‘Flashpoint,’ ‘The Kennedys’ among 26th Gemini Awards nominees

TORONTO – The Toronto-set cop series “Flashpoint” and Jason Priestley’s edgy dark comedy “Call Me Fitz” lead the nominees for Canada’s top television awards.

CTV’s cross-border hit “Flashpoint” is in line for 17 Gemini trophies, including an acting award for star Enrico Colantoni.

HBO Canada’s “Call Me Fitz” nabbed 16 nods, including an acting nomination for former “Beverly Hills 90210” star Priestley.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced the contenders Wednesday morning, when it also showered big-budget miniseries with multiple nominations.

History Television’s “The Kennedys” and The Movie Network and Movie Central’s “Pillars of the Earth” each scored 10 nods. Meanwhile, Bravo’s papal drama “The Borgias” nabbed eight.

MuchMusic’s long-running teen soap “Degrassi” earned several nominations for a much-lauded season that drew Emmy attention and a Peabody Award earlier this year.

Three of its nominations are for a groundbreaking episode centred on a teen who was born female but lives life as a male.

Other multiple nominees include TMN/Movie Central’s “Living in Your Car” with 10 nods, CBC’s “18 To Life” with seven, CBC’s “Being Erica” with six, CBC’s “The Tudors” with six and History Television’s “Ice Pilots” with five.

“Flashpoint” is up for best dramatic series against Bravo’s “The Borgias,” Showcase’s “Endgame,” TMN’s “Skins” and CBC’s “The Tudors.”

“Fitz” faces off for best comedy against CBC’s “22 Minutes,” TMN’s “Good Dog,” CBC’s “Halifax Comedy Fest 2010,” TMN’s “Living In Your Car” and CBC’s “Rick Mercer Report.”

Global News also nabbed several nominations, including best anchor nods for Global National‘s Dawna Friesan, Global BC‘s Chris Gailus and Global Toronto‘s Leslie Roberts.

The Geminis Awards will take place over three nights in Toronto beginning with non-televised industry bases on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31.

They culminate with a televised gala Sept. 7, to be broadcast on CBC-TV.

Watch ‘The Making of The Kennedys (Special)’ video below

26th Gemini Awards Nominee List (read the full list here)

Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie

Fakers

TMN/ Movie Channel (Astral)

(Cité Amérique Inc.)

Greg Dummett, Lorraine Richard

The Kennedys

History Channel (Shaw)

(Muse Entertainment Ent. Inc., In Association with, Asylum Entertainment)

Joel Surnow, Jon Cassar, Jonathan Koch, Stephen Kronish, Steve Michaels, Michael Prupas, Jamie Paul Rock

My Babysitter’s A Vampire

Teletoon (Astral/Corus)

(Fresh TV Inc.)

Tom McGillis, George Elliott, Brian Irving, Jennifer Pertsch

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The Pillars of the Earth

TMN (Astral)

(Muse Entertainment Ent. Inc., Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment, In association with, Scott Free Productions)

Ridley Scott, Rola Bauer, Jonas Bauer, Tim Halkin, Michael Prupas, David Rosemont, John Ryan, Tony Scott, David W.

Zucker

Sleepyhead

TMN (Astral)

(Cité Amérique Inc.)

Greg Dummett, Lorraine Richard, Jolyon Symonds

Best Comedy Program or Series

22 Minutes

CBC (CBC)

(DHX Media Ltd.)

Michael Donovan, Tim Mcauliffe

Call Me Fitz

HBO Canada (Astral)

(eOne Television, Amaze Fim + Television, Big Motion Pictures)

Sheri Elwood, Laszlo Barna, Noreen Halpern, Teza Lawrence, David MacLeod, John Morayniss, Michael Rosenberg,

Michael Souther

Good Dog

The Movie Network (Astral)

(Shaftesbury Films Inc.)

Christina Jennings, Avi Federgreen, Ken Finkleman, Scott Garvie, Laura Harbin, Jan Peter Meyboom

Ha!ifax Comedy Fest 2010

CBC (CBC)

(Pilot Light Productions)

Geoff D’Eon

Living in Your Car

TMN/ Movie Central (Astral)

(The Nightingale Company, Walker/Romain)

Debbie Nightingale, Dani Romain, David Steinberg, George F. Walker

Rick Mercer Report

CBC (CBC)

(Island Edge Inc.)

Gerald Lunz, Rick Mercer

Best Documentary Series

Africa on the Move

CBC (CBC)

(CBC Television)

Sue Dando, Peter John Ingles, Paul Morin

5

Geologic Journey

CBC (CBC)

(CBC, 90th Parallel Productions)

Michael Allder, Gordon Henderson

Meltdown: The Secret History of the Global Collapse

CBC (CBC)

(CBC, CBC/Radio-Canada)

Terence McKenna, Sue Dando, Michelle Gagnon, Peter John Ingles

Rodeo: Life on the Circuit

History Television (Shaw)

(Bird of a Feather Media Inc.)

Don Metz, John Brunton, Guy Clarkson

The Uluit: Champions of the North

APTN (APTN)

(Arnait Video Productions, Rotating Planet Productions)

Ari A. Cohen, Susan Avingaq, Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu

Best Animated Program or Series

Glenn Martin DDS

City TV (Rogers)

(Cuppa Coffee Studios)

Adam Shaheen

Hot Wheels – Battle Force Five

Teletoon (Astral/Corus)

(Nelvana Limited)

Doug Murphy, Tina Chow, Ken Faier, Ace Fipke, Chuck Johnson, Pam Lehn,

Audu Paden, Ira Singerman, Barry Waldo, Irene Weibel

Jimmy Two Shoes

Teletoon (Astral/Corus)

(Breakthrough Entertainment)

Ira Levy, Mark Evestaff, Peter Williamson

Kid vs. Kat

YTV (Astral)

(DHX Media Ltd.)

Blair Peters, Chris Bartleman, Chantal Hennessey

March of the Dinosaurs

Shaw Media (Shaw)

(Yap Films, Wide Eyed Entertainment)

Elliott Halpern, Pauline Duffy

Best Biography Documentary Program

Gordon Pinsent: Still Rowdy After All These Years

Bravo (Bell Media)

(Morag Loves Company)

Barbara Doran

Mordecai Richler: The Last of the Wild Jews

Bravo (Bell Media)

(MOTSJO Inc.)

Mary Armstrong, David Sherman

When the Devil Knocks

CBC (CBC)

(Bountiful Films Inc.)

Helen Slinger, Maureen Palmer

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series

Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock

APTN (APTN)

(Panacea Entertainment/ The Thing With Feathers Prods.)

Josh Miller, Carol Geddes

Degrassi

MuchMusic (Bell Media)

(Epitome Pictures Inc.)

Linda Schuyler, Stefan Brogren, David Lowe, Stephen Stohn, Stephanie Williams, Brendon Yorke

How to be Indie

YTV (Corus)

(Indie 2 Inc.)

Suzanne Bolch, Colin Brunton, Jesse Ikeman, John May, Jennifer Pun, Vera Santamaria

That’s So Weird

YTV (Corus)

(DHX Media Ltd.)

Michael Donovan, Charles Bishop, Jeff Copeland, Floyd Kane, Gary Pearson

Vacation with Derek

Family Channel (Astral)

(Shaftesbury Films Inc.)

Christina Jennings, Daphne Ballon, Suzanne French, Scott Garvie, Laura Harbin, Jan Peter Meyboom