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The 2nd Gemini Awards were held on December 8, 1987, to honour achievements in Canadian television.^[1] It was broadcast on CBC.

Awards

Best Comedy Program or Series

Seeing Things
Hangin' In

Best Dramatic Series

Best Dramatic Mini Series

Ford: The Man and the Machine
Sword of Gideon

Best Information Program or Series

Best Children's Series

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series or Comedy Series

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series

Louis Del Grande, Seeing Things
David Eisner, Hangin' In

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series

Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series

Best Performance by a Broadcast Journalist

Earle Grey Award

Lorne Greene

References

^ "Night Heat tops Gemini awards". Cinema Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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Canadian Film Awards (film, 1949–1978)	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978
Genie Awards (film, 1979–2012)	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990/91 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
ACTRA Awards (television, 1972–1986)	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Gemini Awards (television, 1986–2012)	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Film awards by category	Motion Picture Lead Performance, Comedy Lead Performance, Drama Supporting Performance, Comedy Supporting Performance, Drama Director Animated Short Art Direction and Production Design Casting Cinematography Cinematography in a Documentary Costume Design Editing Editing in a Documentary Feature Length Documentary Hair Live Action Short Makeup Original Music in a Documentary Original Score Original Song Performance in a Short Film Screenplay (Original and Adapted) Short Documentary Sound Editing Sound Mixing Sound Design in a Documentary Stunt Coordination Visual Effects Golden Screen John Dunning Best First Feature Award
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Discontinued awards	Bijou Awards (1981) Actor (1968-2022) Actor - Non-Feature (1969–81) Actress (1968-2022) Actress - Non-Feature (1969–81) Lead Performance in a Film (2022) Lead Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Lead Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actor, Drama Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Comedy Series (1986-2022) Supporting Actress, Drama Series (1986-2022) Foreign Actor (1980–83) Foreign Actress (1980–83) Supporting Actor (1968-2022) Supporting Actress (1968-2022) Supporting Performance in a Film (2022) Theatrical Short (1949–96) Children's or Youth Program (1986-2002) Host, Children's or Youth Program (2008-2016) Individual or Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (1992-2000) Ensemble Performance in a Comedy (2001-2011) Individual Performance in a Comedy (2001-2010) John Drainie Award (1968-2000) Special Achievement Foster Hewitt Award (1975-1986) Wendy Michener Award (1969-1978) Diversity Award (1992-2016)
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.

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