The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 17th Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2002, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Seán Cullen, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television.
Awards
Best Dramatic Series
Da Vinci’s Inquest - Haddock Entertainment, Barna-Alper Productions, Alliance Atlantis Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laszlo Barna, Lynn Barr, Arvi Liimatainen Bliss - Galafilm, Back Alley Film Productions. Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Ian Whitehead Cold Squad - Keatley MacLeod Productions, Atlantis Films. Producers: Peter Mitchell, Suzanne Chapman, Gigi Boyd, Steve Ord, Matt MacLeod, Julia Keatley, Gary Harvey Dice - Cité-Amérique, Showcase. Producers: Lorraine Richard, Greg Dummett, Gub Neal Foreign Objects - Rhombus Media. Producers: Ken Finkleman, Niv Fichman
Best Dramatic Mini-series or TV Movie
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story - Shaftesbury Films. Producers: Christina Jennings, Stephen Alix, Scott Garvie, Paul Stephens Further Tales of the City - Productions Bleu Blanc Rouge. Producers: Suzanne Girard, Luc Châtelain, Alan Poul, Tim Bevan Jinnah - On Crime: Pizza 911 - Force Four Entertainment. Producers: Hugh Beard, Debra Beard Society’s Child - Sienna Films, Buffalo Gal Pictures. Producers: Julia Sereny, Phyllis Laing, Jennifer Kawaja, Sharon McGowan Stolen Miracle - Portfolio Entertainment, CTV Television Network. Producers: Joy Rosen, Lisa Olfman
Best Comedy Program or Series
An American in Canada - S&S Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Howard Busgang, Sari Friedland Buzz - MTR Entertainment. Producers: Daryn Jones, Michael MacKinnon, Morgan Smith, Merilyn Read Made in Canada - Salter Street Films, Island Edge. Producers: Michael Donovan, Gerald Lunz This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Salter Street Films, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Jenipher Ritchie, Mark Farrell, Susan MacDonald, Jack Kellum Comedy Now! - Women of the Night - CTV, Hi Guys Ten Productions. Producers: Milan Curry-Sharples, Sandra Faire, Bronwyn Warren, Trisa Dayot
Best Music, Variety Program or Series
Live At The Rehearsal Hall - Bravo!. Producers: John Gunn, Robert Benson
The Thrill on the Hill: Canada Day 2001 - Producers: Matt Zimbel, Peter Hayman
History Bites - The History Channel. Producer: Rick Green
Juno Awards of 2002 - Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, CTV Television Network. Producers: Stephen Stohn, Louise Wood, John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby The Guess Who: The Concert - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Midcan Production Services, Saifer Entertainment, ViK. Recordings, YaYo Productions. Producers: Norm Lussier, Lorne Saifer, Linda Nelson
Best Performing Arts Program or Series, or Arts Documentary Program or Series
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary - Vonnie Von Helmut Film, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Producers: Vonnie Von Helmut, Robert Sherrin Nuliajuk: Mother of the Sea Beasts - Triad Film Productions. Producer: Peter d'Entremont Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 4 Film. Producers: Pauline Duffy, Elliott Halpern, Ric Esther Bienstock, Simcha Jacobovici, Jack Rabinovitch Heroines - Peace Arch Entertainment. Producer: Stan Feingold Ravel’s Brain - Rhombus Media, Idéale Audience, Yle TV1. Producers: Pierre Olivier Bardet, Larry Weinstein, Niv Fichman
Best Talk Series
Health on the Line - HOTL Productions. Producers: Jennifer Fraser, Janice Felsky, Indra Seja, Susan Sutherland, Wendy Bryan Hot Type - CBC Newsworld. Producers: Alice Hopton, Andrew Johnston Mansbridge One on One - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Harry Schachter, Graeme McCreesh, Cynthia Kinch So Gay TV - Producers: Fiorella Grossi, Lili Shalev, Zev Shalev, Jason Ford Vicki Gabereau - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Karen Rapp, Cynthia Ott, Jordan Schwartz
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Offspring - Barna-Alper Productions. Producers: Laszlo Barna, Barry Stevens
Aftermath: The Remnants of War - National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Michael Kot, Ed Barreveld, Peter Starr Culture Jam: Hijacking Commercial Culture - Reel Myth Productions. Producers: Lynn Booth, Jill Sharpe In the Line of Fire - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producer: Patricia Naylor Waging Peace: A Year in the Life of Caledonia Junior High - National Film Board of Canada. Producers: Peter d'Entremont, Sally Bochner, Kent Martin