8th Gemini Awards

The 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.

Awards

Best Comedy Program

• The Kids in the Hall
• Maniac Mansion
• The Red Green Show

Best Dramatic Series

• E.N.G.
• Beyond Reality
• Forever Knight
• North of 60
• Street Legal

Best Dramatic Mini Series

• The Boys of St. Vincent
• Women on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

Best Information Program or Series

• Marketplace
• Contact with Hana Gartner
• The Fifth Estate
• Venture

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program

• North of 60
• E.N.G.
• Ready or Not
• Road to Avonlea
• The Odyssey

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

• Codco
• 1992 Year of the Farce
• Maniac Mansion
• My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg
• The Red Green Show

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series or Comedy Series

• Jerry Ciccoritti, Catwalk
• George Bloomfield, North of 60
• Stacey Curtis, North of 60
• Allan King, By the Way of the Stars
• Don McBrearty, The Odyssey
• Jorge Montesi, Catwalk

Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series

• James Purcell, Counterstrike
• C. David Johnson, Street Legal
• John Oliver, North of 60
• Eric Peterson, Street Legal
• Winston Rekert, Neon Rider

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series

• Jackie Burroughs, Road to Avonlea
• Catherine Disher, Forever Knight
• Tina Keeper, North of 60
• Sophie Michaud, Counterstrike
• Sarah Polley, Road to Avonlea

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

• Tommy Sexton, Greg Malone, Andy Jones, Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh, Codco
• Roger Abbott, Luba Goy, John Morgan, Don Ferguson, 1992: Year of the Farce
• Steve Smith, The Red Green Show
• Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Dave Foley, The Kids in the Hall

Best Performance by a Broadcast Journalist

• Lloyd Robertson
• June Callwood
• Hana Gartner
• Peter Mansbridge
• Pamela Wallin

Earle Grey Award

• Ernie Coombs

Canada Award

• Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia