14th Gemini Awards

14th Gemini Awards
DateNovember 7, 1999
VenueMetro Toronto Convention Centre
Hosted byRick Mercer
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television
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The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 14th Gemini Awards were held on November 7, 1999, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Rick Mercer, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television.[1]

Awards

Best Dramatic Series

  • Da Vinci's Inquest - Haddock Entertainment, Barna-Alper Productions, Alliance Atlantis Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laszlo Barna
  • More Tales of the City - Working Title Films. Producers: Kevin Tierney, Suzanne Girard, Alan Poul, Tim Bevan
  • Foolish Heart - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Ken Finkleman, Brian Dennis
  • La Femme Nikita - Baton Broadcasting, Fireworks Entertainment. Producers: Jamie Paul Rock, Jay Firestone
  • Traders - Atlantis Films. Producers: Seaton McLean, Sandie Pereira, Peter Mitchell

Best TV Movie or Miniseries

Best Comedy Program or Series

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

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

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  • The Genius of Lenny Breau - Sleeping Giant Productions, Buffalo Gal Pictures. Producers: Jim Hanley, Phyllis Laing, Paul McConvey

Donald Brittain Award for Best Documentary Program

Best Documentary Series

Best History, Biography Documentary Program

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

Best News Information Series

Best Newscast/News Special

  • The National/CBC News - Swissair Disaster. Producers: Kelly Crichton, Hedy Korbee, Fred Parker (CBC)
  • CTV National News - Crisis in Kosovo. Producer: Henry Kowalski (CTV)
  • CTV National News - Shooting at Columbine High. Producer: Henry Kowalski, Robert Hurst (CTV)
  • CTV National News - Swissair Flight 111. Producer: Henry Kowalski (CTV)
  • 'The National/CBC News - Town Hall: Canada At War. Producers: Fred Parker, Mark Bulgutch, Chris Waddell (CBC)

Best Talk, Information Program or Series

Best Lifestyle Information Series

  • Weird Homes - Life Network, Homes II Productions, Yaletown Entertainment. Producer: Mike Collier
  • Country Canada - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Nigel Simms
  • Fashion File - CBC Newsworld, Toronto Life Fashion Magazine. Producers: Debbie Gibson, Maria Mironowicz, Réjean Beaudin
  • Pet Project - Life Network. Producers: Dale Burshtein, Lon J. Hall
  • Real Families - Life Network. Producers: Shoshana de Paz, Mark Ross
  • Spilled Milk - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Melanie Wood

Best Animated Program or Series or Short Animated Program

Best Preschool Program or Series

Best Children's or Youth Program or Series

Best Sports Program or Series

  • The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, White Pine Pictures. Producers: Peter Raymont, Joseph Blasioli, Maria Pimentel
  • Dave Hodge Special: The Three Nicest People in Sports - CBC Sports. Producer: Mitch Kerzner
  • Hockey Night in Canada - Maple Leaf Gardens: A Hockey Night in Canada Farewell - CBC Sports. Producers: Joel Darling, Paul Harrington
  • Olympic Warrior: Donovan Bailey's Story - CBC Sports. Producer: John Curtin
  • Sports Journal - CBC Sports. Producers: Brenda Irving, Claude Panet-Raymond, Tom Harrington, Ken Dodd

Best Live Sporting Event

Best Live Special Event Coverage

  • CBC Newsworld - Crash of Swissair 111 - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Brian Dubreuil, Dan Leger
  • CBC Newsworld - Mandela and the Children - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Fred Parker, Mark Bulgutch, Chris Waddell
  • CTV News 1: Tragedy in Taber - CTV News Channel. Producer: Tom Haberstroh
  • CTV News Special Report: 1998 SCOC Ruling on Quebec Succession - CTV News. Producer: Tom Haberstroh, Robert Hurst
  • @discovery.ca - John Glenn: Mission of Discovery: Live Special - Discovery Channel. Producers: Alex Bystram, Paul Lewis, Deanna Kraus

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

  • Stephen Williams - Milgaard (Barna-Alper Productions/Bar Harbour Films/Marble Island Pictures)
  • Gil Cardinal - Big Bear (Telefilm Canada/Productions Télé-Action/Kanata Productions)
  • Stefan Scaini - Happy Christmas, Miss King (Sullivan Entertainment)
  • Raymond Saint-Jean - Out of Mind: The Stories of H. P. Lovecraft (Cine Qua Non Films)
  • Tim Southam - The Tale of Teeka (Galafilm/Triptych Media)

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Best Direction in a Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series

  • Neil Docherty - the fifth estate - Bad Blood (CBC)
  • David Storey - Pet Project (Life Network)
  • Ramelle Mair, Serge Marcil, Sid Goldberg, Jean Louis Côté - Popular Mechanics For Kids (SDA Productions)
  • Michael Prini – Savoir Faire (Primevista Television)
  • Linda McEwan - The Health Show (CBC)

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Paul Cowan, Irene Angelico, Howard Goldberg - The Cola Conquest - The Big Sell (DLI Productions)
  • Chris Mullington - Man Alive - Beyond Belief (CBC)
  • Monty Bassett - Life on the Vertical (Out Yonder Films)
  • Joseph Viszmeg - My Healing Journey: Seven Years with Cancer (NFB)
  • Nadine Pequeneza - Turning Points of History (The History Channel)
  • Alan Mendelsohn - Turning Points of History (The History Channel)

Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program

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

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

  • Wendy Crewson - At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story (Barna-Alper Productions/Atlantic Mediaworks)
  • Polly Shannon - The Girl Next Door (FTM Productions/Shostak-Rossner Productions/World International Network)
  • Julie Khaner - Justice (Alliance Atlantis Productions)
  • Gabrielle Rose - Milgaard (Barna-Alper Productions/Bar Harbour Films/Marble Island Pictures)
  • Gabrielle Rose - Win, Again! (CBC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries

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

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Performance in a Preschool Program or Series

Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

Best News Anchor

Best Reportage

Best Information Segment

Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Talk/General Information Program or Series

Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Sportscaster

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Photography in an Information Program or Series

  • Paul Freer - W5 - A Wing & A Prayer (CTV)
  • Willie Lypko - Vantage Women of Originality Awards (Jann Arden/Universal Concerts)
  • Wayne Abbott - Vantage Women of Originality Awards (Jann Arden/Universal Concerts)
  • Colin Allison - the fifth estate - CBC
  • Stephane Brisson - CTV National News - Library Lifesavers (CTV)
  • Ross MacIntosh - CTV National News - Deadly Detergents (CTV)

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

  • German Gutierrez, Claude-Julie Parisot - Insectia - Wicked Butterflies (Pixcom/Cineteve/Discovery Channel)
  • Rudolf Kovanic - Baboon Tales (Tamarin Productions)
  • John Westheuser - East Side Showdown (NFB)
  • Richard Stringer - Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science - Season 2 (Kensington Communications)
  • Robert Melichar - Forbidden Places (MapleRock Entertainment)

Best Visual Effects

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Manfred Becker - Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (NFB, High Road Productions)
  • Giorgio Saturnino - The Bunny Years (Upfront Entertainment)
  • Nick Hector - The Dragon's Egg (TVOntario)
  • Shelly Hamer - Baboon Tales (Tamarin Productions)
  • Dominique Champagne - Killer Cults
  • Hélène Girard - Chile, Obstinate Memory (NFB)

Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts Program or Series

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

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

Best Costume Design

Best Achievement in Makeup

Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

  • Steven Gurman, Richard Betanzos, Cory Rizos - The War of 1812 - Or Leave Our Bones Upon Them (Galafilm)
  • James Ho Lim, Damian Kearns, Ian Challis - Life and Times - Lorne Greene (CBC)
  • George Brook, Andrew Huggett, Colin Savage Schlachta - North-West Mounted Police - The Great March (GAPC Entertainment)
  • Christopher T. Welch, Elma Bello, Alison Clark - The Nature of Things – Dead Heat (CBC)
  • Daniel Pellerin, Sue Conley, Keith Elliott, Gary Bruckner, Stephen Barden, Mark Zsifkovits, Rob Wright - The View from Here (TVOntario)

Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries

  • Gaetan Gravel, Serge Laforest - Out of Mind: The Stories of H. P. Lovecraft (Cine Qua Non Films)
  • Clode Hamelin - Big Bear (Telefilm Canada/Productions Télé-Action/Kanata Productions)
  • Jonathan Goldsmith - The Girl Next Door (FTM Productions/Shostak-Rossner Productions, World International Network)
  • Lou Pomanti - The Inventors' Specials - The Inventors' Specials: Edison: The Wizard of Light (Devine Entertainment)
  • John Welsman - Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye (Devine Entertainment)
  • Mark Korven - Win, Again! (CBC)

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

Special Awards

Citations

  1. ^ "Gemini winners, Nov 1999". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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