The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Dramatic Series. Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards program, since 2013 the award has been presented as part of the expanded Canadian Screen Awards.
1980s Year Program Producers Network Ref 19861st Gemini Awards Night Heat Andras Hamori CTV "Green Gables big Gemini awards winner". Windsor Star, December 5, 1986. The Campbells John Delmage CTV "Here's your Gemini Awards scorecard". Montreal Gazette, November 29, 1986. Danger Bay Paul Saltzman CBC 19872nd Gemini Awards Night Heat Stephen J. Roth, Larry Jacobson, Sonny Grosso, Andras Hamori CTV Hester Riches, "CBC wins big while B.C. misses out at TV awards". Vancouver Sun, December 10, 1987. Red Serge Neil Sutherland CBC Mike Boone, "Geminis are sad reminder of TV's glory days". Montreal Gazette, December 9, 1987. Street Legal Maryke McEwen CBC 19883rd Gemini Awards Degrassi Junior High Kit Hood, Linda Schuyler CBC Mike Boone, "Gemini Awards highlight enduring problems of Canadian TV". Montreal Gazette, November 30, 1998. He Shoots, He Scores Claude Héroux CBC Ted Shaw, "Canadian shows vie for Gemini Awards". Windsor Star, November 30, 1988. Night Heat Stephen J. Roth, Larry Jacobson, Sonny Grosso, Andras Hamori, Jeff King CTV Street Legal Maryke McEwen CBC 19894th Gemini Awards Degrassi Junior High Kit Hood, Linda Schuyler CBC Greg Quill, "Comedy is king at Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, December 5, 1989. 9B James Swan CBC "This year's TV Gemini nominations". Toronto Star, October 26, 1989. Danger Bay Paul Quigley, Harold Lee Tichenor, Paul Saltzman CBC Street Legal Maryke McEwen, Brenda Greenberg CBC
1990s Year Program Producers Network Ref 19905th Gemini Awards E.N.G. R.B. Carney, Jennifer Black, Jeff King, Robert Lantos CTV Mike Boone, "E.N.G. edges Avonlea at Geminis; Love and Hate honored for acting, director". Montreal Gazette, December 5, 1990. Danger Bay Harold Lee Tichenor, Paul Saltzman, Paul Quigley CBC "Gemini nominees". Toronto Star, October 24, 1990. Road to Avonlea Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan CBC Street Legal Brenda Greenberg, David Pears, Duncan Lamb CBC 19916th Gemini Awards E.N.G. R.B. Carney, Jennifer Black, Jeff King, Robert Lantos CTV Eric Kohanik, "Geminis get live and dangerous E.N.G., Road To Avonlea top winners". Hamilton Spectator, March 9, 1992. Degrassi High Kit Hood, Linda Schuyler CBC Bill Anderson, "Road to Avonlea, E.N.G. leading contenders for Canadian TV awards". Ottawa Citizen, January 23, 1992. Mom P.I. Jonathan Goodwill, Chris Haddock, Michael MacMillan CBC Road to Avonlea Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan CBC Urban Angel Jamie Brown, Paul E. Painter, Robin Spry CBC 19927th Gemini Awards E.N.G. R.B. Carney, Jennifer Black, Jeff King, Robert Lantos CTV "List of Gemini winners". Toronto Star, March 8, 1993. Neon Rider Justis Greene, Danny Virtue, Winston Rekert CTV Wendy McCann, "Avonlea leads Geminis". Ottawa Citizen, January 20, 1993. Road to Avonlea Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan CBC Street Legal Brenda Greenberg, Nicholas Rose, Duncan Lamb CTV 19938th Gemini Awards E.N.G. Jennifer Black, Greg Copeland, Robert Lantos CTV Eric Kohanik, "Geminis all gush and goo". Hamilton Spectator, March 7, 1994. Beyond Reality Janet E. Cuddy, Jon Slan, Richard Borchiver CTV Greg Quill, "The Gemini nominees are...". Toronto Star, January 26, 1994. Forever Knight Richard Borchiver, Nicholas J. Gray, James D. Parriott, Lionel E. Siegel, Jon Slan BBS North of 60 Tom Cox, Doug MacLeod, Robert Lantos, Barbara Samuels CBC Street Legal Brenda Greenberg, Nicholas Rose, Duncan Lamb CBC 19949th Gemini Awards Due South Jeff King, Paul Haggis, Kathy Slevin CTV Jane Stevenson, "Due South tops Gemini Awards: Off-beat comedy, Kurt Browning skating special win five awards each". Waterloo Region Record, March 6, 1995. Destiny Ridge Andy Thomson, Larry Raskin, Bill Gray, Anne Marie La Traverse, Mary Kahn Global "Mountie series leader of the pack at Geminis". Canadian Press, January 17, 1995. E.N.G. Jennifer Black, Robert Lantos, David Barlow CTV Neon Rider Winston Rekert, Danny Virtue, Michael MacMillan YTV Road to Avonlea Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan CBC Street Legal Chris Paton, Duncan Lamb, Nada Harcourt, Jan Dutton, Helen Kafka CBC 199510th Gemini Awards Due South Jeff King, Kathy Slevin, Paul Haggis, George Bloomfield CTV Eric Kohanik, "Mountie gets his Gemini; Due South wins six-pack of awards for excellence in Canadian TV". Montreal Gazette, March 4, 1996. Highlander: The Series Marla Ginsburg, William N. Panzer, Christian Charret, Nicolas Clermont, Ken Gord CHCH-TV "Major Gemini nominees; Awards gala to be broadcast March 3". Montreal Gazette, January 25, 1996. North of 60 Tom Cox, Doug MacLeod, Barbara Samuels, Peter Lauterman, Wayne Grigsby CBC Road to Avonlea Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan CBC TekWar John Calvert, Stephen Roloff, William Shatner CTV 199611th Gemini Awards Due South Jeff King, Robert Wertheimer, George Bloomfield, Kathy Slevin CTV Eric Kohanik, "Geminis: Offbeat cop show named top drama". Windsor Star, March 3, 1997. Forever Knight Jon Slan, Richard Borchiver, James D. Parriott BBS Tony Atherton, "CBC takes lead in Gemini nominations for news, drama". Ottawa Citizen, January 15, 1997. North of 60 Doug MacLeod, Wayne Grigsby, Peter Lauterman, Tom Cox, Barbara Samuels CBC Road to Avonlea Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan, John Ryan CBC Traders David Shore, Mary Kahn, Seaton McLean, Alyson Feltes Global 199712th Gemini Awards Traders Mary Kahn, Hart Hanson, Alyson Feltes, Seaton McLean Global John McKay, "Hiroshima, Traders dominate Geminis final night". Canadian Press, March 1, 1998. Black Harbour Wayne Grigsby, Robert B. Carney, David MacLeod, Barbara Samuels, Michael Volpe CBC Ellen Vanstone, "Fifth estate leads field Geminis to be awarded at galas". The Globe and Mail, January 14, 1998. Jake and the Kid Patrick Loubert, Andy Thomson, Peter Lhotka, Arvi Liimatainen, Stephen Hogins Global North of 60 Doug MacLeod, Barbara Samuels, Wayne Grigsby, Peter Lauterman, Tom Cox CBC The Outer Limits Jonathan Glassner, Pen Densham, James Nadler, Richard Barton Lewis, John Watson, Sam Egan, Brad Wright, Brent Karl Clackson Global 199813th Gemini Awards Traders Sandie Pereira, Hart Hanson, Alyson Feltes Global "Traders, Sleep Room big Gemini winners". Halifax Daily News, October 5, 1998. Cold Squad Philip Keatley, Seaton McLean, Anne Marie La Traverse, Julia Keatley, Matt MacLeod CTV "1998 Gemini nominations announced yesterday". Montreal Gazette, August 12, 1998. Due South Paul Gross, Peter Bray, Frank Siracusa, R.B. Carney, George Bloomfield CTV Emily of New Moon Marlene Matthews, Ronald A. Weinberg, Michael Donovan, Micheline Charest CBC Once a Thief Terence Chang, John Woo, William Laurin, Wendy Grean, Glenn Davis CTV 199914th Gemini Awards Da Vinci's Inquest Chris Haddock, Laszlo Barna CBC "Gemini Awards the winners". Vancouver Sun, November 8, 1999. Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City Kevin Tierney, Suzanne Girard, Alan Poul, Tim Bevan Bravo John McKay, "Milgaard leads '99 Gemini nominations". Welland Tribune, September 22, 1999. Foolish Heart Ken Finkleman, Brian Dennis CBC Nikita Jamie Paul Rock, Jay Firestone CTV Traders Seaton McLean, Sandie Pereira, Peter Mitchell Global
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