Following is the list of Gemini nominees in the Craft Categories
Best Achievement in Main Title Design
• Kim Jackson, Ron Gervais, Mike McDougall – Flashpoint ‘Flashpoint Main Title Sequence’
• Shane Kinnear, Kevin Chandoo, Brent Whitmore – Murdoch Mysteries ‘Murdoch Mysteries Main Title Sequence’
• Kevin Micallef, Brent Forrest, Don Gauthier, Glen Wyand – Grossology ‘Grossology Main Title Sequence’
• Alain Provost, Michel Mercier, Theresa Warburton – 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Boyan Stergulc – 2009 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards
Best Achievement in Make-Up
• Catherine Ann Davies Irvine, Russell Cates – The Border ‘Unacceptable Risk’
• Debi Drennan, Regan Noble – Murdoch Mysteries ‘The Green Muse’
• Todd Masters, Leah Ehman, Holland Miller, Brad Proctor, Kyla Rose Tremblay – Stargate Atlantis ‘Vegas’
• Lynda McCormack, Madeleine Russell – Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
• Leslie Sebert, Jenny Fifield-Arbour – Being Erica ‘Mi Casa, Su Casa Loma’
Best Costume Design
• Joan Bergin – The Tudors ‘Episode 202’
• Mario Davignon – The Last Templar
• Valerie Halverson – Stargate Atlantis ‘The Queen’
• Debra Hanson – Othello, The Tragedy of the Moor
• Martha Mann – Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
• René Dowhaniuk – The Next Star ‘The Duet’
• Alex Khan – Think Big ‘Getting It Right’
• Eleanore Lindo – Degrassi: The Next Generation ‘Fight the Power’
• Michael Mabbott – Life with Derek ‘March Break’
• Pat Williams – Instant Star ‘Us and Them’
Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series
• James Dunnison – Less Than Kind ‘Fun’
• Kelly Makin – Less Than Kind ‘The Daters’
• Samir Rehem – Testees ‘Herfume’
• Henry Sarwer-Foner – Less Than Kind ‘Pakikisama’
• Shawn Alex Thompson – Less Than Kind ‘French Is My Kryptonite’
• Shawn Alex Thompson – Billable Hours ‘A Manson for All Seasons’
Best Direction in a Documentary Program
• Karen Cho – Seeking Refuge
• Robert Cornellier – Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez
• Annette Mangaard – General Idea : Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle
• Kent Nason, Teresa MacInnes – Norm
• John Zaritsky – The Wild Horse Redemption
Best Direction in a Documentary Series
• Ryszard Hunka – The Great Food Revolution ’24 Hours, 24 Million Meals: Feeding New York City’
• Michael McNamara – Driven by Vision ‘Of Castles, Kings and Jesters’
• Liam O’Rinn – The Great Food Revolution ‘The Great Food Revolution’
• Les Stroud – Survivorman ‘Papua New Guinea’
• Susan Teskey – India Reborn ‘Myth and Might’
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
• Paolo Barzman – The Last Templar
• Jerry Ciccoritti – The Terrorist Next Door
• Peter Svatek – The Christmas Choir
• David Wellington – Of Murder and Memory
• Andy Wilson – Diamonds
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
• Steven Adelson – Sanctuary ‘Instinct’
• John Fawcett – The Border ‘Going Dark’
• Chris Grismer – Being Erica ‘Leo’
• Kelly Makin – Flashpoint ‘Planets Aligned’
• Jeremy Podeswa – The Tudors ‘Episode 201’
Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series
• Graham Booth – Austin Stevens Adventures ‘In the Shadow of Armoured Giants’
• Andre Dupuis – Departures ‘Libya’
• Daniel Gelfant – Chef School ‘Something to Prove’
• Dugald McLaren – French Food at Home ‘ The Chateau Dinner: A French Food at Home Special’
• Michelle Metivier – Holmes in New Orleans ‘Going Home’
Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event
• Chris Elias – 2009 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships
• Ron Forsythe – Hockey Night in Canada on CBC: 2009 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic
• Paul Hemming – 2008 Grey Cup on TSN
Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series
• Harvey Cashore – CBC News: the fifth estate ‘The Chess Master’
• Catherine Clark – CBC News: Marketplace ‘Miracle Makers or Money Takers’
• Morris Karp – CBC News: the fifth estate ‘Powerless’
• Tamar Weinstein – CBC News: the fifth estate ‘Staying Alive’
Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series
• Barbara Willis Sweete – The Young Romantic
• Elise Swerhone – Ballet High
• Veronica Tennant – Vida Y Danza Cuba
Best Direction in a Reality Program or Series
• Justin Harding – Keys to the VIP ‘Redemption’
• Daniel Oron – Reality Obsessed ‘The Ultimate Casting Tape’
• Itamar Weisz – GoldMind ‘ Gambler’s Luck’
Best Direction in a Variety Program or Series
• Sandra Faire – So You Think You Can Dance ‘Toronto Auditions’
• Shelagh O’Brien – Just For Laughs Gala Series ‘Show 1’
• David Russell – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? ‘Performance 6’
Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series
• David Bowes – Jibber Jabber ‘Race to the Red Planet/Pride of Frankenstein’
• George Elliott, Joey So – Rollbots ‘Training Day’
• Dennis Jackson – Wapos Bay ‘Raiders of the Lost Art’
• Cam Lizotte – Wapos Bay ‘Raven Power’
• Kevin Micallef – Grossology ‘Swamp Gas’
Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment
• Cindy Bahadur – Daily Planet ‘Flatmobile’
• Cindy Bahadur – Daily Planet ‘Eyeborg’
• Frances MacKinnon – Daily Planet ‘Sydney Tar Ponds’
• Leonardo Palleja, Michael Dorn, Eric Foss, Carole MacNeil – CBC News: Sunday ‘The Exorcist’
• Allison Vuchnich, Kirk Neff – 16:9 The Bigger Picture ‘Rays of Rash/Dirty Energy’
Best News Magazine Segment
• Patrick Brown, Sheldon Beldick, Lynn Burgess, Liz Rosch – CBC News: The National ‘What a Waste’
• Kathleen Coughlin, Kathryn Dickson, Wendy Mesley, Jasmin Tuffaha – CBC News: Marketplace ‘Power of Persuasion’
• Mary Garofalo – 16:9 The Bigger Picture ‘Little Miracles’
• Bruce Livesey, Eric Foss, Farid Haerinejad, Ed Middleton, Evan Solomon – CBC News: Sunday ‘The Great Wall Street Swindle’
• Frédéric Zalac, Kris Fleerackers, Doug Husby, George Laszuk, Alex Shprintsen – CBC News: The National ‘The Taser Test’
Best Original Music for a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Reality Program or Series
• David Burns – Design U ‘Bruno’s Daughter’s Bedroom’
• Serge Côté – A World of Wonders ‘The Amazon Rainforest’
• Ryan Kondrat, John LaMagna – Project Runway Canada ‘Return of the Supermodel’
• Gaz Mellen – The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price ‘Reclaiming’
• Michael O’Neill – French Food at Home ‘French Food Desserts’
Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series
• Christopher Dedrick – Death or Canada
• Christopher Dedrick – The Body Machine
• Edmund Eagan – FLicKeR
• Eric LeMoyne – Liberty, USA
• Daniel Séguin – The Wild Horse Redemption
Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Program, Mini-Series or TV Movie
• Terry Frewer – Elijah
• Jonathan Goldsmith – Burn Up
• Adrian Johnston – Diamonds
• Michael Richard Plowman – Impact
• Ron Sures – Of Murder and Memory
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series
• Robert Carli – Murdoch Mysteries ‘Werewolves’
• Jody Colero, Lily Frost, Trevor Yuile – Being Erica ‘Dr. Tom’
• James Gelfand – Crusoe ‘The Return’
• Mark Korven – The Border ‘Floral Tribute’
• Ari Posner, Amin Bhatia – Flashpoint ‘Planets Aligned’
Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series
• Serge Côté – Rollbots ‘Crontab Trouble’
• Paul Intson – Grossology ‘Swamp Gas’
• Brian Pickett, James Chapple, Graeme Cornies, David Kelly – World of Quest ‘The Crusades/The Little Troll Down the Lane’
• Michael Plowman – Jibber Jabber ‘Race to the Red Planet/Pride of Frankenstein’
• John Welsman – My Friend Rabbit ‘For The Birds/Pearl’s Pals’
Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
• Jim Jeffrey – Rent-A-Goalie ‘Eva has a Dot Dot Dot’
• Alex Nadon – The 2009 Juno Awards
• Alex Nadon – At the Concert Hall ‘Molly Johnson at the Concert Hall’
• Milan Podsedly csc – The Young Romantic
• Don Spence – Rick Mercer Report ‘Episode 17’
Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series
• Steve Cosens – The Rawside of… ‘The Rawside of…Die Mannequin’
• Michael Grippo csc – Running Guns – A Journey Into the Small Arms Trade
• Michael Jorgensen – Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy
• Ian Kerr, John Collins – The Wild Horse Redemption
• Colm Whelan – Death or Canada
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
• David Greene csc – XIII
• Jim Jeffrey – Murdoch Mysteries ‘Werewolves’
• Jon Joffin – Crusoe ‘Rum & Gunpowder’
• Ousama Rawi – The Tudors ‘Episode 201’
• Gavin Smith – The Border ‘Unacceptable Risk’
Best Photography in an Information Program or Series
• Andre Dupuis – Departures ‘Mongolia: Tribes and Tribulations’
• Henry Less – Twas the Night Before Dinner
• Stefan Randstrom – At the Table with… ‘Norma Shirley’
• Keran Rees – Rites of Passage ‘Aboriginal Rites’
• Hans Vanderzande – CBC News: the fifth estate ‘Staying Alive’
Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
• Craig Bateman, Elizabeth Cabral, John Reynolds, Mike Stewart – Canadian Idol ‘Auditions 1’
• Allan MacLean, Miles Davren – Rick Mercer Report ‘Episode 4’
• Robert Swartz – The Young Romantic
• Gary Tutte – The Jon Dore Television Show ‘Jon Does Drugs’
• Ken Yan – The Jon Dore Television Show ‘Jon’s Christmas’
Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series
• Michael Brockington – Carts of Darkness
• Matthew Hannam – The Rawside of… ‘The Rawside of…Die Mannequin’
• Nick Hector, cce – Air India 182
• Prem Sooriyakumar – The Man Who Crossed the Sahara
• Jay Tipping – Battlefield Mysteries ‘The Siege of Malta’
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
• Jonathan Baltrusaitis – In a World Created By a Drunken God
• Wendy Hallam Martin – The Tudors ‘Episode 207’
• Teresa Hannigan, cce – Flashpoint ‘Scorpio’
• Gareth C. Scales – Flashpoint – Element of Surprise
• Arthur Tarnowski – The Last Templar
Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series
• Eric Abboud, Derek Esposito, Seth Poulin, Jeff Reynolds, Nick Taylor – Project Runway Canada ‘Re-Fashioning the Houses’
• Alvin Campaña – Departures ‘Cambodia’
• Joshua Eady – Departures ‘Cuba’
• Dave Goard – Holmes in New Orleans ‘Going Home’
• Jordan Krug – Departures ‘Zambia’
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series
• Tom Conroy, Colman Corish – The Tudors ‘Episode 204’
• Aidan Leroux – Booky’s Crush
• Louise Middleton – Wild Roses ‘Boom and Bust’
• Louise Middleton – The Secret of the Nutcracker
• Delarey Wagener, Craig Sandells – Diamonds
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Program or Series
• Peter Faragher – The 2009 Juno Awards
• Peter Faragher – Canadian Idol ‘Top 5 Performance Show’
• Callum MacLachlan – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? ‘Results 6’
• Michael ‘Spike’ Parks – 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards
Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series
• Ryan Araki, Sue Robertson, Julia Snell – Willa’s Wild Life ‘Spider Girl/Willa on Ice’
• Simon Bowers, Howard Baggley, Peter Campbell, Matt Lamarche, Doug McClement, Michael Molineux, Mark Vreeken – The 2009 Juno Awards
• Simon Bowers, Floyd Burrell, Peter Campbell, Orin Isaacs, Al Miller, Peter Stoynich – Canadian Idol ‘Top 2 Results Show’
• John Laing, Christian Cooke, Allan Fung, Tim O’Connell – Billable Hours ‘Pigeon Lawyer’
Best Sound in a Dramatic Program
• Ken Biehl, Scott Aitken, Stephen Cheung, Ian Emberton, Don Harrison, Ian Mackie, Greg Stewart – Elijah
• Janice Ierulli, Kevin Banks, Harry Barnes, Brock Capell, Martin Lee, Colin Scott McFarlane, Ian Rankin, Mark Shnuriwsky – Diamonds
• Paul Williamson, Tom Bjelic, Steve Foster, Allan Fung, John Laing, Steve Moore, Tim O’Connell, Michael Playfair – Everest
Best Sound in a Dramatic Series
• Sid Lieberman, Richard Calistan, Steve Foster, Robert Hegedus, Kevin Howard, Ron Osiowy, Paul Shubat – Heartland ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’
• David McCallum, Mike Baskerville, Sue Conley, Steve Hammond, Janice Ierulli, Mark Shnuriwsky, Paul Williamson – Flashpoint ‘Who’s George?’
• Jane Tattersall, Daniel Birch, Yuri Gorbachow, Goro Koyama, Martin Lee, Kirk Lynds, David McCallum, Dale Sheldrake – The Tudors ‘Episode 210’
• Russell Walker, Eric Apps, Stefan Fraticelli, Herwig Gayer, Alastair Gray, Rich Harkness, Tim O’Connell, Ian Rodness – The Border ‘Going Dark’
Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series
• Bruce Cameron, Jean Asselin, Adrian Tucker – The Musical Brain
• Ewan Deane, Patrick Brereton, Jim Ursulak – Combat School ‘One Platoon’
• Jody Ellis, Alan Geldart – India Reborn ‘Manufacturing Dreams’
• Allan Fung, Dale Lennon, Steve Moore – Death or Canada
• Alex Salter – Flipping Out
Best Sports Feature Segment
• DJ Bennett – Score Tonight ‘The Score Celebrates Black History Month’
• Sarah Meehan, Jake Thompson – Hardcore Hockey Talk ‘Minor Hockey: Major Issues’
• Josh Shiaman, Ken Volden – 2008 Grey Cup Pre-game on TSN
• Natalie Tedesco, Mark Kelley, Aileen McBride, Catherine Legge – 2008 Beijing Olympics
Best Visual Effects
• Steve Hodgson, Doug Campbell, Keegan Douglas, Terry Hutcheson, Charles Lai, Richard Patterson, Adam Stern – Impact
• Bob Munroe, Terry Bradley, Bret Culp, Maria Gordon, Luke Groves, Bill Halliday, Bo Mosley, Josa Porter, Patrik Witzmann – The Tudors ‘Episode 205’
• Mark Savela, Jason Gross, Paul Hegg, Brandon Hines, Jamie Yukio Kawano, Alex McClymont, Krista McLean, James Rorick, Luke Vallee – Stargate Atlantis ‘Enemy at the Gate’
• Mark Savela, Brenda Campbell, Natalia Diaz, Carina Dielissen Hunt, Shannon Gurney, Paul Hegg, Vivian Jim, Chandra Juhasz, Kodie MacKenzie, Alex McClymont – Stargate Atlantis ‘First Contact’
• Tom Turnbull, Ian Britton, Jeramie Chen, Robert Crowther, Graham Cunningham, Matthew Hansen, Ariel Joson, Andrew Nguyen, Joel Skeete, John Watson – Everest
• Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault – Sanctuary ‘The Five’
• Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault – Sanctuary ‘Sanctuary for All P1’
Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
• Jeff Biederman – Life with Derek ‘Just Friends’
• Richard Clark – Grossology ‘The New Recruits’
• Sean Jara – The Latest Buzz ‘The First Impressions Issue’
• Victor Nicolle, Sandy Flanagan, Dennis Heaton – Jibber Jabber ‘Night of the Werewolf/Enter the Jelly’
• Steven Westren – My Friend Rabbit ‘Frog on a Log’
Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series
• Matt Alden, Dana Andersen, Sheldon Elter, Jeff Halaby, Howie Miller, Ryan Parker – CAUTION: May Contain Nuts ‘Episode 3’
• Mark De Angelis, David Guy Mackenzie, George Westerholm – The 29th Annual Genie Awards
• Kenny Hotz, Derek Harvie – Testees ‘Memory Loss’
• Mark McKinney – Less Than Kind ‘Careers Day’
• Adam Reid, Max Reid – Billable Hours ‘A Manson for All Seasons’
Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series
• Araz Artinian – The Genocide in Me
• Robert Cornellier, Paul Carvalho – Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez
• Tracey Deer – Club Native
• Sheona McDonald – Capturing a Short Life
• Larry Weinstein, Harvey Sachs – Toscanini: In His Own Words
Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
• Blake Corbet – Elijah
• Donald Martin – Céline
• Tony Marchant – Diverted
• David Vainola – Diamonds
• David Wolkove – XIII
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
• Mark Ellis, Stephanie Morgenstern – Flashpoint ‘Haunting the Barn’
• Michael Hirst – The Tudors ‘Episode 205’
• Floyd Kane – Soul ‘Fathers and Daughters’
• Lori Spring – Murdoch Mysteries ‘I, Murdoch’
• Brad Wright – Stargate Atlantis ‘The Shrine’
Best Writing in an Information Program or Series
• Gillian Findlay – CBC News: the fifth estate ‘A Death in the Family’
• David Freeman, Paul Bates, Diana Frances, Ken Hegan, Nick McCabe-Lokos, Carman Melville, Scott Montgomery, Adam Nicholls, Randy Potash, George Stroumboulopoulos – The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos ‘Sarah Palin’
• Ryan Leigh – INK: Alter Egos Exposed ‘Villains’
• Bob McKeown – CBC News: the fifth estate ‘The Code’