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The Gemini Awards just wrapped up and CBC came out the winner with a total of seven trophies! The Rick Mercer Report won for best comedy and Flashpoint for Best Drama. Being Erica’s Erin Karpluk won for Best Actress, while Enrico Colantoni won for Flashpoint.
In the week leading up to the awards, I made some bold predictions. Some came true, some didn’t. Just part of the business, I guess.
Best Comedy Program or Series:
Rick Mercer Report (Got It Right!)
Best Dramatic Mini-Series:
Burn Up (Got It Right!)
Best Dramatic Series:
Flashpoint (Got It Right!)
Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series:
Three Chords from the Truth (Got it Wrong!)
Best Host or Interviewer:
George Stoumboulopoulos (Got It Right!)
Best News Anchor:
Diana Swain (she is the only woman to have ever won this award, and she’s done it twice!) (Got it Wrong!)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Role:
Enrico Colantoni (Got it Wrong!)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series:
Hugh Dillon (Of Murder and Memory) (Got it Wrong!)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series:
David Suchet (Diverted) (Got it Wrong!)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:
Erin Karpluk (Got It Right!)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:
Barbara Hershey (Anne of Green Gables) (Got It Right!)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-series:
Christine Ghawi (Celine) (Got It Right!)
Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program:
Leah Miller (SYTYCDC) (Got it Wrong!)
Best Reality Program or Series
Dragon’s Den (Got It Right!)
Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series:
Billable Hours (Got it Wrong!)
Totals:
8 Right
7 Wrong.
That’s a pass right?
