The
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 20th Gemini Awards were held on November 19, 2005, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was co-hosted by several celebrities, took place at the
John Bassett Theatre and was broadcast on
Global.
Burn: The Robert Wraight Story - Alberta Filmworks,
CTV Television Network, Monkeywrench Productions, Tapestry Pictures. Producers:
Heather Haldane, Randy Bradshaw, Doug MacLeod, Mary Young Leckie
Health on the Line - HOTL Productions. Producers: Linda Boyle, Lesley Birchard, Bonnie Hewitt, Terra Renton, Karen Yarosky, Jennifer Fraser, Hedy Korbee
The True Intrepid: Sir William Stephenson, Declassified - MidCanada Entertainment,
Global Television Network. Producer: Kevin Dunn
Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary Program
The Origins of AIDS -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Galafilm,
Channel Four Television Corporation, Frame 2, Les Films de la Passerelle, Multimédia France Productions, Produce+, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Pathé Archives. Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Michel Crepon, Christine Le Goff, Christine Pereaux
The Nature of Things - Sex Lies and Secrecy: Dissecting Hysterectomy -
CBC. Producers: Carol Moore-Ede, Michael Allder
The National/
CBC News - Strange Destiny -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Brian Kelly, Carmen Merrifield, Gary Akenhead, Andy Hincenbergs, Brian Stewart
Holmes on Homes - General Purpose Entertainment. Producer: Scott Clark McNeil
The Surreal Gourmet - Salad Daze Productions. Producers: Lon J. Hall, Dale Burshtein, Beth Fanjoy
Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment
Canada Now -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Conway Fraser, Ray Bourrier, Catherine McIsaac, David Donnelly, Lani Selick, Allison Crawford, Ron Sloan, Terry Stapleton, Barbara Brunzell, Neil Clarkson, Dale Foster
Peter Chappell, Arnie Gelbart, Stéphane Horel - The Origins of AIDS (
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Galafilm,
Channel Four Television Corporation, Frame 2, Les Films de la Passerelle, Multimédia France Productions, Produce+, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Pathé Archives)
Martin Huisman, Louis Philippe Dandenault, Richard Jutras,
Annie Bovaird, Paula Boudreau, Alain Goulem,
Tracey Hoyt, Kate Greenhouse, Ryan Tilson,
Christian Potenza,
Cas Anvar, Victor Chowdhury,
Dean McDermott, Swikriti Sarkar - The Tournament - Saturday at the Tournament (Adjacent 2 Entertainment/
CBC)
Archie Alleyne, Russ Little, Doug Richardson,
Alexis Baro, Ronald Johnston, Michael Shand, Frank Wright - Makin' Noise for Salome (
CBC)
Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series
Robert Sokolowski, Josianne Levasseur, Karin Delzors, Pierre-Alexandre Dion, Ewelina Fijolek, Yamoussa Bangoura, Lena Reis, Langis Turcotte, Suzanne Soler, Bartlomiej Soroczynski, Andrzej Sokolowski, Josianne Laporte, Stefan Johannes Wepfer, Sonia Painchaud, Éric Saintonge, Guillaume Saladin - Nomade: At Night, the Sky is Endless (
Cirque Éloize)
George Gao,
Sarah Slean - 2004 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (
CBC)
Michelle Comens, Tom Brydon, Jose Burgos, John Gajdecki, Dan Mayer, Jinnie Pak, Wes Sargent, Bruce Woloshyn - Stargate Atlantis - Rising (Acme Shark Productions/
Sony Pictures Television)
Paul Furminger, Abel Milanes - The Collector - The Historian (No Equal Entertainment)
Michelle Comens, Simon Ager, Jose Burgos, Geoff Anderson, Dan Mayer, Mark Breakspear, Tara Conley, Bruce Woloshyn, Tristam Gieni, Todd Liddiard - Stargate Atlantis - The Eye (Acme Shark Productions/
Sony Pictures Television)
Michelle Comens, James Halverson, Brett Keyes, Krista McLean, Bradley Mullennix, James Rorick, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Karen Watson - Stargate SG-1 - New Order, Part 2 (Stargate SG-1 Productions)
James Tichenor, Chris Doll, Shannon Gurney, James Halverson, Krista McLean, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Karen Watson, Bruce Woloshyn - Stargate SG-1 - Lost City, Part 2 (Stargate SG-1 Productions)
Steven Hodgson, Rosemary Conte - The Collector - The Historian (No Equal Entertainment)
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
John Laing, Todd Beckett, Robert Bertola, Keith Elliott, Mark Gingras, Tim O’Connell, Jill Purdy, John J. Thomson, Mark Zsifkovits - Lives of the Saints (Capri Films/PowerCorp/RTI)
Leon Johnson, Jean-Raphaël Dedieu, Don Dickson, Peter Hodges, Virginia Storey, Mark Wright - A Bear Named Winnie (Original Pictures, Powercorp)
Sylvain Arseneault, Kathy Choi, Sue Conley, Barry Gilmore, Steve Hammond, Ronayne Higginson, Janice Ierulli, Garrett Kerr, Martin Lee,
David McCallum, Ian Rankin, Mark Shnuriwsky,
Jane Tattersall, Robert Warchol - H2O (Whizbang Films)
Kathy Choi, Barry Gilmore, Steve Hammond, Ronayne Higginson, Janice Ierulli, Garrett Kerr, Stephan Carrier,
David McCallum, Lou Solakofski, Mark Shnuriwsky,
Jane Tattersall, Robert Warchol, Rod Deogrades, Simon Okin, Jane Porter - Sex Traffic - Part 1 (Big Motion Pictures)
Patrick Haskill, Brad Hillman, Andre Iwanchuk, Nicole Thompson, James Kusan, Miguel Nunes, John R.S. Taylor - The Life (
CTV/Haddock Entertainment/Odd Man Out Productions/
Sarrazin Couture Entertainment)
Best Sound in a Dramatic Series
Kelly Cole, Rick Bal, Jacqueline Cristianini, Mike Olekshy, Joe Spivak - Cold Squad - And the Fury (Keatley MacLeod Productions/
Alliance Atlantis)
Brad Hillman, Patrick Haskill, Miguel Nunes, John R.S. Taylor, Nicole Thompson, William Skinner - Da Vinci’s Inquest - Before They Twist The Knife (Haddock Entertainment/Barna-Alper Productions/
Alliance Atlantis/
CBC)
Ron Searles, Danny Greenspoon - The Magical Gathering (
CBC)
Philippe Scultéty, Peter Lopata, Roger Guérin, Stan Sakellaropoulos, Tony Jackson - Fungus the Bogeyman - Episode 2 (
BBC/Galafilm/Indie Kids/Powercorp)
France Leduc, Nicholas Gagnon, Fredéric Cloutier, Bernard Gariépy Strobl - Be the Creature - Expedition OrangutanDecode Entertainment/Kratt Brothers Company)
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.