24th Gemini Awards

The 24th Gemini Awards were held on 14 November 2009 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The ceremony was broadcast on Showcase and Global. The host was Ron James. Special awards were handed out to Corner Gas, Trailer Park Boys and Royal Canadian Air Farce for their contributions to Canadian television.

Awards

Best Comedy Program or Series

• Less Than Kind
• Rick Mercer Report
• Testees
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes
• Three Chords from the Truth

Best Dramatic Series

• Being Erica
• The Border
• Flashpoint
• The Tudors
• ZOS: Zone of Separation

Best Dramatic Mini Series

• Burn Up
• Diamonds
• The Last Templar
• XIII

Best Information Program or Series

• CBC News: Sunday
• The Agenda
• The Fifth Estate
• 16:9

Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

• Fabrizio Filippo, Jennifer Baxter, Mike Beaver, Robin Brûlé, Jayne Eastwood, Brandon Firla, Ron Gabriel, Peter Keleghan, Arnold Pinnock, Aron Tager, Billable Hours
• Ordena Stephens-Thompson, Trey Anthony, Daniel J Gordon, Eli Goree, Ngozi Paul, Da Kink in My Hair
• Christopher Bolton, Oliver Becker, Michael Bodnar, Sarain Boylan, Inga Cadranel, Louis Di Bianco, Carlos Diaz, Mark Cameron Fraser, Matt Gordon, Gabriel Hogan, Mayko Nguyen, Pascal Petardi, Joe Pingue, Jeff Pustil, Simon Reynolds, Philip Riccio, Maria Vacratsis, Jeremy Wright, Rent-A-Goalie
• Shaun Majumder, Gavin Crawford, Mark Critch, Geri Hall, Cathy Jones, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
• Steve Cochrane, Kevin Ellis, George Komorowski, Adriana Maggs, Jordan McCloskey, Steven Morana, Paul Snepsts, Joel Stewart, Three Chords from the Truth

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

• Being Erica
• The Border
• Flashpoint
• Sanctuary
• The Tudors

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

• Flashpoint
• Murdoch Mysteries
• Soul
• Stargate: Atlantis
• The Tudors

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

• Billable Hours
• Less Than Kind
• Testees

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

• Billable Hours
• CAUTION: May Contain Nuts
• Less Than Kind
• Testees
• 29th Genie Awards

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

• Best of the Fest
• So You Think You Can Dance Canada
• 2008 Gemini Awards
• 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards
• Juno Awards of 2009

Best Reality Program or Series

• disBAND - The Homecoming
• Dragons' Den
• GoldMind
• Project Runway Canada
• The Week the Women Went

Best Newscast

• CBC News: The National
• CBC News at Six Manitoba
• Global National

Best Documentary Series

• CBC News: The Lens
• The Adventurers
• Ancestors in the Attic
• Survivorman
• The View from Here

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

• Enrico Colantoni, Flashpoint
• Hugh Dillon, Flashpoint
• Robin Dunne, Sanctuary
• Daniel Kash, The Line
• Ron White, The Line

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

• Natalie Dormer, The Tudors
• Amy Jo Johnson, Flashpoint
• Erin Karpluk, Being Erica
• Andrea Menard, Rabbit Fall
• Amanda Tapping, Sanctuary

Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

• Benjamin Arthur, Less Than Kind
• Debra DiGiovanni, Halifax Comedy Festival
• Jon Dore, The Jon Dore Television Show
• Terry McGurrin, Comedy Now!
• Brooke Palsson, Less Than Kind

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series

• Russell Peters, 2009 Juno Awards
• Leah Miller, So You Think You Can Dance Canada (Season 1 finale)
• Adam Beach & Tina Keeper, 2009 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards
• Theo Tams, Canadian Idol (Season 6)
• Jason Priestley, 23rd Gemini Awards

Best News Anchor

• Heather Hiscox
• Peter Mansbridge
• Kevin Newman
• Janet Stewart
• Diana Swain

Earle Grey Award

• Eric Peterson

Canada Award

• Club Native

External links

• 24th Gemini Awards