The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 5th Gemini Awards were held on December 4, 1990 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television.

5th Gemini Awards
DateDecember 4, 1990
VenueMetro Toronto Convention Centre
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Television
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Best Dramatic Series

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Best Short Dramatic Program

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Best TV Movie

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Best Comedy Program or Series

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Best Documentary Program

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Best Documentary Series

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Best Dramatic Mini-Series

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Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series

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Best Variety Series

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Best Variety Program

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Best Information Series

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Best Light Information Series

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Best Information Segment

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Best Animated Program or Series

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Best Youth Program or Series

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  • Talkin’ About AIDS - Atlantis Films. Producers: Rachel Low, Daphne Ballon, Seaton McLean
  • The Party’s Over - Frame 30 Productions. Producers: Hardy Shafer, Michael Hamm
  • YTV Rocks - YTV. Producer: Joanne P. Jackson

Best Children’s Program or Series

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Best Sports Program or Series

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Best Special Event Coverage

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Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series

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Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

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Best Direction in an Information or Documentary Program or Series

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Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

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Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

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Best Writing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

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Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

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Best Performance in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

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Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism

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Best Reportage

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Best Anchor or Interviewer

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Best Sportscaster

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Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

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Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

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  • Ron Stannett - Rita MacNeil: Flying On Her Own (CBC)
  • Tom Swartz, Alan MacPherson - A David Foster Christmas Card (CTV)
  • Lawrence Barclay, Damir Chytil - Veronique (CBC)

Best Photography in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

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Best News Photography

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Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series

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Best Picture Editing in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

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Best Production Design or Art Direction

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Best Costume Design

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Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

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Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series

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  • Scott Purdy, Jane Tattersall, John Martin, Paul Massey - Carnival of Shadows (Rhombus Media/CBC)
  • Barry Gilmore, Jean-Pierre Joutel, John Martin, Brian Avery - The Radical Romantic (Rhombus Media)
  • Mas Kikuta, Simon Bowers, Peter Mann, Howard Baggley - Juno Awards of 1990 (CBC)
  • Paul Massey, Brian Avery, John Martin, Denis Blais, Gillian Jones - For the Whales (Rhombus Media)
  • Jacques Montminy - Songs from the Big Valley (CBC)

Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series

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Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series

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Best Original Music Score for a Series

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Special Awards

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