1986 Gemini Awards

The 1st Gemini Awards were held in Toronto on 4 December 1986cite news | title=Anne of Green Gables big winner at Geminis | first=Mike | last=Boone | publisher="The Gazette (Montreal)" | date=5 December 1986 | page=D1] to honour achievements in Canadian television. Gémeaux Award, the French version of the Gemini Awards were held for the first time this year as well. The 1985 television miniseries "Anne of Green Gables" was the most prominent winner.cite news | title=Anne Of Green Gables a lucky child of Gemini | first=Sid | last=Adilman | publisher="Toronto Star" | date=5 December 1986 | page=D26]

English-language television coverage of the ceremonies was originally scheduled for broadcast on CBC Television, but labour disruptions at that network forced the telecast to move to a syndicated arrangement of private television stations including Toronto's Citytv. Unused cable channels in Montreal carried the broadcast in that city. The inaugural Genie Awards were hosted by Second City Television performers Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Awards

Best Comedy Program or Series

* "The Frantics"
* "Hangin' In"
* "Seeing Things"

Best Dramatic Series

* "The Campbells"
* "Danger Bay"
* "Night Heat"

Best Dramatic Mini Series

* "Anne of Green Gables"
* "Red Serge"
* "Spearfield's Daughter"

Best Information Program or Series

* "Canada AM"
* "The Fifth Estate"
* "The Journal"
* "Live It Up!
* "Peter Ustinov's Russia"

Best Children's Series

* "Fraggle Rock"
* "OWL/TV"
* "Today's Special"
* "Wonderstruck"

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program

* ""
* "Griff Gets a Hand"
* "Night Heat"
* "Striker's Mountain"
* "Turning to Stone"

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

* "The Bestest Present"
* "The Canadian Conspiracy"
* "Seeing Things"
* "Toller Cranston's True Gift of Christmas"

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

* "Anne of Green Gables"
* "Blue Line"
* ""
* "Night Heat"
* "Tramp at the Door"

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

* "The Canadian Conspiracy"
* "Floating Over Canada"
* "Fraggle Rock "The Perfect Blue Rollie"
* "The S and M Comic Book"
* "Toller Cranston's True Gift of Christmas"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series

* "Don Adams", "Check it Out"
* "David Eisner", "Hangin' In"
* "Louis Del Grande", "Seeing Things"

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series

* "Lally Cadeau", "Hangin' In"
* "Martha Gibson", "Seeing Things"
* "Janet-Laine Green", "Seeing Things"

Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series

* "Robert Clothier", "The Beachcombers"
* "Scott Hylands", "Night Heat"
* "Malcolm Stoddard", "The Campbells"
* "Jeff Wincott", "Night Heat"

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series

* "Jennifer Dale", "Night Heat"
* "Marnie McPhail", "The Edison Twins"
* "Susan Walden", "Danger Bay"

Best Performance by a Broadcast Journalist

* "Jim Reed", "W-FIVE"
* "Eric Malling", "The Fifth Estate"
* "Joe Schlesinger", "The National"

Best Performance by a Host or Interviewer

* "Linda Maclennan", "Canada AM"
* "Bill Paul", "Marketplace"
* "Valerie Pringle", "Midday"
* "David Suzuki", "The Nature of Things"
* "Peter Ustinov", "Peter Ustinov's Russia"

TV Guide's Most Popular Program Award

* "Anne of Green Gables"

Earle Grey Award

* "Ed McNamara"

References