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4th Gemini Awards

1989 awards for Canadian television

1989 awards for Canadian television

The 4th Gemini Awards were held on December 4 and 5, 1989 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was broadcast on CTV, with Martin Short as host.

Nominees were announced in October.

The most famous moment in the ceremony was the pairing of journalist Barbara Frum and sketch comedian Greg Malone as presenters; Malone was famous for impersonating Frum on CODCO, and came out dressed as Frum. This was in fact planned with Frum's full cooperation.

Awards

Programs

Best Drama SeriesBest Comedy SeriesDramatic Mini-SeriesTV MovieShort dramaAnimated program or seriesDocumentary programDocumentary seriesInformation program or seriesLight information program or seriesVariety seriesVariety programChildren's program or seriesYouth program or seriesPerforming arts programSports program or seriesSpecial event coverage

Performance

Leading actor, drama seriesLeading actress, drama seriesLeading actor, dramatic program or miniseriesLeading actress, dramatic program or miniseriesSupporting actorSupporting actressPerformance in a guest role in a seriesPerformance in a variety or sketch comedy program or series

News and sports

Gordon Sinclair AwardReportageHost, interviewer or anchorProduction of an information segmentSports broadcaster

Directing

Drama or comedy seriesDramatic program or mini–seriesInformation or documentary program or seriesVariety or performing arts program or series

Writing

Comedy or varietyDramatic seriesDramatic program or miniseriesInformation or documentary program or series

Craft awards

Costume designProduction design/art directionOriginal music for a seriesOriginal music for a program or miniseriesPhotography in a drama program or seriesPhotography in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or seriesPhotography in an information or documentary program or seriesPicture editing in a drama program or seriesPicture editing in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or seriesPicture editing in an information or documentary program or seriesSound in a drama program or seriesSound in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or seriesSound in an information or documentary program or series

Special awards

  • Earle Grey Award: Sean McCann
  • Multiculturalism Award: Inside Stories
  • TV Guide's Most Popular Program Award: The Journal

Notes

  • No other nominees were named in this category besides CODCO this year.
  • The Kids in the Hall was a variety program, not a variety series, this year as only the original 1988 pilot episode had aired within the eligibility period for this year's awards, and the full series did not start airing until the eligibility window for the 5th Gemini Awards.

References

References

  1. Greg Quill, "Comedy is king at Gemini Awards". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 5, 1989.
  2. "Glory wins nine Geminis". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', December 6, 1989.
  3. "This year's TV Gemini nominations". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 26, 1989.
  4. Greg Quill, "R.H. Thomson's Banting best Glory Enough For All the big winner at Gemini Awards". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 6, 1989.
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