The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 23rd Gemini Awards were held on November 28, 2008, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Jason Priestley, took place at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto and was broadcast on Showcase and E!.
Best Dramatic Series Intelligence – Haddock Entertainment. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laura Lightbown, Arvi Liimatainen The Border – White Pine Pictures. Producers: Peter Raymont, David Barlow, Brian Dennis, Janet Maclean Durham County – Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Film Productions. Producers: Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Michael Prupas Murdoch Mysteries – Shaftesbury Films, Rogers Media, UKTV. Producers: Christina Jennings, Cal Coons, Scott Garvie, Noel Hedges, Jan Peter Meyboom The Tudors – Peace Arch Entertainment, Reveille Productions, Working Title Films, Showtime Networks. Producers: Sheila Hockin, Morgan O’Sullivan
Best Dramatic Mini-Series The Englishman's Boy – Mind's Eye Entertainment. Producer: Kevin DeWalt Across the River to Motor City – Devine Entertainment, Jonsworth Productions. Producers: Robert Wertheimer, David Devine, Richard Mozer Would Be Kings – C.O.R.E., Norstar Entertainment. Producers: Ilana Frank, Tassie Cameron, Daphne Park, Ray Sager, Peter R. Simpson, Esta Spalding, David Wellington
Best TV Movie Mayerthorpe – Slanted Wheel Entertainment, Seven24 Films. Producers: Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Jon Slan A Life Interrupted – Incendo Productions. Producers: Jean Bureau, Anne Carlucci, Serge Denis, Stephen Greenberg, Josee Mauffette Sticks and Stones – Cirrus Communications, Dream Street Pictures. Producers: Josée Vallée, André Béraud, Tim Hogan, Rick LeGuerrier Luna: Spirit of the Whale – Screen Siren Pictures. Producer: Trish Dolman Victor – Indian Grove Productions, Muse Entertainment, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Bernard Zukerman
Best Comedy Program or Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes – Halifax Film Company, CBC. Producers: Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum, Jenipher Ritchie, Geoff D'Eon Odd Job Jack – Smiley Guy Studios. Producers: Denny Silverthorne, Adrian Carter, Jonas Diamond, Jeremy Diamond Rent-a-Goalie – Eggplant Picture & Sound, Fifth Ground Entertainment, Georgian Entertainment. Producers: Christopher Bolton, Chris Szarka Cock'd Gunns – Tricon Films & Television. Producers: Andrea Gorfolova, Brooks Gray, Andy King, Shaam Makan, Leo Scherman, Morgan Waters Corner Gas – CTV Television Network, Prairie Pants Productions. Producers: Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson, Mark Farrell, Kevin White Kenny vs. Spenny – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Cinefornia, Blueprint Entertainment, Eggplant Picture & Sound, KVS Productions. Producers: Abby Finer, Amy Marcella, Kenny Hotz, Ira Levy, John Morayniss, Spencer Rice, Kirsten Scollie, Peter Williamson, Noreen Halpern, Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Best Music, Variety Program or Series Juno Awards of 2008 – Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, CTV Television Network. Producers: John Brunton, Melanie Berry, Barbara Bowlby, Louise Wood, Stephen Stohn Canadian Idol – Insight Productions, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia North America, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Sue Brophey, Mark Lysakowski 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards – MuchMusic. Producers: John Kampilis, Sheila Sullivan, Bob Pagrach East Coast Sessions – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Geoff D'Eon
Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series Landscape as Muse – 291 Film Company. Producer: Ian Toews Embracing da Kink – V-Formation Productions. Producer: Joel Gordon Hamlet (Solo) – S&S Productions. Producers: Raoul Bhaneja, Andrew Barnsley Cowboy Junkies: Trinity Revisited – FogoLabs. Producers: Pierre Lamoureux, François Lamoureux Joni Mitchell: The Fiddle and the Drum – Joe Media Group. Producers: Matt Gillespie, Joe Novak, Karen Pickles
Best Talk Series MTV Live – MTV. Producers: Pam DeMontmorency, Alex Sopinka George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jennifer Dettman, Susan Taylor, George Stroumboulopoulos, David Freeman The After Show – MTV. Producer: Garrett Wintrip
Best Reality Program or Series Project Runway Canada – Slice. Producers: John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Andrea Gabourie Canada's Next Top Model – Temple Street Productions. Producers: Sheila Hockin, Brad Brough, David Fortier, Jay Manuel, Ivan Schneeberg Dragons' Den – Celador, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Catherine Annau, Tracie Tighe, Stuart Coxe, Lisa Gabriele Triple Sensation – Tiberius Entertainment. Producers: Garth Drabinsky, Sandra Cunningham, Sari Friedland, Alex Ganetakos The Week the Women Went – Paperny Entertainment. Producers: Cal Shumiatcher, Trevor Hodgson, Sally Aitken, David Paperny
Best General/Human Interest Series X-Weighted – Anaid Productions. Producers: Margaret Mardirossian, David Way, Candice Tipton, Helen Schmidt Forensic Factor – Exploration Production. Producers: Edwina Follows, Jeffrey Hirschfield Pretty Dangerous – Summerhill Entertainment. Producers: Ron Lillie, Bill Johnston, Lee Herberman, Craig Baines, Barbara Shearer MegaWorld – Exploration Production. Producers: Karen McCairley, Anne Marie Varner Fish Out of Water – InterINDigital Entertainment, Joe Media Group. Producers: Katery Legault, Joe Novak, Neil Grahn
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman – White Pine Pictures. Producer: Peter Raymont Forgiveness: Stories of Our Time – Wild East Productions, National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Johanna Lunn, Kent Martin Girl Inside – Red Queen Productions. Producers: Maya Gallus, Justine Pimlott A Place Between: The Story of an Adoption – National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Derek Mazur, Michael J. F. Scott, Graydon McCrea, Joseph MacDonald Frontline: Darfur: On Our Watch – PBS, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Lisa Ellenwood, Neil Docherty
Best Documentary Series Diamond Road – Kensington Communications. Producer: Robert Lang CBC News: The Lens – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Angelina Stokman, Catherine Olsen, Charlotte Odele, Andrew Johnson The View from Here – TVOntario. Producers: Rudy Buttignol, Jane Jankovic The Nature of Things – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Michael Allder The Dark Years – Barna-Alper Productions, National Film Board of Canada, History Television. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Silva Basmajian, Gerry Flahive, Chuck Gammage, Steven Silver
Best History Documentary Program Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery – Ferns Productions. Producers: Andrew Ferns, Pat Ferns Turning Points of History – The Battle of Medak Pocket – Barna-Alper Productions, Connections Productions. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Steven Silver Bloody Saturday – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Andy Blicq 100 Films and a Funeral – Documentary Channel, Markham Street Films, Sundance TV. Producers: Judy Holm, Michael McNamara Charging the Rhino – Associated Producers. Producers: Alberta Nokes, Ric Esther Bienstock, Felix Golubev, Simcha Jacobovici
Best Biography Documentary Program Confessions of an Innocent Man Paperny Films. Producers: David Paperny, Tracey Friesen, Trevor Hodgson, Terence McKeown, Cal Shumiatcher Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery – Taking Command – Ferns Productions. Producers: Andrew Ferns, Pat Ferns Citizen Sam – National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Rina Fraticelli, Tracey Friesen Lovable – Primitive Entertainment. Producers: Michael McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues – Boogie Woogie Productions, BBC, CHUM Television, Knowledge Network, Soapbox Productions. Producers: Corby Coffin, Nick Orchard
Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program Doc Zone – Battle of the Bag – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Monika Delmos, Ryszard Hunka Four Wings and a Prayer – Celluloid Dreams, Optix Digital Pictures, Primitive Entertainment. Producers: Michael McMahon, Gerry Flahive, Emmanuel Laurent, Kristina McLaughlin The Refugees of the Blue Planet – Les Productions Virage, National Film Board of Canada, Point du Jour. Producers: Monique Simard, Yves Bisaillon, Luc Martin-Gousset, Marcel Simard Hubble’s Canvas – Blue Ant Media. Producers: Ivan Semeniuk, Craig Colby Long Haul Big Hearts – Brilliant Red Media. Producers: Doug Raby, Joan Jenkinson, Joanne P. Jackson
Best News Information Series the fifth estate – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Sally Reardon, David Studer CBC News: Sunday – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Kearns, Patsy Pehleman Marketplace – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Gruzuk, F.M. Morrison
Best News Magazine Segment The National/CBC News – Moshe and Munir – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Richard Devey, Udi Kivity, Samer Shalabi, Ian Kalushner, Adrienne Arsenault CBC News: Sunday – Girls in Gloves – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Primeau, Tanny Chia, Michael Kearns The National/CBC News – Who Pulled the Plug on Lake Superior? – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Margo McDiarmid, Claude Panet-Raymond, Andy Hincenbergs, Doug Husby, Marijka Hurko The National/CBC News – A Deadly Landing – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Darrow MacIntyre, Robb Douglas, Jim Hoffman, Alex Shprintsen, Michael Taylor-Noonan The National/CBC News – Christianity Comes to Thailand – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Saša Petricic Marketplace – Buying Belief – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Greg Sadler, Kathryn Dickson, Andreas Wesley
Best Newscast The National/CBC News – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jonathan Whitten, Mark Harrison, Fred Parker, Greg Reaume, Terry Auciello Global National – Global News. Producers: Kenton Boston, Doriana Temolo, Bryan Grahn, Jason Keel, Kevin Newman Global Toronto – Global News. Producer: Ron Waksman
Best News Special Event Coverage CBC News: Compass – Ice Storm Special – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Tracy Lightfoot, Chris Lane, Claire Nantes CBC News: Ontario Votes 2007 – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Rona Martell, Chad Paulin CityNews – CityVote 2007 Provincial Election. Citytv. Producers: Tina Cortese, Katia Del Col Global National – Budget 2008 – Global News. Producers: Bryan Mullan, Kenton Boston, Pam MacKenzie, Jason Keel, Bryan Grahn Global National – Canada Remembers November 11, 2007 – Global News. Producers: Bryan Mullan, Kenton Boston, Pam MacKenzie, Jason Keel, Bryan Grahn
Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series Chef School – Red Apple Entertainment. Producers: Dana Speers, Daniel Gelfant, Rachel Low Holmes on Homes – General Purpose Entertainment. Producers: Michael Quast, Mike Holmes, Pete Kettlewell Til Debt Do Us Part – Frantic Films. Producer: Jamie Brown, Jennifer Horvath At the Table With... – Firvalley Productions. Producers: Joseph Blasioli, Maria Pimentel, Jennifer Scott At the End of My Leash – Purple Dog Media, White Iron Pictures. Producers: Lisa Cichelly, Matthew Kershaw, Jean Merriman
Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment CBC News: Sunday – Nikki Yanofsky – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Tony Marchitto, Dominique Banoun, Douglas Arrowsmith CBC News: Sunday – Coping With Deadly Allergies – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Michael Primeau, Pat Softly Daily Planet – Depth X – Discovery Channel. Producer: Doug Crosbie Daily Planet – Xray Sloth – Discovery Channel. Producer: Alix MacDonald Fortune Hunters – Easy Wash – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Alan Jones, James Dunne, Dianne Buckner Marketplace – Can't Buy Me Love – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Erica Johnson, Don Chung, Habiba Nosheen, Kathleen Coughlin