Awards & Winners

Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary Program

Gemini Awards

Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary Program is one of the awards presented every year at the Gemini Awards ceremony.
Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary Program is one of the awards presented every year at the Gemini Awards ceremony.

Check all the winners of Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary Program presented under Gemini Awards since 2002 .


Mary Armstrong, David Sherman

Honored for : Mordecai Richler: The Last of the Wild Jews

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mary Armstrong Mordecai Richler: The Last of the Wild Jews
David Sherman Mordecai Richler: The Last of the Wild Jews
Barbara Doran Gordon Pinsent: Still Rowdy After All These Years
Helen Slinger When the Devil Knocks
Maureen Palmer When the Devil Knocks

Peter Raymont

Honored for : American Masters
(Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Raymont American Masters
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Ian McLaren Karsh Is History
Linda Stregger Prokofiev: The Unfinished Diary
Virginie Guibbaud Prokofiev: The Unfinished Diary
Paul Saadoun Prokofiev: The Unfinished Diary
Yosif Feyginberg Prokofiev: The Unfinished Diary
Barbara Barde Prokofiev: The Unfinished Diary

Sue Ridout, Sara Darling

Honored for : Peace Warrior

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michelle Gagnon Doc Zone
The Bush Years
Terence McKenna Doc Zone
The Bush Years
Korbett Matthews The Man Who Crossed the Sahara
Sue Ridout Peace Warrior
Sara Darling Peace Warrior
Michael LeClair Pellatt Newsreel
Barbra Cooper Pellatt Newsreel

David Paperny, Tracey Friesen, Trevor Hodgson, Terence McKeown, Cal Shumiatcher

Honored for : Confessions of an Innocent Man

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Paperny Confessions of an Innocent Man
Tracey Friesen Confessions of an Innocent Man
Trevor Hodgson Confessions of an Innocent Man
Terence McKeown Confessions of an Innocent Man
Cal Shumiatcher Confessions of an Innocent Man
Rina Fraticelli Citizen Sam
Tracey Friesen Citizen Sam
Michael McMahon Lovable
Kristina McLaughlin Lovable
Pat Ferns Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery
Taking Command
Andrew Ferns Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery
Taking Command
Corby Coffin Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues
Nick Orchard Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues

John Curtin

Honored for : Life and Times
(Dangerous When Provoked: The Life and Times of Terry Mosher)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Curtin Life and Times
Dangerous When Provoked: The Life and Times of Terry Mosher
Wayne Sheldon As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story
Danielle Audette As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story
Kevin Dunn As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story
Morgan Rozender Born to Be
Nelly Furtado
Jason Ford Born to Be
Nelly Furtado
John Kampilis Born to Be
Nelly Furtado
Paul Kemp John Turner: In His Own Words
Kitson Vincent John Turner: In His Own Words
Gavin Adamson John Turner: In His Own Words
Joel Gordon Life and Times
Leading Man: The Life and Times of William Hutt
Richard Nielsen Life and Times
Leading Man: The Life and Times of William Hutt
Joe Novak The Cult of Walt: Canada's Polka King
Brent Kawchuk The Cult of Walt: Canada's Polka King

Jonathan Finkelstein, Allan Joli-Coeur

Honored for : Braindamadj'd...Take II

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Finkelstein Braindamadj'd...Take II
Allan Joli-Coeur Braindamadj'd...Take II
Noah Erenberg Generations
A Century on the Siksika Reserve
Renée Pellerin Generations
A Century on the Siksika Reserve
Jamie Brown Ken Leishman: The Flying Bandit
Hilary Pryor The Fires That Burn: The Life and Work of Sister Elaine MacInnes
Garfield Miller The Fires That Burn: The Life and Work of Sister Elaine MacInnes
Alan Mendelsohn The Velvet Revolution
Laszlo Barna The Velvet Revolution

Anne Pick

Honored for : Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin'

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Pick Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin'
Halya Kuchmij Life and Times
Lord Black of Crossharbour: The Life and Times of Conrad Black
Linda Laughlin Life and Times
Lord Black of Crossharbour: The Life and Times of Conrad Black
Douglas Arrowsmith Life and Times
Lord Black of Crossharbour: The Life and Times of Conrad Black
Marie Natanson Life and Times
Lord Black of Crossharbour: The Life and Times of Conrad Black
Robin Benger Life and Times
Madiba: The Life & Times of Nelson Mandela
Gordon Henderson Life and Times
The Biographer's Voice: The Life and Times of Peter C. Newman
Mike Sheerin Life and Times
The Biographer's Voice: The Life and Times of Peter C. Newman
Guy O'Sullivan The Greatest Canadian
The Great Tommy Douglas
Rachel Houlihan The Greatest Canadian
The Great Tommy Douglas
Kevin Dunn The True Intrepid

Lindalee Tracey, Peter Raymont

Honored for : Arctic Dreamer - The Lonely Quest Stories of the War of Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lindalee Tracey Arctic Dreamer - The Lonely Quest Stories of the War of Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Peter Raymont Arctic Dreamer - The Lonely Quest Stories of the War of Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Sonja Armstrong Helen's War
Portrait of a Dissident
Anne Pick Helen's War
Portrait of a Dissident
Lisa Ellenwood The Canadian Experience: Sisters in the Wilderness
Susan Dando The Canadian Experience: Sisters in the Wilderness
Kent Martin The Spirit of Annie Mae
Alan Mendelsohn Turning Points of History
Neighbours: Freud and Hitler in Vienna
Laszlo Barna Turning Points of History
Neighbours: Freud and Hitler in Vienna

André Théberge, Anne Frank, Yves Bisaillon, Nicole Lamothe

Honored for : Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
André Théberge Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Anne Frank Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Yves Bisaillon Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Nicole Lamothe Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Peter d'Entremont Cecil's Journey
Kent Martin Cecil's Journey
Robin Benger Life and Times
Destiny: The Life and Times of Paul Anka
Christopher Sumpton Life and Times
Destiny: The Life and Times of Paul Anka
Patricia Phillips The Canadians
The Canadians: Biographies of a Nation
Terence McKenna Life & Times of Pope John Paul II

Kent Martin

Honored for : Tommy...A Family Portrait

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kent Martin Tommy...A Family Portrait
Donna Leon Life and Times
The Donald Marshall Story
Michael Claydon Life and Times
The Donald Marshall Story
Hilary Pryor Mama June: A Different Perspective on AIDS
Arthur Holbrook Mama June: A Different Perspective on AIDS
Arnie Gelbart Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy Of The 20th Century
Adam Symansky Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy Of The 20th Century
Sally Bochner Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy Of The 20th Century
Elizabeth Klinck Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy Of The 20th Century
Patricia Phillips The Canadians
Biographies of a Nation: Aw gee, forgetting me... Nell Shipman