Prix Gémeaux

The Prix Gémeaux (pʁi ʒe. mo) or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French language equivalent to the Gemini Awards, the Canadian Academy's former presentation for English language television, it remains separate from the contemporary Canadian Screen Awards despite being presented by the same parent organization.

In 1986, ACTRA transferred their awards to the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The Academy called their television awards the Gemini Awards, or Prix Gémeaux in French. After their first Gemini awards ceremony for English language television, the academy decided to have an awards ceremony for French language television in 1987. In 2003 the Academy added categories for digital media. The first webcast for the awards ceremony was in 2008. In 2015, many categories were separated or renamed in response to production studios boycotting previous ceremonies. The Academy eliminated Best Soap Opera and replaced Best Drama Series with Best Annual Drama Series for shows that have between 2 and 13 episodes, Best Seasonal Drama Series for 14 to 26 episodes, and Best Daily Drama Show.

Before 2015, production companies and producers would submit shows and individuals to be considered for a nomination. The Academy then created a nomination jury of five or six people who were selected because they had expertise and experience in that category. After viewing all entries, the jury would meet to choose by consensus two to five people to be nominated. The nominees would be announced in June. After a rules change in 2015, the juries for each category were replaced with six juries whose membership was decided by broadcasters. created in 2019 and "le prix spécial de la relève" is awarded to someone at the beginning of their career who is under 35 years old. In 2022, the Prix Gémeaux announced that they would move to presenting ungendered categories for Best Performance, in lieu of separate categories for actors and actresses. This followed a similar announcement by the Canadian Screen Awards earlier in 2022.