2005 Gemini Awards

The 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.

Awards

Best Comedy Program or Series

* "Corner Gas"
* "History Bites"
* "Puppets Who Kill"
* "The Newsroom"
* "This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Best Dramatic Series

* "Da Vinci's Inquest"
* ""
* "Godiva's"
* "ReGenesis"
* "The Eleventh Hour"
* "This Is Wonderland"

Best Dramatic Mini Series

* "H2O"
* "Sex Traffic"
* "Lives Of The Saints"

Best Documentary Series

* "Legendary Sin Cities"
* "Rough Cuts"
* "The Nature of Things"
* "The Passionate Eye"
* "Witness"

Best Newscast

* "Global National"
* "CTV National News"
* "The National"

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

* "Da Vinci's Inquest"
* "ReGenesis"
* "Stargate Atlantis"
* "The Eleventh Hour"
* "This Is Wonderland"

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

* "Getting Along Famously"
* "Hatching, Matching and Dispatching"
* "Trailer Park Boys"
* "The Newsroom"
* "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

* "Cold Squad"
* "ReGenesis"
* "The Eleventh Hour"

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

* "Ciao Bella"
* "Getting Along Famously"
* "Hatching, Matching and Dispatching
* "Puppets Who Kill"
* "Trailer Park Boys"

Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

* "History Bites"Rick Green, Ron Pardo, Janet Van de Graaff, Bob Bainborough, Teresa Pavlinek
* "Puppets Who Kill"Gord Robertson, James Rankin, Bob Martin, Dan Redican, Bruce Hunter
* "The Tournament"Martin Huisman, Louis-Philipe Dandenault, Richard Jutras, Annie Bovaird, Paula Boudreau, Al Goulem, Tracey Hoyt, Kate Greenhouse, Ryan Tilson, Christian Potenza, Cas Anvar, Victor Chowdury, Dean McDermott, Swikriti Sarkar
* "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"Shaun Majumder, Cathy Jones, Mark Critch, Gavin Crawford
* "Trailer Park Boys"Barrie Dunn, Shelley Thompson, Pat Roach, Garry James, Tyrone Parsons, Jonathan Torrens, Jeanna Harrison-Steinhart, John Paul Tremblay, Sarah Dunsworth, Lucy Decoutere, Cory Bowles, John Dunsworth, Mike Smith, Robb Wells, Michael Jackson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

* "Ben Bass", "The Eleventh Hour"
* "Nicholas Campbell", "Da Vinci's Inquest"
* "Peter Outerbridge", "ReGenesis"
* "Michael Riley", "This is Wonderland"
* "Jeff Seymour", "The Eleventh Hour"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

* "Tammy Isbell", "Paradise Falls"
* "Cara Pifko", "This is Wonderland"
* "Victoria Snow", "Paradise Falls"
* "Julie Stewart", "Cold Squad"
* "Waneta Storms", "The Eleventh Hour"

Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

* "Irwin Barker", "Halifax Comedy Festival"
* "Lewis Black", "Just For Laughs"
* "Colin Fox", "Puppets Who Kill"
* "Levi MacDougall", "Comedy Now"
* "Mary Walsh", "Hatching, Matching and Dispatching"

Best News Anchor

* "Peter Mansbridge"
* "Kevin Newman"
* "Lloyd Robertson"

Canada Award

* "Two Worlds Colliding"

Earle Grey Award

* "Steve Smith"