1st Gemini Awards

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The 1st Gemini Awards were held in Toronto on 4 December 1986[1] to honour achievements in Canadian television. Gémeaux Award, the French version of the Gemini Awards were held for the first time this year as well. The 1985 television miniseries Anne of Green Gables was the most prominent winner.[2]

English-language television coverage of the ceremonies was originally scheduled for broadcast on CBC Television, but labour disruptions at that network forced the telecast to move to a syndicated arrangement of private television stations including Toronto's Citytv. Unused cable channels in Montreal carried the broadcast in that city. The inaugural Gemini Awards were hosted by Second City Television performers Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.[1][2]

Awards[]

Best Comedy Program or Series[]

Best Documentary, Single Program or Series[]

  • Glenn Gould: A Portrait, Parts 1 and 2
  • 444 Days to Freedom: What Really Happened in Iran
  • Karsh: The Searching Eye
  • Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra

Best Dramatic Series[]

Best Dramatic Mini Series[]

  • Anne of Green Gables
  • Red Serge
  • Spearfield's Daughter

Best TV Movie[]

Best Short Drama[]

Best Information Program or Series[]

  • The Fifth Estate
  • Canada AM
  • The Journal
  • Live It Up!
  • Peter Ustinov's Russia

Best Children's Series[]

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program[]

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series[]

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series[]

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series[]

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series[]

  • Larry Weinstein, Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra
  • Les Harris, 444 Days to Freedom: What Really Happened in Iran

Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series[]

Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series[]

Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Single Dramatic Program or Miniseries[]

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series[]

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series[]

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Single Dramatic Program or Miniseries[]

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor[]

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress[]

Best Performance by a Broadcast Journalist[]

  • Eric Malling, The Fifth Estate
  • Jim Reed, W-FIVE
  • Joe Schlesinger, The National

Best Performance by a Host or Interviewer[]

TV Guide's Most Popular Program Award[]

  • Anne of Green Gables

Earle Grey Award[]

  • Ed McNamara

References[]

  1. ^ a b Boone, Mike (5 December 1986). "Anne of Green Gables big winner at Geminis". The Gazette. p. D1.
  2. ^ a b Adilman, Sid (5 December 1986). "Anne Of Green Gables a lucky child of Gemini". Toronto Star. p. D26.
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