2nd Gemini Awards

The 2nd Gemini Awards were held on December 8, 1987, to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was broadcast on CBC.

Best Comedy Program or Series

 * Seeing Things
 * Hangin' In

Best Dramatic Series

 * Night Heat
 * Red Serge
 * Street Legal

Best Dramatic Mini Series

 * Ford: The Man and the Machine
 * Sword of Gideon

Best Information Program or Series

 * The Journal
 * Midday
 * The Fifth Estate
 * W5

Best Children's Series

 * Degrassi Junior High
 * Fraggle Rock
 * Spirit Bay
 * What's New?

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program

 * Night Heat
 * Street Legal
 * The Beachcombers
 * The Campbells

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

 * The S and M Comic Book
 * Fraggle Rock
 * Seeing Things

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series or Comedy Series

 * Degrassi Junior High
 * Danger Bay
 * Seeing Things
 * Street Legal
 * The Campbells

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series

 * Louis Del Grande, Seeing Things
 * David Eisner, Hangin' In

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Role in a Comedy Series

 * Dinah Christie, Check it Out
 * Lally Cadeau, Hangin' In
 * Martha Gibson, Seeing Things
 * Janet-Laine Green, Seeing Things

Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Series

 * Winston Rekert, Adderly
 * Scott Hylands, Night Heat
 * Pat Mastroianni, Degrassi Junior High
 * Eric Peterson, Street Legal
 * Allan Royal, Night Heat

Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series

 * Dixie Seatle, Adderly
 * Stacie Mistysyn, Degrassi Junior High
 * Nicole Stoffman, Degrassi Junior High
 * Amber-Lea Weston, The Campbells

Best Performance by a Broadcast Journalist

 * Joe Schlesinger
 * Hana Gartner
 * Eric Malling
 * Terence McKenna

Earle Grey Award

 * Lorne Greene