The Gemini Awards were awards given by the
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of
Canada's English-language
television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the
Emmy Awards given in the
United States and the
BAFTA Television Awards in the
United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the
ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off
Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions.
The awards' name was an allusion to
Castor and Pollux, a mythological pair of
twins;[1] this was in reference to Canada's linguistic duality of English and French, with the Academy's separate awards presentation for French-language television production named the
Gémeaux Awards. The statuette, designed by Toronto artist Scott Thornley, evoked twins through a design that essentially created two faces at the front and back of the statuette.[2]
In April 2012, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that the Gemini Awards and the
Genie Awards would be discontinued and replaced by a new award ceremony dedicated to all forms of Canadian media, including television, film, and
digital media, dubbed the "
Canadian Screen Awards".[3] The first annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on 4 March 2013.[4]
Canada Award - began in 1988 as the Multiculturalism Award, this is award "honours excellence in mainstream television programming that reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada."
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of
Canada's English-language
television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the
Emmy Awards given in the
United States and the
BAFTA Television Awards in the
United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the
ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off
Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions.
The awards' name was an allusion to
Castor and Pollux, a mythological pair of
twins;[1] this was in reference to Canada's linguistic duality of English and French, with the Academy's separate awards presentation for French-language television production named the
Gémeaux Awards. The statuette, designed by Toronto artist Scott Thornley, evoked twins through a design that essentially created two faces at the front and back of the statuette.[2]
In April 2012, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that the Gemini Awards and the
Genie Awards would be discontinued and replaced by a new award ceremony dedicated to all forms of Canadian media, including television, film, and
digital media, dubbed the "
Canadian Screen Awards".[3] The first annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on 4 March 2013.[4]
Canada Award - began in 1988 as the Multiculturalism Award, this is award "honours excellence in mainstream television programming that reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada."
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.