Following are the 1997 Gemini Award winners in 17 program, 28 craft and 19 performance award categories as provided by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

– Program Categories

Best Short Dramatic Program: The Outer Limits ‘A Stitch in Time’ – Producers: Pen Densham, Brent Karl Clackson, Richard B. Lewis, James Nadler, John Watson, Brad Wright (Atlantis Films/Trilogy Entertainment)

Best TV Movie: Net Worth – Producer: Bernard Zukerman (cbc)

Best Dramatic Series: Due South – Producers: George Bloomfield, Jeff King, Kathy Slevin, Bob Wertheimer (Alliance Communications)

Best Comedy Series: This Hour Has 22 Minutes – Producers: Geoff D’Eon, Michael Donovan, Jack Kellum, Gerald Lunz, Marilyn Richardson (Salter Street Films)

Best Music Variety Program or Series: September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill – Producers: Niv Fichman, Larry Weinstein (Rhombus Media)

Best Information Series: the fifth estate – Producers: David Studer, Susan Teskey (cbc)

Best Lifestyle Information Series: Gilmour On The Arts – Producers: Donna Lee Aprile, Maria Mironowicz (CBC Newsworld)

Donald Brittain Award for Best Documentary Program: Utshimassits: Place of the Boss – Producers: Peter d’Entremont, Mike Mahoney, John Walker (Triad Film Productions/ John Walker Productions/NFB-Atlantic Centre)

Best Science, Technology, Nature and Environment Documentary Program: Ebola: Inside an Outbreak – Producers: Ric Esther Bienstock, Elliott Halpern, Simcha Jacobovici (Associated Producers)

Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program: Dido and Aeneas – Producers: Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron (Rhombus)

Best Documentary Series: Witness – Producers: Hilary Armstrong, Mark Starowicz (cbc)

Best Animated Program or Series: ReBoot – Producers: Christopher Brough, Ian Richard Pearson, Stephane Reichel (Mainframe Entertainment/Alliance/BLT Productions)

Best Children’s Program or Series: The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon – Producers: Ira Levy, Paula Smith, Peter Williamson (Breakthrough Films and Television)

Best Youth Program or Series: The Composer’s Specials: Handel’s Last Chance – Producers: David Devine, Richard Mozer, Jan Oparty (Devine Entertainment/Alef Studio)

Best Sports Program or Series: Athens to Atlanta: The Olympic Spirit – Producers: Carl Karp, Terry Ludwick, Doug Sellars (cbc)

Best Live Sporting Event: Centennial Olympic Games ‘Day 1 to 16’ – Producers: Joel Darling, Lee Herberman, Terry Ludwick, Doug Sellars (cbc)

Best Special Event Coverage: The Quebec Referendum – Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker, Chris Waddell (cbc/CBC Newsworld)

– Craft Categories

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program: Jerry Ciccoritti – Net Worth (cbc)

Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series: Jerry Ciccoritti – Straight Up ‘Small Bang Theory’ (Alliance)

Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series: Larry Weinstein – September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (Rhombus)

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series: Neil Docherty – the fifth estate ‘Butting In’ (cbc)

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series: Joseph Viszmeg – In My Own Time: Diary of a Cancer Patient (National Film Board)

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program: Dennis Foon – Little Criminals (cbc)

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Hart Hanson – Traders ‘Dancing with Mr. D’ (Atlantis)

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series: Paul Bellini (former man in a towel), Cathy Jones, Ed MacDonald, Rick Mercer, Alan Resnick, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh – This Hour Has 22 Minutes ‘Public Service Strike/Airbus Affair’ (Salter Street)

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series: Jack Kuper – Who Was Jerzy Kosinski? (Kuper Productions)

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series: Linden MacIntyre – the fifth estate ‘Butting In’ (cbc)

Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program: Marlene Matthews – The Composer’s Specials: Handel’s Last Chance (Devine/Alef)

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series: Michael Storey – Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (J.M. Story Productions)

Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series: Horst Zeidler – September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (Rhombus)

Best Photography in an Information/ Documentary Program or Series: Rodney Charters – Flightpath ‘Bandage One’ (Screenlife)

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series: Alison Grace – Little Criminals (cbc)

Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series: David New – September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (Rhombus)

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series: Reid Dennison – Jesus in Russia: An American Holy War (Associated Producers)

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series: Greg West – Lloyd Robertson in China (ctv)

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series: Keith Elliott, Chiam Gilad, Barry Gilmore, Jeremy MacLaverty, Daniel Pellerin – Under the Piano (Sullivan)

Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, Performing Arts Program or Series: Keith Bonnell, Simon Bowers, Ron Searles – Music: A Family Tradition (cbc)

Best Sound in an Information/ Documentary Program or Series: Paul Durand, Eckardt Hellmich, David McCallum, Lou Solakofski, Jane Tattersall – Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story (Rhombus)

Best Production Design or Art Direction: Michael Levine, Marian Wihak – September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (Rhombus)

Best Costume Design: Ruth Secord – Under the Piano (Sullivan)

Best Visual Effects: Mike Day, Noel Hooper, Stephen Roloff, Neil Williamson – Night of the Twisters (Atlantis)

Best Original Music Score For a Program: George Blondheim – The War Between Us (Atlantis/Troika)

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series: Christopher Dedrick – Road to Avonlea: The Final Season ‘Secrets and Sacrifices’ (Sullivan)

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series: Aaron Davis, John Lang – Ebola: Inside an Outbreak (Associated Producers)

Best Information Segment: the fifth estate ‘The Man Who Made Waves’ – Producer: Julian Sher (cbc)

– Performance Categories

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program: Aidan Devine – Net Worth (cbc)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program: Barbara Williams – Diana Kilmury: Teamster (Barna-Alper/Alliance/ Anne Wheeler)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: David Cubitt – Traders ‘Into That Good Night’ (Atlantis)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Tina Keeper – North of 60 ‘The River’ (Alliance/Alberta Filmworks)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series: David Gardner – Traders ‘The King is Dead’ (Atlantis)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series: Frances Bay – Road to Avonlea: The Final Season ‘After the Ball is Over’ (Sullivan)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program: Al Waxman – Net Worth (cbc)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program: Teresa Stratas – Under the Piano (Sullivan)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Lubomir Mykytiuk – North of 60 ‘Refugees’ (Alliance/ Alberta Filmworks)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Kay Tremblay – Road to Avonlea: The Final Season ‘After the Ball is Over’ (Sullivan)

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble): Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh – This Hour Has 22 Minutes ‘Public Service Strike/Airbus Affair’ (Salter Street)

Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series: Buffy Sainte-Marie – Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong (cbc)

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series: Ashley MacIsaac, Laura Smith – Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (Mellanby Robertson)

Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series: Callum Keith Rennie – My Life as a Dog ‘The Puck Stops Here’ (Credo Entertainment/Atlantis)

Best Overall Broadcast Journalist (Gordon Sinclair Award): Victor Malarek – the fifth estate (cbc)

Best Reportage: Paul Workman – The National/CBC News ‘Romanian Journey to Canada’ (cbc)

Best Host, Anchor or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series: Lloyd Robertson – Quebec Referendum 95: A Nation in Question (ctv)

Best Host in a Lifestyle, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series: David Suzuki – The Nature of Things ‘Food or Famine’ (cbc)

Best Sports Broadcaster: Ron MacLean – Centennial Olympic Games: Day 1 to 16 (cbc)

– Special Awards

Earle Grey Award: Gordon Pinsent

Academy Achievement Award: Arthur Weinthal

John Drainie Award: Joe Schlesinger

Outstanding Technical Achievement Award: CTV Television Network

Canada Award: The Mind of a Child – Gary Marcuse, Face to Face Media

Chrysler’s Canada’s Choice Award: Due South (Alliance)