17th Gemini Awards

The 17th Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2002 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Seán Cullen, and was broadcast on CBC.

Awards

Best Comedy Program or Series

• An American in Canada
• Buzz
• Made in Canada
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes
• Women of the Night

Best Dramatic Series

• Bliss
• Cold Squad
• Da Vinci's Inquest
• Dice
• Foreign Objects

Best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini-Series

• Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City
• Jinnah On Crime
• Society's Child
• Stolen Miracle
• Torso

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

• The 2002 Juno Awards
• The Guess Who: The Concert
• History Bites
• Live at the Rehearsal Hall
• The Thrill on the Hill: Canada Day 2001

Best Documentary Series

• Family Dance: Tales From the Sandwich Generation
• The Nature of Things
• The Secret World of Gardens
• Turning Points of History
• Witness

Best Newscast

• CTV National News
• CTV News at Six
• The National

Best News Information Program or Series

• The Fifth Estate
• Foreign Assignment
• Marketplace
• Trail of a Terrorist
• W-FIVE

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

• The Associates
• Cold Squad
• Da Vinci's Inquest

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

• Made in Canada

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

• The Associates
• Blue Murder
• Cold Squad
• Da Vinci's Inquest'

Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series

• The Endless Grind
• Made in Canada
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

• Made in Canada

Rick Mercer, Jackie Torrens, Dan Lett, Peter Keleghan, Leah Pinsent

• This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Colin Mochrie, Greg Thomey

• Trailer Park Boys

Sarah Dunsworth, Robb Wells, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth, Pat Roach, Lucy Decoutere, Cory Bowles, Michael Jackson, Barrie Dunn, Ellen Page, Shelley Thompson, Sam Tarasco, John Paul Tremblay, Jonathan Torrens

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

• Demore Barnes, The Associates
• Martin Cummins, Dice
• Donnelly Rhodes, Da Vinci's Inquest
• John Shea, Mutant X
• Maurice Dean Wint, Blue Murder

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Dramatic Role

• Peter Stebbings, Blue Murder
• Ron Gabriel, Blue Murder
• Randy Hughson, Blue Murder
• Tom Scholte, Da Vinci's Inquest
• Michael Riley, The Associates

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

• Julie Stewart, Cold Squad
• Tamara Hickey, The Associates
• Janet Kidder, Tom Stone
• Victoria Snow, Paradise Falls
• Venus Terzo, Da Vinci's Inquest

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Dramatic Role

• Julia Chantrey, Blue Murder
• Waneta Storms, Blue Murder
• Ellie Harvie, Cold Squad
• Keegan Connor Tracy, Da Vinci's Inquest
• Kristin Lehman, Andromeda
• Gabrielle Rose, Tom Stone

Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

• Jayne Eastwood, The Endless Grind
• Peter Keleghan, Royal Canadian Air Farce
• Bette MacDonald, Ha!ifax Comedy Fest Gala
• Nikki Payne, Ha!ifax Comedy Fest Gala

Best News Anchor

• Peter Mansbridge
• Kevin Newman
• Lloyd Robertson

Canada Award

• Film Club

Earle Grey Award

• Greg Malone, Andy Jones, Tommy Sexton