Following are the winners of the 2005 Gemini Awards
PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES
* Best TV Movie: Tripping The Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery – Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Francine Allaire, Anne Marie La Traverse (Galafilm Productions)
* Best Dramatic Mini-Series: Sex Traffic – Producers: Wayne Grigsby, Michele Buck, David MacLeod, Derek Wax (Big Motion Pictures/Granada Television)
* Best Dramatic Series: The Eleventh Hour – Producers: Ilana Frank, Semi Chellas, Daphne Park, Ray Sager, Peter Simpson, David Wellington (Norstar Filmed Entertainment)
* Best Comedy Program or Series: Corner Gas – Producers: Brent Butt, Mark Farrell, Paul Mather, David Storey, Virginia Thompson (Prairie Pants Productions)
* Best Music, Variety Program or Series: 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards – Producers: John Kampilis, David Russell (MuchMusic)
* Best News Information Series: CTV W-FIVE – Producers: Malcolm Fox, Anton Koschany (CTV)
* Best Reality Program or Series: CBC News: Venture ‘The Town Doctor’ – Producers: Patsy Pehleman, Tracie Tighe (CBC)
* Best General/Human Interest Series: >play presents – Producer: Donna Lee Aprile (CBC)
* Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Series: Debbie Travis’ Facelift – Producers: Debbie Travis, Hans Rosenstein (Whalley-Abbey Media/Facelift Productions)
* Best Talk Series: Health on the Line – Producers: Hedy Korbee, Lesley Birchard, Linda Boyle, Jennifer Fraser, Bonnie Hewitt, Terra Renton, Karen Yarosky (HOTL IV Productions)
* Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program: Runaway Grooms – Producer: Ali Kazimi (HOTL IV Productions)
* Best History Documentary Program: Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii – Producers: Michael McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin (Primitive Entertainment)
* Best Biography Documentary Program: Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive And Kickin’ – Producer: Anne Pick (Real to Reel Productions)
* Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program: The Origins of AIDS – Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Michel Crepon, Christine Le Goff, Christine Pireaux (Galafilm Productions/Multimedia France Productions)
* Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series: Camp Hollywood – Producers: Steve Markle, David Julian Hirsh (Hirsh Markle Films)
* Best Documentary Series: Witness – Producers: Marie Natanson, Hilary Armstrong (CBC)
* Best Animated Program or Series: Dragon Booster – Producers: Asaph Fipke, Ken Faier, Kevin Mowrer (Nerd Corps Productions V.I.)
* Best Pre-School Program or Series: Peep And The Big Wide World – Producers: Kate Taylor, Vince Commisso, Marisa Wolsky (9 Story Entertainment)
* Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series: Radio Free Roscoe – Producers: Steven DeNure, Neil Court, John Delmage, Will McRobb, Douglas McRobb, Brent Piaskoski, Beth Stevenson (Decode Entertainment)
* Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series: Street Cents – Producers: Barbara Kennedy, Wendy Purves (CBC)
* Best Sports Program or Series: Ben Johnson, Drugs & The Quest For Gold – Producers: Shel Piercy, Ken Craw (Infinity Films)
* Best Live Sporting Event: 2005 Tim Horton’s Brier – Producer: Don Peppin (CBC)
* Best Newscast: CTV News – Producers: Tom Haberstroh, Wendy Freeman, David Hughes (CTV)
* Best News Special Event Coverage: CBC News: RCMP Memorial – Producers: Mark Bulgutch, Fred Parker (CBC)
* Best Interactive: www.cornergas.com – Producers: Brent Butt, Leif Kaldor, David Storey, Virginia Thompson (Prairie Pants Productions)
CRAFT CATEGORIES
* Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Chris Abraham – I, Claudia
* Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: David Wellington – The Eleventh Hour ‘Bumpy Cover’
* Best Direction in a Variety Program or Series: Mario Rouleau – Midnight Sun
* Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series: Larry Weinstein – Beethoven’s Hair
* Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series: Patrice Sauvé – Ciao Bella ‘To Forgive Is To Insult’
* Best Direction in a News Information Program or Series: Oleh J. Rumak – the fifth estate ‘Do You Believe in Miracles?’
* Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series: Henry Less – Made To Order ‘The Apprentice’
* Best Direction in a Documentary Program: Kevin McMahon – Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
* Best Direction in a Documentary Series: John Zaritsky – College Days College Nights ‘Between Past and Present Tense’
* Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series: Graeme Campbell – Instant Star ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’
* Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event: Ron Forsythe – CFL On CBC: 2004 West Division Championship
* Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Alan DiFiore, Chris Haddock – The Life
* Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Semi Chellas, Tassie Cameron – The Eleventh Hour ‘Bumpy Cover’
* Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series: Ken Finkleman – The Newsroom ‘Baghdad Bound’
* Best Writing in an Information Program or Series: Linden MacIntyre – the fifth estate ‘War Without Borders’
* Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series: Thomas Wallner – Beethoven’s Hair
* Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series: Derek Schreyer – 15/Love ‘Renewal’
* Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series: Bernard Couture – The Last Casino
* Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series: Rick McVicar – Puppets Who Kill ‘Cuddles the Manchurian Candidate’
* Best Photography in an Information Program or Series: Ian Hannah – Past Life Investigation ‘Natasha’
* Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series: Derek Rogers – Shipbreakers
* Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series: Sylvain Lebel – The Last Casino
* Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series: Stéphanie Grégoire, Gareth Scales – The Tournament ‘The Tournament’
* Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series: Loretta Hicks – the fifth estate ‘Sticks and Stones’
* Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series: Michèle Hozer – Shake Hands With The Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
* Best Sound in a Dramatic Program: John Laing, Todd Beckett, Rob Bertola, Keith Elliott, Mark Gingras, Tim O’Connell, Jill Purdy, John Thomson, Mark Zsifkovits – Lives of the Saints
* Best Sound in a Dramatic Series: Kelly Cole, Rick Bal, Jacqueline Cristianini, Mike Olekshy, Joe Spivak – Cold Squad ‘And The Fury’
* Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series: Jane Tattersall, Steve Hammond, Ronayne Higginson, Joe Knauer, Martin Lee, David McCallum, Sanjay Mehta, Brent Pickett, Dave Rose, Jiri Slanina, Lou Solakofski – Beethoven’s Hair
* Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series: Brent Marchenski, Alex Hall, Chris McIntosh – Bell Making the Cut ‘Episode 12’
* Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Dramatic Program or Series: Candida Otton – Sex Traffic ‘Sex Traffic Part 1’
* Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Dramatic Program or Series: Peter Faragher – 2005 Juno Awards
* Best Costume Design: Anushia Nieradzik – Sex Traffic ‘Sex Traffic Part 1’
* Best Achievement in Make-Up: Marilyn O’Quinn – The Eleventh Hour ‘Zugzwang’
* Best Visual Effects: Michelle Comens, Tom Brydon, José Burgos, John Gajdecki, Dan Mayer, Jinnie Pak, Wes Sargent, Bruce Woloshyn – Stargate Atlantis: Rising
* Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series: Amin Bhatia – In the Dark
* Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series: Gary Koftinoff – Dark Oracle ‘Masquerade’
* Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series: Murray Anderson, Warrick Sony – Madiba: The Life & Times of Nelson Mandela
* Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series: Amin Bhatia, Ari Posner – King ‘Stolen Voices’
* Best News Magazine Segment: CBC News: The National ‘Strange Destiny’ – Carmen Merrifield, Gary Akenhead, Andy Hincenbergs, Brian Kelly, Brian Stewart (CBC)
* Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment: CBC Winnipeg: Canada Now ‘Violent Video Games’ – Conway Fraser, Ray Bourrier, Allison Crawford, David Donnelly, Catherine McIsaac, Lani Selick (CBC)
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
!* Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Brendan Fletcher – The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Kristen Thomson – I, Claudia
* Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Michael Riley – This Is Wonderland ‘Episode 213’
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Cara Pifko – This Is Wonderland ‘Episode 212’
* Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series: Henry Czerny – The Eleventh Hour ‘Zugzwang’
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series: Kristin Booth – ReGenesis ‘Spare Parts’
* Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Richard Zeppieri – Except the Dying
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Maria Popistasu – Sex Traffic ‘Sex Traffic Part 1’
* Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Michael Murphy – This Is Wonderland ‘Episode 202’
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Ellen Page – ReGenesis ‘Blackout’
* Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: Mary Walsh – Hatching, Matching and Dispatching
* Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: John Paul Tremblay, Cory Bowles, Lucy Decoutere, Barrie Dunn, Sarah Dunsworth, John Dunsworth, Jeanna Harrison-Steinhart, Michael Jackson, Garry James, Tyrone Parsons, Pat Roach, Mike Smith, Shelley Thompson, Jonathan Torrens, Robb Wells – Trailer Park Boys ‘Working Man’
* Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series: Jon Pilatzke, Nathan Pilatzke – The Chieftains In Canada
* Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series: Yamoussa Bangoura, Karin Delzors, Pierre-Alexandre Dion, Ewelina Fijolek, Charles Kaczynski, Josianne Laporte, Nicolas Leresche, Josianne Levasseur, Sonia Painchaud, Lena Reis, Éric Saintonge, Guillaume Saladin, Robert Sokolowski, Andrzej Sokolowski, Suzanne Soler, Bartlomiej Soroczynski, Langis Turcotte, Stefan Johannes Wepfer – Nomade: At Night, the Sky is Endless
* Best Performance in a Childrens’ or Youth Program or Series: Ksenia Solo – renegadepress.com ‘Can You See Me Now’
* Best News Anchor: Global National with Kevin Newman – Kevin Newman (Global Television)
* Best Reportage: CTV News – David Akin (CTV)
* Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series: Wendy Mesley – CBC News: Marketplace ‘Heart of the Matter/Buying Into Sexy’
* Best Host or Interviewer in a General/Human Interest or Talk Program or Series: Evan Solomon – CBC News: Sunday Night ‘Stephen Harper/Ralph Nader/Fariuz Yamulky’
* Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series: Kevin Brauch – The Thirsty Traveler ‘Absinthe’
* Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast: Scott Russell – CBC Sports Saturday
* Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst: Steve Armitage, Byron MacDonald – Athens 2004: The Olympic Games Aquatics Coverage
* Academy Achievement Award: David Greene
* Earle Grey Award: Steve Smith
* Canada Award: Two Worlds Colliding – Tasha Hubbard, Bonnie Thompson
* Gemini Humanitarian Award: Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy – Royal Canadian Air Farce
* Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism: David Halton
* Viewers’ Choice Award – Marilyn Denis – CityLine (Citytv)
* Most Popular Website: idol.ctv.ca/Canadian Idol – Sandy Yang, Noelle Paredes, Wendy Smith (Insight Production)