TORONTO - "Due South," the first Canadian dramatic series to crack the primetime schedule of a U.S. network, earned five trophies last weekend as the Canadian TV industry honored its own at the ninth annual Gemini Awards.

The series from Alliance Communications Corp. of Toronto picked up Geminis for best dramatic series, best writing in a dramatic series, best TV movie and est direction in a drama or comedy series.

In addition, "Due South" star Paul Gross picked up best dramatic series actor honors, beating out Tom Jackson on "North of 60."

Toronto-based Insight Prods. picked up another two trophies for the ice-skating special "Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This," including best music variety program, to add to an earlier three Geminis won when technical prizes were handed out Feb. 23.

Salter Street Films' "Life With Billy," a telefilm about family violence competing in the dramatic program or miniseries category, brought awards to Paul Donovan for best direction, Stephen McHattie best actor honors for his role as a drunken brute and Nancy Beatty the best actress trophy.

Sullivan Entertainment's "Road to Avonlea" saw series star Lally Cadeau pick up a Gemini for best actress performance in a continuing leading dramatic role and Bruce Greenwood earn best guest performance honors.

"Road to Avonlea," which airs on the Disney Channel as "Avonlea" was typical of Gemini Award winners this year in that many have foreign production partners and air in a number of international markets.

"Due South" airs in the United States on the CBS network's Thursday night primetime schedule.

Members of Canadian show "SCTV," including Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Martin Short and Dave Thomas, were to be presented with the Earle Grey Award in Sunday's ceremony in recognition of their contribution to Canadian TV. John Candy was honored posthumously.

Toronto mayer Barbara Hall - who once worked as a waitress at Second City's Old Firehall Theatre - proclaimed Friday SCTV Day in the city and hosted a reception for the comedy troupe at City Hall.

Awards in the major program and performance categories were handed out Sunday by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television from the Toronto Convention Centre. It was aired live by CBC Television.

Saturday night, other program and performance awards were given out during an off-air industry gala at Toronto's Sheraton Centre.

A complete list of winners follows:

PROGRAM CATEGORIES Animated Program or Series "Reboot" Children's Program or Series "The Big Comfy Couch" Comedy Series "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" Best Documentary Program "Shadows and Light:Joaquin Rodrigo at 90" Dramatic Miniseries "Dieppe" Dramatic Series "Due South" Information Series: "The 5th Estate" Music Variety Program or Series "Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This" Performing Arts Program "Sunday Arts Entertainment - Walls" Short Dramatic Program "Something to Cry About" Sport's Program or Series "Elvis: Airborne" Telefilm "Due South" Youth Program or Series "Street Cents" Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series George Bloomfield, "Due South" Direction in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Paul Donovan "Life with Billy" Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series Joan Tosoni, "Kurt Browning: You Must Remember This" Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries Neil Smolar, "Dieppe" Original Music Score for a Series John Weisman, "Road to Avonlea" ep. 60 - Thursday's Child Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series "Street Cents" ep.20 - HYPE Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series "This Hour has 22 Minutes" ep. 9 - New Year's Eve Special Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Barry Stevens, "The Diary of Evelyn Lau" Writing in a Dramatic Series Kathy Slevin, Paul Haggis "Due South: Free Willie"

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES Anchor or Interviewer Linden MacIntyre "The 5th Estate" Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor Bruce Greenwood, "Road to Avonlea," Episode No. 57 - 'Stranger in the Night,' (Sullivan Entertainment) Guest Performance in a Series by an Actress Sarah Strange "Neon Rider, 'Moving On: Part 2'" (Atlantis Films Ltd.) Host in a Lifestyle info, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series Albert Schultz, "1994 Gemini Awards" Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Paul Gross, "Due South" Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Stephen McHattie, "Life with Billy" Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Bernard Behrans "Coming of Age" Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Lally Cadeau, "Road to Avonlea: 'Strictly Melodrama'," Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Nancy Beattie, "Life with Billy" Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Jennifer Phipps, "Coming of Age" Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Laura Bertram, "Ready or Not - 'Ready or Not: Am I Perverted, or What?'," Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (individual or ensemble) Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer, Cathy Jones, Greg Thomey, "This Hour has 22 Minutes" Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series Holly Cole Trio, "Intimate and Interactive with Holly Cole Trio" Performance in a Variety Program or Series Sarah McLachlan, "Sarah McLachlan - 'Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'," Sports Broadcaster Dave Hodge, "TSN Inside Sports" Margaret Collier Award Timothy Findley John Drainie Award Knowlton Nash Earle Grey Award "SCTV" Comedy Troupe: John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, Dave Thomas Canada Award "For Angela" (National Film Board of Canada - Winnipeg