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Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards are an annual awards ceremony in Canada.
First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada, similar to the Emmy Awards in the United States. Awards are currently presented in 87 categories.
The Gemini Awards also include several special awards given out for various reasons such as lifetime achievement
Earle Grey Award
Everyear the awards present the Earle Grey Award to an individual or group performer for their lifetime achivement in Canadian Television.
see Earle Grey Award
Margaret Collier Award
Each year the Academy presented a writter with the Margaret Collier Award for their lifetime achievement.
John Drainie Award
This award is given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to broadcasting in Canada. It is presented at the discretion of the Academy, not nessessarily every year.
Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism
This award is presented to a Broadcast Journalist for an exceptional body of work in Canadian television journalism, or for significant contribution to the international profile of Canadian television journalism.
Donald Brittain Award
A Gemini Award presented to the show voted the best social/political documentary program.
Humanitarian Award
Starting in 2001 This award recognizes humanitarian efforts that improve the quality of people's lives and reduce suffering. The Gemini Humanitarian Award celebrates the efforts of an individual within the Canadian television industry, whose contributions and commitments to the community and public service exemplify compassion and humanitarianism outside of the television industry. The recipients receive a Gemini statuette and $10 000 CND
So far the list of recipiants is as follows
(2001) Donald Martin (2002) Wendy Crewson (2003) Max Keeping
Academy Achievement Award
This is the Gemini's true Lifetime Achievement Award. It is presented at the discretion of the Academy (not neccessarily every year, but since its inception there has never been a year without it). It was first presented in 1996.
Multiculturalism Award & Canada Award
Called the Multiculturalism Award from 1988-1990 and the Canda Award from 1992 onward. This Award is presented to the television program that best reflects Canada's multicultural landscape.
External link
- Official website (http://www.geminiawards.ca/)