8th Gemini Awards
The 8th Gemini Awards was held on March 6, 1994, to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Albert Schultz and Valerie Pringle, and was broadcast on CBC.Awards
Best Comedy Program
- The Kids in the Hall
- Maniac Mansion
- The Red Green Show
- E.N.G.
- Beyond Reality
- Forever Knight
- North of 60
- Street Legal
Best Dramatic Mini Series
- The Boys of St. Vincent
- Women on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Best Information Program or Series
- Marketplace
- Contact with Hana Gartner
- The Fifth Estate
- Venture
Best Writing in a Dramatic Program
- North of 60
- E.N.G.
- Ready or Not
- Road to Avonlea
- The Odyssey
Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series
- Codco
- 1992 Year of the Farce
- Maniac Mansion
- My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg
- The Red Green Show
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series or Comedy Series
- Jerry Ciccoritti, Catwalk
- George Bloomfield, North of 60
- Stacey Curtis, North of 60
- Allan King, By the Way of the Stars
- Don McBrearty, The Odyssey
- Jorge Montesi, Catwalk
Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series
- James Purcell, Counterstrike
- C. David Johnson, Street Legal
- John Oliver, North of 60
- Eric Peterson, Street Legal
- Winston Rekert, Neon Rider
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series
- Jackie Burroughs, Road to Avonlea
- Catherine Disher, Forever Knight
- Tina Keeper, North of 60
- Sophie Michaud, Counterstrike
- Sarah Polley, Road to Avonlea
Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
- Tommy Sexton, Greg Malone, Andy Jones, Cathy Jones, Mary Walsh, Codco
- Roger Abbott, Luba Goy, John Morgan, Don Ferguson, 1992: Year of the Farce
- Steve Smith, The Red Green Show
- Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Dave Foley, The Kids in the Hall
- Lloyd Robertson
- June Callwood
- Hana Gartner
- Peter Mansbridge
- Pamela Wallin
- Ernie Coombs
Canada Award
- Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia