18th Gemini Awards
DateOctober 20, 2003
VenueJohn Bassett Theatre, Toronto
Hosted bySeán Cullen
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 18th Gemini Awards were held on October 20, 2003, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Seán Cullen, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broadcast on CBC Television.[1][2]

Awards

Best Dramatic Series

Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie

  • 100 Days in the Jungle - ImagiNation Film and Television Productions, Sextant Entertainment Group. Producers: Nicolette Saina, Sean O’Byrne, Matthew O’Connor, Tom Rowe, Mary Anne Waterhouse
  • The Many Lives of Albert Walker - Alliance Atlantis Communications, BBC, CTV Television Network, Isle of Man Film, Little Bird Productions. Producers: Anne Marie La Traverse, Jonathan Cavendish, Sophie Gardiner, Mike Dormer
  • Chasing Cain: Face - Indian Grove Productions, Muse Entertainment, Salter Street Films. Producers: Bernard Zukerman, Michael Prupas
  • The Interrogation of Michael Crowe - Incendo Productions, JB Media, Andrea Baynes Productions, Hearst Entertainment. Producer: Terry Gould
  • The Many Trials of One Jane Doe - Original Pictures, Indian Grove Productions, Studio Eight Productions, Muse Entertainment, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Bernard Zukerman, Michael Prupas, Jamie Brown, Kim Todd

Best Short Dramatic Program

Best Comedy Program or Series

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

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

Best Talk Series

Best Reality Program or Series

Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program

Best Documentary Series

Best History Documentary Program

Best Biography Documentary Program

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

Best News Information Series

Best News Magazine Segment

Best Newscast

Best News Special Event Coverage

Best Lifestyle or General Interest Series

Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment

Best Practical Information Series

  • The Surreal Gourmet - Salad Daze Productions. Producers: Lon J. Hall, Dale Burshtein
  • Loving Spoonfuls - W Network. Producers: David Gale, Allan Novak
  • Savoir Faire Specials - Primevista Television. Producer: Michael Prini
  • Debbie Travis' Painted House - Whalley-Abbey Media Holdings. Producers: Debbie Travis, Hans Rosenstein
  • Holmes on Homes - General Purpose Entertainment. Producer: Scott Clark McNeil

Best Animated Program or Series

Best Pre-School Program or Series

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series

Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series

Best Sports Program or Series

Best Live Sporting Event

  • 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Gold Medal - TSN. Producers: Jon Hynes, Rick Briggs-Jude
  • 2002 CN International Equestrian Hat at Spruce Meadows - CBC Sports. Producers: Mike Brannagan, Donna Warner
  • CFL on CBC: 90th Grey Cup Championship - CBC Sports. Producers: Mike Brannagan, Trevor Pilling
  • Hockey Night in Canada, Montreal at Toronto - CBC Sports. Producers: Joel Darling, Sherali Najak

Best Interactive

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series

Best Direction in a Documentary Program

Best Direction in a Documentary Series

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Direction in a Variety Program or Series

Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series

  • Barb Margetts - Animal Magnetism (Big Coat Productions)
  • Catherine Pilon - Debbie Travis' Facelift ((Whalley-Abbey Media Holdings)
  • Michael MacDonald - The Food Hunter (Ocean Entertainment)
  • John Dolin - Animal Magnetism - The Making of a New York Cowboy (Big Coat Productions)
  • Trevor Grant - Cook Like a Chef (Food Network (Canada))

Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

Best Writing in an Information Program or Series

Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Jefferson Lewis - Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
  • Shelley Saywell - A Child's Century of War (Bishari Films)
  • Larry Bambrick, Laura James - Catching a Killer: The Mystery of Sable Island (Exploration Production)
  • Rob Buckman - The Origin of Feces
  • Ted Remerowski - Security Threat (Paradigm Pictures)

Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

  • Édith Sauvé-Letellier, Shira Wohlberg, Samuel Tétreault, Lucie Vigneault, Koichi Yano, Geneviève Gauthier, Peter James, Geneviève Lemay, Mike Brannigan, Antoine Carabinier-Lepine, Jano Chiasson, Marie-Michelle Faber, Andréane Leclerc, Van Anh Le Tran, Thanh Dinh Huynh, Manuel Roque - Cirque Orchestra (Cirque Éloize)
  • Lisa Prescott, Shadell Permanand, Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, Melissa Adamson, Nicole Jordan, Charles Logan, Marque Smith, Sean Nix, Tom Lillington, Darryl Huggins, Ben D'Cunha, Gerard Chrysostum-Louis, John Botten, Jamie Hillman, Nadine McHorgh, Bramwell Pemberton, Anthony Faure, Justin Bacchus, Gillian Stecyk, Karen Outram, Mosa Neshama, Cissy Goodridge, Ali Garrison, Trisha Dayal, Carolyn Williams, Mark Rainey - Carry Me Home: The Story & Music of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale (Riddle Films/VisionTV)
  • Linda Melsted, John Abberger, Derek Conrod, Ronald George, Thomas Georgi, Geneviève Gilardeau, Mylène Guay, Timothy Haig, Christopher Haritatos, Gillian Howard, Patrick G. Jordan, Jeanne Lamon, Alison Mackay, Stephen Marvin, Alison Melville, Dominic Teresi, Christopher Verrette, Allen Whear, David Willms, Elly Winer, Cristina Zacharias - Le Mozart noir (Media Headquarters)
  • Oscar Peterson - Opening Night (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
  • Guylaine St-Onge, Roberto Campanella, Ted Banfalvi, Brianna Lombardo, Richard Smith, Tiffany Amber Knight - Year of the Lion (Mossanen Productions)

Best Performance in a Preschool Program or Series

Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series

Best News Anchor

Best Reportage

Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series

Best Host or Interviewer in a Lifestyle/General Interest or Talk Program or Series

Best Host or Interviewer in a Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast

Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

Best Photography in an Information Program or Series

Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Marc Gadoury - Water Marks (Productions Erezi)
  • Michael Grippo - A Child's Century of War (Bishari Films)
  • Willie Lypko, Wayne Abbott - Cold War Love: The Story of Mark & Yvette McKoy (Northern Sky Entertainment)
  • Patrick McGowan - Forensic Factor (Exploration Production)
  • Maurice Chabot - Life and Times - Destiny: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II (CBC)

Best Visual Effects

  • Shannon Gurney, James Tichenor, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Kevin Little, Robin Hackl, Adam de Bosch Kemper, Mark Breakspear, Krista McLean - Stargate SG-1 - Revelations (Stargate SG-1 Productions)
  • Alex Boothby - Hemingway vs. Callaghan (Shaftesbury Films)
  • Rainy Venne, Anthony Paterson, Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Allan Walker, Andrew Nguyen, Matthew Schofield - No Night Is Too Long (Alliance Atlantis/BBC/Studios Victoria)
  • Anthony Paterson, Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Graham Cunningham, Jim Maxwell, Allan Walker, Matthew Schofield, Gudrun Heinze, Michael Pieczonka, Rainy Venne - The Man Who Saved Christmas (Alliance Atlantis/Orly Adelson Productions)
  • Nathan Whitford, Konstantinos Mavromichalis - ZeD (CBC)

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

  • Jeff Bessner - Year of the Lion (Mossanen Productions)
  • Craig Webster - Made in Canada (Salter Street Films/Island Edge)
  • Alan MacLean - Le Mozart noir (Media Headquarters)
  • Craig Bateman - Popstars: The One (Lone Eagle Entertainment)
  • Scott Winlaw, Peter Steel - ZeD (CBC)

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

  • Deborah Palloway - A Child's Century of War (Bishari Films)
  • Mike Munn - Dave Bidini: The Hockey Nomad (Mercury Films)
  • Tai Zimmer, Jeff Lively, Chris Mullington - A Day In The Life Of Canada (CBC)
  • Nick Hector - Stories from the War Zone - Inside Information (CBC)
  • Tina Hahn - Life's a Twitch! (NFB)

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

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

Best Costume Design

Best Achievement in Make-Up

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program

  • Brandon Walker, Grant Bone, Stephan Carrier, Douglas Ganton, Steve Hammond, Martin Lee - The Many Lives of Albert Walker (Alliance Atlantis/BBC/CTV/Isle of Man Film/Little Bird Productions)
  • Brian Campbell, Joe Spivak, Garrell Clark, Adam Boyd, Iain Pattison, Jacqueline Cristianini, Paul A. Sharpe - 100 Days in the Jungle (ImagiNation Film and Television/Sextant Entertainment)
  • Steve Hasiak, Rob Bryanton, Warren St. Onge, Matt Besler, Larry McCormick, Evan Rust - Betrayed (Mind's Eye Entertainment/Barna-Alper Productions)
  • Scott Donald, Richard Betanzos, Véronique Gabillaud, David Gertsman, Michael Gurman, Paul Hubert - Silent Night (Fast Carrier Pictures/Hallmark Channel/Muse Entertainment)
  • Joseph Rossi, Philip J. MacCormick, Tony Gronick, Gashtaseb Ariana, Mario Loubert, Hennie Britton, Michael P. Keeping - The New Beachcombers (CBC/Soapbox Productions)

Best Sound in a Dramatic Series

  • Tim Peters, John R.S. Taylor, Miguel Nunes, James Kusan, Patrick Haskill, Brad Hillman - Da Vinci’s Inquest (Haddock Entertainment/Barna-Alper Productions/Alliance Atlantis/CBC)
  • David Hibbert, Jacqueline Cristianini, Bill Mellow, Rick Bal, Mike Olekshy, Joe Spivak, Kelly Cole - Cold Squad (Keatley MacLeod Productions/Atlantis Films)
  • Devan Kraushar, Kirby Jinnah, Dave Hibbert, Sina Oroomchi, Iain Pattison, David M. Cyr - Stargate SG-1 (Stargate SG-1 Productions)
  • Susan Fairbairn, Christian T. Cooke, Ian Rankin, Leon Johnson, Sid Lieberman, Fred Brennan - The Atwood Stories - Isis in Darkness (Shaftesbury Films)
  • Steve Smith, Michael Bedard, Bill Sheppard, Dean Giammarco, Christine LcLeod, Maureen Murphy, Johnny Ludgate, Michael Playfair - Tom Stone (Seven24 Films/Alberta Filmworks/CBC)

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

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

  • Sanjay Mehta, Grant Edmonds - (NFB)
  • Cory Rizos, Jacques Comtois, Daniel Masse, Philippe Scultety - Chiefs - The Black Hawk War (Galafilm/NFB)
  • Peter Sawade, Elma Bello, Alison Clark, Daniel Pellerin, Andrew Tay - A Child's Century of War (Bishari Films)
  • Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm, Geoff Raffan, Dwayne Newman, Brian Schwarz, Mishuk Munier - Return To Kandahar (Icebreaker Films/CBC)
  • Michael P. Keeping, Ewan Deane, Brent Marchenski, Hennie Britton, Jeff Davis - Guinea Pig Club (Infinity Films)

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

Special Awards

References

  1. Dinoff, Distin. "CBC tops Gemini doc, news and sports noms". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. Polger, Mark Aaron. "Cirque program wins Gemini award:". degrassi.ca. Degrassi Online Unofficial. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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