Canada Award
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The Canada Award is presented by Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
during its Gemini Awards to honour excellence in "mainstream" English-language television programming that "reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada." It was introduced in 1988 as the Multiculturalism Award, and renamed in 1996. National Film Board of Canada
productions and co-productions have won approximately half of all Canada Awards.
†Two Canada Awards were presented in 1998.
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals...
during its Gemini Awards to honour excellence in "mainstream" English-language television programming that "reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada." It was introduced in 1988 as the Multiculturalism Award, and renamed in 1996. National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
productions and co-productions have won approximately half of all Canada Awards.
Canada Award winners by year
- 1992 Gemini Awards1992 Gemini AwardsThe 6th Gemini Awards were held in 1992 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program:* Codco* Maniac Mansion* The Kids in the Hall-Best Dramatic Series:* E.N.G....
— Drums (film) - 1993 Gemini Awards1993 Gemini AwardsThe 7th Gemini Awards were held in 1993 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program:* The Kids in the Hall* Maniac Mansion* The Red Green Show-Best Dramatic Series:* E.N.G....
— It's About Time (film) - 1994 Gemini Awards1994 Gemini AwardsThe 8th Gemini Awards was held on March 6, 1994 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Albert Schultz and Valerie Pringle, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program:* The Kids in the Hall* Maniac Mansion...
— Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova ScotiaSpeak It! From the Heart of Black Nova ScotiaSpeak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia is a 1992 documentary film by Sylvia Hamilton, focusing on a group of Black Nova Scotian students in a predominantly white high school in Halifax, Nova Scotia who face daily reminders of racism... - 1995 Gemini Awards1995 Gemini AwardsThe 9th Gemini Awards was held in 1995 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Albert Schultz and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program:* Royal Canadian Air Farce* The Kids in the Hall* This Hour has 22 Minutes...
— For AngelaFor AngelaFor Angela is a 1993 short docudrama co-directed by Daniel Prouty and Nancy Trites Botkin, dramatizing the experiences of Rhonda Gordon and her daughter, Angela, who were the victims of racist harassment on a Winnipeg city bus.... - 1996 Gemini Awards1996 Gemini AwardsThe 10th Gemini Awards were held on March 3, 1996 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Albert Schultz, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Dramatic Series:* Due South* Highlander: The Series* North of 60...
— Nuhoniyeh: Our Story - 1997 Gemini Awards1997 Gemini AwardsThe 11th Gemini Awards were held on June 6, 1997 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Albert Schultz, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* Comics!* The Red Green Show...
— The Mind of a Child - 1998 Gemini Awards1998 Gemini AwardsThe 13th Gemini Awards were held on October 4, 1998 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* The Dish Show* More Tears* The Red Green Show* This Hour Has 22 Minutes...
— The Road TakenThe Road TakenThe Road Taken is a 1996 documentary about the experiences of Black Canadian sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s....
† - 1998 Gemini Awards1998 Gemini AwardsThe 13th Gemini Awards were held on October 4, 1998 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* The Dish Show* More Tears* The Red Green Show* This Hour Has 22 Minutes...
— The RezThe RezThe Rez was a first nations, Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1996 to 1998. Most of the characters were based on W.P...
, Season 2 "They Call Her Tanya"† - 1999 Gemini Awards1999 Gemini AwardsThe 14th Gemini Awards were held on November 7, 1999 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Rick Mercer, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* Comedy Now!* Double Exposure* Elvira Kurt: Big Girl Now...
— Loyalties - 2000 Gemini Awards2000 Gemini AwardsThe 15th Gemini Awards were held on October 30, 2000 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Steve Smith, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* Bob and Margaret* Dave Broadfoot: Old Dog, New Tricks...
— Unwanted SoldiersUnwanted SoldiersUnwanted Soldiers is a 1999 made-for-TV documentary written, directed and narrated by Jari Osborne for the National Film Board of Canada. It won the Canada Award at the 2000 Gemini Awards.... - 2001 Gemini Awards2001 Gemini AwardsThe 16th Gemini Awards were held on October 29, 2001 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Mike Bullard, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* John Callahan's Quads!* Jonovision* Made in Canada...
— Made In China (film)Made in China (film)Made in China is a comedic feature film produced, co-written and directed by Judi Krant that was released in 2010. The title of the film is a reference to the Made in China label on many manufactured goods... - 2002 Gemini Awards2002 Gemini AwardsThe 17th Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2002 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Seán Cullen, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* An American in Canada* Buzz* Made in Canada...
— Film Club - 2003 Gemini Awards2003 Gemini AwardsThe 18th Gemini Awards were held on October 20, 2003 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Seán Cullen, and was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* The Gavin Crawford Show* Lord Have Mercy!...
— Carry Me Home: The Story & Music of - 2004 Gemini Awards2004 Gemini AwardsThe 19th Gemini Awards were held on December 13, 2004 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was broadcast on CBC.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* Corner Gas* Puppets Who Kill* The Newsroom* The Red Green Show...
— Cosmic Current - 2005 Gemini Awards2005 Gemini AwardsThe 20th Gemini Awards were held on November 19, 2005 to honour achievements in Canadian television. For the first time in its history the Gemini Awards were not broadcast on CBC Television, instead they were broadcast on Global.-Best Comedy Program or Series:...
— Two Worlds CollidingSaskatoon freezing deathsThe Saskatoon freezing deaths were a series of deaths amongst Canadian Aboriginal people in Saskatoon. There have been accusations these deaths may have been caused by members of the Saskatoon Police Service, indeed, some of them were... - 2006 Gemini Awards2006 Gemini AwardsThe 21st Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2006 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The ceremony was conducted at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia and broadcast on Global.-Best News/Information Series:...
— Wapos BayWapos Bay: The SeriesWapos Bay: The Series is a stop motion animated family television series that follows the adventures of three children, T-Bear, Talon and Raven, as they explore their remote community in northern Saskatchewan...
- "There's No I In Hockey - 2007 Gemini Awards2007 Gemini AwardsThe 22nd Gemini Awards were held on October 28, 2007 in Regina, Saskatchewan to honour achievements in Canadian television. The ceremony was broadcast on CBC Television...
— Little Mosque on the PrairieLittle Mosque on the PrairieLittle Mosque on the Prairie is a Canadian sitcom on CBC, created by Zarqa Nawaz and produced by WestWind Pictures. It is filmed in Toronto, Ontario and Indian Head, Saskatchewan... - 2008 Gemini Awards2008 Gemini AwardsThe 23rd Gemini Awards were held on 28 November 2008 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The ceremony was broadcast on Showcase and E!. It was hosted by Jason Priestley.-Best Comedy Program or Series:* Cock'd Gunns* Corner Gas* Kenny vs...
— Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny - 2009 Gemini Awards2009 Gemini AwardsThe 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...
— Club NativeClub NativeClub Native is a 2008 documentary film by Tracey Deer, exploring Mohawk identity, community and tribal blood quantum laws. The film looks at women how women in Deer's home community of Kahnawake risk losing their right to live on the reserve, after marrying non-natives.The film received the Canada... - 2010 Gemini Awards2010 Gemini AwardsThe 25th Gemini Awards were held on November 13th, 2010 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The ceremony will broadcast on Showcase and Global from the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto. Nominations were announced on August 31. The host will be Cory Monteith...
— Reel InjunReel InjunReel Injun is a 2009 Canadian documentary film directed by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge and , that explores the portrayal of Native Americans in film...
†Two Canada Awards were presented in 1998.