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The two series each earned more than a dozen nominations for this year's awards (Murdoch received 14 nominations, and Durham was close behind with 13), including competing nods in the best-drama-program category. Durham County stars Hugh Dillon and Justin Louis were both nominated for best actor in a continuing dramatic role, and Murdoch Mysteries co-stars Thomas Craig and Jonny Harris will compete for the best-supporting-actor trophy.
CBC Manitoba's general-strike documentary Bloody Saturday, produced by Andy Blicq, was nominated for best history documentary program, and an instalment of The CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival titled Bedrooms of the Nation produced a best-direction nod for Larysa Fenyn and best-host nomination for former SCTV star Andrea Martin.Competing with Murdoch and Durham in the drama-series category are The Border, The Tudors and the critically acclaimed but cancelled CBC drama Intelligence. Contenders in the best-comedy bracket are CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CTV's Corner Gas and a quartet of cable-network entries -- Cock'd Gunns, Kenny vs. Spenny, Odd Job Jack and Rent-A-Goalie.See the full content of this document
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Dramas Rack Up Gemini Nominations
Brad Oswald
When someone asks the question "Who won it?" at this fall's Gemini Awards, it's very likely that the answer will be "Whodunit."Murder and mystery were the preferred the...See the full content of this document
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