Awards
Season 1
1990 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Colleen Dewhurst, “The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s” (Nominee)
1991 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Colleen Dewhurst, “The Materializing of Duncan” (Nominee)
1990 Gemini Awards
Best Dramatic Series: Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant (Nominee)
The John Labatt Entertainment Award for Most Popular Program: Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant (Winner)
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role: Jackie Burroughs, “Malcolm and the Baby” (Winner)
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role: Sarah Polley (Nominee)
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress: Lally Cadeau (Nominee)
Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress: Colleen Dewhurst (Nominee)
Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series: Stuart Gillard, “Conversions” (Winner)
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series: Manfred Guthe (Nominee)
Best Costume Design: Martha Mann, “The Materializing of Duncan” (Winner)
Best Original Music Score for a Series: Hagood Hardy (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Series: John Welsman, “Aunt Abigail’s Beau” (Winner)
Season 2
1991 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children’s Program: Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, “How Kissing Was Discovered” (Nominee)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Peter Coyote, “Old Quarrels, Old Love” (Nominee)
1992 Gemini Awards
Best Dramatic Series: Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant (Nominee)
The John Labatt Entertainment Award for Most Popular Program: Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant (Winner)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Jackie Burroughs, “Aunt Hetty’s Ordeal” (Winner)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Lally Cadeau (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Gema Zamprogna (Nominee)
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Heather Conkie (Nominee)
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Suzette Couture (Nominee)
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Marlene Matthews (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Series: John Welsman, “Aunt Hetty’s Ordeal” (Winner)
Season 3
1992 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children’s Program: Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, “Facts and Fictions” (Nominee)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Kate Nelligan, “After the Honeymoon” (Nominee)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Christopher Lloyd, “Facts and Fictions” (Winner)
1993 Gemini Awards
Best Dramatic Series: Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant (Nominee)
The John Labatt Entertainment Award for Most Popular Program: Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant (Winner)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Sarah Polley, “But When She Was Bad . . . She Was Horrid” (Part 2) (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Zachary Bennett, “Felix and Blackie” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Cedric Smith, “Friends and Relations” (Winner)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Lally Cadeau (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Patricia Hamilton (Nominee)
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor: Michael Mahonen (Nominee)
Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress: Kate Nelligan, “After the Honeymoon” (Winner)
Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series: Allan King, “Felix and Blackie” (Winner)
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Heather Conkie (Nominee)
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Charles Lazer, “Another Point of View” (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Series: John Welsman (Nominee)
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series: Gordon McClellan (Nominee)
Season 4
1993 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children’s Program: Trudy Grant, Brian Leslie Parker, and Kevin Sullivan, “Incident at Vernon River” (Winner)
1994 Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Jackie Burroughs, “Hearts and Flowers” (Winner)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Sarah Polley, “Moving On” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: R.H. Thomson (Nominee)
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Marlene Matthews, “Home Movie” (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Series: Don Gillis (Nominee)
Season 5
1994 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children’s Program: Trudy Grant, Nicholas J. Gray, and Kevin Sullivan (Nominee)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Stockard Channing, “The Minister’s Wife” (Nominee)
1995 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Costumes for a Series: Madeleine Stewart, “Strictly Melodrama” (Winner)
1995 Gemini Awards
Best Dramatic Series: Kevin Sullivan, Trudy Grant (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Jackie Burroughs (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Lally Cadeau, “Strictly Melodrama” (Winner)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Cedric Smith, “Fathers and Sons” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Gema Zamprogna, “Thursday’s Child” (Nominee)
Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actress: Linda Sorensen, “Strictly Melodrama” (Nominee)
Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor: Bruce Greenwood, “Stranger in the Night” (Winner)
Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series: Don McBrearty (Nominee)
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series: Yan Moore, “Strictly Melodrama” (Nominee)
Best Costume Design: Madeleine Stewart (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Series: Don Gillis (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Series: John Welsman, “Thursday’s Child” (Winner)
Season 6
1995 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children’s Program: Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan (Nominee)
1996 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children’s Program: Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan (Nominee)
Outstanding Guest Actress for a Drama Series: Maureen Stapleton, “What a Tangled Web We Weave” (Nominee)
Outstanding Costumes for a Series: Madeleine Stewart, “What a Tangled Web We Weave” (Nominee)
1996 Gemini Awards
Best Dramatic Series: Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Patricia Hamilton, “Home Is Where the Heart Is” (Winner)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Marilyn Lightstone, “The More Things Change” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Mag Ruffman (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Michael Mahonen, “The Return of Gus Pike” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series: Faye Dunaway, “What a Tangled Web We Weave” (Nominee)
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series: Robert Saad, “The Return of Gus Pike” (Nominee)
Best Costume Design: Madeleine Stewart, “Comings and Goings” (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series: John Welsman, “Home Is Where the Heart Is” (Winner)
Season 7
1997 CableACE Awards
Dramatic Series: Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan, John Ryan (Nomination)
Guest Actress in a Dramatic Special or Series: Dianne Wiest, “Woman of Importance” (Nomination)
Costume Design: Ruth Secord (Nomination)
1997 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Dianne Wiest, “Woman of Importance” (Winner)
Outstanding Costumes for a Series: Ruth Secord, “Woman of Importance” (Nominee)
1997 Gemini Awards
Best Dramatic Series: John Ryan, Kevin Sullivan, and Trudy Grant (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Gema Zamprogna, “Return to Me” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: Cedric Smith, “King of the Great White Way” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Patricia Hamilton, “Davey and the Mermaid” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Kay Tremblay, “After the Ball Is Over” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: Michael Mahonen, “Return to Me” (Nominee)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series: Frances Bay, “After the Ball Is Over” (Winner)
Best Costume Design: Ruth Secord (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series: Michael C. Baker, “King of the Great White Way” (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series: Mychael Danna, “Davey and the Mermaid” (Nominee)
Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series: Christopher Dedrick, “Secrets and Sacrifices” (Winner)