4th Gemini Awards

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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]

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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 with Frum's full cooperation. [4]

Awards

Programs

Best Drama Series Best Comedy Series
Dramatic Mini-SeriesTV Movie
Short dramaAnimated program or series
  • Blueribbon icon.png Inside Stories : "Gracie"
  • My Brother Larry
  • One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer
  • What's Wrong With Neil?
  • Blueribbon icon.png Babar
  • Organic Chemistry 2: Life After Chemistry
Documentary programDocumentary series
  • Blueribbon icon.png 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 seriesLight information program or series
Variety seriesVariety program
Children's program or seriesYouth program or series
  • Blueribbon icon.png Mr. Dressup
  • Bob Schneider & The Rainbow Kids
  • Happy Castle
Performing arts programSports program or series
Special event coverage

Performance

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

News and sports

Gordon Sinclair Award Reportage
Host, interviewer or anchorProduction of an information segment
Sports broadcaster

Directing

Drama or comedy seriesDramatic program or mini–series
Information or documentary program or seriesVariety or performing arts program or series

Writing

Comedy or varietyDramatic series
Dramatic program or miniseriesInformation or documentary program or series

Craft awards

Costume designProduction design/art direction
Original music for a seriesOriginal music for a program or miniseries
Photography in a drama program or seriesPhotography in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series
  • Blueribbon icon.png 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 seriesPicture editing in a drama program or series
  • Blueribbon icon.png 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
Picture editing in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or seriesPicture editing in an information or documentary program or series
  • Blueribbon icon.png 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 seriesSound in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series
  • Blueribbon icon.png 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
  • Blueribbon icon.png 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

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. 1 2 Greg Quill, "R.H. Thomson's Banting best Glory Enough For All the big winner at Gemini Awards". Toronto Star , December 6, 1989.