The Movie Network Original Series Garner 23 Gemini Award Nominations General News / TMN - The Movie Network Posted by RAD on Aug 26, 2008 - 06:26 PM |
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Astral Media’s The Movie Network has received a total of 23 nominations for its original drama series for the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards. The critically acclaimed, daring six-part drama series Durham County is nominated for 13 awards including Best Dramatic Series, and three performance nods in the leading actor and actress categories, followed by ReGenesis with six nods and Stargate: Atlantis with four nods. “The Movie Network is thrilled to be at the forefront of the Gemini race and part of what has been an outstanding year for Canadian television,” said Michelle Marion, Director, Canadian Independent Production, The Movie Network. “We congratulate each of our production partners for being recognized by the Academy, and are looking forward to working on a second season with the team behind Durham County – a series that has received widespread critical acclaim, connected with our audience and fast become a subscriber favourite.” Celebrating excellence in Canadian English-language television, the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards will be presented over the course of four gala evenings in Toronto, Ontario beginning Monday, October 20, 2008. For more information please visit www.geminiawards.ca. The 23rd Annual Gemini Award nominations for The Movie Network include: Durham County · Best Dramatic Series (Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Michael Prupas) · Best Direction in a Dramatic Series (Holly Dale) · Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (Laurie Finstad Knizhnik) · Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series (Steve Cosens) · Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series (Teresa De Luca) · Best Sound in a Dramatic Series (Jill Purdy, Mario Auclair, Lee De Lang, Keith Elliott, Andrea Higgins, Brad Thornton) · Best Costume Design (Janet Campbell) · Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Justin Louis) · Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Hugh Dillon) · Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Helene Joy) · Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Laurence Leboeuf) · Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Sonya Salomaa) · Best Achievement in Casting (Marissa Richmond, Andrea Kenyon, Wendy O'Brien, Randi Wells) ReGenesis (Season 4) · Best Direction in a Dramatic Series (James Allodi) · Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (Meredith Vuchnich) · Best Achievement in Make-Up (Rachel Affolter) · Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Peter Outerbridge) · Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series (Karen LeBlanc) · Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Wendy Crewson) Stargate: Atlantis (Season 4) · Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (Alan McCullough) · Best Achievement in Make-Up (Todd Masters, Leah Ehman) · Best Visual Effects (Mark Savela, Marco Checa Garcia, Sebastian Greece, Shannon Gurney, Paul Hegg, Brandon Hines, Jesus Lavin, Nikolas Slotiuk, Toby Taplin, Ray Van Steenwyk) · Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Jewel Staite) |
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