Da Vinci’s Inquest leads all dramatic programs with 10 nominations for the 2002 Gemini Awards. The Vancouver-shot crime series, entering its fifth season, is nominated for a total of 10 trophies, including best dramatic series. The program, produced by Haddock Entertainment and Barna-Alper Productions and broadcast on CBC, has taken that prize in each of the last three years.

The challengers aiming to unseat Da Vinci’s in the dramatic series category include: rival Vancouver cop series Cold Squad, with nine noms; the Showcase Original Series Bliss, an erotic women’s anthology from Montreal’s Galafilm and Toronto’s Back Alley Films; Dice, a small-town thriller series coproduced by Montreal’s Cite-Amerique and the U.K.’s Box TV; and Foreign Objects, a series of six half-hours from Rhombus Media about a documentary director, written, helmed by and starring Ken Finkleman. The last three productions chime in with two noms apiece.

On the comedy side, Made in Canada is far and away the favorite, garnering 14 noms, including best comedy series. The Canadian TV biz satire, produced by Halifax’s Salter Street Films and Island Edge, stars Rick Mercer and will launch its fifth and final season in January on CBC.