Nominations for the 24th Annual Gemini Awards were released today and Degrassi was recognized in a couple of categories.
Director Eleanore Lindo was nominated in the Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series category for Degrassi episode 8×03 “Fight the Power.” Also nominated in this category are programs such as Instant Star, Life with Derek, The Next Star, and Think Big.
Stacey Farber and Paula Brancati each received nominations in the Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series. Stacey was nominated for the third part of Degrassi Goes Hollywood, and Paula was nominated for Fight the Power. They are up against Ali Eisner from Kids’ Canada and Michael Seater from Life With Derek.
These awards will be presented on Oct. 20, 2009 in Toronto.