Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

The Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series was a Gemini Award that honored direction in English language children's television produced in Canada. Beginning in 2012, directors in children's television are now honored at the Canadian Screen Awards.^[1]

Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold.

Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

2000's

2003

• Bruce McDonald - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Weird Science") (CTV)
• Stefan Scaini - Strange Days at Blake Holsey High ("Culture") (Discovery Kids)
• Anthony Atkins - Edgemont ("Friday Night's All Right") (CBC)
• Grant Harvey - Mentors ("Remembrance") (Family)
• Jessica Bradford - When I Was Seven

2004

• Philip Earnshaw - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Pride") (CTV)
• Michael Fallows - Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (Treehouse TV)
• Don McBrearty - Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (Animal Planet)
• Chuck Rubin - Poko ("Poko on the Moon") (CBC)
• Martin Wood - The Impossible Elephant (Global)

2005

• Graeme Campbell - Instant Star ("You Can't Always Get What You Want") (CTV)
• Jeffrey Agala, Ridd Sorenson, and Mauro Casalese - Atomic Betty ("Atomic Roger/Toxic Talent") (Teletoon)
• Robert de Lint - renegadepress.com ("Dying to Connect") (APTN)
• Robert Higden, Richard Mortimer, and Sid Goldberg - Surprise! It's Edible Incredible! (""Matthew and Jordan") (CBC)
• J.J. Johnson - This Is Daniel Cook ("This is Daniel Cook Doing Magic...") (Treehouse TV)

2006

• Paolo Barzman - 15/Love ("Volley of the Dolls") (YTV)
• Ron Murphy - Dark Oracle ("TrailBLAZE") (YTV)
• Philip Marcus - Dragon ("Dragon Runs the Store") (Treehouse TV)
• Jamie Whitney - If The World Were a Village
• Stan Gadziola, Chuck Rubin, and Brian Duchschere - Poko ("Poko & Bibi of the Arctic") (CBC)

2007

• Joseph Sherman - Johnny Test ("Saturday Night's Alright for Johnny/Johnny's Mint Chip") (Teletoon)
• Graeme Campbell - Instant Star ("I Fought the Law") (CTV)
• Pat Williams - Instant Star ("Personality Crisis") (CTV)
• Rick Marshall - Peep and the Big Wide World ("Dry Duck") (TVOntario)
• Robert Cohen - The Great Canadian Polar Bear Adventure (CBC)

2008

• Robert Daniel Pytlyk - Drug Class ("Travis' Story") (iChannel)
• Philip Earnshaw - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Standing in the Dark, Part 1") (CTV)
• Graeme Campbell - Instant Star ("Celebrity Skin") (CTV)
• Jeff Beesley - renegadepress.com ("Cyber Sandbox") (APTN)
• Steve Diguer - Tumbletown Tales ("Secret Rodent Club") (TVOntario)

2009

• Eleanore Lindo - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Fight the Power") (CTV)
• Pat Williams - Instant Star ("Us and Them") (CTV)
• Michael Mabbott - Life with Derek ("March Break") (Family)
• René Dowhaniuk - The Next Star ("The Duet") (YTV)
• Alex Khan - Think Big ("Getting It Right") (TVOntario)

2010's

2010

• Stefan Brogren - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Beat It, Part 2") (CTV)
• Philip Earnshaw - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Just Can't Get Enough, Part 2") (CTV)
• Craig Pryce - Family Biz ("Shake the Box") (YTV)
• John May - How to Be Indie ("How to Trick Your Parents into Treating you Like a Grown Up") (YTV)
• Liz Haines - The Ocean Room ("Shorter Circuits") (TVOntario)

2011

• Pat Williams - Degrassi ("All Falls Down, Part 2") (MuchMusic)
• Philip Earnshaw - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("My Body is a Cage, Part 2") (MuchMusic)
• J.J. Johnson - Dino Dan ("Where the Dinosaurs Are") (TVOntario)
• William Gordon - Pirates: Adventures in Art ("Yo Ho Shadow") (CBC)
• Mitchell Ness - Wingin' It ("Hold the Dressing") (Family)

References