Didyaknow? – Cirque Awards I: The Gemini’s

Didyaknow that, besides some American awards (like Emmys and Grammy’s), Cirque du Soleil has been nominated in its native land by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television?

The Gemini Awards (or Gemini’s) are the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s award of choice for celebrating the achievements of its members in the Television medium. Awards were first presented in 1986 and come in a myriad of categories. Since 1990, Cirque du Soleil has been nominated 13 times in the following years and categories:

1990 – Best Costume Design: 
	Le Cirque du Soleil – Michel Crête
1993 – Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts 
	Program Series: 
	Novuelle Experience – Jacques Payette
1993 – Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety, Performing 
	Arts Program or Series:
	Nouvelle Experience – Sylvain Brault
1993 – Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety, 
	Performing Arts Program or Series:
	Nouvelle Experience – Vaidal Béïque
1993 – Best Costume Design:
	Nouvelle Experience – Dominique Lemieux
1993 – Best Performing Arts Program:
	Nouvelle Experience – Hélène Dufresne
1996 – Best Performing Arts Program or Series, 
	or Arts Documentary Program:
	Cirque du Soleil: Behind the Masks – 
	B. Craig Moffit; Lauren Millar
1996 – Best Direction in a Variety or Performing 
	Arts Program or Series:
	Saltimbanco – Jacques Payette
1996 – Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety, 
	Performing Arts Program or Series:
	Saltimbanco – Vidal Béïque 
1996 – Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing 
	Arts Program or Series:
	Saltimbanco – Bill Szawlowski, Daniel Aumais
1996 – Best Host in a Lifestyle Information, Variety 
	or Performing Arts Program or Series:
	Cirque du Soleil: Behind the Masks – Lauren Millar
2003 – Best Direction in a Documentary Series 
	Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within – Lewis Cohen
2003 – Best Reality Based Entertainment Program 
	or Series:
	Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within – Arnie Gelbart, 
	Vincent Gagné, and Marie Côté


Cirque du Soleil won just over half of these awards, which ones?

1990 – Best Costume Design 
1993 – Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts 
	Program Series 
1993 – Best Photography in a Comedy, Variety, Performing 
	Arts Program or Series 
1993 – Best Performing Arts Program
1996 – Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts 
	Program or Series
2003 – Best Direction in a Documentary Series 
2003 – Best Reality Based Entertainment Program or Series