25th Annual Gemini Awards, winners announced

The Gemini Awards celebrated their 25th edition at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto on Saturday night. The big winner at as the Winnipeg-based comedy Less Than Kind, which won Best Comedy Program, Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program, and Best Actor in a Comedy for Benjamin Arthur. It was a bittersweet night for the show as their cast and crew are still mourning the death of its lead actor Maury Chaykin, who died in July on his 61st birthday.

Best Dramatic Series went to CBC's Irish-Canadian co-production The Tudors about King Henry the VIII. It beat Flashpoint, which entered the night as the favourite with 15 nominations. Its only win was for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series for David Frazee.

The evening was hosted by Calgary-born star of Glee, Cory Monteith. But the night was also a big one for U.K. attendees. In addition to wins by The Tudors, Scottish actor Robert Carlyle won Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his part in Stargate Universe. Elvis Costello won  Best Talk Series for Spectacle: Elvis Costello With...

Previously, the winners for Documentary, Lifestyle, News & Sports were announced on November 2nd, while the winners in the categories of Drama, Children's & Youth, Comedy & Variety were announced the following night on November 3rd. Tonight's awards show distributed the final 19 awards.

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25th Annual Gemini Awards Conclude With Star-Studded Broadcast Gala Hosted by Cory Monteith
Toronto, ON – November 13, 2010 – The 25th Annual Gemini Awards concluded its silver anniversary celebration this evening with a black-tie Broadcast Gala at Toronto’s historic Winter Garden Theatre. Hosted by Glee’s Cory Monteith, a total of 19 awards were presented, including those for Best Comedy Program or Series and Best Dramatic Series. The awards gala, broadcast on Global and Showcase, featured a moving tribute to Degrassi, and an unforgettable performance by Elvis Costello with Feist, Ron Sexsmith, Kendel Carson, and Barry Bales.

The following categories were announced at tonight’s Broadcast Gala:

Best Comedy Program or Series
Less Than Kind (Breakthrough Entertainment, Buffalo Gal Pictures)
Ira Levy, Garry Campbell, Marvin Kaye, Phyllis Laing, Mark McKinney, Chris Sheasgreen, Paula Smith, Peter Williamson

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
David Frazee - Flashpoint - One Wrong Move

Best Dramatic Mini-Series
The Summit (Shaftesbury Films Inc., Media Headquarters) Christina Jennings, Justin Bodle, Robert Cohen, Shari Cohen, Scott Garvie, Adam Haight, Robin Neinstein, Ewa Radwanska

Best Dramatic Series
The Tudors (Peace Arch Entertainment, PA Tudors III Inc., TM Productions)
John Weber, Sheila Hockin, Morgan O'Sullivan

Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
Cathy Jones, Gavin Crawford, Mark Critch, Geri Hall, Shaun Majumder - 22 Minutes - Episode 8

Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast
Brian Williams - Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
Benjamin Arthur - Less Than Kind - That's Somebody's Knish!

Best Music, Variety Program or Series
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards (CTVglobemedia) John Kampilis, Bob Pagrach, Sheila Sullivan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Robert Carlyle - Stargate Universe - Human

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
Clé Bennett - The Line - Episode 203

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Jared Keeso - Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Caroline Cave - Cra$h & Burn - Forget to Remember

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
Catherine Disher - The Border - The Dead

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Sun Li - Iron Road

Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)
Michael Bublé - At The Concert Hall - Michael Buble at the Concert Hall

Best Reality Program or Series
The Cupcake Girls (Force Four Entertainment Inc.)
John Ritchie, Rob Bromley, Grant Greschuk, Gillian Lowrey, Peter Waal

Best Talk Series
Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (Tri-Fi Productions Inc., Chatting Glasses UK Limited)
Elvis Costello, David Furnish, Steve Hamilton-Shaw, Jordan Jacobs, Sir Elton John, Martin Katz, Steve Warden

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series
Marvin Kaye, Chris Sheasgreen - Less Than Kind - Third Death's The Charm

Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Broke. (ID: Productions Inc.) Rosie Dransfeld

http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini25/