Astral Media’s The Movie Network and Family Channel original series have received a total of 24 nominations for the 24th Annual Gemini Awards as announced today by The Academy of Cinema and Television. Taking the lead for The Movie Network’s original series is Sanctuary with six nominations, followed by The Line and Stargate Atlantis garnering five nominations each and ZOS: Zone of Separation receiving two nominations, including a nod for Best Dramatic Series. Family Channel’s original live-action comedy series Life With Derek and The Latest Buzz received a total of six nominations including recognition in the Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series category.
Celebrating excellence in Canadian English-language television, the 24th Annual Gemini Awards will be presented on November 14, 2009, in Calgary, Alberta. For more information, please visit www.geminiawards.ca [1].
NOMINATIONS FOR FAMILY CHANNEL
Life With Derek
• Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series
• Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series (Michael Seater)
• Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (Michael Mabbott)
• Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (Jeff Biederman)
The Latest Buzz
• Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series
• Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (Sean Jara)
NOMINATIONS FOR THE MOVIE NETWORK
Sanctuary
• Best Direction in a Dramatic Series (Steven Adelson)
• Best Visual Effects (Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault)
• Best Visual Effects (Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn,Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Robin Dunne)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Amanda Tapping)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Christopher Heyerdahl)
The Line
• Best Achievement in Casting (Marsha Chesley)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Daniel Kash)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Ron White)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Wes Williams)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Tasha Lawrence)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Christopher Heyerdahl)
Stargate Atlantis
• Best Visual Effects (Mark Savela, Brenda Campbell, Natalia Diaz, Carina Dielissen Hunt, Shannon Gurney, Paul Hegg, Vivian Jim,Chandra Juhasz, Kodie MacKenzie, Alex McClymont)
• Best Visual Effects (Mark Savela, Jason Gross, Paul Hegg, Brandon Hines, Jamie Yukio Kawano, Alex McClymont, Krista McLean, James Rorick, Luke Vallee)
• Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (Brad Wright)
• Best Achievement in Make-Up (Todd Masters, Leah Ehman, Holland Miller, Brad Proctor, Kyla Rose Tremblay)
• Best Costume Design (Valerie Halverson)
ZOS: Zone of Separation
• Best Dramatic Series (Paul Gross, Mario Azzopardi, Malcolm MacRury, Andrea Raffaghello, Frank Siracusa)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Lolita Davidovich)
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