Bell Media has been nominated for 33 prestigious Gémeaux Awards, it was announced earlier this week. Among the original productions by Bell Media’s specialty channels and websites, VRAK TV received 18 nominations in youth categories, while Ztélé garnered nine. There were also three nominations for Canal D, two for Canal Vie, and a first nomination for enVedette.ca. Also noteworthy are the 12 nominations in six categories for digital productions by various Bell Media brands. Honouring French Canadian achievements in original Canadian television, the awards will be handed out on September 14 at the 29th annual Gémeaux Awards Gala in Montréal.
“Bell Media is a major player in the development and broadcasting of original Québec content,” said Charles Benoît, President, Television and Radio, Bell Media – Québec. “Our expertise extends not only to television, but to all digital platforms. We are proud to acknowledge the excellent work of our local creators and artists, and proud to be offering consumers a unique experience, regardless of which medium they use to watch our content.”
Bell Media nominations for the 29th Gémeaux Awards Gala:
VRAK TV – 18 nominations
Best youth program or series: Variety/magazine
LES TESTEURS III — Michel Bissonnette, André Larin, Vincent Leduc, Brigitte Lemonde, Marie-Hélène Tremblay (Zone3)
MIX 4 — Michel Bissonnette, Édith Desgagné, André Larin, Vincent Leduc, Brigitte Lemonde (Zone3)
Best youth production: Fiction
Yannick Savard — LES TESTEURS III
Guillaume Lonergan — VRAK LA VIE « Vrak la vie 1028 » (Fair Play)
Best youth production: Variety/magazine
Janie Gaumond-Brunet, Martin Roy — ARRANGE-TOI AVEC ÇA « La danse des canards au resto! » (Juste pour rire TV)
Luc Sirois — KARV, L’ANTI.GALA 2024 (Zone3)
Marc-André Chabot — LES TESTEURS III « Épisode 6 » (Zone3)
Jean-François Chagnon, Isabelle Garneau — MEILLEUR AVANT LE 31, BON PAREIL LE 1ER! – 2 (ATTRACTION IMAGES)
Best script writing: Youth
Jean-François Bélanger — IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS DANS LE TROUBLE « La flamme Olympique » (ZONE3)
Pascal Mailloux, Pascal Morrissette — MEILLEUR AVANT LE 31, BON PAREIL LE 1ER! – 2 (ATTRACTION IMAGES)
Best starring role: Youth
Gabrielle Fontaine — FÉE ÉRIC « Cupidon de fortune » (ATTRACTION IMAGES)
Marie Soleil Dion — VRAK LA VIE « Le comité du bal » (Fair Play)
Best supporting actor: Youth
Patrice Coquereau — VRAK LA VIE « La JAZ » (Fair Play)
Best animation: Youth
Stéphane Bellavance — ARRANGE-TOI AVEC ÇA « Spécial Rachid Badouri » (Juste pour rire TV)
Patrice Bélanger, Étienne Boulay — LES TESTEURS III « Épisode 4 » (Zone3)
Best digital production (website and/or mobile application) for a program or series: Youth
MEILLEUR AVANT LE 31, BON PAREIL LE 1ER – 2 — Raphaelle Huysmans, Philippe Lamarre, Richard Speer, Josée Vallée, Marie-Claude Wolfe (ATTRACTION IMAGES / Toxa). http://meilleuravant.vrak.tv/
Best original program or series produced for digital media: Fiction
LOURD SAISON 2 — Marie-Andrée Labbé, Eva-Rose Mercier, Catherine Therrien (Les productions Lourd). http://www.vrak.tv/television/emissions/lourd/videos/
Best actress in an original program or series produced for digital media: Fiction
Elisabeth Smith — LOURD SAISON 2 « La bonne teknik » (Les productions Lourd)
Ztélé – Nine nominations
Best magazine show
LES NERDZ 2024-2014 — Jacquelin Bouchard, Stéfany Brulier, Sylvie Desrochers, Carole Dufour, Nicole Faucher (Productions Pixcom)
Best animation: Magazine show, cultural
François-Étienne Paré — LES NERDZ 2024-2014 « Épisode 4 » (Productions Pixcom)
Best digital production (web site and/or mobile application) for a program or series: Documentary
MONTE DANS L’MANÈGE — Marc Beaudet, Claire Buffet, Jean-François Cartier, Karine Proulx, Michel St-Cyr, Guy Villeneuve (Fair Play/Turbulent) http://montedanslmanege.ztele.com
Best original program or series produced for digital media: Fiction
AGENT SECRET — Marleen Beaulieu, Julien Hurteau, Simon Lacroix, Micho Marquis-Rose, Richard Speer (ATTRACTION IMAGES) http://www.ztele.com/emissions/agent-secret/emission
PROJET-M — Julien Deschamps Jolin, Marco Frascarelli, Mario J. Ramos, Roberto Mei, Eric Piccoli (Productions Babel) http://www.ztele.com/emissions/projet-m/episodes
Best original program or series produced for digital media: Comedy, variety
J’AIME PAS — Jean-Sébastien Di Fruscia, Louis-David Jutras, Jean-François Lavallière (Ikebana Productions) http://www.ikweb.tv/webseries/j-aime-pas
Best actor in an original program or series produced for digital media: Fiction
Émile Proulx-Cloutier — AGENT SECRET « Maître Wing-Wong » (ATTRACTION IMAGES)
Jean-Nicolas Verreault — PROJET-M « Épisode 5 » (Productions Babel)
Julien Deschamps Jolin — PROJET-M « Épisode 10 » (Productions Babel)
Canal D – Three nominations
Best program or series about sports and leisure
24CH – SAISON II — Jean-François Boulianne, Martin Métivier, Marie-Élaine Nadeau, Richard Speer, Stéphane Tremblay, Josée Vallée, Marie-Claude Wolfe (ATTRACTION IMAGES)
Best editing: Public affairs, documentary program
Annie Leclair — SUUHK! SUUHK! HOCKEY (Esperamos Films)
Best digital production (web site and/or mobile application) for a program or series: Documentary
LE CONTRAT – LE JEU — Julien Bigeault, Loïc Guyot, Nancy Larue (Pro-Prod Gestion /Tonton) http://lecontrat.canald.com/
Canal Vie – Two nominations
Best biography or portrait
LE NOUVEAU VISAGE DE COCO — Nathalie Barton, Guy Boutin, Ian Oliveri, Ian Quenneville (InformAction Films)
Best editing: magazine
Aurélie Govaere — DESIGN V.I.P. III « L’aménagement extérieur de Réal Béland » (Zone3)
enVedette.ca – One nomination
Best actor in an original program or series produced for digital media: Fiction
Emmanuel Schwartz — AMOUR AMOUR « Épisode 6 » (Sublimation Films)
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