13th Gemini Awards
DateOctober 4, 1998
VenueMetro Toronto Convention Centre
Hosted byRonnie Edwards, Kenny Robinson
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 13th Gemini Awards were held on October 4, 1998, to honour achievements in Canadian television. (This year's awards were split into two segments; the first 1998 ceremony was held on March 1 and was named the 12th Gemini Awards). The awards show, which was hosted by Ronnie Edwards and Kenny Robinson, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television.[1][2][3]

Best Dramatic Series

Best Short Dramatic Program

Best TV Movie or Mini-Series

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

Best Comedy Program or Series

Donald Brittain Award for Best Documentary Program

Best Documentary Series

Best Science, Technology, Nature and Environment Documentary Program

Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program

Best Information Program or Series

Best Lifestyle Information Series

Best Animated Program or Series

Best Preschool Program or Series

Best Children's or Youth Program or Series

Best Sports Program or Series

  • Sports Journal - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Ken Dodd, Jay Mowat, Terry Walker
  • The Boys Who Loved Hockey - Independent Moving Pictures, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Saskatchewan, Manitoba). Producers: Lori Kuffner, Gail Tilson
  • Life and Times - The Crazy Canucks - Summerhill Entertainment. Producers: John LaRose, Bill Johnston, Ron Lillie
  • September 1972 - TV Eye Entertainment. Producers: Ian Davey, Robert MacAskill
  • Life and Times - Villeneuve: A Legend, A Champion - M.D.F. Productions. Producer: Peter Gentile

Best Live Sporting Event

Best Special Event Coverage

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Direction in an Information Program or Series

  • Morris Karp - the fifth estate - John/Joan (CBC)
  • Jean-Louis Cote, Sydney Goldberg, Serge Marcil - Popular Mechanics For Kids - Food Production (SDA Productions)
  • Rachel Low - Flightpath II - Hurricane Hunters (Screenlife Productions)
  • Roxana Spicer - Marketplace - Fake Cigars (CBC)
  • Don Young - Travels With Mom - The Maine Show (Almadon Productions)

Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

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

Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program

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 in a Dramatic Series

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series

  • Brent Carver - Young At Heart (CBC)
  • George Bowser, Rick Elger (Blue) - A Bowser and Blue Comedy Christmas: Two Nuts Roasting On An Open Fire (Year End Productions/Baton Broadcasting)
  • Julie Leahy, Siobheann Donohue, Agnes Enright, Angus Leahy, Donnell Leahy, Doug Leahy, Erin Leahy, Frank Leahy, Maria Leahy - Leahy In Concert (Roadhouse Productions)
  • Justin Hines, Brianne Bland - Yaa! The 9th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (YTV)
  • Steve Smith, Cathy Jones - 12th Gemini Awards (Birch River Productions/ACCTV Productions)

Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series

  • Yo-Yo Ma - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - Falling Down Stairs (Rhombus Media)
  • Isabelle Chasse, Mathieu Lavoie, Murielle La Ferrière - Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (Mellanby Robertson Productions/CBC/NFB)
  • Alain Trudel - The Mission of Alain Trudel (Greenpeace Productions)

Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series

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

Best Overall Broadcast Journalist (Gordon Sinclair Award)

Best Reportage

Best Information Segment

Best Host, Anchor or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series

Best Host in a Lifestyle or Performing Arts Program or Series

Best Sports Broadcaster

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

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

Best Photography in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

Best Visual Effects

Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series

Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series

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

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 Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

  • Robert Fletcher, David McCallum, Lou Solakofski, John J. Thomson - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - The Music Garden (Rhombus Media)
  • Bruce Cameron, Simon Bowers, Peter Campbell, Brad Nelson - September 1972 (TV Eye)
  • Igal Petel, Michael Edgarton - If Dinosaurs Could Fly (Exploration Production/Discovery Channel)
  • Peter Sawade, Steve Munro - It Takes A Child (Judy Films)
  • Adrian Tucker, Alan Geldart, Peter Kelly, Daniel Pellerin - Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (Associated Producers)

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

  • Bruce Fleming - Leahy In Concert (Roadhouse Productions)
  • Howard Baggley, Ian Dunbar, Ron Searles - The Nine O’Clock Show - Tanya Allen (CBC)
  • Simon Bowers, Peter Campbell, Doug McClement - An Intimate Evening With Anne Murray (Balmur Entertainment)
  • Hans Peter Strobl, Steven Epstein, Charles Harbutt, Bobby O’Mally, Bruno Pupparo - Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach - The Sound of the Carceri (Rhombus Media)
  • Peter Mann, Simon Bowers, Peter Campbell, Duncan Roach - Bruce Guthro: Solo (CBC)
  • Norm Lussier, Kenny MacDonald, Allan Scarth - Celtic Electric (Salter Street Films)

Best Original Music for a Program or Miniseries

Best Original Music for a Dramatic Series

Best Original Music for a Documentary Program or Series

  • Glenn Morley - Life and Times - W.O. Mitchell, Who Has Seen W.O. (CBC)
  • Michael Alonzo - Great Canadian Parks - Forillon National Park (Good Earth Productions/Discovery Channel)
  • Mark Korven - A Scattering of Seeds: The Creation of Canada - The Force of Hope: The Legacy of Father McGauran (White Pine Pictures)
  • Mark Korven - Before Their Time (TVOntario/Discovery Channel)
  • John Sereda - The Rat Among Us (Great North Productions)

Special Awards

References

  1. "Gemini Awards/Prix Gemeaux: The Gemini nominees". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. "Futureworld, Richler take early Geminis Awards". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. "Gemini Winners 1998". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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