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

The Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series was a Gemini Award that honored performances in English language children's television produced in Canada. Both adult performers and child actors were eligible for the award. Beginning in 2011, performers in children's television are now honored at the Canadian Screen Awards.^[1]

Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold.

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

1990's

1994

• Graham Greene - The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ("Mr. Crabby Tree") (TVOntario)
• Fred Penner - Fred Penner's Place ("Swinging") (CBC)
• Michelle Beaudoin - Madison ("The Fire Fighter") (Global)
• Ernie Coombs - Mr. Dressup's 25th Anniversary (CBC)
• Jackie Burroughs - The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ("High Flying Dragon") (TVOntario)
• Alyson Court - The Big Comfy Couch ("Funny Faces") (YTV)

1995

• Laura Bertram - Ready or Not ("Am I Perverted or What?’) (Global)
• Tina Keeper - For Angela
• Shawn Ashmore - Guitarman
• Enuka Okuma - Madison ("The Girl Most Likely") (Global)
• Denny Doherty - Theodore Tugboat ("George Ghost") (CBC)

1996

• Ernie Coombs - Mr. Dressup ("It Goes On Top") (CBC)
• John Acorn - Acorn, the Nature Nut ("The Fast and Furious World of Tiger Beetles") (Discovery Channel)
• Daniel DeSanto - Eric's World ("Horace in Love") (TVOntario)
• Jan Rubes - Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (YTV)
• Laura Bertram - Ready or Not ("Crater Face") (Global)

1997

• Callum Keith Rennie - My Life as a Dog ("The Puck Stops Here") (The Movie Network)
• Ben Foster - Flash Forward ("House Party") (Disney Channel)
• Kathryn Long - Goosebumps ("The Haunted Mask") (YTV)
• Shari Lewis - Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah (YTV)

1998 - A

• Laura Bertram - Ready or Not ("Graduation") (Global)
• Ben Foster - Flash Forward ("Presents") (Disney Channel)
• Jewel Staite - Flash Forward ("Curtain Call") (Disney Channel)
• Jonathan Torrens - Jonovision ("What Happened To You?") (CBC)
• Meredith Henderson - The Adventures of Shirley Holmes ("The Case of the Second Sight") (YTV)

1998 - B

• Sarah Polley - Straight Up ("Mortifying") (CBC)
• Jonathan Torrens - Jonovision ("Obnoxious Couples") (CBC)
• Merwin Mondesir - Straight Up ("Façade") (CBC)
• Kevin Brauch - Stuff ("Triathlon") (TVOntario)
• Michael Moriarty - The Inventors' Specials ("Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants") (HBO)
• Chris Wiggins - The Rink (CBC)

1999

• Meredith Henderson - The Adventures of Shirley Holmes ("The Case of the Crooked Comic") (YTV)
• Jonathan Torrens - Jonovision ("Jonopalooza") (CBC)
• Corey Sévier - Lassie ("Full Circle") (YTV)
• Maurice Dean Wint - The Sweetest Gift (Showtime)
• Brent Carver - Whiskers (Showtime)

2000's

2000

• Matt Frewer - Mentors ("A Transient, Shining Trouble") (Family)
• Patty Sullivan - Let's Get Real ("Life at School") (TVOntario)
• Ellen Page - Pit Pony ("Homecoming") (CBC)
• Andrew Bush, Nikki Barnett, Kim D'Eon, Duane Hall, and Michael Scholar Jr. - Street Cents ("Music") (CBC)
• Thomas Jay Ryan - The Artists' Specials ("Degas and the Dancer") (HBO)

2001

• Brendan Fletcher - Caitlin's Way ("The Easy Way") (YTV)
• Lindsay Felton - Caitlin's Way ("The Present, Part 1") (YTV)
• Vanessa King - Edgemont ("This Song's For You") (CBC)
• Tyler Kyte - Popular Mechanics For Kids ("In Deep Water") (SYN)
• Lee Thompson Young - The Famous Jett Jackson ("On the Reel") (Disney Channel)

2002

• Gordon Greene - The Famous Jett Jackson ("Heroes") (Disney Channel)
• Eric Peterson - Screech Owls (YTV)
• Gary Farmer - Screech Owls ("Sacred Ground") (YTV)
• Jonathan Malen - Screech Owls ("Face Off") (YTV)
• Mark Rendall - Tales from the Neverending Story (CBC)

2003

• Jake Epstein - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Tears Are Not Enough") (CTV)
• Kristin Kreuk - Edgemont ("The Cold Light of Dawn") (CBC)
• Dominic Zamprogna - Edgemont ("The Cold Light of Dawn") (CBC)
• Stephen Ouimette - Mentors ("Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On") (Family)
• Alison Pill - The Dinosaur Hunter (Superchannel)

2004

• Ellen Page - Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (Animal Planet)
• Jake Epstein - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Should I Stay or Should I Go") (CTV)
• Tom Barnett - Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (Animal Planet)
• Ali Mukaddam - Radio Free Roscoe ("The Awful Truth") (Family)
• Lauren Collins - renegadepress.com ("Skin Deep") (APTN)

2005

• Ksenia Solo - renegadepress.com ("Can You See Me Now") (APTN)
• Laurence Leboeuf - 15/Love ("Ghost of a Chance") (YTV)
• Alexz Johnson - Instant Star ("Won't Get Fooled Again") (CTV)
• Tatiana Maslany - renegadepress.com ("Giving Yourself Away") (APTN)
• Tasha Pelletier - renegadepress.com ("Union") (APTN)
• Daniel Cook - This Is Daniel Cook ("This is Daniel Cook Doing Magic") (Treehouse TV)

2006

• Ksenia Solo - renegadepress.com ("Fear") (APTN)
• Meaghan Rath - 15/Love ("Comfort Zone") (YTV)
• Paula Brancati - Dark Oracle ("Life Interrupted") (YTV)
• Michael Seater - Life with Derek ("Grade-Point: Average") (Family)
• Ishan Davé - renegadepress.com ("This is your Brain on Love") (APTN)

2007

• Shenae Grimes - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Eyes Without a Face Part 2") (CTV)
• Alexz Johnson - Instant Star ("I Fought the Law") (CTV)
• Magda Apanowicz - renegadepress.com ("Blackout" aka "Getting it Right") (APTN)
• Bronson Pelletier - renegadepress.com ("The Third Wheel") (APTN)
• Ishan Davé - renegadepress.com ("Sullengirl16") (APTN)

2008

• Alexz Johnson - Instant Star ("Let it Be") (CTV)
• Lauren Collins - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Talking in Your Sleep") (CTV)
• Shane Kippel - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Death or Glory Part 2") (CTV)
• Ashley Leggat - Life with Derek ("Allergy Season") (Family)
• Magda Apanowicz - renegadepress.com ("Life Today") (APTN)

2009

• Michael Seater - Life with Derek ("Happy New School Year") (Family)
• Paula Brancati - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Fight the Power") (CTV)
• Stacey Farber - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Paradise City - Part 3") (CTV)
• Ali Eisner - Kids' Canada ("Favourite Foods") (CBC)

2010's

2010

• Charlotte Arnold - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Somebody") (CTV)
• Landon Liboiron - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Waiting For a Girl Like You") (CTV)
• Melinda Shankar - How to Be Indie ("How to Beat Father Time") (YTV)
• Jamie Watson - Peep and the Big Wide World ("Magic Duck Dancing / Chirp Chirp, Tweet, Tweet, Chirp") (TVOntario)
• Kayla Lorette - That's So Weird ("Leaky Roof") (YTV)

2011

• Jordan Todosey - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("My Body Is a Cage, Part 2") (CTV)
• Ali Eisner - Kids' Canada ("Wowie Woah Woah") (CBC)
• Munro Chambers - The Latest Buzz ("The Extreme Shakespeare Issue") (Family)
• Ashley Leggat - Vacation with Derek (Family)
• Kate Trotter - Vacation with Derek (Family)

Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series

1990's

1998 - A

• Graham Greene - The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ("Dudley and the Tiny Raincloud") (TVOntario)
• John Pattison - Groundling Marsh ("Bah Hegdish") (YTV)
• Taborah Johnson and Bob Dermer - Guess What? ("Frogs & Toads") (CBC)

1998 - B

• Rick Mercer - The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ("The Last Dudley") (TVOntario)
• Mary Walsh - The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ("Mr. Crabby Tree Falls in Love") (TVOntario)
• Daniel Kash - The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ("The Boy Who Cried Witch") (TVOntario)
• Sheila McCarthy - The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ("The Pumpkin King") (TVOntario)
• Shari Lewis - The Charlie Horse Music Pizza ("My Dog Has Fleas") (PBS)

1999

• Jayne Eastwood - Noddy ("The Trouble with Truman") (TVOntario)
• Sean McCann - Noddy ("The Trouble with Truman") (TVOntario)
• Robert Mills - Ruffus the Dog ("Around the World in 80 Days") (YTV)
• James Rankin - Scoop and Doozie ("Take the Cake") (CBC)
• Bob Stutt - Sesame Park ("Episode 43") (CBC)

2000's

2000

• Sheila McCarthy - Sesame Park ("Little Miss Muffet") (CBC)
• Jayne Eastwood - Noddy ("Be Patient") (TVOntario)
• Sean McCann - Noddy ("Slugger") (TVOntario)
• Robert Mills - Ruffus the Dog ("Troll Under the Bridge") (YTV)
• James Rankin - Scoop and Doozie ("Pie in the Sky") (CBC)
• Pier Kohl - Sesame Park ("Little Miss Muffet") (CBC)

2001

• Eric Peterson - Sesame Park ("Old King Cole") (CBC)
• Natasha LaForce - Polkaroo's Awesome ABCs ("The Not-So-Quiet Letter Q") (TVOntario)
• James Rankin - Scoop and Doozie ("Mad As A Dozer") (CBC)
• Pier Kohl - Sesame Park ("Louis At the Big Hill") (CBC)
• Gisèle Corinthios - The Nook Counting Network ("9 Trucks") (TVOntario)

2002

• James Rankin - Scoop and Doozie ("Boo Who?") (CBC)
• Alyson Court and Michael Clarke - Get Set For Life (CBC)
• Charles Schott - Polka Dot Shorts (TVOntario)
• Chris Knight - Scoop and Doozie (CBC)
• Gillie Robic, John Eccleston, Rebecca Nagan, Wim Booth, Don Austen, Julie Westwood, Brian Herring - The Hoobs ("Rings") (TVOntario)
• Gisèle Corinthios - The Nook Counting Network ("Jelly Donuts") (TVOntario)

2003

• Pier Kohl, Timothy Gosley, Jani Lauzon, Julie Burroughs, André Meunier, France Chevrette, and Hugolin Chevrette Landesque - Wumpa's World ("Seal Got Your Tongue") (Treehouse TV)
• Gillie Robic, Rebecca Nagan, Wim Booth, Don Austen, Julie Westwood, Brian Herring, Mark Jeffries - The Hoobs ("Beautiful") (TVOntario)
• Sayaka Karasugi, Elizabeth Olds, Jorden Morris, Keir Knight, Rick Jones, Jennifer Welsman - The Toy Castle ("Snowflakes/Ballerina Big Top/Little Rag Doll") (Treehouse TV)

2004

• Jason Hopley and Jamie Shannon - Nanalan' ("Free") (CBC)
• Alyson Court - The Big Comfy Couch ("Clowning in the Rain") (Treehouse TV)
• Gillie Robic, Rebecca Nagan, Wim Booth, Don Austen, Julie Westwood, Mark Jeffries, and John Eccleston - The Hoobs ("Opera Singer") (TVOntario)

Best Host in a Pre-School, Children's or Youth Program or Series

2000's

2008

• Bob McDonald - Heads Up! ("What Will Cars Look Like in the Future?") (TVOntario)
• Joe MacLeod - Ghost Trackers ("Terror in the Tunnel: Castle Loma Coach House") (Discovery Kids)
• Patty Sullivan - Kids' Canada: I Care (CBC)
• André Simoneau - Prank Patrol ("Principal's Office") (YTV)
• Mark Sykes - Mark's Moments ("Max") (TVOntario)

2009

• Araya Mengesha - Mystery Hunters ("Mysterious Legends: Ark of the Covenant") (YTV)
• T.J. Samuel and Tristan Samuel - Are We There Yet?: World Adventure ("New Zealand – Maori") (Treehouse TV)
• Sabrina Jalees - In Real Life ("Hollywood Stunt Performers") (YTV)
• Patty Sullivan - Kids' Canada (CBC)
• Mark Sykes - Mark's Moments ("Sydney") (TVOntario)

2010's

2010

• Patty Sullivan - Kids' Canada ("Patty Sullivan") (CBC)
• Evan Solomon - Canada's Super Speller ("1X04") (CBC)
• Adamo Ruggiero - The Next Star ("Edmonton/Vancouver") (YTV)
• Mark Sykes - Mark's Moments ("Alexandre Baronette") (TVOntario)

2011

• Jeremie Saunders - Artzooka! ("Episode 111") (CBC)
• Adamo Ruggiero - The Next Star ("Decades") (YTV)
• Gisèle Corinthios - Gisèle's Big Backyard ("Big Backyard Community") (TVOntario)

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