The 10th Gemini Awards were held on March 3, 1996 to honour achievements in Canadian television. It was hosted by Albert Schultz, and was broadcast on CBC.

Awards

Best Dramatic Series

• Due South
• Highlander: The Series
• North of 60
• Road to Avonlea
• TekWar

Best Comedy Program or Series

• Comics!
• Married Life
• Royal Canadian Air Farce
• The Kids in the Hall
• The Red Green Show
• This Hour has 22 Minutes

Best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini-Series

• Butterbox Babies
• Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
• Million Dollar Babies
• Small Gifts
• The Sandkings

Best Music, Variety Program or Series

• Brian Orser: Blame It On the Blues
• The Big Ticket: Annie Lennox
• The Ultimate Birthday Party
• True North Concert
• YAA! The 6th Annual YTV Achievement Awards

Best Documentary Series

• From the Heart
• Man Alive
• Rough Cuts
• The Human Race
• Witness

Best News Information Program or Series

• Contact With Hana Gartner
• Marketplace
• the fifth estate
• The National
• Venture

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series

• Destiny Ridge
• Due South
• Liberty Street
• North of 60

Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

• 1995 Gemini Awards
• Farley Mowat Ate My Brother
• Married Life
• The Kids in the Hall
• This Hour has 22 Minutes

Best Direction in a Dramatic Series or Comedy Series

• Due South
• Madison
• Married Life
• Sirens

Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

• Married Life

Ken Finkleman, Mark Farrell, Robert Cait, Karen Hines, Rosemary Radcliffe, Wayne Fleming, Jeremy Hotz

• Royal Canadian Air Farce

Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, John Morgan, Luba Goy

• The Kids in the Hall

Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Dave Foley

• The Red Green Show

Patrick McKenna

• This Hour has 22 Minutes

Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey, Mary Walsh

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

• Geraint Wyn Davies, Forever Knight
• Paul Gross, Due South
• Tom Jackson, North of 60
• David Marciano, Due South
• Albert Schultz, Side Effects

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

• Joely Collins, Madison
• Tracey Cook, North of 60
• Catherine Disher, Forever Knight
• Tina Keeper, North of 60
• Enuka Okuma, Madison
• Sarah Strange, Madison

Best News Anchor

• Hana Gartner
• Wendy Mesley
• Linden MacIntyre
• Valerie Pringle
• Moses Znaimer

Canada Award

• Nuhoniyeh: Our Story

Earle Grey Award

• Bruno Gerussi