: Zone of Separation – Whizbang Films, Sulari Productions. Producers: Paul Gross, Mario Azzopardi, Malcolm MacRury, Andrea Raffaghello, Frank Siracusa
Best Dramatic Mini-Series Burn Up – Seven24 Films, Kudos. Producers: Tom Cox, Stephen Garrett Diamonds – Sienna Films, Alchemy Television, Buffalo Gal Pictures. Producers: Jennifer Kawaja, Liz Jarvis, Phyllis Laing, Philo Pieterse, Julia Sereny, Carrie Stein, Simon Vaughan, Nick Witkowski The Last Templar – Muse Entertainment. Producers: Michael Prupas, Robert Halmi Sr., Robert Halmi, Jr., Irene Litinsky XIII: The Series – Prodigy Pictures, Cipango. Producers: Jay Firestone, Thomas Anargyros, Edouard De Vesinne
Best TV Movie Elijah – Anagram Pictures, Eagle Vision. Producers: Blake Corbet, Gigi Boyd, Kevin Eastwood, Christopher Leeson, Lisa Meeches, Mary Anne Waterhouse Céline – Barna-Alper Productions. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Steven Silver In a World Created by a Drunken God – Pyramid Productions. Producers: Kirstie McLellan Day, Larry Day Of Murder and Memory – Thump Inc., Oasis International. Producers: Ilana Frank, Semi Chellas, Daniel Iron, David Wellington The Secret of the Nutcracker – Joe Media Group. Producers: Matt Gillespie, Joe Novak, Shirley Vercruysse The Terrorist Next Door – Sarrazin Couture Entertainment, Forum Films. Producers: Pierre Sarrazin, Suzette Couture, Richard Lalonde, Susan Murdoch
Best Comedy Program or Series Rick Mercer Report – CBC, Island Edge. Producers: Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer Less Than Kind – Breakthrough Entertainment, Buffalo Gal Pictures. Producers: Phyllis Laing, Marvin Kaye, Ira Levy, Amy Marcella, Mark McKinney, Jan Peter Meyboom, Kirsten Scollie, Chris Sheasgreen, Peter Williamson Testees – Blueprint Entertainment. Producers: John Morayniss, Suzanne Berger, Kenny Hotz, Amy Marcella, Michael Rosenberg, Jonathan Walker This Hour Has 22 Minutes – Halifax Film Company, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Jenipher Ritchie, Michael Donovan Three Chords from the Truth – Henry Less Productions. Producers: Henry Less, Steve Cochrane, Phyllis Ellis, Sissy Federer-Less, Adriana Maggs
Best Music or Variety Program or Series So You Think You Can Dance Canada – Danse TV Productions. Producers: Sandra Faire, Milan Curry-Sharples, Trisa Dayot, Janet Lavack, Bronwyn Warren 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards – MuchMusic. Producers: John Kampilis, Bob Pagrach, Sheila Sullivan Juno Awards of 2009 – Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, CTV Television Network. Producers: John Brunton, Melanie Berry, Barbara Bowlby, Louise Wood, Stephen Stohn 23rd Gemini Awards – Enter The Picture Entertainment, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Producer: Lynn Harvey Canadian Comedy Awards – Best of the Fest – Mind's Eye Entertainment, Higher Ground Productions. Producers: Kevin DeWalt, Chas Hay, Tim Progosh
Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series The Young Romantic – Rhombus Media. Producers: Niv Fichman, Jessica Daniel, Barbara Willis Sweete Caesar and Cleopatra – Melbar Entertainment Group. Producer: Barry Avrich Flicker – Makin' Movies, National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Maureen Judge, Anita Lee Toscanini: In His Own Words – Foundry Films, Idéale Audience. Producers: Daniel Iron, Hélène Le Cœur Vida Y Danza Cuba – Eccentric Things. Producer: Veronica Tennant
Best Talk Series The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jennifer Dettman, George Stroumboulopoulos, David Freeman The After Show – MTV. Producer: Garrett Wintrip, Pam de Montmorency, Alex Sopinka Steven and Chris – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jennifer Dettman, Krista Look, Susan Taylor
Best Reality Program or Series Dragons' Den – 2waytraffic, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Tracie Tighe, Stuart Coxe, Lisa Gabriele Disband – The Homecoming – MuchMusic. Producers: Mark Myers, Chris Barrow, Jason Ford, John Kampilis GoldMind – WestWind Pictures. Producers: Mary Darling, Kim Brouwer, Clark Donnelly Project Runway Canada – Insight Productions. Producers: John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Andrea Gabourie The Week the Women Went – Paperny Entertainment. Producers: Cal Shumiatcher, Trevor Hodgson, Brad Brough, David Paperny, Ed Hatton, Peter Waal
Best General/Human Interest Series 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 Tiger Spirit – Storyline Entertainment. Producers: Ed Barreveld, Anita Lee, Min Sook Lee Air India 182 – Withrow Road Pictures. Producers: David York, Sturla Gunnarsson Bploi Wai Dtaai: Leave Her to Die – Think Positive Productions. Producers: Antonia Thomson, Sean Buckley Norm – Moondat Productions. Producers: Kent Nason, Teresa MacInnes Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma – White Pine Pictures. Producers: Peter Raymont, Silva Basmajian
Best Documentary Series CBC News: The Lens – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Angelina Stokman, Catherine Olsen, Charlotte Odele, Andrew Johnson The Adventurers – 90th Parallel Productions. Producers: Gordon Henderson, Michael Allder, Andrew Gregg Ancestors in the Attic – Primitive Entertainment. Producers: Dugald Maudsley, Kristina McLaughlin, Michael McMahon Survivorman – Cream Productions, Wilderness Spirit Productions. Producers: Les Stroud, David Brady The View from Here – TVOntario. Producer: Jane Jankovic
Best History Documentary Program China's Earthquake: The People In the Pictures – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Susan Teskey, Diana Dai Turning Points of History – Dark Tourism – Barna-Alper Productions. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Steven Silver Death or Canada – Ballinran Productions, Tile Films. Producers: Craig Thompson, Dave Farrell, Stephen Rooke Who Sank the Titanic? – Handel Productions, Pioneer Productions. Producers: Alan Handel, Stuart Carter
Best Biography Documentary Program 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 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 the fifth estate – CBC. Producers: Sally Reardon, David Studer 16:9: The Bigger Picture – Global Television Network. Producer: Dominic Sciullo The Agenda – TVOntario. Producer: Dan Dunsky CBC News: Sunday – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Patsy Pehleman, Michael Kearns
Best News Magazine Segment The National/CBC News – The Taser Test – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Frédéric Zalac, Kris Fleerackers, Doug Husby, George Laszuk, Alex Shprintsen The National/CBC News – What A Waste – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Patrick Brown, Sheldon Beldick, Lynn Burgess, Liz Rosche Marketplace – Power of Persuasion – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Kathleen Coughlin, Kathryn Dickson, Wendy Mesley, Jasmin Tuffaha 16:9: The Bigger Picture – Little Miracles – Global. Producer: Mary Garofalo CBC News: Sunday – The Great Wall Street Swindle – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Bruce Livesey, Farid Haerinejad, Evan Solomon
Best Newscast The National/CBC News – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Mark Harrison, Mary Mather, Heather McLennan, Fred Parker, Greg Reaume CBC News at Six Manitoba – CBC Winnipeg. Producers: Melanie Verhaeghe, Chris Armstrong, Kevin Cox, Brad Lillies, Terry Stapleton Global National – Global News. Producers: Kenton Boston, Neil Fitzpatrick, Jason Keel, Bryan Mullan, Kevin Newman
Best News Special Event Coverage Global National – Decision Canada, Election Night – Global News. Producers: Kenton Boston, Neil Fitzpatrick, Marc Riddell, Doriana Temolo, Scott Hinde CBC News: The Obama Visit – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Gerry Buffet, Mark Bulgutch, Sharon Musgrave, Fred Parker CBC News: Canada Votes – Election Night – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker, Bob Weiers CBC News: Newfoundland Crash – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Peter Gullage, Joanne McPherson, Angela Naus
Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series 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 16:9: The Bigger Picture – Rays of Rash, Dirty Energy – Global). Producer/Correspondent: Allison Vuchnich and Director of Photography: Kirk Neff Daily Planet – Flatmobile – Discovery Channel. Producer: Cindy Bahadur Daily Planet – Eyeborg – Discovery Channel. Producer: Cindy Bahadur Daily Planet – Sydney Tar Ponds – Discovery Channel. Producer: Frances MacKinnon CBC News: Sunday – The Exorcist – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Leonardo Palleja, Michael Dorn, Eric Foss, Carole MacNeil
Best Animated Program or Series Life's a Zoo – Cuppa Coffee Studios, Teletoon. Producer: Adam Shaheen Jibber Jabber – Jibber Jabber Toons, Northwest Imaging & FX. Producers: David Bowes, Jim Corbett Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World – Cuppa Coffee Studios. Producers: Adam Shaheen, Christine Davis, Jaelyn Galbraith RollBots – Amberwood Entertainment. Producers: Jonathan Wiseman, Chantal Ling, Sheldon Wiseman
Best Pre-School Program or Series Kids Canada – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Marie McCann, Phil McCordic, Erin Curtin, Nadine Henry, Patty Sullivan, Sid Bobb