14th Gemini Awards

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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]

14th Gemini Awards
DateNovember 7, 1999
VenueMetro Toronto Convention Centre
Hosted byRick Mercer
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television
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Awards edit

Best Dramatic Series edit

Best TV Movie or Miniseries edit

Best Comedy Program or Series edit

Best Music, Variety Program or Series edit

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

  • 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 edit

Best Documentary Series edit

Best History, Biography Documentary Program edit

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

Best News Information Series edit

Best Newscast/News Special edit

  • 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 edit

Best Lifestyle Information Series edit

Best Animated Program or Series or Short Animated Program edit

Best Preschool Program or Series edit

Best Children's or Youth Program or Series edit

Best Sports Program or Series edit

  • 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 edit

Best Live Special Event Coverage edit

  • 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 edit

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series edit

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

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series edit

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series edit

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series edit

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries edit

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series edit

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series edit

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series edit

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series edit

Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program edit

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

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

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role edit

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role edit

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series edit

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series edit

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

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

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

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

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series edit

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series edit

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series edit

Best Performance in a Preschool Program or Series edit

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

Best News Anchor edit

Best Reportage edit

Best Information Segment edit

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

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

Best Sportscaster edit

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series edit

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

Best Photography in an Information Program or Series edit

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series edit

Best Visual Effects edit

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series edit

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series edit

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series edit

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

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

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

Best Costume Design edit

Best Achievement in Makeup edit

Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series edit

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

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series edit

  • 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 edit

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries edit

  • 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 edit

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series edit

Special Awards edit

Citations edit

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