The 4th Gemini Awards were held on December 4 and 5, 1989 to honour achievements in Canadian television.[1] It was broadcast on CTV, with Martin Short as host.[2]

Nominees were announced in October.[3]

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.[4] This was in fact planned in advance with Frum's full cooperation.[4]

Awards

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Programs

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Best Drama Series Best Comedy Series
Dramatic Mini-Series TV Movie
Short drama Animated program or series
  •   Inside Stories: "Gracie"
  • My Brother Larry
  • One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer
  • What's Wrong With Neil?
  •   Babar
  • Organic Chemistry 2: Life After Chemistry
Documentary program Documentary series
  •   Straight Shooter: The Story of John Phillips and the Mamas & Papas
  • The Displaced View
  • Music in the Midnight Sun
  • See No Evil
  • Shattered Dreams
Information program or series Light information program or series
Variety series Variety program
Children's program or series Youth program or series
Performing arts program Sports program or series
Special event coverage

Performance

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Leading actor, drama series Leading actress, drama series
Leading actor, dramatic program or miniseries Leading actress, dramatic program or miniseries
Supporting actor Supporting actress
Performance in a guest role in a series Performance in a variety or sketch comedy program or series

News and sports

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Gordon Sinclair Award Reportage
Host, interviewer or anchor Production of an information segment
Sports broadcaster

Directing

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Drama or comedy series Dramatic program or mini–series
Information or documentary program or series Variety or performing arts program or series

Writing

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Comedy or variety Dramatic series
Dramatic program or miniseries Information or documentary program or series

Craft awards

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Costume design Production design/art direction
Original music for a series Original music for a program or miniseries
Photography in a drama program or series Photography in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series
  •   Andy Binnington and Mike Storey, In Rehearsal: Mozart's Don Giovanni
  • Chris Elias, Tom Farquharson, Michael Gyll, Ross Murray and Don Spence, Anne Murray's Family Christmas
  • Chris Elias, Don Spence, Michael Gyll, Gil Densham and Ross Viner, Juno Awards of 1987
  • David O'Keefe, Gary Foston and Gary Whitehouse, CODCO: "Show No. 3"
Photography in an information or documentary program or series Picture editing in a drama program or series
  •   Michael Sweeney, The Journal: "Sudan"
  • Bob Asgeirsson, Odyssey of Challenge
  • John Brett, Gilbert Van Ryckevorsel, The Nature of Things: "Rivers to the Sea"
  • John Dyer, Search for a Tropical Arctic
  • Yhoram Pirotsky, Bethlehem Journey
Picture editing in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series Picture editing in an information or documentary program or series
  •   Anthony Corindia. Luba, Between the Earth & Sky
  • Ewa Jaworska, Bruce Lange and Anthony Sloan, Ravel
  • Robert Megna, I Vant to Be Alone
  • Peter Ovens, In Rehearsal: Mozart's Don Giovanni
  • Margaret Van Eerdewijk, Eternal Earth
Sound in a drama program or series Sound in a comedy, variety or performing arts program or series
  •   John Megill, Marty Lacroix, Jim Hopkins, Chris Hutton and Paul Massey, Glory Enough for All
  • Terry Gordica, Tim Archer, Gary Daprato, Christopher Hutton and Steve Foster, Friday the 13th: The Series: "The Butcher"
  • Erik Hoppe, Jim Hopkins, Austin Grimaldi and Charles Bowers, Street Legal: "Principles"
  • Bruce Nyznik, Thomas Hidderley, James Porteous, Rick Ellis and Chris Hutton, Glory! Glory!
Sound in an information or documentary program or series
  •   Ian Challis, Wesley J. Blanchard, Tibor Gyokeres and Paul Massey, The Struggle for Democracy: "Reborn in America"
  • Brian Avery, Barry Gilmore and Paul Massey, Music in the Midnight Sun
  • Stuart French, Nick Hector, James Porteous and Ian Hendry, Vista
  • David Picoski, The Journal: "Bootcamp"

Special awards

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Notes

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  • ^a No other nominees were named in this category besides CODCO this year.
  • ^b 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

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  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. ^ a b Greg Quill, "R.H. Thomson's Banting best Glory Enough For All the big winner at Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, December 6, 1989.