The 2011 Gemini Awards Nominations for Best Production Design

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced their nominations for the 26th Annual Gemini Awards, celebrating the best in Canadian English language television and digital media this past Wednesday.

Celebrations for the 26th Annual Gemini Awards will take place over three nights in Toronto beginning Tuesday Aug. 30 and continuing Wednesday Aug. 31 at the MetroToronto Convention Centre, culminating September 7 at the CBC with a live broadcast on CBC Television.

Listed below are the two sets of nominations for Best Production Design or Art Direction. For the complete list of nominations, please visit: www.GeminiAwards.ca


Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series

Republic of Doyle – Don’t Gamble With City Hall
CBC (CBC)
Gordon Barnes
Flashpoint – Acceptable Risk
CTV (Bell Media)
John Dondertman, Elizabeth Calderhead
The Kennedys
History Canada (Shaw Media)
Rocco Matteo
Sanctuary – Normandy
Space (Bell Media)
Bridget McGuire
The Borgias – The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin
Bravo! CTV (Shaw Media)
François Séguin

Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Program or Series

Breakout – Pittsburgh Six
Discovery Canada (Bell Media)
Andrew Berry
The 2011 Juno Awards
CTV (Bell Media)
Peter Faragher
Season of Song: The Canadian Tenors and Friends
CBC (CBC)
Callum MacLachlan
2010 MuchMusic Video Awards
CTV-MuchMusic (Bell Media)
Michael “Spike” Parks
Storming Juno
History Television (Shaw Media)
Brian Rice, Lyle Jobe
Everyday Exotic – Peking Duck
Food Network Canada (Shaw Media)
Elisa Sauve


Which shows are you rooting for? Are you pleased with the nominations?

Posted by Rose Lagacé

Rose Lagacé is a production designer for film & television by day and an emerging filmmaker by night. Rose is also the creator and editor of Art Departmental where she celebrates the art and craft of production design.

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