This page is divided into two parts: Gemini Nominations and Awards, and Other Awards.

Gemini Nominations and Awards

Over its six seasons, "North of 60" received 48 Gemini Award nominations and won five.
The Nof60 TV movies have also received nominations. Here are the details.

Winners are indicated in boldface.


1994: 8th Gemini Awards

Best Dramatic Series

Robert Lantos, Stephane Reichel, Steven DeNure, Wayne Grigsby, Barbara Samuels

Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series

George Bloomfield - "Sisters of Mercy"
Stacey Curtis - "Freeze-Out"

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Rebecca Schechter - "Sisters of Mercy"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

John Oliver - "Southern Comfort"

Best Performance by an Actress in a ContinuingLeading Dramatic Role

Tina Keeper - "Sisters of Mercy"

Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress

Diana LeBlanc - "Sisters of Mercy"
Barbara Tyson - "The Reunion"
Graham Greene - "The Art of the Deal"



1995: 9th Gemini Awards

Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series

Gerard Ciccoritti - "Hostage"

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series

George Tarrant, Michael Macdonald, Randy Kiss, Kevin Townshend, Alan Perkins

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Jordan Wheeler - "Raven"
Hart Hanson - "All Fall Down"

Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor

Gordon Tootoosis - "Crossing the River"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Tom Jackson - "Ciao Baby"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Tina Keeper - "Hostage"
Tracey Cook - "Crossing the River"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Tina Louise Bomberry - "Harvest"



1996: 10th Gemini Awards

Best Dramatic Series

Wayne Grigsby, Barbara Samuels, Thomas Dent-Cox, Peter David Lauterman, Doug MacLeod

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series

Tim McCauley - "Life Is A Memory"

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Hart Hanson - "The Trial"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

August Schellenberg - "The Ties That Bind"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

Tantoo Cardinal - "The Cure"
Pamela Mathews - "You Can't Get There From Here"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Tom Jackson - "The Ties That Bind"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

Lubomir Mykytiuk - "Partners"
Dakota House - "The Trial"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Tina Keeper - "The Cure"
Tracey Cook - "You Can't Get There From Here"



1997: 11th Gemini Awards

Best Dramatic Series

Thomas Dent-Cox, Wayne Grigsby, Peter David Lauterman, Doug MacLeod, Barbara Samuels

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Peter David Lauterman - "The Weight"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Robert Bockstael - "Tango"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Tina Keeper - "The River" ("Take Me Home")

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series

Tantoo Cardinal - "The Weight"
Doris Chillcott - "To Have and to Hold"
Julie Stewart - "Arrival and Departure"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

Nathaniel Arcand - "Traces and Tracks"
Lubomir Mykytiuk - "Refugees"
Timothy Webber - "To Have and to Hold"



1998: 12th Gemini Awards

Best Dramatic Series

Peter David Lauterman, Tom Dent-Cox, Wayne Grigsby, Doug MacLeod, Barbara Samuels

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

Rob Forsyth - "The Watchers"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Robert Bockstael - "A Deeper Silence"
Tom Jackson - "Suspicious Minds"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

Tina Keeper - "A Deeper Silence"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

Gordon Tootoosis - "Hunting in the Dark"
Art Hindle - "Suspicious Minds"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series

Robin Duke - "A Shimmer of Scales"
Tantoo Cardinal - "Walking with Ghosts"



1999: 14th Gemini Awards

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Andrew Wreggitt - "In the Blue Ground--A North of 60 Thriller"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Peter Kelly Gaudreault - "In the Blue Ground--A North of 60 Thriller"



2000: 15th Gemini Awards

Best Original Score for a Program or Mini-Series

Tim McCauley - "Trial by Fire--A North of 60 Mystery"



2002: 17th Gemini Awards

Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Stacey S. Curtis - "Dream Storm--A North of 60 Mystery"

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Andrew Wreggitt - "Dream Storm--A North of 60 Mystery"



2003: 18th Gemini Awards

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

Peter Lauterman and Andrew Wreggitt - "Another Country--A North of 60 Mystery"



Other Awards

"North of 60" has also received a number of other awards. Here are some of them.

Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association

Best Series

"North of 60" (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Tina Keeper (1995)
Wilma Pelly (1998)

Best Lead Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series

Nathaniel Arcand (1996)
Tom Jackson (1998)

Best Director

Gil Cardinal (1996, 1998)

Best Script in a Dramatic Series

Jordan Wheeler (1995)
Andrew Wreggitt (1998)

Best Sound in a Dramatic Series

George Tarrant (1995)

Best Editing in a Dramatic Series

Mark Lemmon (1995)

Best Editor-Dramatic

Chris Hodgson - "In the Blue Ground" (1999)

Best Art Direction in a Dramatic Series

Louise Middleton (1995)

Best Overall Sound

George Tarrant - "In the Blue Ground" (1999)



American Indian Film Festival

Best Actress

Tina Keeper - "In the Blue Ground" (1998)
Tina Keeper - "Distant Drumming" (2004)

Best Actor

George Leach - "Distant Drumming" (2004)

Best Supporting Actor

Peter Kelly Gaudreault - "In the Blue Ground" (1998)

"Distant Drumming" also received nominations for Best Feature Film, Best Director (Dean Bennett), Best Supporting Actor (Dakota House), and Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Podemski) at the 2004 festival. That means it was nominated in every category for which it was eligible.


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Last updated 2/13/2005