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IT WAS A GOOD DAY FOR … The Eleventh Hour:

CTV’s ensemble drama about the inner workings of a Toronto news- magazine program led the nominees with 15 nods, including top drama, acting mentions for Jeff Seymour, Ben Bass and Waneta Storms and guest stars David Cubitt, Lolita Davidovitch, Luke Kirby, Henry Czerny and Shawn Doyle. The Fifth Estate:

The CBC newsmagazine received 14 mentions, including a sweep of the best direction of a news information program category, landing all five possible nominations. Sex Traffic:

The BBC/CBC miniseries about the sex trade took 14 nominations, including best miniseries and nods for actors Wendy Crewson, John Simm and Anamaria Marinca. Robin Williams:

Well, nearly. Toronto’s Chris Diamantopoulos was nominated for playing the manic comic in the NBC movie When the nominees for the 20th annual Gemini awards were announced yesterday, some in TV land were toasting their luck and some were drowning their sorrows. Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork and Mindy. Deborah Grey:

The former MP was nominated for best host or interviewer in a sports progra thanks to her work on behalf of Wayne Gretzky in CBC’s Greatest Canadian competition. IT WAS A BAD DAY FOR … The Eleventh Hour: Despite all its nominations, the show was cancelled last season. Corner Gas: Canada’s most popular sitcom was largely snubbed with only one high-profile nod, for best comedy. In that category, it’s up against History Bites, Puppets Who Kill, The Newsroom and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Trailer Park Boys: The lovable losers didn’t get a best comedy series mention this year, and scored just two nods over all. Reality television: The CBC’s business show scored a nod for best reality series, leading us to wonder what’s taking so long with Canada’s Next Top Model. ❚ The awards will be presented Nov. 19 on Global, and a complete nominee list can be found at www.nationalpost.com

CanWest News Service